Prime Cuts

Prime Season 2 is in the rearview, and it was quite the ride! We talk about the highs, the lows, the massive amounts of Vehicon violence (which isn't a war crime because they aren't people). This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; end of season awards, RID 2015 slander, stupid sexy Shockwave, the show just being Good, and announcements for the next season! Noise Space | Discord...

You ever just sitting around docking with the fellas when you get your Omega Keys all tangled up? No? Just me. Whatever *blows up your secret base*. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; debate over Dreadwing's purpleness, mandated cringe compilation viewing, Megatron's inability to hold on to any big boy troops, MacguffinMania, comparing and contrasting a good Prime with a b...

Things get WILDLY out of hand in this one. We apologize in advance. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; a return of cool fight scenes, Smokescreen's true destiny (as a key mule), Alpha Trion's strange tastes, kink meme origins, knock_out_(TFP) stuck_in_wall free_use vehicon_(TFP), Starscream finally pulling out a win, Star Trek TOS fisting, and just...a whole lot of absolut...

This week the show briefly becomes obsessed with magical swords and loopholes around enchantments, and despite one of the episodes being named 'Alpha/Omega' we manage to only make a single Omegaverse joke! This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; burger crimes, Excalibur cheat codes, bandicootmaxing, Optimus becoming daddy, Megatron's creative problem solving, particle effects,...

Friend of the show Sam joins us this week to talk about his special guy Smokescreen joining the main crew just in time for some fairly gruesome body horror courtesy of our favorite war criminal Silas! This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; getting military recruiters out of schools, The White Joker, the Bumblebee-Hot Rod spectrum, backronyms, microaggressions galore, tips and...

This week is all about the tough questions. Will vengeance ever right the wrongs that have been done to you? How can things ever be the same again? How do you carry grief when it threatens to strangle you? When is the right age for a teenage girl to take her first life? How many grenades does it take to deal with a swarm of goonbeetles? If Shockwave is so scary, why am I a little turned on? This d...

So she gets to be the plane, and what, I get to fuck the plane? This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Beta Dratchet, Wheeljack in name only, rarely seen alternate modes, unethical bird surgery, Soundwave being so cool, Bulkhead's no good very bad day, how to make an elite goon, the return of Stinky Energon, soldier bonding, cliffhangers, and rare ships. Noise Space | Discord...

This week Transformers Prime begins its flirtation with simultaneous storylines with a series of four episodes all starting with the letter T. Is this finally the upswing in Starscream's arc? What does Vogel's twitter look like? The answers might surprise you. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; New York City, ludicrous sewer tunnels, Arcee's autism, big meaty bots slappin'...

...so all those Starscream clones for sure banged before that mission, right? This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Starscream's propensity for cloning, Bulkhead's willingness to kill, Megatron's eagerness to kill Starscream specifically, Airachnid being a certified FREAK to the very end, filling your car up with ketamine, self driving warships doing 9/11, who would fuck thei...

This week we cover two episodes...technically. One of them is a clip show with an epilogue to the previous episode attached to it. Look, the budget demanded it, alright? This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Sylas' gaming setup, Nemesis Prime as an evolving concept, Steven Spielberg's Duel, surprising Twin Peaks connections, the purpose of clip shows, the Ernie Hudson appreci...

Prime keeps the momentum rolling with two more episodes of action, intrigue, betrayal, and murder. RIP Breakdown, you may have been tough, but even you can't fight budgetary constraints. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; the late great Tony Todd, Seaspray the wrecker, Megatron being an actual menacing villain for once, Ragebaiting My Fat Breakdown Part 20 (Final), Airachn...

Prime season 2 keeps on rolling with the excellent two part story "Operation Bumblebee". Has anyone noticed that this show is pretty good? This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Starscream's continued slide into loserdom, well written human characters, getting your kidney stolen by Clancy Brown, team ups where nobody likes each other, Starscream's snatched waist, Opt...

After two years of being away, we are finally returning to Jasper, Nevada. Transformers Prime season 2 kicks off with a banger of a three part premier, full of intrigue and character drama and high stakes action. You know, the stuff that didn't exist back in the 80s. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Peter Cullen's performance as Orion Pax, Soundwave's aura farming capabi...

