Fan2Fan have updated their site with news on Beast Wars Reborn, THS-02 Convoy and Galaxy Force DVD 9. There is also news on new (Brave) Masterpiece toys. Visit the site (and order some nice looking items) or check out the news in the forums.
Transformers-themed pub could be Britain’s Best Home Bar
A Transformers-themed pub is in the running to be crowned Britain’s Best Home Bar, in a competition being run by Liberty Games. The winning bar, chosen… [more]
TFNation 2019 Transformers Convention Review
This last weekend saw yet another Transformers convention take over the Metropole Hilton, in Birmingham. These weekends have become a staple of my summer… [more]
Annual Transformers Forum Meet Tour
Every year, since 2011, the nerds from TheTF.Net forum (now a Facebook group, because running a forum proved too much like hard work) have met for a weekend… [more]
Our 2019 Forum Meet took place this weekend, in Cardiff
This weekend saw our annual forum meet being held in the Welsh capital of Cardiff. Each year we meet in a different town or city in the UK, alternating… [more]
Video Footage from Transforce in 2001
Almost 18 years ago (crikey, has it been that long?) we wrote a review of our visit to Transforce in August 2001. It was a seriously hot day, but a great… [more]
Madman Beast Wars Season 1 Release Date
Something I overlooked back when the set extras were first announced, is that Madman have put up a preorder page for their Beast Wars Season 1 DVD (Region 4 PAL) and a release date as 15th March 2006 with the following CONFIRMED extras
World Exclusive Audio Commentaries with lead writers Bob Forward, Larry DiTillio and series authority, Benson Yee
Interviews with Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio
16 Page Booklet, including preview of new Beast Wars comic by IDW publishing
Toy Galleries
Toy Commercials
Character profiles
Original Beast Wars Optimus and Megatron 2-pack comic
…and much more!
Australian Beast Wars DVD Update
Sorry UK fans, no news on Beast Wars DVDs, but the lucky Aussies are getting their Beast Wars DVDs (Region 4) from Madman later this year. TheyAreAmongUs have received some news from Madman on the first season of Beast Wars and some small details on the other 2 seasons.
Hey guys!Here’s an update for you the producer for Madman’s Beast Wars DVDs has dropped me a line and has passed on the following confirmed features for you to drool over! Take a look– 3 Audio Commentaries between Story Editors Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio, and Fan Consultant Ben Yee.
– The commentaries on Season 1 are for the episodes Possession, Other Voices pt1 and Other Voices pt2
– We have more commentaries already recorded with Bob, Ben, and Larry for season 2 and 3, and a brand new interview with the three which will be on Season 2, but you get a snippet from it on Season 1 and Bob and Larry introduce the Season.
– Interviews with Bob and Larry
– Toy Galleries with images of each Season 1 related character�s Toy as well as their Tech Specs
– Toy Commercials!
– Full Character Profiles taken from the original production notes (and a secret character profile)
– The Original Beast Wars Megatron and Optimus twinpack comic book
– The set will come with a booklet that also serves as a PREVIEW of the new IDW Beast Wars comic book and IDW art will be featured.
– Plus lots more!
Complete RID DVD boxset… er… NOT cancelled?
Despite the recent news from Maximum Entertainment’s Colin Lomax than the six-disc complete boxset for “Transformers Robots in Disguise” had been cancelled, Play.Com are reporting that they have it in stock.
TF.Net forum member Casperuk has reported that his copy has been dispatched, so when he receives it I guess we’ll be able to make heads or tails of all this!
Headmasters DVD packaging and innerds
Metrodome have posted some large images of the Headmasters DVD on their forum. Check it out here – remember the DVD is released Monday!
Headmasters Reviewed
Chris McFeely has now uploaded his review of the Headmasters DVD boxset to our forum.
BBFC Rate Transformers Headmasters
The British Board of Film Classification have reviewed and rated the entire 35 episodes of Transformers Headmasters and given the episodes (and subtitles) a PG (Parental Guidance) rating. There were no cuts and the total time was 767 minutes and 0 seconds. See the details in full here.
Many fans in the USA have complained that the subtitles are going to use the western names for the characters instead of Japanese ones and would have liked 2 subtitle tracks. The problem is that every dvd/video/game etc in the UK has to be rated by the BBFC and they charge money for this. Metrodome would have to spend extra on another subtitle track, which, for a small company, they cannot afford. Also, since this is a UK release, UK fans got the final vote on what they wanted.
Latest newsletter from Metrodome
Metrodome have just sent out this newsletter letting us all know that Transformers The Movie Reconstructed is out on Monday.
TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE RECONSTRUCTED OUT ON MONDAY!
Dear Transformersdvd.com member,
We hope you’ve been enjoying the relaunched website, great to see so many people on the message boards, and good to get so much feedback on what we�re doing with the DVD releases.
Just a quick reminder that the brand new version of Transformers The Movie Reconstructed is out on Monday in all good stores. Also to let you know that if you buy the DVD at any Silverscreen store you�ll be able to get a standard priced version with an exclusive double-sided sleeve featuring both the UK and US artwork. Sendit.com are also offering a free Decepticon metal pin badge to the first 100 people that order from them. If anyone hasn�t seen the quicktime tests and comparisons on the site showing our new reconstructed version versus previous releases, drop by the download section and have a look.
Or if you�d prefer you can order your copy of Transformers The Movie Reconstructed at an excellent discount price by clicking here
And the long awaited Transformers Headmasters from The Takara Collection is also on course to be released as a 4 disc box set on Sept 26th, we’ve had some great feedback on our new subtitled, original Japanese audio version.
If you haven�t pre-ordered yet, click here for a very reasonable discount price
We�ve also posted up more print quality re-drawings from Headmasters on the site as free downloads (posted in the new download section) so pop by and grab them while they�re hot.
The last thing to say is that if anyone is interested in buying bulk quantities of the movie or Headmasters at good discount rates, drop us a line at tradeorder@metrodomegroup.com
If you have any feedback on the new site, or have ideas for other things you�d like to see then please drop by the message boards and post up your thoughts.
All the best
Metrodome
More confirmed details about Beast Machines DVD
TV Shows on DVD has got some more accurate details on the upcoming region 1 Beast Machines DVD. The 4 disk set is being released through Rhino Home Video and will contain interviews with key people from the series and a commentary on one episode, as well as all 26 episodes. Check here for more info.
September Transformers UK Preview
September is shaping up to be month of the year for UK Transformers fans, even better than lest years best month, May 2004 (AA2004, Atari’s Transformers game, Season 2 Part 2 DVD from Metrodome, Energon episode 1 preview airing & wave 1 of Energon toys released, wow).
Here’s a list of what is happening next month
1st
Sony PSP released (finally)
Transformers The Movie on UMD – Only in the UK
2nd
Transformers Director Cut released – Atari’s game from May 2004 repackaged with a “making of” extra – Only in the UK
5th
Transformers The Movie Reconstructed on DVD – Only in the UK
Transformers Cybertron starts on Toonami at 5 30pm.
19th
Transformers RID The Complete Series on DVD – Only in the UK
26th
Transformers Takara Volume 1 Headmasters on DVD – Only in the UK
Now if only Hasbro UK would surprise us with the Cybertron toys, we would have nothing to complain about until October.
