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The look back at Classics and Generations toys of years' past continues on the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast, but now it features more violence. To find out how, join host Scotty P alongside Megatronus, Mr Starscream, Aaarnhide19 and kuhlio as they look back at older toys. A few current events and your listener questions also await in another jam-packed episode.

Episode #312 “Now with More Violence” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio and many other Podcatcher sites within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

Here's what we discuss in this episode:

• Haslab Deathsaurus and the Dino-Deathwatch kicks us off, alongside some attempts at enablement
  
  
• Deluxe ROTB Airazor leaks provide some hope for the upcoming, already delayed movie toys
• Since Halloween has finished we ditch the bird and jump right into the Holiday Spirit
• Thank you to all the listeners who answered our call. We answer those digging questions, starting with one where you got your Movie-Verse on my G1!?
  
  
• Aaarhnide19 answers his own question about favorite remolds and repaints
• Have you ever needed a break?
• The cast answers a question asking them to create their own G1 continuation
• The long-running Classics retrospective continues as the show begins its way through 2013 and its "Thrilling" 30. Generations releases take center stage, but their Takara counterparts join the party as well
  
  
• Other more easily forgotten parts of 2013's "Classics" style releases get touched on as well, including some key choices from Platinum Edition and Botcon
• Bragging Rights finishes things off as it usually does

Darn, bet you guys recorded too early for Earthspark takes this time. I was hoping to hear the Offical Twincast take on the series as I think they did a lot of things very right within the realm of the kind of show it is. Hopefully 313, but by then I worry the series newness will have worn off.

Sadly I think we wrapped recording about 90 minutes before we could watch Earthspark on any official channels- I'm trying to watch a few episodes as time allows- From what I have caught trying to avoid spoilers they seem to be going down the right path with this series!

kuhlio wrote:Sadly I think we wrapped recording about 90 minutes before we could watch Earthspark on any official channels- I'm trying to watch a few episodes as time allows- From what I have caught trying to avoid spoilers they seem to be going down the right path with this series!

That’s kinda par for Scotty’a luck with the Twincast, something awesome waits to happen until after the show. Kinda like Murphy’s Law

His timing is incredible--- It seems like each time he lets me join in I can only talk about a "shipping soon" email during bragging rights!

Flashwave wrote:Darn, bet you guys recorded too early for Earthspark takes this time. I was hoping to hear the Offical Twincast take on the series as I think they did a lot of things very right within the realm of the kind of show it is. Hopefully 313, but by then I worry the series newness will have worn off.

I didn't want to make the cast feel like they had to binge it immediately, and unlike the WFC Trilogy there was no early press access for Seibertron (at least not that reached podcast staff.) I need to finish it, stopped after the first handful. Subjectively, I don't hate it so far but it definitely feels like a kid's show which makes it difficult to love. Mid-30s dudes are not its primary target audience. Objectively though, that's a very good thing! Nuggets of neat stuff are plenty for me on a show meant for the kiddos, and the new characters are quite well done.

"I love this thing. I love everything, though." Who are you and what have you done with Mister Starscream?!

This is probably the first time I felt old listing to a retrospective as I started collecting around the end of Fall of Cybertron and Thrilling 30 I was 12 at the time and now I am 21.