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K, I haven't been to sleep yet, as I've been doing an alnighter on my disertation which needs to be handed in on Thursday. So excuse the madness...
Anyways, guess what?
Knightmare should be coming back. Read this :-
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BROADCAST magazine - 21st February 2003
The maker of 1980s kids adventure show Knightmare is developing new software to bring the show back as a live interactive virtual reality dungeon adventure show, writes SAM ESPENSEN.
Devised by Televirtual's Tim Child, the original show pioneered blue-screen technology involving blindfolding a'dungeoneer' and sending him into a blue screen studio.The player would then 'walk' around a hand drawn cromakey dungeon.The new version will feature virtual reality and avatar (3d cloning) technology.
Mixed reality shows are costly, Child said, because they combine the most expensive elements - studios, real people and interactive computerised environments. So Child has been developing a RAP (realtime animated pipeline), a PC-based system that allows several characters to interact with each other and dispense with the need for a studio. Child is surprisingly not looking for a commission for the new Knightmare because he said, right issues surrounding the original meant that: 'it made 17 million quid and everyone got a big drink except us. I'm not saying if someone comes to me I won't do it.'
'We believe there's a worldwide market for this show, but everyone's waiting for everyone else to show them the way and we think the only way to slash through the Gordian Knot is to start putting together the system ourselves.'
Child added that steering clear of kids channels means he won't have 'characterised animation forced on us. Perhaps we won't be customising some of this content to the market we want to address, but we want to do something deep, dark, dirty and full of dangerous things.'
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Woo woo!
Can't wait!
:)
Anyways, guess what?
Knightmare should be coming back. Read this :-
"
BROADCAST magazine - 21st February 2003
The maker of 1980s kids adventure show Knightmare is developing new software to bring the show back as a live interactive virtual reality dungeon adventure show, writes SAM ESPENSEN.
Devised by Televirtual's Tim Child, the original show pioneered blue-screen technology involving blindfolding a'dungeoneer' and sending him into a blue screen studio.The player would then 'walk' around a hand drawn cromakey dungeon.The new version will feature virtual reality and avatar (3d cloning) technology.
Mixed reality shows are costly, Child said, because they combine the most expensive elements - studios, real people and interactive computerised environments. So Child has been developing a RAP (realtime animated pipeline), a PC-based system that allows several characters to interact with each other and dispense with the need for a studio. Child is surprisingly not looking for a commission for the new Knightmare because he said, right issues surrounding the original meant that: 'it made 17 million quid and everyone got a big drink except us. I'm not saying if someone comes to me I won't do it.'
'We believe there's a worldwide market for this show, but everyone's waiting for everyone else to show them the way and we think the only way to slash through the Gordian Knot is to start putting together the system ourselves.'
Child added that steering clear of kids channels means he won't have 'characterised animation forced on us. Perhaps we won't be customising some of this content to the market we want to address, but we want to do something deep, dark, dirty and full of dangerous things.'
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Woo woo!
Can't wait!
:)
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I remember but 2 programs from the 80's, MASK, and Transformers.
*Hums Transformers theme and feebly attempts MASK theme*
*MASK ruled*
*Hums Transformers theme and feebly attempts MASK theme*
*MASK ruled*
I watched Sapce Vets and TinTin. They were great. I remember Knightmare - tis good news indeed :)
I used to think it ruled, kinda doubt that I will watch as religously as I used to if it comes back though.
On similar news, I saw on of the old episodes on SKY the other day, no idea what channel it was all I know is that it was in the wee hours of the morning.
On similar news, I saw on of the old episodes on SKY the other day, no idea what channel it was all I know is that it was in the wee hours of the morning.
idlewild wrote:
> Hate the damn thing - It's like re-living the boring parts of my
> childhood watching Channel 4 all over again...
just don't watch it then.
These are other programs that I loved when I was a kid:
-Thunder cats
-Masters of the universe
-Transformers
-Knightrider
-Buttonmoon
-Fragles
-Dinoriders
there were a few more but it was the 80's.
These days childrens programs are rubbis, not because i'm an adult but because they are rubbis.
-Tweenies
-Tellytubies
-beyblades
I know there is a lot more crap out there I just never watch it lol.
> Hate the damn thing - It's like re-living the boring parts of my
> childhood watching Channel 4 all over again...
just don't watch it then.
These are other programs that I loved when I was a kid:
-Thunder cats
-Masters of the universe
-Transformers
-Knightrider
-Buttonmoon
-Fragles
-Dinoriders
there were a few more but it was the 80's.
These days childrens programs are rubbis, not because i'm an adult but because they are rubbis.
-Tweenies
-Tellytubies
-beyblades
I know there is a lot more crap out there I just never watch it lol.
LL CóòL †† wrote:
> Fantasmagorical in every possible sense, on every possible level.
> That is the best news I've heard for a very long time.
>
> Ah, brilliant!
I believe it's spelt "Phantasmagorical".
:D
And Brookside is still on, to whoever made that comment :P
> Fantasmagorical in every possible sense, on every possible level.
> That is the best news I've heard for a very long time.
>
> Ah, brilliant!
I believe it's spelt "Phantasmagorical".
:D
And Brookside is still on, to whoever made that comment :P
Knightmare, that show rocked, this is great news, can't wait to see it return to hopefullly TERESTERIAL tv's, if it go's to digital then i'll be p!ssed.
slik ~_~
slik ~_~
Knightmare was great.
*waves "Bring back Brookside" flag before been crushed by a herd of hungy Antelopes*
Hate the damn thing - It's like re-living the boring parts of my childhood watching Channel 4 all over again...
will it be on normal Tv or will it be a cable only programme?
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