BattleBots! (US Robot Wars)

Starting to sound like a junkie now but where the hell is episode 7?

Is this on Tv or are ye watching it on online?

Just watched a short video on youtube looks really good proper fights with tough robots and no gimics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzDOqi2Pkp0

Remember being a fan of original robotwars uk series years ago vaguely!
I caught the UK robotwars a couple of weeks ago was not impressed did not watch again.
Compared to USA version its not as good
Arena background/main lighting is too low but at the some time it is lit by bright flashing lights making hard to see whats happening.
very gimmicky and disorientating.
Too many external obstacles distractions to fight (big pits, big robots in corner) just let em at.
robots breaking down all the time. very short fights.
small arena

You can see the damage they did and how close they were in this shot from after the fight:

About 2 hinges below the chain theres a bite gone out of the chrome on the spinner...

Inches not hinges there in my post sorry, can't edit on mobile.

You cocktease Mr E!

Yeah where is it? Ratings were good, the teams are already there, the whole scene is exploding even without tv sponsorship, all they have to do is film it.

Mr E wrote: »

For realsies this time. Started on Wednesday night.

what chanel

Mr E wrote: »

GOD DAMMIT... after checking it out, it looks like it's Season 1 Episode 1.

I give up.

You do realise the new season is going to be major news across all the tech and gaming blogs and Reddit and everything? :pac:

I keep an eye on the Season 3 rumour thread on Reddit, nothing official yet and no sign of them contacting any of the teams so not looking good, then again those teams are competing all across the US all the time so they wouldn't need much notice that filming was starting.

The Science Channel have aquired it apparently and are showing repeats now, not a good thing imo, their budget is a fraction of ABCs, then again a new series of Battlebots would be just the thing to drive their numbers up a bit.

Im downloading them all to watch again in the meantime, I dont even remember who won the previous seasons.

IT'S BACK!

They're filming until April for Spring/Summer 2018 broadcast:

https://press.discovery.com/us/dsc/press-releases/2018/let-bot-battles-begin-discovery-channel-green-4220/

Loads more info in this Reddit thread, so far only Tombstone confirmed but apparently everyone they ask on Twitter is applying for a spot:

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/7vyysc/the_battlebots_2018_info_thread/

Great news, best thing on tv imo.

So glad this is back, golden age for tv atm, can barely keep up.

Tomorrow I think, Thargor. This was posted 4 hours ago.

https://twitter.com/BattleBots/status/994579970813919232

Anybody watch it? Great first ep imo, looks like a good system with a proper league table deciding who makes it through to the elimination rounds.

TheChrisD wrote: »

It was good, but the main fight decider was... questionable. That sort of thing RW would never have let happen.

Sorry what are you referring to?

Meh, he got stuck, he was well beaten, weapon destroyed and his chassis was badly damaged. But it could have gone either way based on past performances by both.

There are 19 more episodes to go this season!