MESSAGE FROM ME
Welcome
to issue thirty of The Eye Shield. It’s an important month for Knightmare fans
this month, as it marks the tenth anniversary of Knightmare’s final episode. In
addition to this, the first of December marks nine years since The Eye Shield
first came into being. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank once again Illusion
for hosting the magazine on his website, and Paul McIntosh for allowing me to
continue the editing of TES in his stead. This fantastic thirtieth issue
promises a look at one of Knightmare’s most popular female characters, an
account of arguably the most infamous quest ever, a trip to Castle Rising in
Norfolk, and a new statistical section especially for lovers of top-ten
rundowns. Enjoy yourself, readers – it’s all on me!
Challenge question: Which specific word or words have the following
Knightmare characters never said on the programme? Most other characters said
this word or words quite a lot: Smirkenorff,
Oakley, Dreadnort, Morghanna, Captain Nemanor, Raptor, Brollachan, Bhal-Shebah
and all three door monsters.
CORRESPONDENCE
Liam
Callaghan makes some more observations.
Dear
Eye Shield.
A
few other things have occurred to me about the show. Obviously now, looking
back, some teams were stupid, most memorably team one in series 8. I remember
at the time thinking that they'd disregarded a very plain clue, but even with
the stupid teams I always found myself automatically sticking up for every team
that went through - stupid or not - simply because it was so tough to win!
Yes, I see what you're
saying here, Liam. Now that the show is over and we're watching it for the
umpteen-hundredth time and know exactly what's going to happen, it's easy to
criticise the teams with the benefit of hindsight. However, when seeing the
show for the first time, I too would always hope that the team was going to do
well. Obviously it was sometimes clear when they made a fatal mistake - like
Richard III as you mention - but it was still exciting to see whether they were
going to make it, or just how they were going to die, and this, I believe, is
what made Knightmare such compulsive viewing.
Like
a faithful old sheepdog, TES returns in January 2005 with its fantastic
thirty-first fun-packed edition. If you have any questions, comments or
contributions, please don't hesitate to contact me at the usual address:
eyeshield2002@hotmail.com