My Top 5 Favorite Giant Robots

Number 5 was “Goldar” of Ambassador Magma known in America as Space Giants. One of the first transformers ever, “Goldar" could change from human form to rocket, he could fire energy blast and finger rockets and had a long flowing mane of golden hair. Plus he went home to his wife “Silvar” every night, though I did wonder how him being a giant and her being regular size produced their son “Gam”



Number 4 is a tie with the “Man” brothers Ultra and Spectre (not actually related). Like “Goldar” these imports from Japan dominated the airwaves of my youth and the monsters that appeared every day. Ultraman had a cool ass theme but Spectreman had Dr. Gori the humanoid ultra intelligent Gorilla with the platinum hair and the hand motions.








Number 3 is not a sentient robot in itself but is controlled by a whole host of people. The SDF-1 (Super Dimensional Fortress) from Robotech. Home to a whole portion if the human race trying to find their way home, the SDF-1 is converted from ship to robot mode in order to defend all its refugee’s onboard.




Number 2 is my favorite Transformer that Diva of the sky Starscream. He was conniving and backstabbing and hungry for power and was probably one of the most human of all the Cybertronians.




Number 1 is my main man The Big O. No not Oprah, the actual Adult Swim star Big O and his pilot Roger Smith. It is like Batman meets Johnny Soko.





I have to give honorable mention to Mighty Orbots who only made one season but I loved it!

Is the sky really falling?

Everyone knows that old wives tale about about bad things happening in groups of three. For instance a old famous actor dies, within a month two more equally old and famous actors kick the bucket. Well lately it seems that the planes are falling out the sky in groups larger than three.

It started with the plane back in January that landed in the Hudson river after running into a flock of birds. Emergency landing, everyone was safe and sound. Then there was a fatal crash in upstate New York the middle of February flowed by a Turkish plane crash a week later near Amsterdam. Today we have two more plane crashes, one in Montana and one in Japan.

That just seems like a lot to me in a three month time period. In a world where we have always been told that statistically flying is safer than driving is it time to rethink those numbers? Or should we just invest in Amtrack?

You Betta Work Bot!!!!!!

Look out Tyra, RuPaul, and Heidi there’s a new girl in town. Today developers and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology revealed the “Next Top Model”.

HRP-4C took the stage today in front of reporters. She clocks in at 95 pounds and looks as though she stepped right out of a Anime movie. While she has yet to get her workers permit to take the catwalk along side her flesh and blood counterparts she will be making the rounds at some upcoming Japanese fashion shows.


This for me is yet another example of the need for the arts in our American school systems. Who would have thought 20+ years ago when I was watching Jamie Sommers jump from a window to save her own life or years later watching Austin Powers be over powered by these femme fatales that a honest to goodness Fem-bot would be walking the runways! Life imitates art indeed!