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Twincast / Podcast Episode #250 "Parade Day"

Date: Saturday, May 9th 2020 11:30am CDT
Categories: Site News, Digital Media News, Podcast
Posted by: xRotorstormx

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The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast makes its triumphant return with another weekly roundup of all things Transformers. We join Cobotron, Rotorstorm and Scotty P as they sit down to discuss Sentinels and Ironhides and Prowls, all on the perfect day for... a parade!

Episode #250 “Parade Day” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

Here's what we discuss in this episode:

• First up, it was recently discovered via Amazon France that there may be another Earthrise special two pack coming down the pike. This time it's Prowl and Ironhide. Will these two be simple Siege repaints or will we see any re-tooling? Let's us know your thoughts!
  
  
  
  
  
• Up next, ScottyP gives us his in-hand opinion on the latest Studio Series figures to be found at retail, Scrapper and Sentinel Prime.
  
  
  
  
• Announced at Toy Fair and now shipping from Hasbro Pulse, it's the long awaited Generations Selects Spy Patrol 3rd Unit which contains the likes of Wingthing, Frenzy, Skar and Knok.
  
  
  
  
• We close out this episode with another rough of bragging rights
  
  

We hope you've enjoyed our temporary weekly format, stay tuned in a couple weeks as we return to your regularly scheduled bi-weekly format.

Twincast / Podcast Episode #167 "Optimus Sub Prime"

Date: Sunday, March 5th 2017 10:21pm CST
Categories: Site News, Digital Media News, Podcast
Posted by: RodimusConvoy13

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast! This episode features your host ScottyP with xRotorstormx and RodimusConvoy13. Listen in as we discuss the latest toys and catch up on some of the latest Transformers comic releases from IDW Publishing.

Episode #167 "Optimus Sub Prime" is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on iTunes and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

We start with toys, toys, and more toys. The Last Knight line is giving us more Movie Masterpiece releases, and it looks like we've seen a concept rendering of MP Movie Prime. Will he be a new figure or could it borrow heavily from the infamous Revenge of the Fallen Leader Optimus Prime?



Takara has released more of their Movie The Best figures, with a new wave featuring Ironhide, Ratchet, Soundwave, and Starscream. Along with the comparisons of these toys to their earlier releases from past Movie Universe toylines, we take some walks down memory lane. Find out if we're still more fond of Voyagers from 2007, or if we think these versions really are The Best.



Keeping with The Last Knight, we look at Leader Megatron and his 30 step Transformation. So many steps.. or is it? Maybe some context will help us work out whether or not we're going to cry or just have Transformers fun in several steps when this highly anticipated toy hits the shelves in April.



We round the corner to more Masterpiece discussion. MP-35 Grapple and MP-34 Cheetor are out now, and we don't own them yet because instantaneous shipping isn't available for everything and it's probably somehow your fault. In lieu of a useful discussion on toys after in-hand experience, which we couldn't provide here, listen in for some tips on ordering Masterpiece Transformers toys, with a look at the pros and cons of shopping through some of our various site sponsors.



We end our toy talk with some Titans Return talk. The discussion starts with the odd happenings surrounding Titans Return Chromdome showing up with the Takara Legends head. Is this a factory error or a very strange intentional running change? Plus, with Six Shot hitting US Retail, ScottyP gives us his in-hand impressions. Then, Rodimus lets us know what is up with the new Voyager Optimus Prime and how sometimes it's ok to embrace the weird.



This leads directly into a listener question from kuhlio. Would you want to see alternate takes on the heads that come with Titans Return figures? Would you get a Sentinel Prime or a Brainstorm head with no faceplate? We let you know our thoughts and how this scenario may play out.



It's then time for Comic talk. We've had a few issues come out since the last comic talk on the show.
We start with Revolutionaries #2. Check out the Seibertron review here from our podcaster friend Tigertrack. Could you almost call this a Kup ongoing series? More importantly, Kup Jet flies in to steal our hearts.



It's been out for a bit, but we haven't covered Til All Are One #7. We talk about the cliffhanger reveal and what it might mean, plus tell you why this comic is very worth your time and money each month.



What are those crazy Junkions up to? We see for ourselves in Optimus Prime #4. What's happening with Prime? He doesn't seem to be the bot we all know and love anymore. Also, it's the welcome return of Alex Milne!



We finish our comic talk with the fantastic Lost Light #3. All hail the Useless One! What is Rung's alt mode? Is it a big tease? This book made some of take a few laps around the room, and hopefully we can come back around for a more lengthy look at this issue during episodes to come.



After quickly pondering some decade old questions such as "What is Sector 7?" and "Project Iceman?", we end the show spotlighting some cool gems we've found out in the Transformers Fandom, including a part of Twitter we can't read but love.



