Knightmare survey
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Year you first saw Knightmare? 1987.
How old were you at the time? 6.
Favourite series? 2.
Least favourite series? 8.
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music? The original (Series 1-3).
Outdoor locations - like or dislike? Dislike.
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)? Not a fan of either to begin with, but while Pickle grew on me, Majida just made me angry.
Mogdred or Lord Fear? Mogdred, although watching later series with the benefit of age allows me to appreciate more of Lord Fear's amusing comments.
Skarkill or Lissard? Hard to say. I think Lissard just edges it because of how well he works with Lord Fear.
Favourite character(s): Having seen the show more recently, there is no character who makes me laugh more than Mrs. Grimwold. Other top characters include Mogdred, Treguard and Igneous.
Least favourite character(s): Gretel, Dooris and Romahna.
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)? Death of Team 8 of Series 2, Bomb Rooms.
Favourite locations or challenges? Bomb Rooms, Scorpion Chamber, that 4-Door (arch) room, Block and Tackle.
Favourite team(s)? Series 3, Team 11, purely because I was gutted when they didn't win.
Least favourite team(s)? Series 8, Team 4, because they loved themselves too much.
Favourite death(s)? Series 8, Team 4 because I hated them; Series 2, Team 8 because I have never forgotten it; Series 4, Team 1 because Mogdred was the killer; Series 6, Team 4 because of the cameo by the original Life Force, Series 8, Team 1 because they were the first to die in Level 1 since Series 5.
Favourite series finale? Series 3, since I still have the original, classic moment on a video cassette.
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives? Quite possibly.
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character? No.
Did you ever apply to be a contestant? No. I didn't know enough people whom I could trust not to deliberately guide me off an edge (I know, paranoid).
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club? No.
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s? No.
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)? No.
Have you read the books? All except Lord Fear's Domain, simply because I never saw it advertised on TV, so never knew it existed.
Have you played the board game? Yes. It rules.
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)? I played some interactive quests on this site, and I sucked.
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise? No.
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions? I saw an episode of the French one online.
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Year you first saw Knightmare?: I think 1989.
How old were you at the time?: 5.
Favourite series?: Tough one really. At the moment its seven but that changes daily!
Least favourite series?: 8. Didn't like Lord Fear's new outfit huff
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: The new title sequence series six onwards. It was just more realistic to what the show was about.
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: I really loved the outdoor locations and the castles!
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Didn't like either but I would pick Pickle over Majida.
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: LORD FEAR!!!!!
Skarkill or Lissard?: Lissard.
Favourite character(s): Lord Fear, Sylvester Hands. I thought they were both hilarious in different ways.
Least favourite character(s): Majida, Folly (or Follie? Can't be arsed to check).
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: Floating skulls, Pooka.
Favourite locations or challenges?: The journey into Marblehead, Sewers of Goth. The clue rooms were a favourite of mine and old Granitas (or Granitarse as I call him).
Favourite team(s)?: The team from the West Country (can't remember but I think it was in series 6 +). I loved how the guy wiped his hand on Sly's cloak. That guy was a good laugh and interacted with the characters quite a bit more than others did.
Least favourite team(s)?: The Welsh team who said "sidestep left" when they should have said right. Caused them to lose the game . Ah, it was funny really.
Favourite death(s)?: The Welsh team!
Favourite series finale?: 7. Again, I think it was 7. The red dragon coming to get them all but Lord Fear ended up being crushed by it.
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Yes embarrassed but only as a silly joke.
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: Nope, but that is a nice idea
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: No, didn't have many friends at the time!
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No.
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: No but wish I had.
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: Nope, but I may do.
Have you read the books?: No, but I'm thinking of purchasing them at some point.
Have you played the board game?: Na, I doubt I will be able to find it now
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: Nope.
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: I wish!
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: Na.
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Year you first saw Knightmare?: About 2006?
How old were you at the time?: 7 or 8.
Favourite series?: Series 5 and 6.
Least favourite series?: Series 1 and 8.
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Intro series 1-5.
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Like!
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle (my fanfic has a new character in it who has a crush on Pickle ^_^).
