Gearing Up! (FIRST documentary)

[Ted Weisse]

Received this on 11/30/09 after my request for them to offer the show back in September. Thanks Wisconsin Public Television for responding to the request.

From: Collins, Ann <Ann.Collins@wpt.org>
Subject: Gearing Up
To:
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 3:48 PM


This is to let you know the above program will air on Wisconsin Public Television on Wednesday, December 30 at 1 p.m. I hope you are able to see the program at that time.



Ann Collins

Audience & Member Services

Wisconsin Public Television

[OZ_341]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

For those teams in the Chicago area or those that receive WTTW via cable or satellite, WTTW will be airing Gearing Up on Sunday, January 3, 1:00pm. It's a great time to get ready for kickoff.

And for those people traveling to the NH Kick-off, it will be aired in New Hampshire during the days prior to Kick-off. A nice chance to view it.

I am sure we'll all be too busy after kick-off to watch any TV for a while.

[Ted Weisse]

Reminder......

Date: 12/30/09
Time: 1:00 PM CST
Where: Wisconsin Public Television

[1986titans]

KETC just put the entire documentary up on Youtube yesterday. Here are the links:

Part 1 | Meet the Teamsl
Part 2 | Countdown
Part 3 | Facing Challenges
Part 4 | Regional Competitions

[1986titans]

The PBS station put the whole documentary up on Youtube on the 28th. I thought I posted this yesterday, but it's not showing up for some reason?

Edit: Here's "Part One". I had all four linked yesterday, so I can just assume it will show up at some point.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by 1986titans

The PBS station put the whole documentary up on Youtube on the 28th. I thought I posted this yesterday, but it's not showing up for some reason?

Edit: Here's "Part One". I had all four linked yesterday, so I can just assume it will show up at some point.

Thanks for the link! I was disappointed that I couldn't see it on tv. Excellent documentary.

[rsisk]

You can still purchase the DVD. I bought it for my wife for her birthday (yes, alas, we are both geeks), she loved it.

http://www.gearingupproject.org/

[ayeckley]

Wow - that was great. I think it will be mandatory viewing for our new teammembers from now on...

[Akash Rastogi]

I just finished watching and it is by far one of the best pieces of documentation that exemplifies what FIRST is all about. Awesome job.

Addition to my list of teams I want to meet: 1583

[RoboMom]

Also now linked to YouTube through the Gearing Up website.
http://www.gearingupproject.org/

[GaryVoshol]

Gearing Up will be repeated on Channel 56 (Detroit) at 9:00 tonight, 6/1/10. Your chance to see it again, or if you're like me for the first time. I missed it the first time around because it was broadcast very early following its release.

[xitaqua]

Is there any students or mentors that participated on the Gearing Up PBS Documentary still involved with FIRST Robotics, I can not believe it has been more than 5 years. I t would be neat if we all met on a 10 year anniversary on 2018......

Cheers,
Marcos.

[RoboMom]

Mentors from 2528 - The RoboDoves still involved, including Ron Karpinski. He spent yesterday teaching CAD all day at the annual Baltimore Area Alliance Education Day to benefit teams from all over Maryland.

[OZ_341]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

Mentors from 2528 - The RoboDoves still involved, including Ron Karpinski. He spent yesterday teaching CAD all day at the annual Baltimore Area Alliance Education Day to benefit teams from all over Maryland.

I am sure that Ron is as awesome as ever. He is still one of my FIRST heroes. (no joking around)
I am still around with Team 341. It would be cool to somehow get some kids from the original teams together this year in St. Louis, since that is where it was produced. Just thinking out loud.
Hope all is well with everyone involved.

Al Ostrow
Team 341

[DampRobot]

It seems like most media representations of FRC sort of get it wrong (it's a science fair! It's a demonstration!), but I really liked how this one portrayed FRC.

Does anyone know if some of the 341 members are still around? The head mentor, the guy with the baseball hat and beard and the driver with the long hair all seemed to really be a strong force on the team. It would be cool to know that they stuck around and helped drive the creations of some other great 341 bots.