We'll be back in two weeks with more, much more, than meets the eye!

Twincast / Podcast Episode #137 "Toy Fair 2016" #HasbroToyFair #TFNY

Date: Friday, February 19th 2016 10:52am CST
Categories: Site News, Event News, Digital Media News, Podcast
Posted by: xRotorstormx

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast! This episode features your host, ScottyP along with Counterpunch, Megatronus, Rotorstorm, and Tigertrack! Sit down, tune in, and enjoy as we discuss all the latest news, toys, comics and more.

Episode #137 "The St. Valentine's Day Toy Fair" is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes, and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

Even though it's Valentine's Day weekend, we are excited that Toy Fair is finally here! (P.S. thank you to all our significant others for taking a little time away to talk about Transformers for 2 hours )

Our very own Seibertron is in the thick of the excitement in New York City and will be updating us throughout the night with new photos and videos. Even though over the last few months we have seen many images leaked for the upcoming Titans Return line, we are still keeping our fingers crossed for some new and exciting figures.


First up, in all his glory, we'll discuss the new images of Titans Returns Fortress Maximus and the clever way in which he was revealed.

(Head On, Apply Directly To the Forehead)

So many pictures, so little time! As we take a moment to paruse the amazing photos coming in to the Seibertron Galleries, the Twincast discusses some figures that were teased prior to Toy Fair but left us feeling unsatisfied, until now. Powermaster Prime, Wheelie, Blurr and Scourge made their "in the plastic" appearance and you'll have to tune in to hear what we think of these updated characters.



It wouldn't be Toy Fair without the reveal of a new Platinum Edition set, right? Well this time, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, this year's (K*Mart exclusive ) is Cyclonus, Scourge, and a Sweep! Do we need another Cyclonus? Oh wow, is that Devcon from Botcon? Listen in as we get this early impression a bit wrong.



Of course, we can forget about this lovely ray of sunshine, Sentinel "Not Ginrai" Prime:

(Ouch, my eyes!)

We decide to step away from the Titans Return line and focus on another line with some pretty neat reveals, Robots in Disguise. With 2016 being the anniversary of Beast Wars, and no official announcement from Hasbro that they are planning new figures - does the newly revealed Scorponok toy show that they might just be teasing us?



Another interesting Platinum set has also been revealed, a Robots in Disguise Grimlock and Bumblebee set. We're excited to have another opportunity at Takara's Battle Grimlock retooling, and of course, another Bumblebee "Supreme Mode" deco for our swarms.


Then the conversation just gets depressing, in terms of sports anyway. Panthers, you had one job.

After that short off-topic interlude, we try and figure out what is up with Windblade all of a sudden?



Thanks to Toy Fair, we've finally been shown a more accurate version of the fan built bot Victorion. Does this new image change our minds on her? Guess you'll have to tune in to find out.



In celebrate of the 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars, we continue on with our special segment on rewatching the television show. In this episode, we'll discuss our thoughts on episode 2, the simply titled "Beast Wars: Part 2".


We finish up tonight's episode, in celebration (man another celebration? Geez) of Valentine's Day, with a question that we are sure everyone has had to deal with.



Well, that wraps things up for another episode! We really hope you enjoyed listening.

Don't forget, the show only gets better if you tell us how. Drop us a review on iTunes and be sure to tell us what you love, what you hate, and what you want to hear!

Not on the show to give your take? Probably not, so don't forget to keep the discussion going on the Seibertron.com Energon Pub Forums by simply replying to this post!

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Twincast / Podcast Episode #127 "Titans Return" ... includes interview with Hasbro from NYCC 2015

Date: Monday, October 12th 2015 11:37pm CDT
Categories: Toy News, Event News, Digital Media News, Interviews, Podcast
Posted by: ScottyP

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast. This episode features host Scotty P guiding cast members Counterpunch, Megatronus, Seibertron, and Tigertrack through the gauntlet of all the latest news and reveals from New York Comic Con 2015. Plus, Seibertron gets to sit down with the Hasbro Transformers brand team for a special Q&A session you won't want to miss!

Episode #127 "Titans Return" is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

As you can probably infer from the episode title, Hasbro's Titans Return line shown off at NYCC 2015 is front and center for this episode. Follow along with the site's extensive galleries of the product reveals from the event as we tackle it all in some form of order, including the individual Titan Masters themselves.



We also analyze the Legends class figures, including the important questions. These include questions such as "What does Rewind turn into?" and "Are these tablets also phones?" Well, ok, at least one of those gets asked along the way as we take a look at this upcoming pocket sized fun.



We can't forget about the Deluxe class figures of Headmasters coming our way either. Listen in to hear about the size of these guys directly from our crew that was on the ground at NYCC, as well as our other thoughts on the strategy and direction these may tell us about the line.



