Aaron Birch Jul 22, 2016
Ahead of the return of Robot Wars to BBC Two, we revisit the classic original run of the show...
3. 2. 1. Activate!
In early February 1998 a new TV game show surfaced on BBC Two, one that was about as different as anything we'd ever seen. It didn't feature general knowledge questions or sprints around a super market, it was equal parts testosterone and techno-geek chic. It was, of course, Robot Wars and it would quickly become one of the most popular programmes on TV.
Before appearing on UK TV, Robot Wars was first dreamt up over the pond. The story goes that a Lucasfilm-employed toy designer by the name of Marc Thorpe came up with the idea in 1992 while failing to build a remote control vacuum cleaner. The results ended up being less about cleanliness, and more about carnage. This unexpected turn out made Thorpe realise that radio controlled...
Ahead of the return of Robot Wars to BBC Two, we revisit the classic original run of the show...
3. 2. 1. Activate!
In early February 1998 a new TV game show surfaced on BBC Two, one that was about as different as anything we'd ever seen. It didn't feature general knowledge questions or sprints around a super market, it was equal parts testosterone and techno-geek chic. It was, of course, Robot Wars and it would quickly become one of the most popular programmes on TV.
Before appearing on UK TV, Robot Wars was first dreamt up over the pond. The story goes that a Lucasfilm-employed toy designer by the name of Marc Thorpe came up with the idea in 1992 while failing to build a remote control vacuum cleaner. The results ended up being less about cleanliness, and more about carnage. This unexpected turn out made Thorpe realise that radio controlled...
- 7/21/2016
- Den of Geek
George Francis Morton, known in the music world as Shadow, passed away Thursday, at 71-years-old, after a battle with cancer, according to the New York Times. Morton was a songwriter, and producer, credited for nearly all of the success enjoyed by girl group The Shangri-Las in the 1960s.
Shadow was unlike most songwriters, in that he wrote songs entirely in his head. He couldn't play an instrument, and he couldn't read or write music. His best known work, as a producer, was "Society's Child," a single recorded by Janis Ian when she was only 14.
Morton disappeared from the music world in the early 1970s. In interviews, he said a strong distaste for the music industry, as well as a battle with alcoholism, led to his absence.
Amy Krakow, a family friend, says that Shadow never stopped writing songs, even in his later days. He has penned more than 300, with most of them remaining unrecorded.
Shadow was unlike most songwriters, in that he wrote songs entirely in his head. He couldn't play an instrument, and he couldn't read or write music. His best known work, as a producer, was "Society's Child," a single recorded by Janis Ian when she was only 14.
Morton disappeared from the music world in the early 1970s. In interviews, he said a strong distaste for the music industry, as well as a battle with alcoholism, led to his absence.
Amy Krakow, a family friend, says that Shadow never stopped writing songs, even in his later days. He has penned more than 300, with most of them remaining unrecorded.
- 2/16/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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