a5c7b9f00b Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There&#39;s chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal. At the moment in Australia we are in the non-ratings period so all kinds of unfamiliar shows are showing up at odd times. Most are dreck, &#39;Robot Wars&#39; isn&#39;t. It&#39;s actually one of the most entertaining TV shows I&#39;ve seen in quite a while. The basic idea is that contestants build their own &quot;robots&quot; (remote controlled fighting machine on wheels) which then battle each other in a ring. The ring contains obstacles, &quot;house robots&quot; which can attack at certain times, and a pit in which you must attempt to push your opponent&#39;s robot. Simple concept, but highly addictive viewing! Maybe I&#39;ll get sick of it after a few more weeks, but right now I&#39;m hooked. Great fun! When I was about 5 or 6 my dad told me about a TV show he&#39;d seen that he thought I might enjoy. So we sat down to watch Robot Wars; it was love at first sight and it&#39;s remained my favorite TV show ever since.<br/><br/>The show presents some amazingly designed machines and we get to see them all destroy each other in some truly spectacular battles. In addition to the contestant robots, there are also the legendary house robots. All Hail Sir Killalot!<br/><br/>I was absolutely gutted when Robot Wars was taken off the air but those 12 years were worth the wait to see the brand new series.<br/><br/>It was quite different to the original series but I don&#39;t think that was necessarily a bad thing. It would definitely have not been the same without the watchful eye of judge Noel Sharkey or the enthusiastic commentary of Jonathan Pearce. If you have an interest in engineering, then Robot Wars is definitely a show you would enjoy.<br/><br/>Sadly this programme has once again been pulled from our screens but we can only hope that it&#39;ll return again one day……
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