"That doesn't mean jack for evolution, thats natural selection. That Robot Wars show on the comedy channel is as much support for evolution as antibiotic immunity is."
Say that to the face of Sir Killalot:
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...oh, and "Robot Wars" originated on BBC2, you subhuman Americentric cuntbrain dickcheese.
Ye gods, but I'm having a severe nostalgia attack - not helped by repeats of "RW" on Dave - "Red Dwarf"'s Craig Charles, and the whole atmosphere of the thing: All the razzmatazz, histrionics & brutality of WWE, but with one big difference: unlike the 'actors on steroids', 'storyline' bullshit and Kayfabe of that load of bollocks*, "Robot Wars" is a real competition. And whilst the rivalry was there, at least it only existed in the arena itself (the raison d'etre of RW: beating the metal shite out of each other). There was mutual respect pre- and post-battle, and in the backroom maintenance 'pits', the teams even helped each other out with tips, advice, and even hands-on repairs/upgrades and sharing/lending of spare parts!
Sir Killalot was (and still is) 'The Daddy' of the House Robots (Shunt, Matilda, Dead Metal, Sgt. Bash, Mr. Psycho, Growler, Cassius Chrome; and the non-combatant neutral Refbot). And while I liked machines such as Chaos 2, Tornado and Razer, my all-time favourite was Hypno-Disc. With that flywheel weapon, it was lethal (indeed, in one battle, it's opponent 'Stealth' was reduced to almost unrecognisable scrap, such was the power of that flywheel); if only it wasn't defeated (usually by Shunt, and it's axe!), I'd have liked to see it win a tournament.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars_%28TV_series%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypno-Disc
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@beehummingbird
"@ Anon-e-moose
You're not the only one having a nostalgia attack. Razor was my favourite, it was so cute and small and deadly. Can't believe you forgot Seargent Bash though!"
Done, and done. A couple in particular struck me for their sheer surreality: RoboChicken (with toilet cistern ballcocks for eyes!) and Ireland's Diotoir, with it's furry covering (usually set on fire by Sgt. Bash's flamethrower!). Huge fun.
*- Professional Wrestling was once big on UK TV, via Saturday afternoons on "World of Sport", but it died a death in the early 80s, when people realised that what they were watching wasn't real. We Brits don't like being lied to, y'see. Frankly, if I want to see pretend fighting, with a 'story', I'll watch a Bruce Lee or Jacky Chan film. Something popular in the late 80s was the Sumo on Channel 4 (Whither Chiyonofuji? My hero, and favourite Yokozuna). All the ceremony, tradition & theatrical drama of what is the earliest of the martial arts - but at least is a real competition. 'Competition', without the acting, fake histrionics, prearranged bouts, and 'Kayfabe'. Why not try it sometime, WWE? It won't kill you. Boxing, Judo, full-contact Karate & Taekwondo doesn't need 'storylines'. And Sumo has existed for centuries. And they're all the less 'entertaing' for all (or none) of that... how?
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