The General Chatter Thread.

[Enigm@]

On the other hand, Robot Wars had the interesting technical stuff, particularly within the Series 2-5 era, where the roboteers themselves lifted the lids on the robots, rather than having Bill Nye (I think) cutting away from the battle to state the obvious. They had more fights too, so overall, it had more of a focus on the robots themselves- one of the things that for me, makes engineering cool for its viewers.

but it wasn't interesting it was boring filler. at least battlebots's filler had tits

Are boobs, lel and Kill all you think about?   

  no i'm saying that in battlebots the viewer actually had something to look at during the filler instead of being bored to death by technobabble that only technophiles find interesting.

[GoldenFox93]

They also had segments on the builders themselves. On one tape I have, they talked about how Andy Sauro bought "Slap 'Em Silly" online. I found one about Carlo Bertocchini's "suit" he made for his cat on Team Nightmare's website.

That's what I was referring to when I mentioned the wacky backstories of the builders shoving the main content to one side. Not saying that Battlebots is bad of course, but between it and Robot Wars, the latter wins out for me.

[Incredirobotwars]

They also had segments on the builders themselves. On one tape I have, they talked about how Andy Sauro bought "Slap 'Em Silly" online. I found one about Carlo Bertocchini's "suit" he made for his cat on Team Nightmare's website.

That's what I was referring to when I mentioned the wacky backstories of the builders shoving the main content to one side. Not saying that Battlebots is bad of course, but between it and Robot Wars, the latter wins out for me.

Plus Craig Charles is an epic presenter.

[Enigm@]

They also had segments on the builders themselves. On one tape I have, they talked about how Andy Sauro bought "Slap 'Em Silly" online. I found one about Carlo Bertocchini's "suit" he made for his cat on Team Nightmare's website.

That's what I was referring to when I mentioned the wacky backstories of the builders shoving the main content to one side. Not saying that Battlebots is bad of course, but between it and Robot Wars, the latter wins out for me.

you still haven't acknowleged my point.

[Natef]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

[Velocity EVO]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant say Battlebots isnt anti British. A lot of British bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

[GoldenFox93]

Oh, didn't notice that.
 

On the other hand, Robot Wars had the interesting technical stuff, particularly within the Series 2-5 era, where the roboteers themselves lifted the lids on the robots, rather than having Bill Nye (I think) cutting away from the battle to state the obvious. They had more fights too, so overall, it had more of a focus on the robots themselves- one of the things that for me, makes engineering cool for its viewers.

but it wasn't interesting it was boring filler. at least battlebots's filler had tits

Are boobs, lel and Kill all you think about?   

  no i'm saying that in battlebots the viewer actually had something to look at during the filler instead of being bored to death by technobabble that only technophiles find interesting.

It's a good idea, but in practise, they put a bit too much focus on what you mentioned, resulting in it kind of eating into the time they could used for the battles.
And even then, Robot Wars' filler wasn't as long or boring as you made it out to be, either. I mean, I'm no technophile with twelve Phds in Engineering, but I did find the parts where they showed how the robots work to be quite fascinating. Guess it's a matter of different tastes, right?
 
 

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

And? So was Extreme Warriors- did you see Rebecca Grant in the War of Independence? Anti-British as anything, and when she presented the trophy to the Pussycat team at the end, she sounded like someone had died.
 
It was also there to an extent in Battlebots- most notably with Electra's comments about Warhead after it lost to Overkill. And likewise- they often made sure to show the fights where the American Robots beat the British ones.

[Natef]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

[Tweedy]

Honestly, I prefer robot wars but I think that's because it's what I grew up watching and it's what got me interested in engineering

[GoldenFox93]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

[Natef]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

True.


Of course, Robot Wars is still awesome. :)

[Enigm@]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

that's because most of the british bots were flippers and were boring to watch in an enclosed arena and wouldn't generate very many views which in turn doesn't generate profit so they don't get shown.

[GoldenFox93]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

True.


Of course, Robot Wars is still awesome. :)

Indeed, that's something we can both agree on   

[Velocity EVO]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

that's because most of the british bots were flippers and were boring to watch in an enclosed arena and wouldn't generate very many views which in turn doesn't generate profit so they don't get shown.

Not really mate. Mortis, Razer, Killerhurtz, Suicidal Tendencies, Warhead and Beta never had flippers

[Natef]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

that's because most of the british bots were flippers and were boring to watch in an enclosed arena and wouldn't generate very many views which in turn doesn't generate profit so they don't get shown.

Why did spinners get "banned" in the UK?

[Enigm@]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

that's because most of the british bots were flippers and were boring to watch in an enclosed arena and wouldn't generate very many views which in turn doesn't generate profit so they don't get shown.

Why did spinners get "banned" in the UK?

because they're socialists obv

[HurricaneAndrew]

tl;dr

No longer posting my reply since the veil of stupidity exists here too... In short, why can't we all just get along?


As far as Robot Wars being a game show, I believe it was Enigma or SKBT that worded it best...

"Battlebots was a competition for robotic combat that happended to be on TV. Robot Wars was a TV show that just happened to involve robot combat."


All the Comedy Central airings of Battlebots were condensed and dumbed down for the audience. That doesn't mean the competition itself was like that. Therefore, GF's "Carmen Electra's rack" argument is invalid.

[Incredirobotwars]

"Robot Wars was a TV show that just happened to involve robot combat."

I wouldn't have worded it that way, though. Implies that it was unexpected that it involves robot combat, rather than it being a show specifically for showing robot combat.

[GoldenFox93]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

that's because most of the british bots were flippers and were boring to watch in an enclosed arena and wouldn't generate very many views which in turn doesn't generate profit so they don't get shown.

Why did spinners get "banned" in the UK?

Mainly because the inner defence of the RR arena is sh**   

[Tweedy]

I also noticed that RW was anti-american to a degree. They usually picked the worst US bots to fight in the international events, with the exceptions being the second world championship, and some of the bots from the Fourth wars special.

But you cant Battlebots isnt anti british. A lot of british bots winning on BB never got shown on TV

Many of the fights weren't shown on TV.

Indeed. That was one of my complaints (Not showing all the fights), and when they did have Series with British robots, they usually only showed the ones where they lost.

that's because most of the british bots were flippers and were boring to watch in an enclosed arena and wouldn't generate very many views which in turn doesn't generate profit so they don't get shown.

Why did spinners get "banned" in the UK?

Mainly because the inner defence of the RR arena is sh**   

Or the REAL reason that organiser's 1: don't have the money for an arena that can hold spinners, 2: the cost of the insurance for an arena like that would be ridiculous and 3: roboteers wouldn't want their heavyweights being destroyed every event and couldn't afford a rebuild every month or so