Does Craig Charles still present it? If not it can't be the same!
Quote from: Will Hunt on August 02, 2016, 12:47:15 pmThe new Robot Wars is really good. My memories of watching it as a kid are of it being a glorified shoving match, with a few really good robots and lots of really crap ones - the armour being much more developed than the weaponry such that the only way to reliably win was to shove the other thing in the pit or flip it out of the arena.It seems that this has now changed and in the past decade the batteries and motors have become vastly more powerful. Remember that Hypno-Disc thing from the original series? That flywheel weighed about 18Kg and spun at 500rpm. In the new series there's a thing with a spinning bar weapon - the bar weighs 25Kg and spins at 2500rpm. When it gets up to full speed it fills the arena with a sound known as the "Death Hum". When it drives into other robots it literally rips them to shreds and both 110Kg robots ricochet violently off each other like they weigh nothing. Huge chunks of shrapnel flying everywhere. When I was watching it I found myself wondering whether the producers of the show were shitting themselves, wondering whether two layers of bullet proof material was enough to protect the audience.It's bloody brilliant.Does Craig Charles still present it? If not it can't be the same!
The new Robot Wars is really good. My memories of watching it as a kid are of it being a glorified shoving match, with a few really good robots and lots of really crap ones - the armour being much more developed than the weaponry such that the only way to reliably win was to shove the other thing in the pit or flip it out of the arena.It seems that this has now changed and in the past decade the batteries and motors have become vastly more powerful. Remember that Hypno-Disc thing from the original series? That flywheel weighed about 18Kg and spun at 500rpm. In the new series there's a thing with a spinning bar weapon - the bar weighs 25Kg and spins at 2500rpm. When it gets up to full speed it fills the arena with a sound known as the "Death Hum". When it drives into other robots it literally rips them to shreds and both 110Kg robots ricochet violently off each other like they weigh nothing. Huge chunks of shrapnel flying everywhere. When I was watching it I found myself wondering whether the producers of the show were shitting themselves, wondering whether two layers of bullet proof material was enough to protect the audience.It's bloody brilliant.
They've still got a fit female presenter co-presenting it, so normal service should be maintained, with the gawkier roboteers entering stumbling stammering fits whenever she speaks to them.
Watched Fleabag on bbc iplayer. Funny, rude and funny. Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it yet.
The Night Of and Stranger Things. Both well worth a watch.
Quote from: Plattsy on September 12, 2016, 08:53:01 amThe Night Of and Stranger Things. Both well worth a watch.Watching Stranger Things on Netflix. I wasn't a subscriber but signed up for a months trial as loads of people were raving about ST. Definitely worth it. Great stuff so far (on 6 of 8 i think). Easy enough to cancel afterwards.
Which reminds me, new Black Mirror on Netflix soon
