[THE END OF A ERA] Yes... after...effectively a year of inactivity from AARGH! MY OPTICS! We're back... for one time only, as we roll up the shutters on the soon to be out of business toy shop that is this daft little podcast and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for the final time! We've been threatening it for ages but this is it! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia are brining they podcasting partnership an end in one last end of year catch up. Join us as we discuss 2025.. what we've been up to, what the toy companies and community has been up too ad for a final time wang on about our favourite toys of the year and air our grievances. PLUS we reminisce over or favourite times on the podcast and invite YOU the listeners to have your say.

Thank you and good night.

Credits:

Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia

Editing and Production: Orion Ghia

Music: Oliver Prime and The Vidiprinter

Stings: Various guests including Gary Chalk!

Dave's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualdave26

Orion's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/orionghia.bsky.social

Dumb Stubbies Newsletter: https://dumbstubbies.substack.com

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Hello! Long time no see! Once again Ohion Ghia has chosen to dump the second part of a Transformers comics discussion here to encourage you to come listen to the first part over on We've Got Back Issues. We know, its outrageous but if you'd like to hear the full two parts you'll have go along with it wont you?

As you probably know by now Sleeve AKA Orion Ghia in a little obsessed the Marvel Transformers comic, specifically the Marvel UK version. He's collected all the Marvel UK comics, he's started a substack on the subject... and now he's convinced Galactosh and special guests Virtual Dave and Michael Quintesson to pore over the pages of several issues, namely issues 5 to 8 of the US comic reprinted in issues 22 to 28 UK publication. Learn why Optimus Prime's head is no longer on his body, why Buster Witwicky is having a lot of headaches, how the Dinobot came to be on earth, what the rite of oneness is and why Ratchet must learn to become a warrior!

Credits

Transformers created by Hasbro Inc. and arguably Bob Budiansky

Creative talent: Bob Budiansky, Alan Kupperberg and William Johnson

Hosts: Galactosh, Sleeves, Virtual Dave and Michael Quintesson

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Alan Kupperberg

Music and stings: Oliver Prime

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[TOTB/DISCUSSION] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Did you think it was all over? That there'd be no fourth annual AARGH! MY OPTICS! Top Of The Bots Podcast? So did we! Surprise! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia once again get all festive and discuss the previous year.. it may not be 'in real life' but the good tidings are as real as the come as they run down their favourite action figures of the year and award someone with their brand new Wooden Spoon awards!

Check out Orion and Dave's Instagram profiles for images of their choices:

https://www.instagram.com/orion_ghia/

https://www.instagram.com/virtualdave26/

Credits:

Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia

Editing and Production: Orion Ghia

Into Music and Stings: Oliver Prime

Outro Music: The Vidiprinter

Retro by Ronnies: https://retrobyronnie.co.uk

Brighton Intergalactic Toy Store https://www.facebook.com/modelshobbiestoysgames

Jay of Robot Garbage Brighton https://www.instagram.com/robotgarbagebrighton/

Zombie online store https://www.zombie.co.uk

TFNation: https://tfnation.com

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CAUTION THIS POCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS! Back by unpopular demand to perform their civic duty and raise their voices above the din of hyperbole, brand worship and well meaning excessively forgiving boosterism… and give you an honest, even handed, fair assessment of the latest Transformers movie TRANSFORMERS ONE! So rip off those fandom blinkers, waft away the mists of nostalgia, put aside that brand loyalty and join Dave and Orion once more, back from extended hiatus to tell you what they REALLY think of the movie, as well as muse on why it's not quite setting the cash registers ringing.

Credits:

Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia/Sleeves

Editing and Production: Orion Ghia/Sleeves

Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime

Outro Music: The Vidiprinter

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CAUTION THIS POCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS! Back by unpopular demand Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia/Sleeves reconvene to discuss the latest Transformers movie to hit theaters a month late in the UK! TRANSFOMERS ONE! In part 1 of this deep dive we discuss the production history of the movie and pour over the plot giving our thoughts and musings along the way. Part 2 will follow in a couple of days with our final verdict!

Credits:

Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia/Sleeves

Editing and Production: Orion Ghia/Sleeves

Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime

Outro Music: The Vidiprinter

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CAUTION THIS POCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS! Welcome to a very special CROSSOVER episode of AARGH! MY OPTICS! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia are joined by Galactosh and Sleeves (also know as Orion Ghia, I know its confusing but deal with it!) from comics podcast We're Got Back Issues, plus special guest host Michael Quintesson to chat about the first 6 issues and story arch of Skybound's brand new ongoing Transformers comic book! You'll find our discussion of issues 4 to 6 here on AARGH! MT OPTICS! and issues 1 to 3 over on We've Got Back issues... Fun right!?

Anyway please do join us to hear our hot takes on the latest reboot of the Transformers franchise as we talk robots, wrestling and PTSD!

Hear part 1 on We've Got Back Issues https://linktr.ee/wevegotbackissues

Credits

Transformers created by Hasbro Inc. and arguably Bob Budiansky

Creative talent: Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer and Rus Wooton

Hosts: Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia AKA Sleeves, Galactosh and Michael Quintesson

Editing and production: Orion Ghia

Episode art: Daniel Warren Johnson (Image/Skybound)

Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime

Outro Music: The Vidiprinter

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[DISCUSSION] WE'RE BACK! After eleven months off and some deliberation over a topic Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia return to the podwaves to discuss a firm favourite of theirs.. Transformers Robots in Disguise! No not that one! Or that one! No the first one the one from 2001 the one that Hasbro essentially disowned for 20 years.. YES that one! YES we heard about the Haslab! YES Orion has a controversial opinion on it! Join us as we delve into the 'wacky' TV show and the random delight of a toy line that really had no right be as good as it was.

Credits:

Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia

Editing and Production: Orion Ghia

Intro music and stings: Oliver Prime

Outro Music: The Vidiprinter

Watch Transformers Robots In Disguise https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlcmNU-jCJ6O9V5oAqboIhpUYobts1ZUl

Watch Transformers Car Robots https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNHgwrrD-gg7B-s1sGCOFrCuCXKVlY8O

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[TOTB/DISCUSSION] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! What's this in the toe of you Christmas stocking? Why it's the third annual AARGH! MY OPTICS! Top Of The Bots Podcast! As is customary this time of year Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia get together IN REAL LIFE and discuss the previous year.. Dave and Orion exchange presents and shoot the shit about 2023 and run down their favourite 5 action figures of the year, yeah that's right FIVE we shortened it so we could talk about other stuff is that ok with you?! We're doing this for free you know!

Check out Orion and Dave's Instagram profiles for images of their choices:

https://www.instagram.com/orion_ghia/

https://www.instagram.com/virtualdave26/

Credits:

Hosts: Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia

Editing and Production: Orion Ghia

Into Music and Stings: Oliver Prime

Outro Music: The Vidiprinter

Play House Brighton (Where Override came from) https://www.facebook.com/modelshobbiestoysgames/

Jay AKA Robot Garbage https://www.instagram.com/robotgarbage/

Dave's Comics Brighton https://www.davescomics.co.uk/

Retroblasting video: https://youtu.be/Ev7IhRRFVTM?si=UU2QaQZOBhXx4KvS

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