User blog comment:SpaceManiac888/Rusty Spanner and Golden Wrench of the Decade (2010s)/@comment-2118191-20191231084127/@comment-29558956-20191231104841

Can agree with Crash's points about the spinner overkill and 'Primary Weapon' rule, but would like to mention another thing about the 2018-2019 seasons in particular:


 * Lack of UK airings since ABC Season 2 - I distinctly remember reading somewhere that BattleBots 2018-2019 were to make their UK TV debut sometime this summer, but that obviously didn't happen. Why, I'm not too sure, but considering that the last Robots Live! event I went to was a sell-out, I can tell you there is still an audience waiting for a fully-televised heavyweight combat show that isn't a run of repeats. I also remember the 2015-2016 seasons being very popular on Spike UK, so what's happening here? UK representation in 2018-2019 has been exceptionally strong (Cobalt, Monsoon, Nelly the Ellybot, Quantum, etc.), and at least a few of those have also become well-known at live events recently. Why not rebuild a UK audience with those entries in mind?

And no, Robot Wars biting the dust is not an excuse for any broadcaster not to take 2018-2019 on. Niche entertainment programmes still exist and do quite well for themselves (see Channel 5's The Great Model Railway Challenge, for example) and there are many people out there (including myself, obviously) who still want Robot Wars back. Why not feed their appetite for more metal-mincing action?

To BattleBots, I'd say... keep trying. I've heard so many great things about 2018-2019 and sampled a few battles from each, but this eternal wait is making it more difficult for me to support the Discovery seasons beyond clips and spoilerific social media posts.