As we say goodbye to the rotten year of 2025 (good riddance), we must also say goodbye to the greatest season of television ever created. G1 season 2 is an entirely unhinged, nonsensical, at times funny on purpose (but usually not) clusterfuck of a show. It is the true essence and embodiment of Reagan era toy commercial tv in all the best and worst ways. So as we dread the barbaric yearly traditio...

Normally we'd say B.O.T. has to be seen to be believed, but it sucks to watch, so I guess take our word for it. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; cosplaying as the enemy, Starscream's high perception, ideas with no justification, the worst humans in the entire franchise, poor Combiner booking, GEARS???, and just...everything about B.O.T. Everything. Argh. Noise Space | Di...

If you ever get fired (with cause) from your job, all you need to do is befriend five war criminals to get revenge on all who have wronged you. This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; The Battle of Guadalcanal, Cliffjumper's return from Vacation Island, yet more ways to make new guys, refueling via reverse milking, the Stunticons being unhelpful as usual, unrealistic space peri...

I'm going to be frank with everyone; at least 10 minutes of this episode is dedicated to a running bit about the Aerialbots jacking off on the Statue of Liberty. I'm sorry. This datatrack contains discussion of the following; highly illegal hats, classic 80s racism, the world's fakest race, Wildrider slamming into a mountain headfirst, Starscream's gayer than usual behavior, Superion giving Lady L...

THIS PODCAST IS DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE MUJAHIDEEN FIGHTERS OF AFGHANISTAN. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; classic 80s racism, Megatron's canny involvement in geopolitics, cars = planes, the Giant Purple Griffin, Fireflight continues to be nobody, Slingshot's problematic views, the CHRONOSPHERE, Orion Pax's weird vibes, who the fuck is Dion, time loops, Optimus' transit...

Now look I know you THOUGHT you knew how Transformers were made, considering how they've built like 10 guys on Earth with no extra steps, but we didn't know about the big glowing god orb before. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Rumble's love of car theft, Alpha Trion's continually strange vibes, Wildrider busting a nut, baby fights, how the Dinobots are doomed to limbo,...

This week Prime Cuts is all about the ladies...and Hoist. We get our introduction to the concept of Female Autobots in their first and (for most of them) last episode, and Powerglide gets a human girlfriend. Then Hoist also does stuff. This datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Cybertronian gender politics, how chicks seem to dig guys who are red, (shockwave voice) FEEMALES, the b...

Look, whatever you do just don't look up where Dinsmore was between 1965 and 1979. This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; the Second Boer War, hunting cars for sport, the differences between Saw and Final Destination, that fucking billboard, isuggestforcetf, the beautiful Komodo Dragons of Borneo, Tracks cruising at the car wash, the Bop Crew, the genesis of Blaster and Soundw...

gurgling noises . This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; Seaspray, inter-species romance, the horror of the transformation pool, Seaspray keeping his awful voice after being turned into fabio, more vaguely indigenous-coded alien societies, FOOTBALL, Astrotrain's sad little life, the troubling BDSM culture Autobot Headquarters has been fostering, legendary lines, and Optimus tu...

This week friend of the show Sam joins us to talk about two episodes of Generation 1. The first one is a shockingly competent, world expanding adventure starring an underappreciated character. The other is maybe the worst single episode of G1 we've sat through thus far. In conclusion, Kremzeek is a land of contrasts. This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; The Book of Boba Fett...

Who's ready for some half baked backstory with a side of bugs? This week your hosts take on the highly entertaining 'Quest for Survival' and the frankly confusing 'Secret of Omega Supreme'. This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; naturally occurring raid cans, Cosmos being put in hentai situations, the trouble with clones, Thrust's continued prominence, the Crystal City Polycul...

Mara's good friend and frequent collaborator Jane Underscore joins the podcast this week to discuss quite a pair of episodes. One sees the birth of one of the most popular human/autobot ships of all time while the other challenges the very principles of animation "being good" and "making sense". This Datatrack contains discussion of the following topics; the thriving goon ecosy...