Series 9

Kieran

I would have liked to have seen an extended S8, really. Full of potential yet let down by timing.

Most of the characters would have carried over, I imagine. I have so many ideas on the season, I don't know where to start! Is where most of the RPG gets created from I guess!

I do feel, however, Motley could have done with a replacement for S9. As the interview states, they tried ideas, but it never seemed to work...

Malefact

I wouldn't have liked to have seen Motley replaced - the Dungeon isn't the same without a jester, imo.

Perhaps a series 9 in 1995 might have looked like a cross between series 8 and the series currently in development, with a still-blindfolded Dungeoneer. I also think that most of the characters would have carried over.

HStorm

I agree KM needs a jester, but I was sick of Motley by S6. They should've intvented a new one who could actually TELL A JOKE.

DazzaS

What they may have done in carrying on the them is possibly made Goth level 1, Linghorn and Marblehead level two and goodness knows what seris 3 could have been- a return to Mount Fear perhaps? Maybe even have two leaders of opposition. Mogdread and Fear working together. Imagine how hard the dungeon would be then?

TheBrollachan

Also a fair bit of in-fighting as to which is the more superior magician.

There was rumours that the short-cut may have become a permenant feature and a new level 4 introduced. So good teams would have 3 levels to complete, but not so good teams would have to complete 4 levels.

DazzaS

with the sound of thing Tim Child or whoever designs the levels did not idea of Goth being repeated. But they have repeated level designs before, just not usually moved ip up or down a level. Season 4 is exception where the encounter with Mogdred and Mellisandre after the bridge seemed to moved bewteen level 2 and 3 within the seris.

But i seem to find Goth harder than Marbleheard and Linghorn. Or is that just me?

Wolfshead

Sounds good, but it would take too long. Hour length episodes would be good for that, in fact they'd be good anyway. I realise of course that this could never have been becasue of the time restrictions and sechedualling on ITV.

Does anyone else thaink that Knightmare would have been better if it went on for an hour.

DazzaS

twenty minutes was just too short for the programme, was over in no time. 45 minutes would be ok but an hour mybe too long. but to do that would need it to come away totally from citv and cbbc and appeal to us golden oldies. I could live with that. Be interesting to see how it will be kept challeging to go on that long.

HStorm

There was rumours that the short-cut may have become a permenant feature and a new level 4 introduced.

If there really were any such rumours (and I certainly haven't heard them before), then rumours are all they were. There were no developments for season 9 at all, not even any new concept work.

I disagree that Knightmare should have lasted an hour per episode. It would start to grate. Maybe the occasional 45-minute special e.g. at the start and end of seasons. But most episodes were about 25 minutes, and that was enough of a fix while still leaving us wanting more.

TheBrollachan

Well I heard this via 'mysteria' in the by-passing levels thread (if I can remember the correct thread).

Emii

I think 30 minutes (minus adverts) would be a nice time for a episode. The problem is that there are more adverts than programs on telly these days. If I could have one thing my way it would be not to have the eps split up by adverts halfway through - who wants the tension shattered by Insurance Claims ads? $:-\$

MoanaLiza

Although if BBC2 get it (here's hoping) then There wont be any breaks halfway, including loan ones. Also everyone who has access to a tv can watch it.

Malefact

The dosage of the new series is critical, I think. I would imagine, though, that if the new series is live then episodes will be shown daily. The slight danger here is of overkill but I'm sure that will be looked into closely - if it hasn't already.

WillsOfDoom

I really hope it isn't on every day. I don't think it would have enough mass appeal to be shown daily - despite its quality. A daily showing might kill it, for two reasons: 1) Over-showing could make the audience grow tired of it, as you say.

Daily live shows might seem hurriedly put together, marring the quality of what SHOULD be an awesome programme.

I doubt Knightmare VR will be anything more than a cult show, and that's how it should be. I would like, half an hour of unbroken questing, once a week (Friday evening, ideally), 16-25 episodes per series.