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OK, short story shorter, I got an e-mail from a friend regarding a rumour he heard that Robot Wars was coming back. Despite him having an account here, its fallen to me to find out if theres any truth in it. Yknow, what with me being an all knowing fount of knowledge to do with all things robotic and all:lame:
So anyway. Rumour. Id guess its a load of rubbish, and probably confused with the new series of Battlebots, but can anyone confirm this before I get back to him? Thanks:)
er... hmmm... put simply... its a load of rubbish :)
You remember Django ? The Dutch Tech ? Hes been at our camping site when the EC in Amsterdam was cancelled and he was talking about efforts to get Robot Wars going again, but in a different kind of format. Your friend might have been hearing something like that. If the rumour he heared involved a kind of travelling circus, thats spot on.
Dont get your hopes up. At this stage its an awful lot of talking and having bright ideas. Better stick with the current way... roboteers organising their own games and having a lot of fun at them. And dont expect television cameras.
After all, this is a hobby. A darn fun one though, smashing things up...
Damage is just weakness coming out of your Robot,
:proud::proud::proud:
http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/entertainment/television/curseofbb_3.htmhttp://www.wanadoo.co.uk/entertainme...urseofbb_3.htm
i dotn think its rubbish but well see would be good if it does
(Message edited by bex on September 11, 2005)
What the ? How old is that , is it like Seventh Wars news ? And if Robot Wrs is coming back wouldnt we have heard by now ?
EDIT : This might be old but look at http://www.robotwars.com/ Has it allways been like that ?
(Message edited by aliboy on September 11, 2005)
Sorry, this site is temporarily unavailable??? MAYBE they are updating it to accommodate a new series? would be great if they are :D
Emma received a much-needed boost when she was signed up to host the new series of TV€™s Robot Wars. (From Julians web link)
Yeah! In her dreams :proud: Its a complete load of rubbish for the convceivable future
I did wonder why RW would want some old slapper.
It does say signed up which sounds more concrete than lined up or whatever. Ah well, my middleweight goes to fight two heavies. I am forever an optimist.
I wonder if there may be some substance to the rumours as Mentorn do seem to be making a lot of money from the old series.
Hi Julian yeah sorry we had a play but i am sure you will be back :)
John
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Im not sorry in the slightest. The whole family had a great time. Everything that got shook loose will get properly tied down for next time.
what I do know is this american website are holding a petition to bring back robot wars
Yeeha, guessed my password....
Yes, its my curiousity and hoping thats started all this (in a way) after harassing Frank to post what Id seen on the Digital Spy forum here to get the offical word since there was nothing but guesses and speculation on the thread before.
(so thanks for that F-money! :proud:)
I admit I was sceptical about it, and still am, but this post has lent it a bit of gravitas...
(Originally posted by Owiseone on Digital Spy)
Hi all,
Just got back from an interview with Jonathan Lipman, agent of Emma Greenwood.
I can confirm the rumours are true......Emma has just signed a contract to host the new series of Robot Wars. As a fan of RW since 2000 I questioned the reason behind a BB contestant being chosen to host this show. I was then introduced to Emma who, I found to be polite, funny and delightful. I admit she worried me a tad when she admitted to not knowing too much about RW. However, she was endearing and a little dippy.........but she is also savvy and has started to research her subject for the airing of RW in the spring of 2006. To be honest, I cant understand why some people are so critical. At the end of the day, the girl had always wanted to be on TV since the age of 8 and was a member of a drama school up until the age of 15. She saw her chance on BB and grasped it. Good on her and I personally wish her luck.........
So....do we have a potential return, or a potential wind up on our hands?
If its true, then the presenting BB girl herself may be being taken for a ride by who knows what....hmmmmmmm
Still, I thought even a hint of a possible perhaps maybe return was worth investi-ma-gating, maybe Im being delusional but Id love to see it back in all its glory! :)
If anyone wants to view the original thread that started all this in context, its here:
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=278978&page=1&pp=25http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...8&page=1&pp=25
Interesting times...
