From kendrick@io.com Mon Mar 20 18:35:58 1995
Article: 7310 of alt.toys.transformers
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From: kendrick@pentagon.io.com (Kendrick Kerwin Chua)
Newsgroups: alt.toys.transformers
Subject: Tf Review: Tuesday 4 October
Date: 4 Oct 1994 17:16:11 -0500
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Changing Gears, featuring Gears.

Megatron stages a fight as a front to capture Gears, Autobot Recon boy. 
Apparently Megs needs a special sensor component from Gears' system to 
complete his new EI/AD, a solar collector that taps into the heart of the 
nuclear reactions inside the sun. Two problems with this; not only does 
the tapping of energy make the sun potentially explosive, but removing 
the component from Gears also shuts down his personality circuitry, 
making him effectively lobotomized and suggestible. The Autobots arrive, 
almost lose the fight, and with Gears' help they drive away the 
Decepticons and blow up the solar collector.

What a well animated episode. If only they took the time to create a 
plausible storyline. It's a happy day, so I'll concentrate on the good 
parts of this ep...

You see lots of unique and distinct animation for this episode (IE They 
didn't recycle too much transforming animation from older episodes to 
make this one work.) Ratchet does his trademark karate-kick to down 
SkyWarp (he does it again in other episodes too) and you see Jazz and 
Sunstreaker hanging off of Prime's rear-view mirrors, blasting a path 
through the African jungle. There are also a lot of cute moments with 
Gears doing Megatron's dirty work with a sweet disposition, and Ratchet 
and Wheeljack arguing over how to deactivate the EI/AD ("All we have to 
do is pull that wire." "No, this wire." "Are you crazy? It's that one...")

I wish Starscream weren't as much of an idiot. He supposed to be one of 
the most suave, sophisticated, intelligent of the Decepticons. So what 
does he do but totally ignore Megatron's ultimate plans and concentrate 
on blowing things up. Nice that he noticed that the Sun was going 
unstable, though, at least that was in character.

"Sure Megatron, heh heh! What can I do for you, you rotten junkheap?"

KKC, In jacksonville Bonkers comes on before TF and I noticed that Corey 
Burton, the guy who does Shockwave's voice, is responsible for Bonker's 
voice. Be afraid, be very afraid. Also, are you sick of seeing Power 
Wheels and Dr. Dreadful commercials? Don't you wish they'd show GIJoe and 
Transformers commercials like they used to do during TF?
-- 
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