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Duh?! Lord Fear!
Skarkill or Lissard?: Skarkill. Lisssssssssard was annoying.
Favourite character(s): Treguard, Pickle, Hordriss, Sidress, Motley, Mellisandre, Rothberry, Lord Fear, Skarkill and Brother Strange. (There might be more but I can't think of them XD).
Least favourite character(s): Gumboil, Gretel, Stilleta, Honesty Bartrum e.t.c.
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: None I think. Maybe when Lord Fear's eyes glowed red?
Favourite locations or challenges?: I liked Combat Chess, the Block and Tackle and the Corridor of Blades. Witchhaven was a nice place.
Favourite team(s)?: Barry's team (series 7)!
Least favourite team(s)?: Those Jewish boys from series 8. THEY WERE SO ANNOYING!!!!!!!
Favourite death(s)?: "Side-step to your left!" death. And it was funny whenever anyone fell off a causeway XD.
Favourite series finale?: Series 6. Lord Fear getting squashed by a dragon was epic =D.
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Yes I've played it with my sisters and cousins a couple of times.
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: Well on Ameba Pico I did call my dog Festus.
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: No I wasn't even born then.
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: Nope.
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: (>=() No!
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: Yes I've done some fanart and I'm working on a fanfic.
Have you read the books?: No but I'd like to.
Have you played the board game?: No.
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: I've played a fanmade one on YouTube.
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: No.
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: Yes they were both quite good.
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Year you first saw Knightmare?: I would guess 2004 or 2005.
How old were you at the time?: 11/12ish.
Favourite series?: Series 2 or 3
Least favourite series?: Series 8
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Series 1-3 Version
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: On the whole, dislike
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle probably, although I don't mind Majida as much as others do
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Sorry, I can't choose!
Skarkill or Lissard?: Umm, umm... Lissard... maybe... just.
Favourite character(s): Folly, Motley, Gumboil, Treguard, Merlin, Hordriss, Sidriss - to name but a few!
Least favourite character(s): Grimaldine, Fidjit and Gibbet never really did anything for me - not that I particularly dislike them though
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: Knightmare never really particularly scared me for some reason!
Favourite locations or challenges?: Corridor of Blades is exciting. I like the cavern range at the end of Level 2 in Series 3 and the Level 3 starting chamber from Series 1-3 (in its original form). I also quite like the causeways, although they were possibly a little over-used.
Favourite team(s)?: Julie from Series 7, Julian from Series 2 to name just a couple
Favourite death(s)?: Tony from Series 2, Helen from Series 4 to name just a couple
Favourite series finale?: Series 7 was epic!
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Yes! Last year, myself Jake, my sister and a friend re-created it and filmed it and it was great fun. They died in Level 3 and we're doing it again a week on Saturday!
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: Urr, no.
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: Sadly I wasn't born for most of Knightmare's airing. I certainly would've done if I could though.
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No - see above.
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: I didn't know about Knightmare back then, but I've read the old issues and followed it recently
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: Knightmare Audio Series!
Have you read the books?: The first three - I have the fourth and fifth and the last two are on order and will all be read soon!
Have you played the board game?: Quite a few times - Jake and I play every time he visits and it's currently 3-3.
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: Yes, I played one by djoska a few years back and I think it was Drassil's that I played a few months ago.
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: No
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: Yes, an episode of each on Youtube and I've done a commentary on each with Jake.
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Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: Yes, I played one by djoska a few years back and I think it was Drassil's that I played a few months ago.
I hope you enjoyed it... but I've never made one.
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haha - oops! Just checked and it was The Jackal's.
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Year you first saw Knightmare?: 1987
How old were you at the time?: 11
Favourite series?: 2, 3, 8
Least favourite series?: 6
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Series 1-3
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Like
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Neither
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Mogdred
Skarkill or Lissard?: Lissard
Favourite character(s): Cedric, Hordriss, Lillith
Least favourite character(s): Pickle, Melisandre, Majida
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: All "stalkers" (e.g automatum), spiders (series 2 & 4) and invisible bees (series 2)
Favourite locations...: the outdoors bits in series 4, the Crazed Heifer
...or challenges?: Corridor of Blades, Block and Tackle
Favourite team(s)?: anon
Least favourite team(s)?: anon
Favourite death(s)?: Julie and Team 5 of Level 2
Favourite series finale?: 8
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: No
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: No
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: No
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: No
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: The less said the better about that!