The Voyagers don't get left out either. Galvatron and Sentinel Prime go under the microscope, and also give us some hints about future uses of at least one of these molds. Also in this part of the show: Counterpunch goes bummin' on gimmicks.



We can't forget Blaster either, especially with his head being a homage to our program! Well, maybe it isn't, but we still have fun taking a look at this upcoming Leader class figure. Base mode speculation is also included here, as well as something else from Counterpunch: not bummin' on gimmicks.



Nestled within our coverage of all the new toys is a special interview with the Hasbro Transformers Brand Team! Marketing Director Ben Montano, Senior Manager of Global Brand Marketing Sarah Carroll, Franchise Creative Lead David Erwin, Product Design Manager Ed Masiello, and Product Design Manager John Warden were all gracious enough to take a few minutes during their busy convention to sit down and chat with Seibertron. Listen in as he asks about Titans Return, Prime Wars, and more.



A sincere thanks again to our friends at Hasbro for taking out some valuable time to speak with us!

The show isn't all just NYCC fall out, as there is more going on in the world of Transformers to discuss, including the first two reveals from Botcon 2016's boxed set of toys. Ravage and Tarantulas are the first looks at the Dawn of the Predacus so far. Is the cast sold on the theme by these reveals, or do we still need some more convincing? Turns out we might just be a bit weary on combiners after all. Listen in for our thoughts on these first two limbs.



There was also a new Transformers video game released last week, and some of the cast has picked it up and started to dive in to this new adventure. Tune in for our somewhat (though not entirely) spoiler-free review of Activision and Platinum Games' Transformers: Devastation. We even touch on some gameplay hints and tricks. Who knew there were game reviewers lurking on this show?



Bragging Rights come next, and with them, a long show gets longer. After that, Scotty refuses to let the show end by rambling on about who knows what for several minutes.



Hope you have fun with this one, we'll see you again very soon with our haphazard ramblings from TFcon weekend!

Don't forget, the show only gets better if you tell us how. Drop us a review on iTunes and be sure to tell us what you love, what you hate, and what you want to hear!

Not on the show to give your take? Probably not, so don't forget to keep the discussion going on the Seibertron.com Energon Pub Forums by simply replying to this post!

Got a question for the Twincast? We take all of them, we just don't take them all seriously! Leave a question in the Ask the Twincast thread and, if it makes the cut, it may get read and answered on the show.

Twincast / Podcast Episode #103 "Road Trip"

Date: Friday, October 24th 2014 8:59am CDT
Categories: Site News, Digital Media News, Podcast
Posted by: xRotorstormx

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast! This episode features your host for the evening, ScottyP, along with Seibertron, Rotorstorm and special guest, Shadowbeast. Tonight we discuss those newly annouced Year of The Goat platinum figures, fun times a New York Comic Con, road trippin' to TFCon, Angry Birds, the drool worth Legacy book and the ever elusive combat heroes *whew*

Episode 103 "Road Trip" is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

Well the time has come for the cast to start getting their things together and hittin' the road to Chicago this weekend! Yup it's time for TFCon!



(09:43-22:00)
So word on the streets is that next year, it's the Year of the Goat. Well it must be true because these interesting guys were just announced... hmmm.


(Clear plastic and gold, clear plastic and gold..Ev'ryone wishes for clear plastic and gold *cough cough*)


(22:00 - 37:13)
Our very own Seibertron was lucky enough to be on hand last weekend for the New York Comic Con and we've got the scoop on all the new Transformers goodies.

First up, we'll be getting the ball rolling on the new Generations figures that were on display at NYCC, Thundercracker and Huffer!


(Yay more seekers!)

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We also got a glimpse of what the new Robots in Disguise figures are going to look like.



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Plus we also got a sneak peak of the upcoming cartoon coming to Cartoon Network next year!



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The new Transformers Legacy book has finally been released and man is it glorious!



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With the demise of the Contruct-bots confirmed it was a pleasant surprise to see..... MORE KREOS! We'll discuss the crazy new characters coming to the blind bags and more!


(Please Hasbro...just give us back our blind bag codes!)

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The new Transformers Angry Birds has hit iTunes but has any of the cast actually played it? You'll have to tune in to find out. We'll also chat about the toys and whether or not they will make it into the collections of those who need ALL THE THINGS!



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The ever elusive Combat Heroes...only read about but never seen...until now! Seibertron got his hands on Combat Hero Optimus Prime and Megatron and has given us an in-depth look at these great figures!


