I'm in agreement with those who agree that Knightmare couldn't be the same without Hugo Myatt - certain elements are always just too prominent to be missing. As far as the avatar technology goes, I find it difficult to think of how a computerised clone could interact with the same ~ humour, expression.. everything. I blank my mind totally from the sprite from V.I. - it's totally different, but it does come to mind nonetheless. Given the amount of communication that went on in later series, the lack of human inclusion could be a little more ackward - but given how a lot of Treguard's wisdom through Series 2 came diffused through the playing screen, maybe there are possibilities.

As I've said before, I have total trust in Tim Child that, as the original creator of the greater game, his decisions will only be the best for the new game.

Should Hugo reprise his role as Treguard?

Short answer- Yes!

Long answer - Yesamundoamigo!

Some things shud be kept for future KM!

Hugo as Treguard - in some shape or form

Mark Knight as Lord Fear

Most of the original cast- ie Hordriss, Motley, Pickle!

The KM Music - maybe jazzed up a little for the new era!

I agree, it wouldn't be Knightmare without Hugo as Treguard!

The Horned Helm of Justice!

It just aint right without it!

Should Hugo reprise his role as Treguard?

Short answer- Yes!

Long answer - Yesamundoamigo!

Some things shud be kept for future KM!

Hugo as Treguard - in some shape or form

Mark Knight as Lord Fear

Most of the original cast- ie Hordriss, Motley, Pickle!

The KM Music - maybe jazzed up a little for the new era!

Yes, I agree. It wouldn't be the same without them! And to Hugo - your not too old and too fat!

Short answer- Yes!

Long answer - Yesamundoamigo!

Some things shud be kept for future KM!

Hugo as Treguard - in some shape or form

Mark Knight as Lord Fear

Most of the original cast- ie Hordriss, Motley, Pickle!

The KM Music - maybe jazzed up a little for the new era!

Seriously, I don't think that Knightmare would be Knightmare without Treguard; the point of Knightmare in the early series' was that the dungeon has been conquered by Treguard - hence, the dungeon master. I think he's the only person who could possibly be a host for Knightmare - the show without him, in any form, would just be of no interest to me, really.

he doesn't have to be played by Hugo, of course, but I also say that Hugo would the the ideal choice - well of course he would!

Where would ANY incarnation be without his devastatingly eviiil sounding 'Ooooooh, Nasty'?

The new generation MUST be given the STARE, too!!!

PHEER the one and only Trequard.  ;D

AND YET AGAIN! i turn up in another topic and find 9inch using "gay" as an insult?? has anyone heard the saying "i think the lady doth protest too much"?

Malefact:

Who are you to talk about what's appropriate and what's not?  

Uh, uhm, well, that is to say, er...aw, shucks!  ;D

Malefact seems very quiet...

" 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!"

The current thinking at that stage was evidently to have two separated KM programmes of 10-12 minutes each, the break in the middle allowing interactive voting and such to take place. Of course, that thinking may have changed. If definitely tells us, however, that he sees the great attraction of involving Hugo if he can, and that he's aware of the possibility of inserting him "within" the Dungeon- presumably as some form of avatar- if that proved the preferable option. Given the programme would- at least as far as we know to date- be live, there'd be some merit in having everything VR, rather than having it mixed between "real" and "virtual". The mixed media was said to be sometimes awkward and expensive in the original series, although of course having everything VR would present certain drawbacks too.  

There's also a Treguard avatar picture up, at: http://knightmare.v21hosting.co.uk/knews/knightmare_vr/avhugo.jpg

This broadcast was brought to you by Composite Green Crone Enterprises Ltd.

Maybe award the winners at the end or something.. or maybe they have to say him from Fear.

Given the new avatar technology upon which the new series will be based. y not make a treguard avatar which could act as dungeon master perhaps using hugo's voice.

If bva was really adventurous he could set the entire show in the virtual dungeon with "treguard" being the link between audience and game. the polling idea where we can vote on future puzzels etc could also be administered this way.

What u guys think?

if you do make the Treguard avatar be sure to pay particular attention to the o_O!

Who are you to talk about what's appropriate and what's not?  

And I think its much more likely that they wont rip the old format apart and start anew because there's a risk of alienating all us ol' faithfuls...

If it aint broke, don't fix it, just make it more up to date!

And Grumphicks is right - the Knightmare format would just not work without Mr Hugo 'Ooh Nasty' Myatt. I think they should get him back, or change the format so that a new style of presenting is needed.

It was a play on Ed Tudor Pole, so yes it is

There is a difference between appropriate and apposite.  In this case, what Malefact meant was that your post was inappropriate because of its lewd content.

My theory is be very faithfull to the original or rip it apart and start again