Was Knightmare really a competition?
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Hi Folks,
This my first post on this website. I have known about this website for about 3 years now but i only officially joined the website just now. I was a huge fan of Knightmare when i was growing it. There was no show like it at the time and it totally transported me into another world when i was watching it. I have very fond memories of Knightmare (Plus the intro music was great). I figured now would be a great time to ask a question i always wanted answered.
Generally the show used a lot of actors ,sets and special effects which led me to believe it was not really a competition/game show that people competed in, instead it was more of a soap opera than a game in order to entertain us. Such questions like how could teams possibly play the game with their dungeoner, giving him/her directions, when the set they were on was constantly changed, this ment the game could never be played in real time. Im led to believe that Knightmare was indeed a competition and that recording involved a lot of breaks.
Could someone please tell a little more of exactly what the process was e.g. When the set was ready was the team told to get placed beside their screen and then the dungeoner was put in place also on a set (blinded by the helmet of course) being told to follow his teams instructions. I can imagine this was quite a tedious process. Anyway if someone could shed some light for me on that i would be forever grateful .
kind regards,
Peter
P.S. Even now my heart is a little sad when i think about to Knightmare and how i miss it.
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Welcome to the forum.
The way you describe it is more or less what happened, yes. According to former contestants who've been in touch with the website, breaks between recording different chambers could last anything up to an hour. Apparently the team were shuffled off to a break-room of some description while the next room was being set up, to make sure they couldn't get a 'sneak-preview' of what lay directly ahead. It was a competition, but only the team weren't acting; they were roleplaying while the cast were acting.
Once the new chamber was ready, the advisors were wheeled back in and resumed their positions, while the dungeoneer was taken back to the blue studio. He could hear the goings-on in the antechamber through an earpiece concealed inside the helmet.
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