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Dan Curhan
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PostSubject: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeTue May 17, 2011 2:35 am

For those who haven't seen the promo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRJCl9pvYbE

Discovery will be airing a one-hour show on combat robots at RoboGames, hosted by Grant Imahara. Show airs May 30th, 6pm local

http://press.discovery.com/us/sci/programs/sci-sports-killer-robots/
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeTue May 17, 2011 7:59 am

woot! 2011! there should be some seriously high-tech bots.
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeSat May 21, 2011 10:09 am

I have no idea how they're going to condense all of robogames down to one hour. I watched them filming and they took SO MUCH FOOTAGE. Sadly, they didn't once pan the cameras over to me in the Robot MarketPlace booth Sad
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeSat May 21, 2011 3:18 pm

it's ok dan, just know that without your booth, there would be a lot less for them to film Wink
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeSat May 21, 2011 7:13 pm

haha i guess that's true. Razz
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeTue May 31, 2011 4:13 pm

Some links I found via twitter:

http://bit.ly/jB58ou
http://goo.gl/fb/UJYu3
http://bit.ly/iu1YyP
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeTue May 31, 2011 4:20 pm

The show wasn't as great as I expected...only 5 full battles. Oh well. though the finals match was pretty epic ^^
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeTue May 31, 2011 8:01 pm

To someone who actually knows about robot fighting from any source other than tv the hour special wouldn't have had very high entertainment values.

I guess you could say I was let down. I was sad Team Riobotz lost to a wedge.

There were only wedge bots, lifters, or undercutters with the exception of Riobotz Touro.
I guess Mini Fridge was a hammer bot if you could call it that.
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeTue May 31, 2011 8:42 pm

For those interested, Fuzzy Mauldin has listed the full brackets:

http://lazytoad.com/teamtoad/avalanche/rg2011-hw-brackets.jpg

One quirk of the editing was that breaker box was edited out completely even though he got 3rd.
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeWed Jun 01, 2011 6:38 pm

I finally got a chance to watch the show and I loved it! I think it was edited well for the audience they were trying to reach. Of COURSE we all want to see more of the bots, more of the fights, more of the pits, more of the builders!

I'm actually concerned that the horrible reviews people are posting will scare off ANY chance of TV time next year. Unless you really did hate the show, you guys should all go post your constructive criticism on the big sites.

https://www.facebook.com/ScienceChannel/posts/10150197372492917
http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3271991318/m/29119607801
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/05/killer-robots-tonight-on-science-channel/

It only takes a minute each!
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PostSubject: Re: A return to television   A return to television I_icon_minitimeFri Jun 03, 2011 7:24 pm

EDIT: Oh I guess people have already posted the link. Oh well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdH4VXnEBz0

-Curtsy of Dan.
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