We pay tribute to the late, great Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime, who sadly passed away last month.  This special edition of The Rest is Giant Robots takes a look back at the stellar career of Peter Cullen, assessing the simply massive impact he made on TRANSFORMERS (and its fandom) as a whole. From personal recollections to just gushing admiration for his versatility and larger-than-life persona, we respectfully bow our heads say "Roll Out" one final time to this true legend. For more info and content, visit us at http://wildfur.net

The vaguely chronological recap of our careers enters 2021, and that strange finding-your-feet period after furloughs and social distancing. With no Sunak schemes to support us, it was back to working for a living (not that we actually stopped) for both of us, which was a mixture of lockdown-induced creator-owned projects and new stuff, of the live-action TV department, (TRANSFORMERS) computer games. and comic nature. Plus a few strange ones that fall into none of those categories. Useful links https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Reactivate https://massivepublishing.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Rex-Rule-Simon-Furman/dp/1838131264/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OU08JQBIY7X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xU3v6CLong2Hz6cXm6TURA.7EksygBdNyFj4gaTdakbn14hu9zYuwJ7N6PSpJ0SzCQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=rex+%26+rule+furman&qid=1784805096&sprefix=rex+%26+rule+furman%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1 More stuff at http://wildfur.net

Our reboot of Wildfur's The Engine: Industrial Strength is back on the table, and we show our hands (a bit) with some teaser chat about the project. Wildman and Furman - back together! (Were we ever apart?) Our co-created motion comic is getting a fresh coat of paint this year, reimagined somewhat and re-delivered - via Kickstarter - to you, our wonderful audience. We chat about that, our appearance at the upcoming 10th anniversary TFNation, and our bumper-sized, guest-laden 50th RIGR. Can you handle all this in one podcast? For the podcast as a video plus extra content, visit http://patreon.com/wildfurproductions

Another wander down movie memory land as we dissect a bunch of movies (all pre-1986) that made a BIG impression on us way back when. Not for the first time, we examine movies that - we like to think - made us the creators we are today, often (very) subliminally. The lasting and sometimes traumatic cinematic scenes that were etched (seared!) onto our subconscious minds. From A Matter of Life and Death to the Jungle Book, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Dirty Harry, these are our origins forged in celluloid. Want to see this as a video and get more content? check out our special offer membership at http://patreon.com/wildfurproductions

We lean into the art side of the process this podcast, and turn the clock back to days of yore when pen, pencil and paper were king, Bristol Board, Sable brushes, Dip pens, Indian Ink, and HB pencils come under scrutiny as, from the dawn of time it feels, we pluck memories of creating comics the old fashioned (occasionally Marvel) way, and discuss the various methods and how things have evolved - and how the fundamentals still remain the same. Plus, we talk a bit about our new creative process on a new collaborative project - whoo-hoo! Video and extras at http://wildfur.net

We talks scripts... what goes into 'em, an' what doesn't... and delve into the craft of comic books in depth, both individually and collaboratively. We're going into the deepest, darkest, most arcane corners of what makes a comic book this podcast, drawing a lot on the classic TRANSFORMERS UK epic Target: 2006 (40 this year, don't you know?). Between us, and between this and next episode, we'll be going right back to our earliest work, looking at how our approach to creating comics has changed in some ways... but stayed rigid to the 'rules' in others. And an apology to Simon from Andrew for totally misjudging him at the end ;-) For more episodes, information and extra content, visit http://wildfur.net

We look in on 2020, and you-know-what, as the world locks down but we keep on keeping on... if at somewhat reduced rates of output. It's a dark time for the world at large, but people still need comics and animated TV shows, right? That's what we hoped, and to a certain extent was borne out, but a lot of our time was filled pursuing our own creative endeavours. Though Battletoads, Kitti Katz, Little Baby Bum (really!), House of Dolmann and more also got a look in. Find out more about the podcast and the podcasters at http://wildfur.net

We continue our retro workload round-up, circa 2018-19, including Transformers '84 and Shane the Chef, and some more... oddball one-offs. Reimaginations were all the rage, as Transformers '84 delved back into the earliest (Marvel) TRANSFORMERS stories and Titan's Robotech stirred another oldie-but-goodie in new and interesting ways. Meanwhile, our eclectic workload/output also included Horrid Henry, Magnificent Racehorses (no kidding) and a re-airing of Brute Force. When we shake these memory pots you - and we - just never know what's going to drop out. More at http://patreon.com/wildfurproductions

EP43: SEMPER VIGILIS That means 'forever vigilant' by the way, which we both are and we discuss, by way of our joint/parallel careers and a large dash of nostalgia. We're back to our pro timelines this episode, circa 2018/2019, as we wax nostalgic about British comics of yore (and their reinvention as The Vigilant) and The Clangers (no kidding), plus Shane The Chef gets an airing and Marvel Comics hits 80 (allowing Death's Head out of his cupboard once again). Who knew there was so much going on in our careers back then - not us, that's for sure. Keep those questions coming in to mailto:wildfurproductions@gmail.com For more content and the podcast as a video, visit http://wildfur.net

Actually, we don't. After all, this is a family-friendly podcast. But we do give our verdict on a bunch of movies and TV, including I Swear. We've packed in a few more big and small screen watchings since we last vented (um, critiqued). And  we swear to tell the whole, if as spoiler-free as possible, truth, and nothing but the truth about... The Housemaid (reprise), Send Help, Sinners, I Swear, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Wuthering Sh*te (as Andrew so quaintly re-named it) and more. We are running off at the mouth, speaking our mind, and generally letting it all out - uncensored! All correspondence to mailto:wildfurproductions@gmail.com more at http://wildfur.net

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