Canadian Slag Episode 23 - You're the Best! Around!

[GMfan]

....Nothin's gonna eva keep ya down....Ahem...no it's not montage time, it's our first episode of the year (two o one o) and as such we reflect on our last year of what Transformers have given us and spend some time talking about our best and worst figures of 2009. Gizmo and WTF @ TFW's Gogdog pop in to share their favourites as well. For our getting to know this week we cover Springer, the Autobot Wrecker that disappeared over 2 decades. Finally, we wrap up our first episode of 2010 with Damn! I wish I designed the Human Alliance line.

Episode 23 - You're the Best! Around!
Host: Chris (GMfan) w/ Daniel (Protoman), Duncan (dak), & Gord (Code of Honor)
Special guests: Gizmo and Jeremy (Gogdog)
- Reflection on 2009
- Our best and worst figures of 2009 (Pascal's 2009 top 5)
- Getting to know Springer (for Sting Rose)
- Damn I wished I designed that! The Human Alliance line

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Spoilers! Highlight for best and worst picks of 2009:

Daniel’s “Protoman” Best:
1. Universe Special Edition Drag Strip
2. Animated Shockwave
3. ROTF Ice Cream Twins
Honourable mentions: Legends Rodimus and Ejector

Worst:
1. Cannon Bumblebee
2. Interagator Barricade
3. Burger King Soundwave
Dishonourable mentions: Universe Hot Shot and 6’ Titanium Movie War Within (!?) Optimus Prime


Duncan’s “dak” Best:
1 RotF DLX Sideswipe
2 RotF repaints with new heads
3 RotF Grindor
Honourable Mention: IDW Premier Edition Vol 2

Worst:
1 RotF Wheelie
2 Combiner Packs Price
3 TF1 Repaints in RotF (Ratchet and Ironhide)
Dishonourable mention: Last few IDW comics


Gordon’s “Code of Honour” Best:
1. Universe Voyager Inferno
2. RoTF Deluxe Sideswipe
3. Animated Activators Cliffjumper
Honourable Mentions: RoTF Deluxe Arcee and Animated Deluxe Samurai Prowl

Worst:
1. RoTF Deluxe Skids and Mudflap (not the ICT)
2. RoTF Deluxe Chromia
3. Universe Deluxe Cheetor
Dishonourable Mention: RoTF Deluxe Rampage


Chris’s “GMfan” Best:
1 Universe 2.0 Cyclonus w/ Nightstick
2 Universe 2.0 Cosmos
3 ROTF Soundwave
Honourable: ROTF Ransack, MP Skywarp NEXUS MAXIMUS

Worst
1 Universe 2.0 Dinobot
2 ROTF Mixmaster
3 ROTF Jetfire
Dishonourable mention: ROTF Devastator, ROTF Fallen/Burning, HA “Arcee”


Gizmo’s Best: HA Sam
Worst: HA Mikaela


Jeremy’s "Gogdog" Best: Rosanna
Worst: None, yet they all fail in comparison to Rosanna

[prime13]

Listening right now..

Oh and just incase you hav'nt figured it out yet.

[GMfan]

I was wondering what that peg was for....

[prime13]

Originally Posted by GMfan101

I was wondering what that peg was for....

Yup. It's kinda tricky to get Nightstick to stay sometimes though, due to the double barrels on top of the gun mode.

[Protoman]

TARGEETTOOO MASTTTAA!!! FUUYYYAA!!!

[Nocturn]

This was a fun one, but a long mutherfugger.

[TMIIWonkoNemises]

Originally Posted by Nocturn

This was a fun one, but a long mutherfugger.

And another billion complaints for you guys,lol.

Aside from that,I really like the lists you guys made,and I shouldn't be surprised that there are very visible flaws with the Universe Beast Wars toys,especially Dinobot,but to be in the worst list...wow.

Once again,I thank you for the TF education.Great podcast for 2010.

Also:Legends Wheelie!Yay!

P.S.Please remind me to never meet Gizmo alone.

[Cheers Ian]

@GMFan: You still haven't bought HA Bumblebee? That sale you predicted still hasn't hit, I could be wrong but unless massives restocks start happening we may never get a sale on HA figures. X-mas wiped all the excess Bumblebees out 'round these parts.

@Protoman - I gotta agree with you on Henkei Dinobot, the Universe deco is AWFUL but I have the Henkei version and he looks great...as long as you don't want show accurate weapons. It's MUCH better than the Beast Wars version.

As for Cheetor though, I'll stick with the Beast Wars DX version thank you very much.

I guess I'm in the minority with ROTF Sideswipe. I really wasn't too crazy for that figure. I'll buy at Tracks if they do release a repaint of him...as long as he has the Phoenix Hood deco.

P.S. I might have missed it, but was Masterpiece Grimlock excluded from the list? Or did he come out in 2008? My memory can suck at times...

Cheers!
-Ian

[TMIIWonkoNemises]

^There are plenty of people who haven't brought HA BumbleBee as of yet...Daniel recommended me to buy the damn thing since August...but $49 for BB....no,I can't buy it for that price.

[Nocturn]

I got mine for $35 when zellers had the 30% off sale, meh.