Author Topic: Killer Robots (Read 14076 times)

Randa · « **Reply #60 on:** May 30, 2011, 07:55:20 PM »

only 5 min left!

EDIT: It's on! Gotta go watch it now. :)

ACAMS · « **Reply #61 on:** May 30, 2011, 08:42:47 PM »

18 minutes left.....

Simi, and final.....nice bots!

Randa · « **Reply #62 on:** May 30, 2011, 08:54:59 PM »

Quote from: ACAMS on May 30, 2011, 08:42:47 PM

18 minutes left.....

Simi, and final.....nice bots!

Who do you think will win? Me and my bro are going for Last Rites. :P

ACAMS · « **Reply #63 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:00:19 PM »

HEHEHEE.....you lost!

Preytor_4 · « **Reply #64 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:00:47 PM »

lol, Sewer Snake cheat won

COOLRUNNER87 · « **Reply #65 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:01:41 PM »

Thankfully, they'll be replaying the show at midnight.

Also, already seen the finals with Sewer Snake and Last Rites. Not surprised that Sewer Snake won.

ACAMS · « **Reply #66 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:02:20 PM »

I was pulling for it, even tho he changed to a plow blade.

The fire is useless.

Randa · « **Reply #67 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:04:10 PM »

Quote from: ACAMS on May 30, 2011, 09:00:19 PM

HEHEHEE.....you lost!

:O :O :O :O :O!!!!
At first, we were like, "Oh no, he's not spinning!" Then he started spinning and tearing up Sewer Snake....then he made some OUTTA NOWHERE comeback.....man....

Somebody · « **Reply #68 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:05:39 PM »

Just watched it with my dad. Bet him $1 over the final and I won! I really hope that this leads to some big things for bot building shows. It's been too long.

Randa · « **Reply #69 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:07:03 PM »

Quote from: Somebody on May 30, 2011, 09:05:39 PM

Just watched it with my dad. Bet him $1 over the final and I won! I really hope that this leads to some big things for bot building shows. It's been too long.

Yeah, like Battlebots or some other new robot show coming on tv?

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #70 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:07:29 PM »

Wow. I totally picked the wrong year to cut my cable. I doubt netflix will pick this up. Hmmmmm... gonna hope for some re-posts of the show online via Youtube or something.

Randa · « **Reply #71 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:08:33 PM »

Quote from: Jack Daniels on May 30, 2011, 09:07:29 PM

Wow. I totally picked the wrong year to cut my cable. I doubt netflix will pick this up. Hmmmmm... gonna hope for some re-posts of the show online via Youtube or something.

I'm sure you can find it online soon enough :P

SKBT · « **Reply #72 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:11:17 PM »

Quote from: Jack Daniels on May 30, 2011, 09:07:29 PM

Wow. I totally picked the wrong year to cut my cable. I doubt netflix will pick this up. Hmmmmm... gonna hope for some re-posts of the show online via Youtube or something.

Maybe ITunes will have it soon.

Man that was great. Only complaints.... Bounty Hunter's lack of airtime and that this isn't going to be a weekly series. :P

Randa · « **Reply #73 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:14:40 PM »

Quote from: SKBT on May 30, 2011, 09:11:17 PM

Quote from: Jack Daniels on May 30, 2011, 09:07:29 PM
Wow. I totally picked the wrong year to cut my cable. I doubt netflix will pick this up. Hmmmmm... gonna hope for some re-posts of the show online via Youtube or something.

Maybe ITunes will have it soon.

Man that was great. Only complaints.... Bounty Hunter's lack of airtime and that this isn't going to be a weekly series. :P

yeah, it's a yearly series

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #74 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:15:34 PM »

Quote from: Jack Daniels on May 30, 2011, 09:07:29 PM

Wow. I totally picked the wrong year to cut my cable. I doubt netflix will pick this up. Hmmmmm... gonna hope for some re-posts of the show online via Youtube or something.

someone might have recorded it *cough*

also Last Rights vs Original Sin was nuts.

MassimoV · « **Reply #75 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:17:31 PM »

Grant was screaming during that fight lol. Anyways I would've like to see the other weight classes, prelimbs, and the other half of the first round elimination. They could've easily made this a weekly show. Do you think anyone will expand on this or will it be an annual show?

Noodle · « **Reply #76 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:22:27 PM »

I watched the whole episode and it kinda left me half-satisfied. Don't get me wrong, it's great so see something like this on TV again and I'm glad that there's still an interest in the sport. It was also nice to see some of the familiar faces from BattleBots. The problem I had was with the format of the show. They didn't show enough of the robots. A lot of the show (like many other similar discovery/science/history channel shows nowadays) focused less on what was going on and more of the drama surrounding it. For instance, the show kept cutting to the crowd, drivers, and Grant over and over again during the fights. I just wanted to watch the fight, not the faces the crowd made while it was going on. Another problem I had was how rushed it was. They had to fit an entire series plus in-depth behind-the-scenes moments with all the teams. Fights were skipped and three minute long matches were trimmed down to thirty seconds.

All in all, and despite some of the criticisms I have, I really hope this show takes off. I could tell the entire thing was done on a restricting budget. That being said, they did a good job of presenting the show. If the show takes off, they get more money and some time slots to occupy. With these resources they could probably follow in the footsteps of BattleBots more closely. But

, even if the show takes off and the format doesn't change I'll still watch it just because I get to see a little bit of my childhood again.

tl;dr - I liked the show and how they're reintroducing the mainstream public to robot combat, but the format needs a little work.

Somebody · « **Reply #77 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:27:37 PM »

Just a heads-up... All of the cut fights are on science channel's website. There are 8 fights on here and IIRC none of them we'd in the show.

Hard Bot · « **Reply #78 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:36:19 PM »

I lol'd at something: one bot's name is Mini Fridge and another's name is Avalanche!

MikeNCR · « **Reply #79 on:** May 30, 2011, 10:09:21 PM »

If you really want to laugh, watch this-

Then realize that the team that built Preda Raptor built "Inflictor" aka Tripulta Raptor.