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 stone is in the sling and the engine is about to be discharged by pulling the slip-hook off the end of the arm. N.B.- A Roman soldier is anachronistically shown in this picture. The trebuchet was invented after the catapult and the time of the Romans.