Press Release from Televirtual
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*The reformat of Knightmare has little to do with TimeGate.
The more complex interactive drama/soap elements , confined in a greater fantasy world have moved into TimeGate. This youth/adult show will be an hour long and will be eventaully accompanied by an MMORG - Massive On Line Role Playing game version on Home computer, after the fashion of Ultima or Asheron's call.
The re format of Knightmare involves simplifying the game both graphically and content wise, in which form it will be far closer to the early TV series of say Series3/4. That is because it will be designed to be played as a LIVE EVENT. There will still be encounters, but the dungeoneer will compete in the dungeon as an avatar and will be able to see and speak. As with TimeGate, there will probably be only one adviser to watch their backs.
The reason why we are planning to play Live is because there is a huge demand for audience access and influence through the introduction of digital interactive services. The RAP system will also generate additional camera views of the dungeon which viewers on digital channels may wish to access.
Currently the proposal is to play the Live game in two 10-12 minute segments in a larger childrens' programming strand, seperate by say 30 minutes of another show or strand element. This will allow elements such as Text messaging and polling to kick in, so viewers can influence the narrative and perhaps even the environments for the next session.*
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*Treguard - of course I'd like Hugo to be part of any revived show, but it won't be my say-so, and if it sits within a longer programming strand, then the existing hosts of that strand may host the inserted game. I don't know. One answer would be to clone our own Dungeon Master and insert him into the dungeon as a Help/Oracle. It also means Hugo could be just as he was in 1986. This would make him very happy - as it would me!
Won't happen anyway? - perhaps not. No promises.
Not the same thing? - Of course it's not going to be exactly the same as Knightmare when you were small. What sort of clodbrain would expect it to be? But it could be better....
TimeGate: - don't confuse Knightmare Live with TimeGate. The former is a far more complex and adult-orientated adventure.
Still confused? Go to
http://www.televirtual.fsbusiness.co.uk/movies
The demo is just over 2 meg. To retrieve RIGHT click on file timeclip.wrmv, and 'save target as', which will stop it auto opening and streaming. Playback on a powerful modern PC for best results. And be very, very afraid. This facility will be active from 10.00 a.m. on November 28th. *
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But it could be better....
Sounds like they have some good ideas already.
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Well, from what I have heard so far, I like it lots.
There was onkly so much you could do with the old KM format, and it was done for 8 seasons, and done to it's best (for it's time). Now that times have moved on, so has the show.
Tim Child seems to reckon it will appeal to us (don't forget, he is working FOR us, he knows what fans want to see).
I'd like to see Treguard, but perhaps as some kind of dungeon follower, meaning not sat in an ante chamber.
I have contacted Mark Knight and he will probably get onto Cliff Barry about it.
I don't know why (well I may do but...), but I reckon series 9 will be even better than the best (series 3 imho) of the original series, as long as they keep just enough of the original KM in there to keep the old-timers (like us ) interested, and I reckon Tim Child has us in mind....
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Well the Teaser Trailer looks pretty interesting (and the Xmas message just cracks you up XD
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first time experimental login by the Endgame Player.Nice forum!
I don't think you'll entice Fear back to the UK.
They're still looking for him.....
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{screams}
{bounces}
{sings}
Tim Child invented the Knightmare spirit, so I'm sure he wouldn't lose it. Although it's quite possible this won't happen and it won't work out and we'll all be disappointed - imagine if it does!
I wonder if I could get my kid sister on?
I don't think we have any right or reason to tell Tim Child how to run his creation though.
But - YAY!
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ive been told to reply and say how happy i am.
i am happy.
my sister is 12... im going to be pushing her to be in the early series seen as i am now too old. she can be trained im sure.
it mightnt work, but at least its getting a chance.
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Aww, it seems everyone else has siblings to persuade to apply when the time comes. I'll have to find a cousin someplace to train for it. Take them to a busy town centre, blindfold them, and practice side-stepping across roads and such.
Yes, I know they'll be able to see this time, but I like the image. I wonder how much (if at all) the teams prepared for the original Knightmare. I guess from watching them, you'd have to conclude that some had worked out pretty decent systems to guide their dungeoneer whereas some, well, um, at least they managed to get him/her to the studios.
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My sister is 12 on the 28th December.
Ooh, the possibilities...
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I thought that "video clip" was absolute rubbish! and I really mean that. This is NO substitution to Knightmare. The connection to Knightmare is VERY vague. Why the hell is it CGI anyway. It has no connection to the "Medieval Adventure Game" that Knightmare was. It is far too modern. We all want Knightmare to reshow, but repeats are better than that crap!
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It may be a vague connection to KM, but it isnt meant to be KM, its supposed to be a completely different project. Time Gate is a programme in its own right, it just follows on the tradition of Tim Child RPGs.
Try to look at it objectively, it may not be Knightmare, but you have to admit that the CGI is good.
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Gaminguy, if you wish to dampen all our spirits before checking the facts, please go elsewhere. I believe www.pub37.ezboard.com/sods_are_us are looking for new members.
In other words - please don't be quite so negative in furture if you haven't read all the background to something. Just because something has nearly all positive comments it doesn't mean it needs a negative one too. Thank you!
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