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Hi Ed,
having only seen the aired version of the show rather than actually sitting in the audience I do get rather a distorted view. I understand that theres a lot more than meets the eye but the sport of the thing is left well behind in editing, post production etc - its the same with RW. Perhaps its just my mind switching off after hearing the first WOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
from the commentary booth.
Im with you all the way on emphasising the sport instead of the artificial spectacle presented by TV. No one can really feel Storm II slam a robot into the side wall unless theyre actually there - thats what makes live events so much better IMHO.
As for Warhead - Apart from its desire to take off from time to time, Ive never seen a robot do a full pirouhette on tippy-toes after gouging the side out of its opponent - lovely :)
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PS Ive now persuaded a colleague to take her son to the Brighton event - hopefully another convert to the sport
:)
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Agree with Karoline, once the WWF stop donating all their old commentators to Battlebots, the whole thing should become much more watchable.
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Karoline youve missed my point.
Battlebots ISNT edited, what you see is exactly what happenned, as it happenned without any editing of fights - hence I suspect you feel its tedious at times.
Robot Wars IS edited to ensure that you get as much action and excitement built into the fights as possible.
Thats my point - Battlebots ISNT artificial - Robot Wars is. Sadly youve proved a point which is that the average fan finds an edited together fight far more exciting than a pure sport :sad:
Ed
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Um...
just had it pointed out to me by my partner in crime, battlebots IS edited....
they dub the sound on to make it sound better, thats why every hit has that metal twang, even when hitting polycarb.
the visuals are real though, when they show them, I had to laugh when they just gave the results of the semi finals as they were so dull they didnt show them, they were the SEMI-FINALS!!! you must show them...
ah well, guess they thought the fans would appreciate the viewing more than the sport.... oops
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Clearly its edited James - they dont just run one cut from one camera - my point was if there is a lull in the action then they dont just skip 3 mins of a fight and use a voice over of cease.
Mentorn just play cease whenever they feel like it on TV, regardless of when it happenned during the fight !
Stop nit picking, you know what I mean !
Ed
http://www.stormrobot.comhttp://www.stormrobot.com
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A sad fool me but I know that a 3 mins fight on BB is 3 mins on screen and a 5 min fight on RW can be.....well.....whatever. Ive timed some in the past out of interest but its just a matter of presentation. The pseudo sports show set-up of BB in the studio like JB, Terry & Howie on the Fox half time game show - except they talk about their lunch or something.
The saying that time flies when youre enjoying yourself applies as much here as anywhere else.
Anyway - I havent said that I even like RW, I dont, but it does apply itself better to those with a longer attention span than your average US viewer.
As for bouts on the live circuit - a 2 hour show seems to be over in a flash for me :sad:
Anyway - were miles away from the subject of favorite BB robots.
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Weird, for once I actually agree with Ed :) Battlebots is, without a doubt, the most pure and superior form of this sport.
My favorites - Mechadon and Mauler 51-50.
Hey Ed! If there is another season - is there any chace of Storm 2 being in it?
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I think theres is a reasonable contingent of teams willing to hop across the pond for the next season. If I know Ed, and based on the general noises hes been making about the superior events and competitions held in the states, Id be willing to bet a fair bit on seeing Storm II in BB. Can you clarify Ed?
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It will in all probability be a nightmare considering the current climate in the US over security and stopping anything even remotely out of the ordinary from ever leaving the ground. A airplane hold full of fighting robots wont exactly go unnoticed, or untouched. You may be faced with rebuilding them from the molecules up.