[Uglybob]

Can someone explain to me why Robot Wars is so popular. Its puzzling why 6 million people watch this. Craig Charles, god love em, tries his best to sound excited at the prospect of an exoskeleton of a hoover against four baked bean tins powered by a motor from a stanna stairlift. Then we go to the "pit" where a dizzy blonde talks to people who have the personality of a piece of spinach in a saucepan and the conversation sorta goes like this<br><br>"so your robot looks good"<br><br>"yes we spent 6 months at it"<br><br>"great, so youre gonna win then"<br><br>"yes... we are better than them other ones, hardy har"<br><br>

[Everlast]

What i really love is the Gimmick people who walk out in MIB suits and making thier own signature tunes for thier robot

[Nablo.]

Well you think our version is bad then wait to you see the America version! :-/

[mnky]

it makes me laugh that program. when i ocassionally catch a hangover tv style bit of it at the weekends, i like to laugh at them trying to get the nerds into being like wwf wrestlers, ie - getting them to threaten each other.<br><br>imagine a ginger haired, weedy, female looking, guy shouting down a camera about how he's gonna 'take your robot to the cleaners' with crap puns all along the way. hilarious. but utter shite.<br><br>and before you say  it..

...imagine a ginger haired, weedy, female looking, guy ....

<inser amusing person's name here>

[Everlast]

Funnily enough i was just about to mention that guy when i first see him/it/whatever i was wondering what sex he/it/whatever was.<br><br>

[David]

I hate Robot Wars, and I hate it when the BBC decides to show it over the Simpsons, but only on BBC 2 Scotland.  It means I have to flick through all the channels till I find BBC 2 Wales or BBC 2 Northan Ireland

[Matt]

I like robot wars, but then, I'm a geek.  ;D<br><br>M<br><br>PS - Julia Reed makes it worth watching even more  :D

[Uglybob]

funnily enough ive just been on the guardian website (i know how posh) and there seems to someone who entirely agrees with me altho he wrote it 2 days before me and ive only seen it now. so forgive me.<br><br> Started by Volliver at 05:00pm Jan 3, 2002 GMT<br><br>I recently happened on Robot Wars and couldn't believe that staged collisions between remote controlled dusty bins, presided over by a terrifying Craig Charles (is he all right?), should arouse a dry orgasmic response from a crowd behind a glass barrier. It seems the house robots are the real winners. What kind of people go in for this "sport"? Is it just about father-son bonding? And why is Craig Charles so odd? Enlighten me.<br>

[Ionic_Storm]

It's ok TV while you're eating your beans on toast on a friday night.

[kendra k]

i've never seen the british version of the show, but i don't care for the american version at all.<br><br>i do care for beans on toast, lucozade, and adrian mole.<br><br>oh and lazy sundays.

[mnky]

you restrict laziness to sundays?<br><br>really.<br><br>when you have learnt how to speant a perfectly worthless day perfectly worthlessly. you have learnt to live.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

it would be good if the robots actually destroyed each other. the introduction of missiles or even a water event with torpedos would be better.<br><br>call in the air strike boooooooooooooommmmmm....<br><br>ok. i'll stop now.

[kendra k]

the robot wars spoof i saw on royle family was class. it's the real deal.<br><br>i don't choose to restrict laziness to just sundays, but today was the first day in months i had the chance to stay in bed till 5pm and get away with it.  but now i'm washed and dressed, and i feel the need to do something.<br><br>i need more adrian mole.  and the watch.

[Jonny Hoare]

Robot Wars is fun to watch because it has the kind of people who had no friends, read terry pratchett and love sci fi- and always did CDT, when the rest of us couldn't be arsed, who take part in it.<br><br>AND IT IS SO REFRESHING TO WATCH YEARS OF WORKS BY THESES GEEKS GETTING DESTROYED.<br><br><br>It's a playground bully kinda thing.

[Nablo.]

Not all geeks read Terry Pratchett! >:(

[wannabe_mrs_moyles]

i like terry pratchett! moving picture's is great! i'm a geek.

[Nablo.]

Shhhh! Your not helping! :-[

[Lawrie]

some questions<br><br>1) why arent incubus or less than jake popular?<br>2) why do women fancy fred durst?<br>3) did anyone else see page 3 of the sunday mirror? man that was a NICE site<br>4)why is vernon kaye on tv?<br>5) why is hollyoaks so quality?<br>6)why does the media kiss rugby union bottom but not rugby leagues?<br>7) why are man utd so spawny?<br>8 robot wars ..why?<br>

[a_girl_from_mars]

I thought Less than Jake were popular.<br>Fred durst is ok, but not that nice.<br>Sorry I like Vernon Kaye.

[Lawrie]

they are but it annoys me when the likes of blink and sum 41 are so popular and yet they are so pants and ltj who make amazingly happy and quality songs get nowhere for their troubles<br>there new album "anthems" is going to be quality

[wannabe_mrs_moyles]

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[Charmaine]

1. Erm... havent got a clue<br>2. I dont! He's fat and ugly and has Dave Pearce kinda looks<br>3. Nope<br>4. Coz he's funny<br>5. It's not<br>6. Dont Know<br>7. They are shi*e <br>8. Maybe they is trying to bore us to death

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

im a geek where do i start queueing for starwars someone started before me......

[Jonny Hoare]

Rugby league is working class- north of england thing<br>Rugby union is a world wide game.<br>vernon kaye- vernon bloody kaye VERNON BLOODY KAYE.[b] is he Andi Peters lateste rent boy or summat. he's not funny he used to be a model. * hell Im better looking than him. I haven't forgiven him for FBi. Eddie Nock (come in) lovesT4 is shocking, with that daft june Sapong, and the attempting to be trendy margherita

[Uglybob]

id like to see what qualifications june sarapong got as she seems like a complete silly trout. her head sways like its gonna fall off at any minute and the interviewing skills of harold wilson (target reference).