Chris McFeely

This weekend, it's a Basics beyond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination! From the introduction of Unicron to the death of Optimus Prime and beyond, there's no apologies necessary as we celebrate 40 years of the Transformers' first big-screen adventure with The Basics on THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE! As always, channel members and Patreon supporters can watch this episode early and ad-free right now! www.patreon.com/chrismcfeely/posts/basics-on-movie…

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My visit to the Battersea Power Station TF store the other week has put me a little bit behind schedule, so I'm afraid there's no new Basics this week. But the next episode is well into production and should be ready to go next weekend. The subject is a timely one I was going to cover last time, until the community requested the Peter Cullen episode, and I bumped it down a spot. Is this repost of The Basics on Ultra Magnus for you to rewatch a hint? You know how this works by now! 😉

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This weekend, The Basics once again journeys into Cybertron's ancient past, with another return to the Age of the Primes, and a look at secrets of the sacred wellspring from which Primus births all Transformer life - the WELL OF ALL SPARKS! As always, channel members and Patreon supporters can watch it early and ad-free right now! www.patreon.com/chrismcfeely/posts/transformers-on…

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With yesterday's sad news still hanging over us all, I had to have a think about whether to roll out this week's scheduled video or not - but I don't think Mr. Cullen would want us to be stuck in a mire of sadness, and one of the best ways I can think to honour him and the love of Transformers that he inspired in us all is by sharing *my* love of one of my favourite parts of the franchise with all of you. With that in mind, please join me tomorrow night at 9pm BST for the live premiere of a special hour-long video that I call "A Different Animal" - a recording of my presentation from TFNation 2026 earlier this month, looking at the unique and frustrating history of "Beast Wars" in the United Kingdom, my personal experience with the series, and the journey it took me on into Transformers fandom in my teens.

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On a week when we've already lost some true icons, the sad news has been announced that Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime across the Generation 1 cartoon, the live-action movies, and more, has passed away at the age of 85. I'm honestly not sure I have the words to sum up the significance of the man and his legacy; the outpouring of grief across the fandom will say more about what he meant to us than I ever could. All I can ask of you is to remember the great lessons he taught us with his performance: "be strong enough to be gentle" ...and "hang onto your dreams," because they are what the future is buit on.

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Here's something I think a lot of you guys will really enjoy! Transformers fan and indie comic artist Emily "Raax" Stewart has launched the Kickstarter for her new self-published comic, END OF THE GALACTIC CONQUERORS - a satire of 1980s toy-toons, in which the protgaonist of just such a show suffers an existential crisis when he discovers he's a fictional character whose entire world is shaped by the demands of merchandising. What does a man do when he realises that he's been locked in eternal war, unable to advance or change, because a toy company deemed it marketable? I've been lucky enough to have a read, and it's very well-observed stuff, a witty unpacking all the tropes and rhythms of those old shows, but done with a great love for them, and delivered with fantastic authenticity. Please consider showing Emily your support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/5773769/the-end-of-th…

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If you weren't at TFNation this year, now's your chance to get your dopamine hit from the 2026 opening ceremony video, edited by ‪@Drivaaar‬ , featuring remixed classic TF tunes by ‪@jasoncardy4178‬ !

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