Wednesday, March 6, 2013

George Lucas Heads To Robot Combat League


George Lucas is set to make an appearance on Syfy’s new giant fighting robot show, Robot Combat League.

The episode, titled A Hero’s Journey, is set to air on March 12 at 10 PM ET/ET. It will feature the former Star Wars grand poobah making a surprise visit to watch his daughter, MMA fighter Amanda Lucas, in action. Amanda Lucas' robot Robo Hammer will be making a play for the eventual $100,000 grand prize.

Each week Robot Combat League – hosted by wildly popular WWE Superstar Chris Jericho – features tournament-style battles between eight-foot tall robots controlled by a human fighter (“robo-jockey”) and an engineer (“robo-tech”).

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