(Are these the only photographs of Prime outside of the packaging ?! )

(01:49:18 - 01:55:37)
So yeah, Stan Bush was in town at the beginning of the month for Melodic Rock fest...and our resident rock chick breaks down what it was like



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With TFCon being this weekend, the cast dives back into some discussion on conventions in general and what the future may hold.



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Of course we close out the night with some bragging rights



Thanks everyone for listening and we appreciate the continued support! Don't forget, the show only gets better if you tell us how. Drop us a review on iTunes and be sure to tell us what you love, what you hate, and what you want to hear!

Not on the show to give your take? Probably not, so don't forget to keep the discussion going on the Seibertron.com Energon Pub Forums by simply replying to this post!

Got a question for the Twincast? We take all of them, we just don't take them all seriously! Leave a question in the Ask the Twincast thread and, if it makes the cut, it may get read and answered on the show.

Twincast / Podcast Episode #25 "Longshot" Now Available

Date: Monday, July 18th 2011 11:55am CDT
Category: Podcast
Posted by: Razorclaw0000

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We have a brand new episode of the Seibertron.com Twincast/Podcast for you this week! You can download episode #25 by clicking here or you can get it from iTunes.

To open, we interview special guest SEANxLONG, YouTube personality and creative mind behind Big Kids! Big News!, a celebration of all things toy.



Sean then joins your host Counterpunch and regular guests Seibertron, jON3.0, and Razorclaw0000 to discuss toys, toys, toys, and Dark of the Moon.

First, the crew discusses the brand-new forum changes, including our new Toy Review forum and Video forum!

Following that, we do what we do best: talk toys and discuss the immense Seibertron.com Galleries!

Razorclaw defends Voyager Sentinel Prime!



We then debate the merits of Voyager Fireburst Optimus Prime and his fragile axe.



Finally, we, in general, love Leader Ironhide and his knife.



Once done, everyone spends a few minutes teasing Razorclaw for not having the Target DOTM exclusives. (UPDATE: I found them the next day!)

We wrap up the toy talk with some thoughts on the somewhat weak offerings from SDCC as jON3.0 prepares for some expensive cosmetic surgery...







We wrap it all up with some follow up to our movie discussion from the last episode.



But that's not all!

We're featuring yet another Seibertron.com "Listen To Win" Contest. Somewhere in this episode is a keyword. When you hear it, go to the contest page for your chance to win a copy of the Shout!Factory Headmasters boxset!



Contest is only open to registered Seibertron.com members who have not won a Seibertron.com contest within the last 90 days.

Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast #21 "BotCon 2011" Now Available

Date: Monday, June 6th 2011 7:12pm CDT
Categories: Site News, Toy News, Event News, Digital Media News, Knock Offs, Unlicensed Products News, Podcast
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Transform and Roll Out!...west; out west to Pasadena California for BotCon 2011.

This week's episode of the Twincast has your host Counterpunch and his pals Tigertracks24, Razorclaw0000, and Robofreak covering the past week's breaking toy news as well as discussions on BotCon 2011.

Thrills and chills await the eager listener as...

Counterpunch wills an Alternity Backstop into existence!
Razorclaw and King Bolt run off together behind Robofreaks back!
The ghosts of BotCons past teach Tigertracks the true meaning of BotCon!
...and a special report from Seibertron's own fortress of solitude is made...

Also, we explore news topics that were not made up and are very real:

Hasbro Masterpiece Rodimus Prime


Kre-O


KO Cassettes


iGear Ironhide and Ratchet


BotCon 2011 Customizing Class Minerva


Seibertron Galleries


BotCon 2011

Full Galleries and News Posts Here: /events/event.php?event_id=169

We also manage to cram in a bunch of bragging rights and shout-outs...if you're into that kind of thing.

Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast episode 13 : It's Prime Time!

Date: Monday, February 14th 2011 6:19pm CST
Categories: Site News, Cartoon News, Comic Book News, Movie Related News, Toy News, Reviews, Podcast
Posted by: Skice | Credit(s): Skice

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What Time is it? It's Twincast time! That's right kids! It's time for everyone's favorite podcast. The Seibertron.com Twincast/Podcast!

Download the episode right here! /media/audio/p ... st-013.mp3

On this episode of the Twincast the crew talks about:

DOTM Superbowl trailer


New DOTM Toys, like Sentinel Prime!
Transformers: Prime's first toys are revealed
IDW's Infestation begins


Botcon 2011's Animated Breakdown is revaled

Wait a sec, I think I may be forgetting something, but what is it? hmmmmmm...... oh yeah, Transformers: Prime is back! For the official start of it's first season!


Where do we go for this week in Transformers History? Why back to 2006 of course, for the launch of the Beast Wars 10th anniversary line.


And in case you missed it the first time here's the download link again- /media/audio/p ... st-013.mp3

Stay on Seibertron.com for more from The Twincast!