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Spockie-Tech
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Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 3160
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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From what I've heard, theres more to it than that. "Poor Ratings" is the simplified answer..
Poor ratings contributed to by a move to a bad timeslot caused by new management who didnt like the show much because it wasnt their creation, combined with growing competitor dissatisfaction over getting their expensive machines trashed by the increasingly ridiculously over the top house robots was the word I heard..
Also given that their target audience was supposedly 7-15yo boys, I imagine that would make it difficult to hold their attention for long with something they would dream of doing, and quickly discover that it was way out of their abilities and budget to do (unless you could hassle Dad into building you a bot.. and not many Dads would be capable of it either)
I personally think the sport can look forward to a period of slower but steady growth now that its off T.V and not subject to huge advertising, sponsorships and "TV-ised" formats.
The initial popularity boom caused by the TV was good to kick the ball off, but there are only so many minutes in a TV-Show and it was already turning into a "the top-10 well-known teams get all the TV time with hundreds of second-rate teams jockeying for a minor spot". Without the pressue of "ratings" to drive it, I think that team-exposure will be a lot more equal during the next few years.
Much better for everyone (except the top-10 who were enjoying the ride on the Gravy-Train )
mmm, too chatty this morning.. _________________ Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people
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