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We are back, and boy the first episode of 2019 is a doosy. grab a drink and strap into that favorite chair of yours as we cover holiday news and re cap BumbleBee.

Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.

This is episode 177,  we are recording live on January 11th, 2019

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• On tonight's show we have a couple of quick news stories before we go head long into a round table discussion of attacks Knights Bumble Bee.
• All that and more coming up after this.

Cut to Intro:

Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)

What have you been up to this week?

NEWS

00:05:44 G1 Reissues

It's the 80s all over again with Bumblebee in cinemas now, so it seems fitting that a lot of this week's news is 80s reissues!

G1 Soundwave Reissue Revealed

http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/02/g1-soundwave-reissue-revealed-380038

00:10:32 G1 Optimus on shelves now

http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/07/g1-optimus-prime-reissue-spotted-at-walmart-380513

00:15:43 New G1 Gears And Warparth Reissues Revealed

http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/07/new-g1-gears-and-warparth-reissues-revealed-380523

Other News

00:18:41 Bumblebee Movie Studio Series Shatter – In-Hand Images

http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/06/bumblebee-movie-studio-series-shatter-in-hand-images-380463

00:25:03 Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime

http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/01/studio-series-bumblebee-movie-optimus-prime-additional-in-hand-image-380032

News In Brief

00:29:07 3A DLX Blitzwing Official New Images And Description http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/10/3a-dlx-blitzwing-from-the-bumblebee-movie-official-new-images-and-description-380587

00:32:49 Generations Selects Swoop First Packaging Images http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/06/generations-selects-swoop-first-packaging-images-380439

00:33:50 All Components of Studio Series Devastator Combiner Revealed with Release Schedule http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/all-components-of-studio-series-devastator-combiner-revealed-with-release-schedule/42684/

00:35:33 Zeta Toys Reveals Zeta Bar, Where Everyone Knows Your Third Party Toys' Names https://tformers.com/zeta-toys-reveals-zeta-bar-where-everyone-knows-your-third-party-toys-names/34584/news.html

(I WANT THIS - JASON)

00:38:02 THE MAIN DISCUSSION

Bumblebee

Overall thoughts to start with

• Did you like it?
• How many times have you seen it?
• Ratings/scores?
  • Brad 2/5
  • Max 4.5/5
  • Jason - 3.5/5

Characters

• Humans
  • Charlie
  • Burns
  • Memo
  • Others
• Transformers
  • Bumblebee
  • Shatter & Dropkick
  • Others (lead into discussion of Cybertron scenes)

Best things

• Cybertron scenes
• House egging scene
• Creative deaths
• Narrow focus
• Visceral, coherent action
• Lack of military worship
• Bumblebee served two roles
• Always comes back to robots
• Love of transformation

Worst things

• Charlie's family is terrible
• Diving stuff
• Padding despite short run time
• Characters aren’t named
• Blitzwing

Meta

• Sequel - Is there a future?
  • Box office performance
    • https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers6.htm
    • Paramount Pictures Declare Transformers: Bumblebee Is Solidly Profitable http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/10/paramount-pictures-declare-transformers-bumblebee-is-solidly-profitable-380662
    • Animated film on Cybertron
    • Optimus Prime
  • Critical success
    • 93% Fresh https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bumblebee/

  • Franchise
• Is it a reboot?
  • Jason thinks so - “remix” - but still based on the films that have come before
  • No WW2
  • Producer says no!
• What was changed?
  • Cena's character
  • G1 Megatron
• Geewunners will never be happy

Introducing brad’s “how is this different to the previous films” game round (cancelled)

01:52:36 NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Max: nada

Jason: mighty mug Star Scream

Brad: nil

01:57:05 TCCA BUSINESS

-thank you to everyone that donated for the Xmas drive, prizes have been sent out.

-keep a eye out for local Australia Day meet ups.

OUTRO

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