Monthly Archives: February 2026

‘Beast Wars’ Review #31 – ‘Transmutate’

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It’s time for the penultimate story in Season 2 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’. In today’s episode, we’re introduced to a character called Transmutate, who doesn’t have the ability to transform. Transmutate happens be voiced by a certain voice artist that voiced a character in the ‘Transformers’ 1986 film and the ‘Transformers’ TV series. Can you guess which one it is? 😀 Silverbolt and Rampage attempt to befriend Transmutate, but it isn’t easy when the two are from different sides – one from the Maximals and one from the Predacons. I first saw this ‘Beast Wars’ episode on the Tuesday of the October half-term week of 1999 in the UK via GMTV. I had this episode recorded on VHS, which I saw repeatedly during the October half-term week and later saw the episode on an official VHS tape as well as in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set. The episode is available on YouTube for everyone to enjoy. Incidentally, a lot of scenes were cut from the GMTV edit compared to the VHS, DVD and YouTube edits. 😐 Continue reading

Tim’s Reactions to Season 20 of classic ‘Doctor Who’ (ALL in ONE COMPILATION)

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To commemorate my first meeting with Sarah Sutton (Nyssa of Traken in ‘Doctor Who’) at the ‘Fifth Element’ convention in February 2010, here’s a brand-new video containing my reactions to Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, originally shared from March to June 2025. This was when I was updating my reviews on the stories of Season 20 of the classic TV series during that year, based on ‘The Collection’ Blu-ray box set that was released in 2023. Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #30 – ‘Code of Hero’

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We’re getting close to the end of Season 2 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’. How fast time flies when you’re having fun? 😀 In today’s instalment, we have a very significant exit for one of the best and well-loved characters in the ‘Beast Wars’ TV series as well as ‘Transformers’ in general. It’s time for ‘Code of Hero’, an episode where Dinobot makes the decision to fully oppose against Megatron and his tyranny when he attempts to destroy a valley containing proto-humans (Neanderthals). Dinobot ends up fighting against the Predacons, including Megatron, on his own whilst the Maximals are on their way to help him. The first time I saw this ‘Beast Wars’ episode was via GMTV and it was on the Monday of the October half-term week of 1999 in the UK. I had this episode recorded on VHS, which I saw repeatedly during that October half-term. I later saw the episode on an official VHS tape as well as in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set. The episode is currently available on YouTube for everyone to enjoy! Continue reading