Robot Wars Anyone?

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Well, this is a poll, dont you know. What do you think?

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I have only seen the BBC and the Dutch version before.

Quite boring if you ask me.

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I guess the British is better, have only watced it with one eye, but I'll guess British's the best...

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I prefered the British one, although I haven't seen as much of the US version. The house robots seem cooler than having stuff come up from the floor.

[Reply #4 on:]

Robot wars has gone down hill in the last few series, it has become quite gimmicky and less carnage.

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I agree, I prefer just to see them smash each other to bits. Some teams seem more keen on putting on a show than having a decent robot.

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The American one is better! Why! becuase I'm American and I said so!
But really its becuase They do it right. The Robots in all these shows are made for carnage. The American show doesn't mess around! just put them in a big box with a couple non fatal(normaly) hazards and let the 'bots smash each other to bits! MWA HA HA HA!   
Disector Rules!!!

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I think you're thinking of Battle Bots, Erdrik.  There is actually an American Robot Wars, hosted by Cactus Jack, or Mankind, or whatever you want to call him.

Anyway, I like the British Robot Wars better.

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oh. well, whatever BattleBots rules them all.
 

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I think the British version is better, or at least it was for three first three seasons. It was cool when Jeremy Clarkson presented it, and Craig Charles did a pretty good job after. I always wanted Mortis to win, but to my disappointment he never did. After season three it started to suck, and what I've seen of the American version, there's too much taliking and not enough carnage.

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The British is good, but the American ROBOTICA is also very good.

By the way, Otis, how can you like that Mortis machine?

Anyway, it's retired now, and is expected to create a new robot in Series 6.

My favourite robot is probably Hypno-Disc or Gemini, but my favourite team is The Plunderbird team! They're great fun!

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Originally posted by Kif:
By the way, Otis, how can you like that Mortis machine?

How could you not? He was so cool, well designed and well made. He cost £20,000 pounds to make in it's first carnation, and got kept getting upgraded ever since. That axe had to be one of the most lethal weapons ever, so much power. Those caterpillar tracks, and it’s titanium plated body were the icing on the cake.

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I loved it when Jeremy Clarkson presented it, but i hate it now.

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Arg, I hate the Plunderbird team, thay are just posing prats, Hypnodisc is cool though, although in the last couple of series it failed before doing the sort of damage it did when it first appeared 

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I agree, the Plunderbird team are posers, and their theme tune sucks. I don't like the Sir Chrome-a-lot team either, although they are pretty funny. Hypnodisc is cool simply because it's weapon can tear other robots to shreads, well most of them anyway

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I like Pussycat, but when the 5th series starts look out for WoWot and Kan Opener, which have some amazing weaponry.

I prefer British RW beacause the American robots are built to be shredded cos in the US none of the robots have flippers.

Thats why we always win in US vs UK battles.

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P.S Can anyone please tell me when series 5 UK is due to start? It was due to start on Friday, but they have changed the schedule and ill not be here from 18th to 1st.

P.S Thermidor 2 and its awesome flipper RULE!

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The awesome flipper of Thermidor 2! Aint it just the most beuatiful thing you ever did see?

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Originally posted by Lesotho_Leela:
The awesome flipper of Thermidor 2! Aint it just the most beuatiful thing you ever did see?

Finding a machine beautiful? What are you, sick or something? Can't you obsess over a cartoon character like any normal person? 

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Old skool Mortis, now that's what I call a robot, get a load of that axe.

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Hypnodisc is cooler:

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Chaos 2 owned you all!    but now Razor does 

can anyone remember what that black robot was called way back, it was the first robot to a have a self righting mechanism     that was a damn cool robot

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we have the british version here and it kicks ass. it's totally stupid and we probably have the worst commentators (right word?), so it's even funnier.

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Hypnodisc is cool, but Mortis ownz. Choa 2 was superb, I remember it's flipper was really powerful and the whole machine had plenty of manoeuvrability. Anyone remember Recyclopse from season 1? I can't find a picture on Google   

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I never saw any of series one 

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Originally posted by Lesotho_Leela:
P.S Can anyone please tell me when series 5 UK is due to start? It was due to start on Friday, but they have changed the schedule and ill not be here from 18th to 1st.

P.S Thermidor 2 and its awesome flipper RULE!

24th May BBC 2

oh yeah cool avatar, i'm sure some cool dude made that :looks at himself:

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Someone wire shut Craig Charles's jaws,
When he does rhyming couplets... on Robot Wars!

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The best robot of all is the Killer Jay Leno Face!

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Originally posted by TheVoices:
can anyone remember what that black robot was called way back, it was the first robot to a have a self righting mechanism      that was a damn cool robot

You mean Cassius?  The only robot with the gumption to incapacitate the opponent, then attack the house bots instead of "finishing" the job?  The one that finished second in, series 2, I believe (we haven't had British Robot Wars here in a few years)?  THat one?  I LOVE that bot.  I think it has the best design - flying wedge with a powerful flipper/self-rightin device.

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Originally posted by Tweek:
Hypnodisc is cooler:

Indeed it is. Hypnodisc is my favourite, it just isn't right that they haven't won a series yet (at least not the ones I've seen). I just love how it totally tears the other robots apart. None of the wushy flipping thing, just tear them to shreds and get the job done. Besides if you just flip the opponent the house robots gets all the fun. If Hypno-disc had a self-righting-mech in it's first war, it would've destroyed Chaos 2.

Comparing American and English Robot Wars is easy. English win every time. What I've seen of American Robot Wars just seemed silly.

To bad Fillipa Forester isn't on English Robot Wars anymore. 

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Originally posted by Teral:
To bad Fillipa Forester isn't on English Robot Wars anymore.   

Indeed, she was a highlight of the show 

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The one with the first srimech was called Cassius,m and if you give me a minute, ill ifnd u a pic of my old favorite, 101.

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Enjoy, cos it aint called 101 no more, its now called transpower. 

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I remember that, it's cool how it can drive both upright and upsidedown Nice simple and aesthetically pleasing design too

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I think I've only seen the British one, noting the accents of the commentators. I've only seen it twice so I don't really know the robots. I saw an American show too, but don't think it was called Robot Wars. What was it, Battlebots I think?

All I can think of now is that Duracell commercial where Mr. Quacker (totally unarmed) outlasts the other bots because he's got the right batteries 

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OK, Robot Wars series 5 starts on 24 may on UK tv, so brace urslef.

Look out for Thermidor 2Improver and Kan Opener...

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british rocks

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Originally posted by Otis P Jivefunk:
 How could you not? He was so cool, well designed and well made. He cost £20,000 pounds to make in it's first carnation, and got kept getting upgraded ever since. That axe had to be one of the most lethal weapons ever, so much power. Those caterpillar tracks, and it’s titanium plated body were the icing on the cake.

I know!! Mortis was so cool and I share all your views  . I was disappointed when they kept going out so soon, and I felt sorry for the guys who used all that money.

I also like Cassius, Im sure the "owner" looked like Matt Groening.

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Originally posted by Mitsui:
I also like Cassius, Im sure the "owner" looked like Matt Groening.

Now that you mention it, I guess there is a similarity. Cassius was a great robot, strong, manoeuvrable and had a revolutionary design. Recyclopse was his first robot, from Season One, I wish it had one instead of Road Block.