Robot Wars is coming back

[Evangelion]

Well if my opinion is worth anything (probably not) I also thought this week's epidose was st.

Still never mind, last week's was OK, and probably next weeks will be too. I shall keep watching.

[Robbins]

This new series is st. All the energy and excitement has been removed compared to the old series' it's weirdly clinical and slow moving. The presenting is woeful too.
I'll carry on watching with the hope of seeing some of my old favourites anyway but seriously unimpressed. The BBC seems to have forgotten how to make its classic shows

[Turquoise]

227bhp said:

I'm communicating with you in a method you'll be able to understand

You call me petulant and question my posting style, yet it's ok for you to post condescending arrogance like that? Somewhat ironic...

227bhp said:

Isn't it past your bedtime anyhow? I know you haven't got school in the morning, but still....

Ah, that old chestnut. You can't beat the old "you must be a school boy insinuation"! Well done you.

Making personal slights/insults are rarely resorted to by someone winning an argument...

My last comment on the matter:- It was a poor episode with poor robots and the only decent one was knocked out by having to fight a robot it had already smashed to pieces, a second time. I don't see that as particularly fair. I think the guy running Thor would say the same, and he can rightly feel aggrieved.

Edited by Turquoise on Monday 1st August 11:43

[Jim the Sunderer]

That chap with the fox robot looked like he worked in a Gamestation.

He was rather unsporting.

[Cobnapint]

Glad the show is back, but can't stick the dubbed over audience clapping and cheering. It even sounds like a recording loop from a completely different event.

[Foliage]

I thought thor was good, first timer 1 man band, had good control etc, shame it failed at the final hurdle.

Some of the bouts were a bit crap but that's how it goes.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Dan_1981 said:

I hope Foxic gets mangled. The driver is a nob.

Indeed Fox-st was awful and the driver seems full of it. Bit funny after the first fight, they then showed his team video which has really bigging the machine up. Then we just got round after round of "yeah its all fixed now" only to see it work for about 3 seconds once in the arena. I don't think the weapon did anything at all for the whole show!

Thor was a bout the best one there and it wasn't even his hammer/axe that was the crucial item. It was the speed and control given by the stabilised system. He was really accurate with his driving and deserved to do well.

[AshBurrows]

Bad set of robots yesterday. The spinning thing was a good idea but just only worked once.

This gave me a good chuckle:
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/everyone-from-last-...

I'm stoked to see Pulsar in the last ep. It's spinner sounds absolutely crackers!

[Gargamel]

AshBurrows said:

Bad set of robots yesterday. The spinning thing was a good idea but just only worked once.

This gave me a good chuckle:
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/everyone-from-last-...

I'm stoked to see Pulsar in the last ep. It's spinner sounds absolutely crackers!

"and you just cannot imagine how many 20-sided dice these dudes have among them."

Strong work...

[Some Gump]

IMO the bloke with foxic will never have sex with an attractive human without cash changing hands.

[RemyMartin]

Robbins said:

This new series is st. All the energy and excitement has been removed compared to the old series' it's weirdly clinical and slow moving. The presenting is woeful too.
I'll carry on watching with the hope of seeing some of my old favourites anyway but seriously unimpressed. The BBC seems to have forgotten how to make its classic shows

This in spades. Bloody poor.

House robots are awesome though and I'm glad it's on the telly even if Dara 'on everything' O Briain is plain bloody annoying.

[stephen300o]

You think maybe foxic might be putting on a baddie show, you know, as if it was entertainment for kids?
It looks just like the old show, chat to teams with bent magled robots, watch them randomly bump into eachother.
I'm not really missing a stoned Craig Charles shouting stuff out in his hallucinogenic nightmare.
Just watching a bit of innocent fun.

[Turquoise]

Is Hypnodisc still competing? That was the first spinning disc as main weapon that really caught my eye back in the day.

[williamp]

RemyMartin said:

Robbins said:

This new series is st. All the energy and excitement has been removed compared to the old series' it's weirdly clinical and slow moving. The presenting is woeful too.
I'll carry on watching with the hope of seeing some of my old favourites anyway but seriously unimpressed. The BBC seems to have forgotten how to make its classic shows

This in spades. Bloody poor.

House robots are awesome though and I'm glad it's on the telly even if Dara 'on everything' O Briain is plain bloody annoying.

Yeah! Its the new Top gear thread.

I'll still watch it next week, but star is a reasonably priced robot needs to go. I guess the news bit pit interview is for the overseas audiences who have adverts??

[omgus]

Foliage said:

I thought thor was good, first timer 1 man band, had good control etc, shame it failed at the final hurdle.

Some of the bouts were a bit crap but that's how it goes.

Showing my inner geek here,

He is not as first timer, it's a proper oldschool tested and modified robot. originally had pincers and less power but it has won heats before, possibly even got to the semis of one of the series.

[FourWheelDrift]

Thor info - http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Thor

[227bhp]

Some Gump said:

IMO the bloke with foxic will never have sex with an attractive human without cash changing hands.

Was he the skinny bloke with long hair?

[matchmaker]

Some Gump said:

IMO the bloke with foxic will never have sex with an attractive any human without cash changing hands.

Fixed that for you

[slipstream 1985]

Should be a losers melee of the heat finalist losers at the end to allow 1 unlucky but good robot a second chance to get to the finals.

[poing]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Indeed Fox-st was awful and the driver seems full of it. Bit funny after the first fight, they then showed his team video which has really bigging the machine up. Then we just got round after round of "yeah its all fixed now" only to see it work for about 3 seconds once in the arena. I don't think the weapon did anything at all for the whole show!

Thor was a bout the best one there and it wasn't even his hammer/axe that was the crucial item. It was the speed and control given by the stabilised system. He was really accurate with his driving and deserved to do well.

I'd go with this. Fox thing was pointless, bad design and bad loser.

I'm not sure if they are having any wildcard entries this year but Thor should get a shot at the final. Robot was good but the driving was epic.