Have you read the books?: I only ever had Book 1
Have you played the board game?: No
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: No
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: No
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: Briefly
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Year you first saw Knightmare?: 2004
How old were you at the time?: 11
Favourite series?: 2 to 5
Least favourite series?: 1, 7 and 8
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Original 1-5 (Ed Welch, the man!)
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Disliked, but mainly because of clarity in viewing.
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Lord Fear
Skarkill or Lissard?: Skarkill
Favourite character(s): Treguard
Least favourite character(s): Wall creatures
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: N/a
Favourite locations or challenges?: I always thought that the spell casting was interesting, if that counts XD
Favourite team(s)?: N/a
Least favourite team(s)?: Team 4 from Series 2 - So annyoing..
Favourite death(s)?: Simon, step to your left ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciIfcYwI6Ps& )
Favourite series finale?: n/a
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Yes, on a green-screen using some pre-rendered backgrounds etc
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: No
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: No
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: No
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: Spoofs/remakes using 3d level designs and live-action footage shot on greenscreens with originally composed music and intro music
Have you read the books?: No
Have you played the board game?: No (Annoyingly, I prefer the Talisman boardgame...)
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: No
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: No
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: No
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It turns out that I DO have a Knightmare video game from 1987 as designed for the ZX Spectrum!
Nice! I'm thinking of downloading an emulator
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Answers from Rosey Collins:
Year you first saw Knightmare?: Probably 1987, definitely remember watching from 1989
How old were you at the time?: 2 in 1987, 4 in 1989
Favourite series?: 2
Least favourite series?: 8
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Series 4-5
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Like
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Lord Fear
Skarkill or Lissard?: Lissard
Favourite character(s): Folly, Hordriss
Least favourite character(s): Fidjit, Brollachan
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: N/A!
Favourite locations or challenges?: Series 4 Level 3, Goth, Combat Chess
Favourite team(s)?: Both Julies (Series 3/7), Nathan (Series 8 )
Least favourite team(s)?: Alan & Chris (Series 6), Richard (Series 1)
Favourite death(s)?: Chris (Series 5), January (Series 6)
Favourite series finale?: 5
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Several times with Jake when quite young.
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: No
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: No, and never old enough to
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: I read Jake's copies and contributed a great deal
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: Pictures and stories
Have you read the books?: Twice each, except for the first one which I've read three times (and may read again!)
Have you played the board game?: Many times
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: One fan-made game very briefly
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: No
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: I have watched both
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Here are some updated answers from me (Jake Collins) with changes in bold.
Year you first saw Knightmare?: 1987
How old were you at the time?: 4
Favourite series?: 4 (There are several things about 2 that have started to rankle with me since April 2011)
Least favourite series?: 8
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Series 1-3
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Like
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Lord Fear
Skarkill or Lissard?: Skarkill (In his dual role - Lissard and Raptor together make one Skarkill)
Favourite character: Merlin (For overall endurance since I was 4)
Least favourite characters: Gretel, Romahna, Fidjit
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: Wall monsters, cavern wraiths
Favourite locations or challenges?: Combat Chess, Corridor of Blades, Block and Tackle, Play Your Cards Right
Favourite team(s)?: Julie (Series 7), Alistair (Series 4), **Chris (Series 3)
Favourite dungeoneer: Dickon (Series 4)**
Least favourite team(s)?: James (Series 3), Oliver (Series 8 ), Richard (Series 1), Simon (Series 3), Chris (Series 6)
Favourite death(s)?: Helen (Series 4), Martin (Series 3), Chris (Series 5), Richard (Series 8 )
Favourite series finale?: 6
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Yes, many times
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: No
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: No
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: Yes
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: Yes, a great many
Have you read the books?: Yes, many times
Have you played the board game?: Yes, frequently
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: Yes, fan-made
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: Yes, a mug and a badge
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: Yes, both
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Ok, i'll play. (Answers from Nic Jenner)
Year you first saw Knightmare?: 1987
How old were you at the time?: 13
Favourite series?: Three
Least favourite series?: Five
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Series 1-3
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Dislike
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle, but preferred no assistant.
