Knightmare on DVD
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Surely you mean tan GG?? Otherwise remind me never to get a fan from that company!
Of course I meant "fan". Didn't you notice Treguard's fake fan in Series 3? The fire was pretty hot so Hugo needed one to cool off, but the production budget wouldn't stretch to a real fan (they had to buy Velda some emergency acting lessons) so he had to use a fake one.
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What's a fake fan then? Someone blowing on his face?
Exactly that. As I've said before, thanks to Velda's emergency acting lessons (and the millions paid for Mrs. G's ever so realistic fake nose) money was pretty tight. So one of the cast not required in the scene would stand just off shot blowing air towards Hugo, to balance out the evil heat coming from the fire. Usually it was Mellymoos, but I'm sure there's a rota still in existence somewhere of all the time each cast member was required to do the task. Perhaps it could be scanned and put on any KM DVD as an added extra? There's also a moment where (if you look closely) in Episode 7 you see Clifford Norgate almost stumble into shot because he thought getting closer to Hugo would make the air circulation process more effective. I'm sure the crew never let him forget that one!
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snig-gers childishly
I can see melly blowing Treguard.
LOL. I was really careful how I worded my previous post, but I knew someone would make that joke.
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Oh dear, I can't believe the forum edits that. I suppose it's necessary on some forums with immature members. sigh
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Oh well, you could always say "chuckle" or "chortle" or something
But it's a matter of principle now!
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As Treguard enjoyed the fan so much they decided to get one installed for every season! The first was called "Pickle" and the second was called "Majilda"!
I would also like to know how much eyeliner Treguard wore in season 3? I think hes gr8 and everything, but he cant really do "the stare" with so much eyeliner!
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As Treguard enjoyed the fan so much they decided to get one installed for every season! The first was called "Pickle" and the second was called "Majilda"!
Well, with Clifford Norgate's unfortunate appearance on tape during Series 3 Episode 7, they decided a professional was needed to fan Hugo full-time, and David Learner's celebrity fanning credentials were second only to those of Dame Judi Dench, who fans her American co-stars in all those millions of movies she appears in each week.
People have often questioned why Tim Child didn't get Dame Judi to do the job. Obviously, she was too expensive, but no-one ever cites the real reasons why her services couldn't be bought even after Velda's costly acting lessons had ceased:
a) The effects of the new Eye Shield were not achieved via video trickery, but were in fact absolutely real. Tim Child personally bought this rare artifact from a group of aliens who came to sign up "La Grimwold" for their own intergalactic soap opera, after admiring his efforts the previous year.
b) The production team had to bribe all the tabloid newspapers not to run big stories asking why La Grimwold was not to feature in the new series. Obviously, "she" was the star, and the public were outraged she was gone. Only a third of the programme budget saved it from a media backlash and the true intergalactic story from being revealed.
So they got David Learner to do it instead. Between takes he'd frantically fan Hugo, who was apparently becoming a stern taskmaster. The fame and thousands of adoring female fans following him around every day had visibly changed him, and Learner had to fan with all his being to avoid the wrath of Hugo "The Diva" Myatt. He also had to attend to Hugo's makeup (which as a result was distinctly less orange) and regular beard-combing.
Yes, they could have saved all the hassle by putting the fire out, but nobody thought of it at the time. It always seems much easier in hindsight.
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I would say that Granada Media are the most likely candidates, for two reasons.
(1) They already have the rights to Km, so there is no need for complex (and costly) negotiations to procure them.
(2) We now have it on very good authority that GM are now very interested in doing a DVD release.
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I never knew that at all. Have they said anything about Knightmare DVD's recently? I hope that they release all Knightmare on to DVD. Do you think they will release all 8 series? I think owning a Knightmare DVD would be better than TV repeats because you can watch it whenever you feel like.
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