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Re: FIRST on "The Fosters" - Monday Nights on FreeForm 8e/5p Starting Tonight!

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Originally Posted by David Brinza View Post
Perhaps more like teenage drama TV?
If there isn't enough bad behavior coupled with super-charged emotional outbursts in the show, their target audience quickly loses interest.
I never expect this to be a glowing documentary about FRC, so I wasn't at all disappointed in the show.
On the very positive side, the show did portray the challenge and excitement in FRC, maybe that will intrigue some HS viewers enough to join a team!
Yep, that's my take on it. It's a family drama that's using FRC as a premise for the episode, it's not a TV spot about FIRST. Drama first, robots second. Maybe squeeze in some FIRST ideals if there's time.

Even so, I'm kind of amazed at how accurately the competition was portrayed. The teams that helped work the robotics atmosphere into the show did a good job. It's also a pretty good testament to how entertaining the games FIRST releases are, seeing that they didn't have a need to dress up the competition much.

Also, keep in mind that people googling "Fosters FIRST robotics" will see this thread as one of the top hits, so maybe don't stomp all over the show they like with your tall horses.
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