By Orion Ghia and Virtual Dave
The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.
Welcome to a very special CROSSOVER episode of AARGH! MY OPTICS! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia are joined by Galactosh and Sleeves (also know as Orion Ghia, I know its confusing but deal with it!) from comics podcast We're Got Back Issues, plus special guest host Michael Quintesson to chat about the first 6 issues and story arch of Skybound's brand new ongoing Transformers comic book! You'll find our discussion of issues 4 to 6 here on AARGH! MT OPTICS! and issues 1 to 3 over on We've Got Back issues... Fun right!?
Anyway please do join us to hear our hot takes on the latest reboot of the Transformers franchise as we talk robots, wrestling and PTSD!
Hear part 1 on We've Got Back Issues https://linktr.ee/wevegotbackissues
Credits
Transformers created by Hasbro Inc. and arguably Bob Budiansky
Creative talent: Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer and Rus Wooton
Hosts: Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia AKA Sleeves, Galactosh and Michael Quintesson
Editing and production: Orion Ghia
Episode art: Daniel Warren Johnson (Image/Skybound)
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
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[DISCUSSION] WE'RE BACK! After eleven months off and some deliberation over a topic Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia return to the podwaves to discuss a firm favourite of theirs.. Transformers Robots in Disguise! No not that one! Or that one! No the first one the one from 2001 the one that Hasbro essentially disowned for 20 years.. YES that one! YES we heard about the Haslab! YES Orion has a controversial opinion on it! Join us as we delve into the 'wacky' TV show and the random delight of a toy line that really had no right be as good as it was.
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
Watch Transformers Robots In Disguise https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlcmNU-jCJ6O9V5oAqboIhpUYobts1ZUl
Watch Transformers Car Robots https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNHgwrrD-gg7B-s1sGCOFrCuCXKVlY8O
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[TOTB/DISCUSSION] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! What's this in the toe of you Christmas stocking? Why it's the third annual AARGH! MY OPTICS! Top Of The Bots Podcast! As is customary this time of year Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia get together IN REAL LIFE and discuss the previous year.. Dave and Orion exchange presents and shoot the shit about 2023 and run down their favourite 5 action figures of the year, yeah that's right FIVE we shortened it so we could talk about other stuff is that ok with you?! We're doing this for free you know!
Check out Orion and Dave's Instagram profiles for images of their choices:
https://www.instagram.com/orion_ghia/
https://www.instagram.com/virtualdave26/
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Into Music and Stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
Play House Brighton (Where Override came from) https://www.facebook.com/modelshobbiestoysgames/
Jay AKA Robot Garbage https://www.instagram.com/robotgarbage/
Dave's Comics Brighton https://www.davescomics.co.uk/
Retroblasting video: https://youtu.be/Ev7IhRRFVTM?si=UU2QaQZOBhXx4KvS
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[DISCUSSION] ...And now for something completely different! Having grown a little tired of talking about a massively popular and long running toy line and media franchise, Orion Ghia retreats to a much less well remembered and far shorter lived toy line of his youth... Coleco's STARCOM. Join Orion as he takes Virtual Dave along for the ride! They discuss the cartoon, the toys, the reason it failed and lament a toy line that was, all told, is one of the great hidden gems of the 1980s.
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia/Sleeves
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia/Sleeves
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
The Cartoon Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCUzHub1p1Y&list=PLR_H6J1r9l5hKDIthbgUmZbBLyhkM2X5
Selection of Adverts https://youtu.be/Ya3UJGqy8Kg?si=GzV1ypcYb1VBH9IP
Transformerland https://www.transformerland.com/wiki/starcom-the-us-space-force/starcom-the-us-space-force/
Figure Archive http://figure-archive.net/toyline.aspx?toylineID=1219
Stacom HQ http://starcomhq.com/
Triple Takeover do Starcom https://www.tripletakeover.com/1730823/12170228-48-starcom
Secret Galaxy do Starcom https://youtu.be/7Fw2ZgNwlIE?si=gChoDn-NJoBBXrK6y
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[DISCUSSION] It's TFNation time again! This time Virtual Dave and Virtual Amy go (so Orion Ghia doesn't have too) and report back on their experience on UKs biggest and BEST Transformers convention! Hear 'live' updates from the con, custom made stings by it's guests and patrons and Orion quizzing them both on that actually happened the other weekend in Birmingham!
