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Re: BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!

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Re: BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!

I WON'T POST ANY SPOILERS BUT I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!
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Re: BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!

*spoilers not really though*

Let's not forget to give Mr. Ventimilgia and team aptyx the credit they deserve. Biteforce dominated in the finals! Paul is truly a talented builder and driver. They deserved that trophy.
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Re: BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!

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What are nationals? Sounds like a fun American party, can we Canadians come?
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Re: BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!

If the numbers I have been seeing are right, BattleBots maintained about 70% of the key demo from the premiere and throughout its run. It also was pulling in about 83% of its premier audience throughout the run. This show had a pretty solid lead-in and was rarely contested among the networks in the realm of new programming (not reruns), which enabled their success. I would put renewal chances pretty favorably right now (2/3 chance). It would be interesting to see how they could stand up to winter programming on network TV, but I think another 6-8 episode pickup for next summer is probable.
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You missed my favorite.

And a bonus.
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Unread 26-07-2015, 22:52
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It would be interesting to see how they could stand up to winter programming on network TV, but I think another 6-8 episode pickup for next summer is probable.
Considering the time frame that network TV typically works on, a second summer season is the most the most realistic option. The fall is very much locked in at the moment, and there's only a small amount of wiggle room for cancellations in the winter. Now if ABC is looking for content for one of their cable properties then the schedule opens up completely.
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Considering the time frame that network TV typically works on, a second summer season is the most the most realistic option. The fall is very much locked in at the moment, and there's only a small amount of wiggle room for cancellations in the winter. Now if ABC is looking for content for one of their cable properties then the schedule opens up completely.
I should have been clearer, I was implying a best case scenario would be a pickup for a summer 2016/winter 2016 pickup. However, you point out that ABC has a lot of networks under its belt, including the ESPN family of networks that has seen both its studio and live event coverage chipped away at in chunks over the last year. A return to the loosely esoteric for ESPN with something like BattleBots can't be totally out of left field.
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Re: BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!

We used these Chinese encoders in place of S4's for practice bots to save some money.

They're way bigger, but worked well for us. Took about two weeks to get to us.
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We used these Chinese encoders in place of S4's for practice bots to save some money.

They're way bigger, but worked well for us. Took about two weeks to get to us.
I think you have the wrong thread, Adam.
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Congrats Paul! Awesome Job

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