The Big Chill influenced the TV series thirtysomething. Earlier, however, the movie was directly adapted for television as the short-lived 1985 CBS comedy-drama series Hometown.
Description and Medieval Trebuchet Design One of the Medieval siege weapons used during the Middle Ages was the Trebuchet. The Trebuchet was an invaluable Medieval siege attack weapon, similar to a catapult, which was used for hurling heavy stones to smash castle or city walls.
The Syrian trebuchet: Rebels resort to Roman-style weapons in their bloody fight against Assad's troops. Syrian rebels have had to build makeshift weapons to compete with Assad; Made grenades from ornamental balls and built catapults to throw bombs; Fashioned a trebuchet from planks of wood to launch missiles