2012: Knightmare's 25th Anniversary
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 19:41
Hi everyone,
Ok so you're all probably aware of this already but now I've finally got the opportunity to give this the push it rightly deserves.
This of course is the year of Knightmare's Silver Jubilee (25 years since the first episode was broadcast, the actual date being EXACTLY seven months from now), and it's unbelievable to think of the legend that has evolved throughout all these years.
As this is quite a milestone (and I don't think such an opportunity like this will reoccur for some time) I would like to put forward my desired intentions to mark this occasion. This falls into two categories, so I'll provide all the relevant detail into each category. Here we go then:
1.Knightmare Social/Convention
Social Idea
Most of the core Knightmare members on this forum will have undoubtedly attended a group social over the past years, and obviously this year would be a much fitting time to have another one. The previous excursions to Blackpool, York and Nottingham spring to mind, perhaps we could revisit one of those locations or even attempt for somewhere medieval (i.e. steeped with castles and an amount of familiar history that would be reminiscent to a place such as that what was used in Knightmare).
Convention Idea
This, needless to say would expand to anyone who had a passion for Knightmare (10,000 likes on Knightmare's Facebook page says it all really). This would take place over a weekend where there would be potential happenings such as Knightmare-themed games and roleplaying, actor talks and signings (if they would be interested) and maybe even watching some classic episodes of Knightmare too, I'm sure we could fit a few of those in! My preferred choice of location here would be Norwich (a.k.a the spiritual home of Knightmare and Anglia Television) but I accept that this would be quite difficult for a lot of people to get to, so thoughts here are especially welcome.
However, as you'll know there is the slight issue of the London Olympics/Paralympics taking place this year (hence why I don't think London would be a good place to host either of the above two ideas). Also, the Paralympics in particular run up all the way to September 9th (two days after Knightmare's actual landmark day). My recommended weekend is the 17th-20th August if anything does go ahead, as neither the Olympics or Paralympics will be in action and it would also give any teachers and suchlike the best chance to attend (I know of a few within the Knightmare community). But of course, we still have time to mull over such details.
Knightmare 25th Anniversary Documentary
As someone who's only recently got into filming (see this post for some examples of my work) I just love the potential of perhaps making a short documentary to mark this occasion. Now, if it were to happen it would be undoubtedly be uploaded to somewhere like Youtube, but the thought of including content a brief history of Knightmare spanning over 25 years alongside interviews with the show's past actors, crew and contestants just seems very appealing, if I can of course get the people in question to support it and be willing to take part. Again, reactions to this are much appreciated as I can finetune any additional content and further suggestions should this go ahead.
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Just as a final note, I would like to point out once again that at this stage these are only my own thoughts and suggestions, others are of course greatly received. I was going to put this straight out on to Facebook and Twitter, but I've (sensibly?) decided to advance with caution and initially pool this here only first to gain some initial responses.
But again this just seems like too good an opportunity to pass by and I would really like to do something for Knightmare's 25th anniversary, no matter how big or small it may be.
Thanks for taking the time to read all of this, and for any potential comments/thoughts.
Ok so you're all probably aware of this already but now I've finally got the opportunity to give this the push it rightly deserves.
This of course is the year of Knightmare's Silver Jubilee (25 years since the first episode was broadcast, the actual date being EXACTLY seven months from now), and it's unbelievable to think of the legend that has evolved throughout all these years.
As this is quite a milestone (and I don't think such an opportunity like this will reoccur for some time) I would like to put forward my desired intentions to mark this occasion. This falls into two categories, so I'll provide all the relevant detail into each category. Here we go then:
1.Knightmare Social/Convention
Social Idea
Most of the core Knightmare members on this forum will have undoubtedly attended a group social over the past years, and obviously this year would be a much fitting time to have another one. The previous excursions to Blackpool, York and Nottingham spring to mind, perhaps we could revisit one of those locations or even attempt for somewhere medieval (i.e. steeped with castles and an amount of familiar history that would be reminiscent to a place such as that what was used in Knightmare).
Convention Idea
This, needless to say would expand to anyone who had a passion for Knightmare (10,000 likes on Knightmare's Facebook page says it all really). This would take place over a weekend where there would be potential happenings such as Knightmare-themed games and roleplaying, actor talks and signings (if they would be interested) and maybe even watching some classic episodes of Knightmare too, I'm sure we could fit a few of those in! My preferred choice of location here would be Norwich (a.k.a the spiritual home of Knightmare and Anglia Television) but I accept that this would be quite difficult for a lot of people to get to, so thoughts here are especially welcome.
However, as you'll know there is the slight issue of the London Olympics/Paralympics taking place this year (hence why I don't think London would be a good place to host either of the above two ideas). Also, the Paralympics in particular run up all the way to September 9th (two days after Knightmare's actual landmark day). My recommended weekend is the 17th-20th August if anything does go ahead, as neither the Olympics or Paralympics will be in action and it would also give any teachers and suchlike the best chance to attend (I know of a few within the Knightmare community). But of course, we still have time to mull over such details.
Knightmare 25th Anniversary Documentary
As someone who's only recently got into filming (see this post for some examples of my work) I just love the potential of perhaps making a short documentary to mark this occasion. Now, if it were to happen it would be undoubtedly be uploaded to somewhere like Youtube, but the thought of including content a brief history of Knightmare spanning over 25 years alongside interviews with the show's past actors, crew and contestants just seems very appealing, if I can of course get the people in question to support it and be willing to take part. Again, reactions to this are much appreciated as I can finetune any additional content and further suggestions should this go ahead.
----
Just as a final note, I would like to point out once again that at this stage these are only my own thoughts and suggestions, others are of course greatly received. I was going to put this straight out on to Facebook and Twitter, but I've (sensibly?) decided to advance with caution and initially pool this here only first to gain some initial responses.
But again this just seems like too good an opportunity to pass by and I would really like to do something for Knightmare's 25th anniversary, no matter how big or small it may be.
Thanks for taking the time to read all of this, and for any potential comments/thoughts.