The Padded Cell

All hail Megatron issue 12

feeds@yuku.com (Madcat88) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:18:45 GMT

Long time no post.

Crowning moment of awesome for Thundercracker there - was nicely forshadowed throughout the series. Shame about the next page, though not really unexpected.

A little piece of history

feeds@yuku.com (Kayevcee) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:46:48 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=330341282017

This piece of artwork became the two-page splash that introduced the Autobots in Marvel's "The Transformers" issue 1 in June 1984. It's the first commercially available images of most of the characters (apart from the toy boxart) and, as you...

Chevy Aveo Transformer Toy Giveaway in Canada (well, Toronto at least)

feeds@yuku.com (NuclearConvoy) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:12:50 GMT

Long-time no post.
So, according to Seibertron and the various eBay auctions I've seen spring up from Canadian sellers, the Chevy Aveo "Swerve" figure that was previously exclusive to China, is available in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area, for those not in the know) for a spread of time and, well, it looks to be entirely free.

These are the details copy-pasted from Seibertron (read it in context here:

Transformers: Tarnished Gold RPG

feeds@yuku.com (Megatron TF) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:03:53 GMT

For those who might be entertaining a small itch to write some larger-than-life robots, there's a small little game gaining some steam with the release of the movie set in the early days of the Transformers mythos, back when everything was fine and dandy on their homeworld of Cybertron.

As mentioned, this is a small, freeform game. Pressure to post is kept at a minimum. Some of us who enjoy the Transformers series just wanted a laid back place to explore a different aspect of...

Out of Lurker-dom...

feeds@yuku.com (MidNight Blue) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:37:22 GMT

[GENERAL INFO]
A reclusive person, that feels nostalgic for times that she wasn't even alive or a spark in her fathers eye. Often called an old soul, would be more at home in the fifty's to the eighties.

FULL NAME (optional): ...Fred...*shifty eyes*

NICKNAME: Fuzzy

...

Revenge of the Fallen thread - SPOILERS BY THE BUCKETLOAD

feeds@yuku.com (Wayward Martian) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:00:32 GMT

This whole thread? Will be one big spoiler. Just so we don't need to stash absolutely everything behind those clickable spoiler tags within the thread. Not seen the movie and don't want spoilers? Hit the back button. I'll wait.

And if I see any threads with titles like "They killed Blackout again!" or "Alice is a robot!" it will go ill for you. Observations in no particular...

The annual update

feeds@yuku.com (Rowenatm) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:45:25 GMT

I usually do this in May, but I forgot. Ah, well, nothing wrong with being late.

[ GENERAL STUFF ]

FULL NAME (optional): Sarah

NICKNAME: Rowenatm or Velvet Glove--well, it's more likely to be velvetg as a username on various places, since Velvet Glove has invariably already been taken (usually by somebody writing erotica which I should have realised before picking on it as a TF fandom name).

BIRTHDATE: 18/12/77 (that'd be British dating,...

Incoming Transmission

feeds@yuku.com (Wyze LT) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:45:53 GMT

NICKNAME: Wyze

BIRTHDATE: May 3rd, 1979

BIRTHPLACE: North Dakota

YOUR EYE COLOR: Hazel

YOUR HAIR COLOR: Red

CURRENT HOMETOWN: Fort Worth, TX

SPOUSE/KIDS: Neither.

SO! HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE ASYLUM?: Less than an hour.

PETS: One dog who might as well be a little sister.

FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: Techno

DO YOU HAVE A SONG THAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE YOUR THEME SONG? IF YES, NAME IT: "

What's your favorite memory or scene from the Transformers animated TV series and why?

feeds@yuku.com (KL700) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:33:55 GMT

What's your favorite memory or scene, from the original 1980s Transformers animated TV series.
It doesn't matter if you didn't see it when it first aired on...

Book Sighting: "Transformers: More than Meets the Mind"...

feeds@yuku.com (Armament Armed Arm) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:35:41 GMT

Believe it or not, the Transformers franchise has gotten one of those compilations of essays regarding philosophy in various elements of popular culture. I know of at least ones for Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I wouldn't IMMEDIATELY call this an outlier (and yes, the introduction does admit that this started out as a marketing ploy). I didn't do much more than very brief skimming, though. Maybe someone else can take the time for a more thorough look.

Got Leozack?

feeds@yuku.com (Maelstrom45) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:21:30 GMT

As in "Anyone got an extra Botcon Leozack that they're looking to sell or whatnot?" Haha, I've managed to scrape together everything from the set but the Sweeps and him, and while I'll live with no Sweeps, I really want the delicious colored over the top Japanese guy. Just let me know :P

Mirage/Towers as never seen before

feeds@yuku.com (Orphanstar) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:59:47 GMT

It's different - trust me!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5129031/1/decadence

In honor of the U.S. analog tv switch:

feeds@yuku.com (HSBacklash01) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:19:41 GMT

No, I couldn't do that to Quasar; he's actually sitting in the den, quite smug that he got a converter box & the TV in the living room didn't.

Latest TV spots

feeds@yuku.com (lonegamer) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:25:31 GMT

Thank you Nelson and Michael Bay for this bountiful plenty of total nerd and geek-gasm, where our eyeballs are dangling from the sockets, ear drums sufficiently shattered, tongue and jaw meeting the floor, and upper brain functions completely BSOD.

Insecticomics [June] - Latest #595

feeds@yuku.com (Wayward Martian) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:27:30 GMT

Because the last few episodes were slashy or something like it. So now we continue ...

Episode #586 - It's the first weekend of the month, after all.

Episode #587 - Catching up with some ex-pirates.

Megatron G2 Toy Info

feeds@yuku.com (vermilionbird) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:28:15 GMT

I have a G2 Megatron sealed in box. I am debating if I should sell him or not, does anyone have a clue what a fair price for him would be?

RotF toy question

feeds@yuku.com (Wayward Martian) — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:58:27 GMT

Ambiguous subject line is ambiguous! But some people want zero spoilers right down to character names, so if that's you, back out now.

So, Sideswipe. Seriously beautiful figure. One question: How do you get him to stand up? The wheels stick out under his actual feet! Am transforming him wrong or is he supposed to be the hardest to stand up character ever?

If we were making the Transformers movies

feeds@yuku.com (hellsangelcurse) — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:24:40 GMT

Very often we're all bitching about this element or that which we don't like about the new movies by Bay. The question is what would we like to see? Scripting, bots, cons, plot elements... I know I like to see less of a human plot line and more plot and character development for the bots.

A brand new Hug-a-Thon!

feeds@yuku.com (lianabluestar) — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:08:25 GMT

I'm going to try and remember how this went considering hardly anyone ever gave me hugs the last time around.

The way I remember the Hug-a-Thon was a person posted who they were giving hugs to, and that person would reply back with a hug. It was kind of like playing tag. (Give me a hug, I'll give you a hug.)

So, to start this out . . .

-hugs Knave, Ironbite, Mommimus Prime, Peppermint Wind, Nightwind, Lancia Lady,Wayward, and Evil Killer Poptarts-