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Mogdred
Skarkill or Lissard?: Lissard.
Favourite character(s): Morghanna, but Malice was also great.
Least favourite character(s): Skarkill
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: Nothing, except perhaps how tedious Skarkill was.
Favourite locations or challenges?: Location: Level three stained-glass window room. Challenge: Corridor of blades.
Favourite team(s)?: Perhaps S4 T8 (Dickon et al) as they were both very competent & very entertaining.
Least favourite team(s)?: No specific team, but i generally disliked dull teams.
Favourite death(s)?: S2 T3 (Christopher et al) all turned to stone by the medusa.
Favourite series finale?: Ironically, series five. There is some good in everything.
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: No
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: No
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: Sadly, no. My parents would never have let me do anything that cool.
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: No
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: No
Have you read the books?: Yes, some of them.
Have you played the board game?: No
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: Sadly, no.
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: No
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: Non.
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Year you first saw Knightmare?: 1987.
How old were you at the time?: 12.
Favourite series?: Four.
Least favourite series?: Seven.
Preferred version of the title sequence/theme music?: Series 4.
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Like.
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle (but no strong preference between Pickle and no assistant).
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Mogdred.
Skarkill or Lissard?: Skarkill.
Favourite character(s): Motley, Merlin, Pickle, Treguard, Melissandra, Gumboil, Sylvester Hands.
Least favourite character(s): Gundrada, Captain Nemanor, Malice.
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: Series 1 Level 3.
Favourite locations or challenges?: Location: The Crazed Heifer. Challenge: Goblins.
Favourite team(s)?: The teams that could navigate well - enough to get to Level 2 if not Level 3.
Least favourite team(s)?: Teams where there was lots of loud contradiction or talking over each other.
Favourite death(s)?: A variety, mainly from series 1-3.
Favourite series finale?: Series 4. Also, series 1-3, 7.
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Yes.
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: No.
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: Yes.
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: I don't think so.
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: No.
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: I don't think so.
Have you read the books?: Yes, maybe two of them.
Have you played the board game?: No.
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: Yes, I think it was the first one.
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: Not any more.
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: Yes, I watched the French version in Paris, December 1990.
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Year you first saw Knightmare?: 1989
How old were you at the time?: 8
Favourite series?: 6
Least favourite series?: 8
Preferred version of the title sequence / theme music?: Series 1-3
Outdoor locations - like or dislike?: Like
Pickle or Majida (or hated both assistants)?: Pickle
Mogdred or Lord Fear?: Lord Fear
Skarkill or Lissard?: Skarkill
Favourite character(s): Mötley, Skarkill, Lord Fear, Sylvester Hands, Hordriss, Sidress
Least favourite character(s): Majida, Grimaldine
Things that scared you the most as a kid (if applicable)?: The music kicking in when a dungeoneer is about to perish in Series 6, the music of the dwarf tunnels
Favourite locations...: the ruins of Dungarth
...or challenges?: Corridor of Blades, Play Your Cards right
Favourite team(s)?: Barry from series 7
Least favourite team(s)?: Michael from series 8
Favourite death(s)?: Simon from series 4 - sidestep to your left!
Favourite series finale?: 7
Have you ever "played" Knightmare with friends or relatives?: Yes
Have you ever named a pet or toy after a Knightmare character?: No
Did you ever apply to be a contestant?: No
Were you a member of the Knightmare Adventurers Club?: No
Did you subscribe to The Eye Shield fanzine in the 1990s?: No
Have you ever created anything based on Knightmare (e.g. fanfic, fanart, songs, spoofs)?: No
Have you read the books?: Yes all of them
Have you played the board game?: Yes and still own it!
Have you played any KM computer games (official or fan-made)?: Yes and could not escape the 2nd room!
Do you own any other Knightmare merchandise?: No
Have you watched the French and/or Spanish versions?: No
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