(Message edited by codename_47 on September 13, 2005)
Anyone that made this thing up mustve been very strange indeed... I for one am 90% sure this thing is made up in some way or another. My No.1 evidence for this is probably the fact that mentorn usually record robot wars during the summer before the spring/late winter in which its aired on TV. My No.2 evidence is that surely no-one is dumb enough to make a BB contestant RW host... We had a celebrity love island host instead! :proud:
Will be cool if they bring it back.... Ewan think positive :)
Im postitive.
Im positive they wont make another RW series.
i must admitt i have looked at mentorns web site and im sure if they was any news it would be there, assuming that it would be the same production company that would do it.
face it we would all like to see it come back but i think it unlikely that it will happen as nice as it would be.
but at least the program started off a new craze in this country that lives on in the way of live events and shows, and long may it continue.
Hmmm.... you hsve a point but its always better to stay positive :) we shall see im sure
I can honestly see it returning, but not as before. It will probably a low-cost version that would probably be on Challenge or something.
i could c channel 4 picking it up and showing some fights live
There is a good reason for not showing robot fights live and that is the necessary delay in proceedings when we arm up/down. It just doesnt make good TV. Also it would have to be a VERY large event to sustain enough interest during such lull periods if you are going to walk a camera around the pits.
I think it would be a great help if Channel 4 picked it up as they always seem to do well with that sort of show. Things like Scrapheap and Full Metal Challenge are good examples (although there hasnt been a second series of FMC since)
i think what may of been ment by showing fights live (forgive me if im wrong) was, showing live events ( which for the purpose of tv would be edited to show the much loved action sequences. rather than literly live as it happens stuff.
youll forgive me if i stay abit negitive about it returning to tv, its not that i dont want it to, just that if i stay a bit negitive i can only be suprised rather than let down :).
i think that who ever was to pick it up and carry on would need the actual Robotwars name other wise it could be like starting from scratch from a reputation point of view. and i for one dont know who now owns the trade mark ???
Someone in USA, Mentorn and Derek F, all 1/3 own the name Robot Wars. So very very Iffy.
Mr Stu
Robot Wars is still listed on the Mentorn website along with all their current programs. You would think that if they werent planning on making new series then they would remove it from the list....
Here to add some spice to the whole thing,
the BBC took the House Robots away from Chris R a few days ago. Their either up to something or, just taking them away from him as he charges them storage.
Mr Stu
who owns the house robots then? is it the BBC or Mentorn?
The designs and trademarks belong to the BBC
As far as taking the robots from Chris R, most likely its for cost reasons, or it could be that they can make money themselves from exhibiting them, or.....a new series of Dr Who is being filmed at the moment so you never know.
Mentorn, on their website, describe Robot Wars as a long running hit. This does not mean that there is anything at all in the pipeline but its a fact that Series 6 & 7 are still currently running on Sci-Fi and Jetix respectively.
House Robots in Dr. Who? Next thing youll be suggesting he appears in Big Brother:proud:
They may need the parts for K-9, the robot dog on castors from Dr Who :proud:
Though theyd need to buy the rights off Alan Partridge first, he went insane and bought the rights to k-9 in the last series :proud:
Back to the topic, the fact that this whole thing is being a secret surely leans against a possible return....what benifit would whoever is making a new series have from keeping it from the roboteers, for one.
Although theres the possibility that people know about it and are keeping schtum for legal reasons/contracts of silence etc.
But again, what would the point of that be?
Now....can I remember how to do this....
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
Ah....good times. :)
I dont think anything is a secret its just a few people getting a petition together.
Mind you, heres a good way to get out of a contract if something better comes along :wink:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15947034%26method=full%26siteid=66633% 26headline=axe%2dthreat%2dto%2dcorrie%2dstar%2dcra ig%2d-name_page.htmlhttp://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm...ll%26siteid=66 633%26headline=axe%2dthreat%2dto%2dcorrie%2dstar%2 dcraig%2d-name_page.html
In my view is that it might return under a different name, a different format and with different resident robots
Lol a bit original though dont you think?
In case you havent seen it:
http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/discus/messages/59/4769.html?1126883700http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/disc....html?11268837 00
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.ukhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk
Robot Wars - Sky One, Sunday 12pm: http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/discus/messages/23/3469.html?1157750319http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/disc....html?11577503 19