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October 20th, 2009

Transformers to return to the airwaves in 2010?

Whenever a "Movie year" comes along, the media focus points its sights at the big screen, leaving the small screen neglected for a year. The pattern seems to be repeating itself again as Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner mentioned that Hasbro's three biggest money makers including Transformers will return to air waves in 2010. According to Entertainment News International Goldner stated "G.I. Joe, Transformers and My Little Pony could be returning to television in 2010.

October 19th

Botcon 2009 Exclusive "Wings of Honor" boxed set on ebay

I've listed my "Wings of Honor" boxed set on ebay to raise some funds. The bidding starts at a low price of $175 for the set. You can see the auction on ebay. Thank you for looking!

October 18th

NASCAR and Michael Bay promote "Revenge of the Fallen" DVD release

To promote the upcoming release of "Revenge of the Fallen" on DVD and Blu-Ray, director Michael Bay strapped a camera to the NASCAR Impala SS race car. According to Thatsracin.com there were two vehicles at the promotion, one Megatron themed and the other Optimus Prime themed. According to the article: "Two race cars – Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 and Ryan Newman’s No. 39 – had special paint schemes promoting the movie Saturday night.".

When people tell me my collecting is insane, I refer them to things like this - Cleveland Family builds Transformers display

A Cleveland family has built a gigantic display of both movie Optimus Prime and Bumblebee as part of a Halloween display outside their home. They are 17 and 12 feet tall respectively! You can read about them here and view the video of the amazing construction of these robots in the embedded link below.

Can badmouthing a director kill a Transformers character? Megan Fox says no

Over the past few weeks several rumor outlets have posted rumors that the character of Mikaela Baines will be killed off in the third Transformers film, due in part to her badmouthing of director Michael Bay. However, a recent post on Gossip Cop states that a representative for Fox denies the rumor.

Revenge of the Fallen Ejector Reviewed

He's a Transformer and he's a toaster, what more do you need to know to get curious about this funky little figure? My review of Ejector is up. Check it out!

Revenge of the Fallen Thrust reviewed

The Seeker army in the Transformers Movie universe grows! As part of the current wave of deluxe figures, Breakaway has been give a new head and deco as a homage to the G1 Seeker Thrust. See my review of Revenge of the Fallen Thrust in the Revenge of the Fallen toy review section.

October 13th

Revenge of the Fallen Smokescreen reviewed

First introduced as a diversionary tactician in the G1 series, the name Smokescreen would pop up now and again in the Transformers line as a character who became everything from a Decepticon jet to a crane. Now he's back to being an Autobot car serving under Optimus Prime. Check out my review of Smokescreen from "Revenge of the Fallen".

October 11th

Revenge of the Fallen Autobot Gears Reviewed

Why would you keep a soldier in your army who constantly whines and complains? Optimus Prime knows why - to keep the spirits of your other soldiers up! That's the role that Autobot Gears plays and this G1 inspired character has been reviewed here.

Writing duo of Kurtzman and Orci move on from the Transformers universe

There's no doubt that the duo of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have been on a fast track to Hollywood writing greatness the past few years. Their work on the first Transformers film translated a story to live action that many never thought would be possible. Their work on the recent "Star Trek" movie helped bring the franchise back from life support.