No you wouldn't I suspect. People are either there on the basis that they are a genius, and therefore without exception not good in front of a camera, or something ridiculous like a "pro gamer" sounds better than unemployed I suppose or cocky athletes who take it a bit too seriously. Many of them will annoy you. When George Lucas arrives on set they show the same footage no less than ten times.
There's no excuse for that, that's just filler. Surprisingly also nobody there shouts "Hey George, you ruined my childhood with those crappy sequels. Or prequels or whatever. The fights initially look good but after a very short while you'll begin to notice that the sparks are just effects fired off when a hit connects.
It's fair enough, they are doing their best with the technology on offer but really, it's not hugely exciting to watch. There are some bits where the robots just fall to pieces which is quite funny but as far as combat goes it's a bit lacking. A brave attempt, and it's always nice to see a show about robots trying to beat each to pieces but at the end of the day this is a lot less entertaining to me than something like Robot Wars where two buckets with axes stuck to them try to shove each other into a flame pit.
Whether you're expecting to see something like Robot Wars or hoping the network has somehow funded ton mech's with point defense lasers and the like as some reviewers were clearly hoping you are going to be let down by this show but I still think it's worth a watch if you like this kind of thing.
Right away 5 stars are taken away because of the contestants. Another 1 star gone because of the cheesy pyro-technics. The Robot Combat League itself is a good concept. I added 3 back because of the future potential of the series. First thing you need to know is the robots are standardized. They are all the same frame and hydraulics. They are all built to take 'some' punishment not too much or fights would last forever.
The difference is in their armors and weapons. I think the standard sub frame is a good idea but they should let the contestants design the armor and weapons. I get the cheesy pyro, the annoying contestants, and the camera angles- they are there to keep the audience interested. You can't compare it to Robot Wars because Robot Wars got really one sided with all the robots being low to the floor machines with a high-powered drum spinning in the front.
Why do think it got canceled because the robots were boring boxes; all the creative designs were tossed out for what works. When you boil Robot Combat League down you do get rock-em sock-em robots but that was a fun game for us Then we grew up again and either built our own bots or went into programming.
Robot Combat League needs to grow up a little and given the right rules and people it can. This show is likely much less scripted than any other reality crap on TV. As an engineer I enjoy seeing the robots operate and the carnage incurred during the fights. These robots cost an insane amount of money to build, no amateurs are going to be able to start this kind of show without a network funding it. They could do without the staged fireworks, but they are probably just based on an accelerometer on the robot most likely to indicate to the viewers when a hit was delivered so they do have some meaningful use.
I was very skeptical when I first saw this advertised on Hulu Japan but decided to watch it with an open mind and since I'm a subscriber I was able to watch the entire season in a few sittings. It's never been done before and though, yes, it could have been executed better I was glad to see a production house gutsy enough to present what could possibly become a new form of professional entertainment or sport. Of the negative reviews I read I noticed that many of of those people were expecting to see boxing Pacific Rim bots complete with professional Jaeger pilots and to them I say, "Please quit whining and go rent Transformers again while the rest of us watch real robots made with today's real technology beating each other into spare parts.
I hope that Smart Dog Media learned from the mistakes that were made and stay on the ball and keeping running with this series. The fight footage can be edited as necessary to meet TV airtime constraints.
Mark Setrakian isn't required to "time share" between the two teams during the 20 minute repair recesses. Though these bots aren't of the caliber I'm used to seeing here in Japan RCL is highly entertaining and exciting and I'd pay to go to see these tournaments in person.
My final thoughts on this show are Finally a new sport to Entertain the Masses! Many viewers have said what I wanted to say. Bad camera work. Leaves you feeling empty inside if your a robot geek like me.
Bottom line is this is hardly robot combat. Much more like rock-em sock-em robots on a big scale and the production is lame and insulting. I got 3 shows in and could not stomach any more. I will not be watching this show any longer. Robot Wars was a million times better and was 'real'.
The producers need to learn from that show and take that format to the next level. I would be excited to see robot teams that have a set amount of money to work with and a base frame to work from that are not tethered. Hell, just bring back robot wars! If your like me and love robot wars and battle bot this was the show for you huge mechs shredding each other apart the shear wait or these machines can be felt with every punch over one of my favorites.
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Loading comments Share this story Twitter Facebook. Hugh Jackman starred as a former boxer who piloted one such machine, and while the film was a modest success at the box office, its premise has proven oddly prescient. Syfy has officially announced the upcoming debut of Robot Combat League , a new reality series which pits - yes, you guessed correctly - robot against robot in tournament-style showdowns. WWE wrestler Chris Jericho will host the show.
The idea of robots in battle has captured the imagination for generations. Now, through ground-breaking engineering, the fusion of a human's fighting spirit with a powerful robotic machine built for destruction has become a reality. This extraordinary new series will feature twelve teams consisting of a fighter a "robo-jockey" and a robotics engineer a "robo-tech" from myriad backgrounds including a race car driver, an Olympic athlete, a National Guard helicopter pilot along with a mix of professional fighters and software engineers.
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