[OBITUARY] Robert O. Smith

Just discovered from Gary Chalk via his Facebook status that voice actor Robert O. Smith has passed away from pancreatic and liver cancer.

"A great talent an incredibly strong power lifter. Best in his class for the world and a great cartoon voice actor. we will miss him. My condolences to his family" - Gary Chalk.

Smith had mostly done voice acting work for anime, appearing in shows such as Ramna 1/2, Project A-Ko and Dragonball Z (Ocean Dub). But he will mostly be known to the TF community as the voice of Soundwave in Transformers: Cybertron.

A list of Smith's work can be found HERE.

On behalf of the Nerdsphere, we would like to send out our deepest sympathies to the friends and family of Robert O. Smith at this time.

Back to the 80's Episode 17 Released!

Where Jeremy and Glenn talk about some very exciting Thundercats news, decry the lack of news in general, and Glenn moans about lingerie models.

Listen to the podcast HERE!

Big D's Toy Chest launches YouTube channel

Forum member and site sponsor Dinotron has launched his own YouTube channel. Dino not only sells Transformers, but also sells a wide range of other 1980's toylines, including Ninja Turtles, Dino Riders, Rock Lords and G.I. Joe.


You can visit Dino's website by going HERE.

and you can give feedback/bug Dino about what he hasn't got on the website by going HERE.

[NEWS] She-Ra to make another DVD release.

The Princess of Power is returning to DVD.

From tvshowsondvd.com, classics media and Vivendi Entertainment have announced that She-Ra should hit retail stores on September 7th, 2010. They have announced that the entire She-Ra collection will be released, that's all 93 episodes. This decision has been made with the rising interest in the Masters of the Universe classics toy line.

Click the LINK to read the full story.

[FORUM NEWS] Toy and Media sections expanded; some sections removed

This morning I have taken the liberty of expanding the toy thread into an entire sub-forum. the new "Toy Franchise" sub-forum now has dedicated sections for Power Rangers, Kamen Rider, Transformers, G.I. Joe and a Retro Section devoted to the toys of yesteryear.

We are also expanding on our Media section. These are both work in progress and are as always subject to change.

By default, I have taken down the eBay and Written reviews sections. Both never really took off and I made the decision to remove them to try and keep the forum tidy.

Please give us any feedback have by entering the forum via the sidebar.

[NEWS] New Actress confirmed for Transformers 3

In what is perhaps completely old news by now (Sorry 'bout that :() MICHAEL BAY'S OFFICIAL SITE has confirmed that model ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY has joined the cast of Transformers 3, replacing Megan Fox as Sam's new love interest. In the same report, filming has officially kicked off in Los Angeles, where they say 6 weeks worth of the 4+ month shoot will take place in the location due to budgetary reasons.

[VIDEO REVIEW] Transformers Cool Fan Pop!

Nerdsphere forum member The Doctor/Stardub has reviewed....a fan with a bit of candy on the end?! (Oh, and it has Optimus prime on the top.....wow).

R.I.P. Autobot City; hello The Aequitas Chamber

(NOTE: This is a copy and paste of what Matt/Time Lord originally posted on THE NERDSPHERE FORUM.)

Just posting this to update those who might not have LISTENED TO EPISODE 38 OF ABC.

Phil approached me with a plea to take over ABC, and after negotiations, it was decided that ABC just would not work without any of it's original members, so Phil decided to launch the podcast anew. This new podcast will be known as "The Aequitas Chamber" and will eventually feature the team of HotRodG1 and GWolfV3/"The Bone" or Phil and Mikey.

This means that original plans to finish ABC on the day of the Nerdsphere's anniversary is going ahead as planned. We will be keeping the section open for a fortnight after the last episode airs, but that will then be closed down and a new section put in it's place. For those still wanting to listen to the old shows, I will be putting up a special section at the bottom of the forum and you will be able to see all the episodes listed on there.

"The Aquitas Chamber" will start with Phil alongside a rotating rota of guest hosts until Mikey comes back from his hiatus.

Until then, we are still running ABC, so please give us any feedback, listeners questions and City Chatter for these remaining episodes. 50% of what we do is based to listener participation, and if that does not exist we simply cannot do a show properly.

Back to the 80's: An Interview with Flint Dille!

The Back to the Eighties podcast is proud to present an interview with the legend that is Flint Dille - listen to it HERE!

[NEWS] Bandai America to make new Thundercats toys

Hot on the heels from YESTERDAY'S NEWS that Thundercats will be coming back in a brand new Cartoon Network-produced series, THE POP CULTURE NETWORK has reported that Warner Brothers have gone into partnership with Bandai America (Who also produce the Power Rangers toys) to produce brand new toys based on the new show, as well as the classic Thundercats franchise.

“ThunderCats have been a cult pop culture phenomenon for the past 25 years, and Bandai America looks forward to developing modern and engaging toys for these beloved characters"

- Masayuki Matsuo, chairman and chief executive officer, Bandai America Incorporated.

You can talk about this news on our forum by going HERE.