AARGH! MY OPTICS!

[THE END OF A ERA] Yes... after...effectively a year of inactivity from AARGH! MY OPTICS! We're back... for one time only, as we roll up the shutters on the soon to be out of business toy shop that is this daft little podcast and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for the final time! We've been threatening it for ages but this is it! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia are brining they po...

Hello! Long time no see! Once again Ohion Ghia has chosen to dump the second part of a Transformers comics discussion here to encourage you to come listen to the first part over on We've Got Back Issues . We know, its outrageous but if you'd like to hear the full two parts you'll have go along with it wont you? As you probably know by now Sleeve AKA Orion Ghia in a little obsessed the Marvel Trans...

[TOTB/DISCUSSION] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Did you think it was all over? That there'd be no fourth annual AARGH! MY OPTICS! Top Of The Bots Podcast? So did we! Surprise! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia once again get all festive and discuss the previous year.. it may not be 'in real life' but the good tidings are as real as the come as they run down their favourite action figures of the...

CAUTION THIS POCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS! Back by unpopular demand to perform their civic duty and raise their voices above the din of hyperbole, brand worship and well meaning excessively forgiving boosterism… and give you an honest, even handed, fair assessment of the latest Transformers movie TRANSFORMERS ONE! So rip off those fandom blinkers, waft away the mists of nostalgia, put aside that brand...

CAUTION THIS POCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS! Back by unpopular demand Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia/Sleeves reconvene to discuss the latest Transformers movie to hit theaters a month late in the UK! TRANSFOMERS ONE! In part 1 of this deep dive we discuss the production history of the movie and pour over the plot giving our thoughts and musings along the way. Part 2 will follow in a couple of days with our...

CAUTION THIS POCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS! 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...

[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 controvers...

[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 figu...

[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...

[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...

[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: Virt...

[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 ho...

[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 d...

[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...

[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 w...

[DISCUSSION/INTERVIEW] Continuing our new series of 'Conversations with...' podcasts, Orion Ghia sits down with the daddy of Death's Head, the genesis of Jhiaxus, the progenitor of Primus, the mastermind of Marvel UK… the one and only Simon Furman! Arguably one of the most influential creators and certainly the most consistently present and prolific throughout the now almost 40 years of the f...

[TOTB/DISCUSSION] Happy New Year! In this very special festive episode of AARGH! MY OPTICS! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia get together IN REAL LIFE and discuss 2022. As part of their second annual Top of the Bots, Dave and Orion run down their favourite 10 action figures of the year, exchanging Christmas presents, share their highlights, Lowlights, disappointments, surprises, regrets and new years r...

[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] Ho Ho Ho! And welcome to the AARGH! MY OPTICS! Christmas Party! Join Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia and a full complement of guest hosts as they get a bit merry and discuss Transformers Arrival From Cybertron! AKA the cartoon mini-series that kicked off the franchise on TV known by most as More Than Meets The Eye (parts 1-3). We've invited Virtual Amy, Michael Quintesson AND Galactos...

[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] The topic of episode 22 of AARGH! MY OPTICS! was penciled in for the longest time and was recorded weeks before the tragic passing of Kevin Conroy. Now it serves as our tribute to the definitive on screen Batman. Featuring returning guest co-host Galactosh, our discussion of Batman Mask of the Phantasm covers the all the bases. From legendary voice actors to spolieriffic toys a...

[DISCUSSION] In Episode 21 Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia discuss 2007's Transformers Animated! the often overlooked and underrated Transformers series and toyline that, for those in the know, is now a firm fan favourite. In part two of this bumper podcast we discuss the cancelation, what might have been season 4, the theme tune, the toys and other miscellaneous nonsense! Credits: Hosts: Virtual Dave...

[DISCUSSION] In Episode 21 Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia discuss 2007's Transformers Animated! the often overlooked and underrated Transformers series and toyline that, for those in the know, is now a firm fan favourite. In part one of this bumper podcast we discuss the television series.... in excruciating depth! The plot, the characters, the voice actors and everything in-between. Part 2 will foll...

[DISCUSSION] Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia and special guest host Virtual Amy all went to TFNation 2022 and they can't wait to tell you all about it in excruciating detail! TFNation is the UK's premier Transformers convention and it's been way for 2 years! Which explains our host's excitement over getting down to Birmingham and 'nerding out' with their 'people'. Hear about the panels, the dealers room,...

[DISCUSSION/INTERVIEW] Due to some rather unbelievable friend of a friend nonsense, Superstar Transformers writer James Roberts takes 90 minutes or so to chat with Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia about his work on IDW Publishing's Transformers titles including fan favourites More Than Meets The Eye and Lost Light! Amazing right!? Amongst other things James talks to us about his writing, interactions w...

[TOP OF THE BOTS] In this episode Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia take a break from the 'heavy' researching that goes into AARGH! MY OPTICS! and simply wang on about our vacuous opinions on Transformers leaders by arbitrarily organising into a spurious hierarchy! Everyone likes a 'best of' list don't they? Dave and Orion run down they favourite 5 Transformers leaders from across the entire franchise,...

[DISCUSSION] Do you like horror stories? The sort with zombies? Mad Scientists? Giant subterranean nuclear fission reactors? Spacefaring metal planets? If the answer is yes you should probably read issues 164 through 169 of the Marvel UK run of Transformers... and then come back here and listen to Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia and returning guest Michael Quintesson talk about it for a bit! Starting wit...