From the dustiest corners of the Stasis Pod vault, it’s 1998’s contract-killer comedy The Big Hit! Ska music! Video stores! Poorly-disguised Canadian locations! Download it, pop in some earbuds, and prepare to taste the golden spray!
Podcast: Stasis Pod
Stasis Pod Episode 164: Orion Pax, Part 2
The surprise appearance of the allegedly dead Starscream starts Orion Pax questioning whether Megatron is being entirely honest with him. Can the Autobots rescue him before Megatron decides he’s outlived his usefulness? Who is that “Optimus Prime” in the Decepticon database? Why does Agent Fowler have access to a teenager-sized spacesuit? Join us this week for “Orion Pax, Part 2”!
Stasis Pod Episode 163: Orion Pax, Part 1
With all of Optimus’s post-Priming memories lost, Megatron convinces his old buddy Orion Pax to join him on the Nemesis. But what can a naive librarian do to help the Decepticon cause? Can the Autobots rescue their leader before the other Decepticons decide to just murder him? Will Arcee forever cockblock Jack? Join us this week for the first episode of Prime’s second season, “Orion Pax, Part 1”!
Stasis Pod Episode 162: Mighty Max – Along Came Arachnoid
Between seasons in October? That must mean it’s time for a Halloween Special! A boy, a magical cap, an immortal guardian, and a venerable talking chicken take on a mad scientist and his monstrous spiders! Can Mighty Max and his companions make it out of this sticky situation? Why must the dialogue be so punny? What kind of accent is René Auberjonois even trying to do? Join us this week for a throwback to the 90s with Mighty Max in “Along Came Arachnoid”!
Stasis Pod Episode 161: One Shall Rise, Part 3
The rising reaches its peak! Can this Optimus Prime light Earth’s darkest hour? Or will Unicron-shaped rocks fall, everyone dies? Join us this week for the final part of the Transformers Prime season 1 finale, “One Shall Rise”!
Stasis Pod Episode 160: One Shall Rise, Part 2
Unicron has awakened! But can the Autobots stop him from destroying all life on Earth without destroying it themselves? How well will Megatron take being snubbed by the Chaos Bringer? Is this the most dangerous rocks have been since Beast Wars? Join us this week for the second part of the season 1 finale, “One Shall Rise”!
Patreon Special Preview: The Transformers: The Movie
Something evil’s watching over you, coming from the sky above, and there’s nothing you can do! For this month’s Patreon Special, Rob, Jen, and David talk the original The Transformers: The Movie, with fandom insights and advice on the best place to score a copy circa 1993!
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Stasis Pod Episode 159: One Shall Rise, Part 1
The Autobots rescue Prime from his heavy metal album cover smackdown with Megatron, but can they save themselves from the wrath of June Darby? And just why is all this “blood of Unicron” on Earth, anyway? Will Unicron welcome Megatron as his new herald? Tornadoes: How do they work? Join us this week for the first part of “One Shall Rise”!
Stasis Pod Episode 158: One Shall Fall
We’re closing in on the end of the first season, and that means it’s time for the metaplot to kick into overdrive! Both Prime and Megatron realize a prophesied celestial alignment is nearly at hand — and Megatron is determined to make that doomsday happen! How many quotes from Transformers: The Movie will it take to stop him? How easy is it to hack into a WordPress site? And how metal-album-cover can a Prime/Megs fight get? Join us this week when “One Shall Fall”!
Stasis Pod Episode 157: Stronger, Faster
…more alive! Ratchet tests a new synthetic energon and turns himself into the Autobots’ new ultimate warrior! But can the Autobots get him in check before his newfound aggression gets him in trouble? How does he suddenly know martial arts? How much fun did Jeffrey Combs have making this episode? How long will we digress into talking about early 90s techno? Join us this week for “Stronger, Faster”!