[2] BattleBots World Championship: BOT BOWL 1; Where Real Warriors Go to Combat; BattleBots is iN DEMAND On January 29.Sports Editors Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--Jan. 27, 2000 Don't expect to find any real warriors on the gridiron on Sunday. Instead, you'll find them this Saturday battling it out to determine who will become the world champion robotic warrior when iN DEMAND national pay-per-view presents the world television premiere of BattleBots World Championship: BOT BOWL 1 . The techno pop cultural phenomenon, &uot;BattleBots World Championship: BOT BOWL 1,&uot; will make its exclusive pay-per-view TV premiere on Saturday January 29, 2000, at 8 p.m. (ET). An underground sensation about to go primetime, BattleBots features the elite of robotic combat in head-to-head action. The creators of BattleBots, which are remotely controlled by their creator/operators, are Hollywood wizards, engineers, scientists and the kids next door. Tournament play includes the Robot Duel, a three-minute, action-packed one-on-one battle between contestants from the same weight division, and the Robot Rumble, a free-for-all combat between all BattleBots of the same weight division. The two weight divisions are the Stomp-Bot heavyweights, ranging from 174-315 pounds, and the Super Heavyweights super heavyweight Noun an amateur boxer weighing over 201 pounds (91 kg) Noun 1. super heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport , which can weigh up to several hundred pounds. The robots employ an array of tactical tools, including hammers, axes, spikes and buzz saws and battle in a booby trapped booby trap n. a device set up to be triggered to harm or kill anyone entering the trap, such as a shot gun which will go off if a room is entered, or dynamite which will explode if the ignition key on an auto is turned. ring that can spring a deadly surprise on them at any time. This iN DEMAND exclusive pay-per-view event, shot in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , will be made available at a suggested retail price of $14.95. The premiere airing will begin at 8 p.m. (ET) on January 29. A half-hour countdown show, which will begin at 7:30 p.m., will precede the main event. An immediate replay will occur at 10 p.m. (ET) with encore presentations in February. The show will be targeted to fans of wrestling, boxing, combat sports and computer and technical enthusiasts. &uot;We believe that BattleBots is an untapped franchise that has tremendous potential,&uot; said iN DEMAND's Mark Sonnenberg, executive vice president of entertainment. &uot;Featuring great action, amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. technical wizardry wiz·ard·ry n. pl. wiz·ard·ries 1. The art, skill, or practice of a wizard; sorcery. 2. a. A power or effect that appears magical by its capacity to transform: and the drama of gladiators gladiators [Lat.,=swordsmen], in ancient Rome, class of professional fighters, who performed for exhibition. Gladiatorial combats usually took place in amphitheaters. They probably were introduced from Etruria and originally were funeral games. facing off in an arena, Battlebots combines the best attributes of sports and action adventure to create an unbeatable entertainment package for the audience.&uot; &uot;There is no such thing as a dull fight or a bad decision in Battlebots,&uot; says Trey Roski, co-founder of BattleBots. &uot;The competitors never have an off-night. They don't offer excuses. They simply put it all on the line all of the time. And of course, almost anything goes, so the fans always get their money's worth.&uot; iN DEMAND L.L.C. is the nation's leading pay-per-view network, offering titles from all of the major Hollywood and independent studios, plus sports and entertainment events through its 60-channel digital pay-per-view multiplex See multiplexing. service. iN DEMAND serves over 1,700 affiliated systems with approximately 29 million addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be household and 145 million channel subscribers nationwide. The company's five shareholders include AT&/TCI Communications, Inc., Time Warner Entertainment - Advance/Newhouse Partnership, Comcast Programming Ventures, Inc., MediaOne of Delaware, Inc. and Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. Holdings, Inc. Further information about the company can be found on the Internet at www.indemand.com Further information about BattleBots and the show can be found at www.battlebots.com |
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