Starts tonight!!! WOOHOO!!!
I’m watching it now and loving every moment of it!
Blast, I knew I was missing something. 
Dammit! I finally [sub]kinda[/sub] go out on a date, and this is what happens!
::sheesh::
What the hell was up with that Buddy Lee Bot?? And how did it win!!??
So far as I can tell, Buddy Lee got persistence points.
The Snake sucked. I was so disappointed.
Poor Mecha Tentamoushi… but honestly… what was the grappling hook supposed to accomplish??
The judges have a different scoring system than does Comedy Central; we knew that. What we DIDN’T know was that the judges award points for cuteness, and perhaps persistency in ramming the opponent. Maybe there were style points for Buddy tossing the stuffed dalmatians overboard and running over them.
I’d like to know what Mark Setrakian is thinking when he designs robots like Mechadon or Snake. Isn’t he aware that these machines will have to actually fight, not just look cool?
Battlebots is one of the coolest programs on cable these days. The mega-episode I saw last night was much better than many of the first season episodes I saw - Much more damage inflicted.
The show, with a few minor improvements, could be a real big winner:
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WTF is this program doing on Comedy Central? The Sci Fi Channel should buy it.
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They should get rid of all the brainless Baywatch babes and give their airtime to Bill Nye. I’m really getting sick and tired of shows that trot out idiotic blondes simply because they have giant cantaloupe breasts. They’re not offering any sort of interesting commentary. (The segment with the blonde hanging out with the maker of the 5150 robot was a giant waste of time.)
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More commentary on how the robots are built, what they cost the entrants and where the parts came from. Did they grab that spinning blade off of an old lawnmower or was it custom-machined? Is the lift hydraulic or CO2 powered? That’s the stuff I wanna know.
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Fewer hazards. In some of the fights I saw, robots spent more time avoiding hazard damage than making a run at one another. If you can’t move a foot and a half without running into spike strips, pulverizers, killsaws, spinning platforms and whatnot, you can’t run full-force from across the arena and slam into your opponent. Let the robots do the work, already.
-Ditch the 8-year-old kids who have mommy and daddy build their robots for them and drive it for them, only to get all the credit when the robot actually wins. If you’re a 14-year-old girl and you actually design, build and drive the robot, that’s fine. But little 8-year-olds who are in the competition just because they’re cute is almost as bad as having to watch the Baywatch babes try to think of something intelligent to say.
- Legalize liquids (acid, liquid nitrogen) and untethered projectile weapons.
Can I also say that I think Jay Leno came off as an egotistical asshole for entering a robot in an exhibition match that had his face on it? I hope that robot gets its ass kicked in a future episode.
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Yeah, but that snake looked -really- cool!
I particularly liked the way the baywatch bimbo was completely snubbed by the maker of the snake.
BB: Um, is like your snake an extension of yourself?
Snakemaker: Uh, no.
BB: 'Cause then I might want to get to know you better. <idiotic giggle>
Snakemaker: <annoyed look and silence>
I laughed
That was priceless. I agree with THespos’ post.
We just learned about this show and my husband was hooked. This is the sick thing–we needed to feed our tot but neither one of us wanted to miss a minute. So we wheeled his high chair into the living room and fed him there. There were the three of us, all watching this show. It was like a Norman Rockwell Geek Family Portrait.
I agree wholeheartedly THespos, especially about the hazards and Jay Leno.
IMHO, Leno really showed his ass last night, and he really came across as a sore winner. What’s the deal, just cuz he’s a celeb he gets to narrate his own fight and be a jerk about it? I can’t wait to see his bot get trashed.
Thespos, I strongly urge you to turn on The Learning Channel tonight from 8 to 11 Eastern, and check out Junkyard Wars. It truly responds to the desires you have and I share about actually learning something about technology.
BattleBots seems aimed more at the pro wrestling audience that’s more interested in violence and jiggle, and can watch the show with no qualms about anyone getting hurt.
Leno just seemed to be acting like himself. He’s a professional celebrity, which was his only reason for being there anyway (presumably at the producers’ invitation), and he HAD to be “on” no matter what. I’d be interested in knowing how much input he had into the design and manufacture of his own robot, anyway - looked to me more like the NBC Props Dept. built it. But he won fairly, unlike Buddy Lee.
I know. All I could think was, “Replace kill saws with a grappling hook? This isn’t fishing, girl!”
I also agree totally with THespos. ElvisL1ves is right, everyone should watch Junkyard Wars tonight. I couldn’t believe the Buddly Lee won, it didn’t do anything but get torn up. I was really hoping that the bot Buddy Lee was against would go ahead and shred one of the stupid dalmations with it’s blades. Did anyone else notice how many times the bimbo girl changed clothes?
actually, the fights on the shows are the choice picks over several days, so maybe the bimbo didn’t change clothes enough…
All in all, I was pretty disappointed last night. If I watch an hour and a half of tv, I want there to be at least 30 minutes of battling. I’m sick of the lame “sportscaster” commentary, the WWF style and the stupid little kid. I actually didn’t mind looking at the melons, although that interlude THespos mentioned was a waste. Also, the bots never really beat the crap out of each other and the owners can hardly ever control them very well. What’s up with that? The Snake was a miserable waste of time. None of the bouts was very destructive, although I did likle seeing the ladybug get crunched by the pulverized. Buddy Lee was just a big RC car. What’s up with that?
Buddy Lee D.P.I.T.S. pissed me off. I’m sorry, but it looked like something they bought, not something they built.
The snake sucked.
Jay Leno was a dork. He didn’t build it. He didn’t even DRIVE it. All he did was do a cheesy narration. GO HOME! GO HOME!
But I still love the show!
I don’t know whether to thank you or kick you in the balls. Instant addiction. I stayed up late to watch all the episodes I could. Thanks to that, I’m dragging hind titty today. My husband also blew off his precious workshop time to watch this show.
It’s excellent.