A huge thank you to everyone Dave and Amy meet over the weekend, especially those who recorded 'stings' for us... we love you all!
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia
Guest Host: Virtua Amy
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
Stings: Various... including Gary Chalk, Thew Adams, Jeremey Levy, Jack Lawrence, Gav Spence, Plastic Craic, Lucan Tees and more!
Visit TFNation: https://tfnation.com/
Thew Adams: https://www.youtube.com/@UCP3AVTw_73U_8jMzLw5TbEg
Chris McFeely https://www.youtube.com/@UCAPhTcmL-a69jL1KWOPe7GA
DiamondBolt https://www.youtube.com/@UCaPGKhms7rUVjpBceeJUdUQ
Gav Spence https://www.youtube.com/@UC64sMcUNRWAUlKeEceZOlRA
Matrix Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBfSJ54rro
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[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] Couldn't quite fit this all into one show, so here is part 2 of our deep dive into the Spider-verse movies. In this part Orion, Dave and special guest host Galactosh tell you what they really thought of Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse and do their version of a Spider-man movie hit parade! Tangents include, 90's comics, video games and of course... toys.
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia
Guest Host: Galactosh
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Intro music, stings and TOTP music: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
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[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] So Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse FINALLY came out. So we thought it was about time we FINNALLY get around to talking about Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse and it's sequel, cos we just haven't got the time to wait for the final one! Join Orion and Dave AND returning guest host Galactosh as we talk, Miles Morales, Spider-gwen, Peter B Parker, Spider-Ham etc etc as well how nonsensical Canon Events truly are.
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia
Guest Host: Galactosh
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
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[DISCUSSION] Way back in episode 16 we made a rod for our back by talking about Transformers Armada, the first in a trio of Transformers franchises that would become known as the Unicron Trilogy. Thus dooming ourselves to talk about the subsequent two parts.... and this is episode covers the much maligned second part of the trilogy... Transformers Energon! We discuss the show, the 'plot' the bad dubbing, the Japanese Superlink show, the terrible pacing, the lazy theme tune, the surprisingly overlooked toys and much much more!
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia
Clip of Episode 25 features: Simon Furman
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
Clips taken from: Transformers Energon and Transformers Superlink
Links
Transformers Energon episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ww_XWhJ-Q&list=PLDDB6F272B52928F6
Transformers Superlink episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvCBKFpf6jM&list=PLPNHgwrrD-gjUCy6_rtUK0dPAkGlP5bfy
The 'missing' episode "Return! Our Scorponok": https://youtu.be/AwbazKWUzjw
TFwiki page on the comic featuring AARGH! MY OPTICS!: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Energon_(comic)
Our interview with Simon Furman: https://youtu.be/BEEj48ciYM4
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[DISCUSSION] YO JOE! In this episode Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia get together with guest host and friend of the podcast James “Soap Star” Donovan to talk G.I JOE! More specifically G.I. Joe the movie. Expect insane battle cries, itty bitty ditty bags, giant stick insects, men turning into reptiles and much much more!
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia
Special Guest: James "Soap Star" Donovan
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
Links
Buzz Dixon Commentary: https://youtu.be/dckdGi-U2sI
Yo Joe! Database https://www.yojoe.com
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[DISCUSSION/INTERVIEW] Hot on the heels of Simon Furman we have yet another 'Conversation with...' podcasts, this time in the guise of TFNation Event Planner and MC David Wallace! Having worked the UK's premier on Transformers convention TFNation since it's inception David chats with us about the convention, it's origin, how he got involved, what we have to look forward to from them this year as well as massive tangents on Hasbro, DC comics, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, various movies and his toy collecting habits. Frankly we couldn't shut him up!
Seriously thank you David for coming on, it was a blast!
Credits:
Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia
Special Guest: David Wallace
Editing and Production: Orion Ghia
Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime
Outro Music: The Vidiprinter
Images borrowed from TFNation Ltd.
Links
TFNation Information and tickets: https://tfnation.com/
David Wallace on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kalelprime
TFNation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfnationltd
TFNaton YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamTFNation
Thew Adams: https://www.youtube.com/ @toygrind
Chris McFeely: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisMcFeely
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The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.