It’s 2003. The Beagle Mars probe crashes and is destroyed on the surface of Mars.

The government lied. The last transmission of the probe was classified and kept hidden.

It’s the only warning we would get.

Now tell me that isn’t a great setup? Go watch the teaser trailer for Transformers the Movie, which is going to premiere on July 4, 2007. I absolutely positively cannot wait for this one. Live action Transformers!!!

And speaking of Transformers, the original animated movie (the one where Optimus Prime dies and is succeeded by Ultra Magnus and later Hot Rod who became Rodimus Prime) should be out on DVD shortly with a bunch of extras. I imagine that Stan Bush’s “The Touch” will be making a prominent appearance in the Extras section

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