Twincast / Podcast Episode #102 "Hidden Mickeys"

welcometothedarksyde wrote:Just a quick point about last week's episode. You guys put the question out there about what parts of the franchise will be forgotten, and I thought of a pretty good one. I think that Beast Wars II is not going to be remembered. In fact it's already not remembered. It's often lumped together with Beast Wars Neo, and IMO it has very little mention in the western Transformers fandom. I think that factors leading to it being so obscure are its lack of any English dub or sub(not sure about that, but I haven't heard of one), and it having very few new molds. BWII toys are usually very cheap, and are usually bought as analogs for more expensive toys ie. Megastorm as G2 Megatron, and BB and Starscream as ATB Megatron and Starscream. All of this is ashamed because Beast Wars II looks well animated, and has a varied and interesting toyline.

Sabrblade wrote:I read the Club comic and got what was going on. Since I'm currently pressed for time, I'll give the quickest explanation about it that I can. It was the sequel to 2013's Machine Wars comic, taking place immediately after it. It's set in the Club's "Wings Universe" that is basically a world heavily based on that of the G1 cartoon, but with some differences to give room to creative liberties without contradicting the original show itself. The comic is set in the future year of 2013 (like how 2005 was considered "the future" in the G1 cartoon) coming after not just the Machine Wars comic, but also after the 2010 "Generation 2: Redux" comic and the 2012 Club magazine storyline "A Flash Forward", who final chapter foreshadowed to the Machine Wars comic.

This comic basically brought together the casts of the Machine Wars comic, the G2: Redux and A Flash Forward comics, and the Subscription Service 3.0 characters coming next year, all to have them team up to stop Jhiaxus once and for all, as he has been the series main villain since the "A Flash Forward" comics. He's been trying to replace the current population of Cybertron with a new race of superior TF clones united under his rule. After he's defeated in this comic, the Pax Cybertronia (first mentioned in Beast Wars) is signed, finall ending the Great War. And we get a little bit at the end hinting at an origin of the Beast Era Predacons, as well as Tarantulas and the Tripredacus Council.

ScottyP wrote:That is actually quite helpful, being succinct probably helps with the explanation of their chronology Will have to read some of it again now in "order" and see if I enjoy it more. Thanks!

Flashwave wrote:Hey guys, the ID Your Figure website is at tfu.info and at one time, transformerland.com used to have parts ids, but it was wayout of date the last time I used it a decade ago and may be gone

Flux Convoy wrote:I know the last couple podcasts, ScottyP, you were confused by the free TFCC comic. You admit to maybe not paying enough attention. That's the simple case. If you've followed the fiction for the last couple years, all you need is there. I think it's been explained better than I can but it is indeed a great, free thing. I'd be more than happy to buy a print version. I think it's my favorite comic or piece of fiction they've produced. Give it another go once you've caught up, I think you'll get more out of it.