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Post by Happy Chappy on Oct 15, 2004 9:12:10 GMT
Bayne, bearing in mind the game was developed how long ago? I firmly hope, nay, believe that the cinematics will be infinitely better...
(I agree about the mobile chair - for those of you in England, perhaps for comedy value, we could have Andy, from the BBC's Little Britain, in his wheelchair emerging saying "I want that one", I don't like it!", closely followed by Lou saying "Now come on Andy, you said that the ecological factors on Earth were well suited to our dominant species..."
(Apologies to those who have no idea what I'm talking about!! LOL!)
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Post by Killraven on Oct 15, 2004 12:14:54 GMT
(I agree about the mobile chair - for those of you in England, perhaps for comedy value, we could have Andy, from the BBC's Little Britain, in his wheelchair emerging saying "I want that one", I don't like it!", closely followed by Lou saying "Now come on Andy, you said that the ecological factors on Earth were well suited to our dominant species..." .."Are you sure you want to go to Venus? Are you really sure? 'Cos plotting a course, realigning the propulsion units and relaunching the cylinder would be a right kerfuffle" ;D
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Post by David Faltskog on Oct 15, 2004 12:18:29 GMT
LOL!!. The new series of "Little Britain" starts on tuesday on BBC3. D.F.
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Post by Happy Chappy on Oct 15, 2004 12:31:56 GMT
Don't remind me DF...
...It is on at 9pm...
...Problem is, I am studying for my Qualified Teaching Status every tuesday until nine bloody thirty!!!!!!!
(BTW, did you see the documentary last night about the "real" Little Britain? Very good)
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Post by David Faltskog on Oct 15, 2004 12:51:32 GMT
Sadly missed that HC,will keep my eyes out for the repeat. D.F.
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Post by EvilNerfherder on Oct 15, 2004 20:18:02 GMT
Damn.. I love 'Little Britain' ( I think Tom Baker's narration is the best thing in it) but I don't have digital at the moment.. suppose I'll have to wait until it's on BBC1. Amusingly, I saw that someone described Tom's narration as delivered 'in a fruity baritone'. I don't know what a 'fruity baritone' is but it sounds fantastic. 'Just who are Britain.. and why?'
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Post by Happy Chappy on Oct 15, 2004 21:29:55 GMT
yeah but no but yeah but no well you know that thing what you know nuffink abaht well it weren't me shu'up well y'know tina well she said hg wells had said that martians were coming to earth but don't believe her coz she snogged wayne and got crabs but shaz says we can kill em with a sneeze but craig says he felt her boobs in mcdonalds....DON'T GIMME EVILS!!!!
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Post by Killraven on Oct 16, 2004 15:47:55 GMT
"I am the ONLY asexual martian on this planet!!!!" "YEEEEES!! If I tell ye the truth, I'll tell the a lie...!" "EH EH EEEEHHH!!!" (Martian with learning difficulties) ;D
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Post by Bayne on Oct 18, 2004 1:01:49 GMT
[glow=red,2,300]I certainly found the musical really spooky as a kid, but wasn't scared witless... I seem to be an exception. Did anyone else manage to get through their childhood untraumatised?
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Post by the Donal on Oct 18, 2004 12:58:51 GMT
That's what childhood is for isn't it? - years of trauma(especially at school ). That's what shapes us for the rest of our lives. This means that I'm a little worried about you Bayne! What affect did no real trauma have on you?! ;D
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Post by jeffwaynefan on Oct 18, 2004 14:56:41 GMT
I was 8 when the album came out, so seeing the "then" giant cut out of the FM in John Menzies window I had to ask my mother as to why the spider had only 3 legs, was it unlucky or just deformed. . . . What I would give for that huge cut out now.
As for the music, I was at the time a little curious about the lack of singing in the album, being that I was bought up on ABBA stuff as my sister constantly played it all the time.
However, I do remember how almost all electrical stores that sold record players had a copy of the album ready to play in the shop incase a customer wanted a player.
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Post by David Faltskog on Oct 18, 2004 16:01:43 GMT
Well at least your sister had taste in music Horsell!. D.F.
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Post by Danny87 on Nov 2, 2004 17:56:50 GMT
I just found this forum while having a search for wotw material and this thread was so uncanny I had to join and post my story! I was 5 when my Dad bought the album home and right from seeing the cover I was a little nervous. When I heard the opening chords, I ran to my room, shaken. Every time it was played (which seemed daily!) I would get very upset because I was so scared. My mum promised to throw the record away and I made her bin it in front of me (only letting me see the back cover as that was the only part I wasnt frightened of!) I remember the booklet and seeing it and the panic in the streets picture absolutely terryfying me. Anyhow, I've since inherited the record (and booklet) intact and today was the first time in over 20 years I've played it from start to finish (in a well lit room with people about!) I was still a bit jumpy, and I'm hoping that I'll be ok in the dark at bedtime but it sounded great, I thouroughly enjoyed it but I still cant look at the book, well not yet! I was definitely scarred by my overactive imagination but I'm relieved to see I'm not the only one!
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Post by DanMacK on Nov 3, 2004 16:59:42 GMT
Since I first heard the WotW about 8 years ago, it obviously didn't scare me. What did scare me was I'd never heard of it until then. Now the album is one of my favourite pieces of music, I haven't got tired of it yet, and don't think I ever will.
I love the haunting sounds of "Dead London" though, and I do find it somewhat creepy. I can understand how one could be scared of the album at a young age.
Take Care, Dan M
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Post by Zoë on Nov 3, 2004 22:29:13 GMT
i was scared. i wasnt born when it came out but i was about 6 when i really started to listen to it. i have a general fear of aliens n i used to be able to get up to Forever Autumn before i turned it off. When they described the alien coming out of the cylinder i had to turn the volume down. i was about 9 and forever autumn came on in a pub n i just had to cover my ears so i wouldnt get images. i was about 10/11 before i could listen to the album fully. i listen to it now and i love it to bits but i just cant look out the window when i have
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Post by epicdream on Nov 14, 2004 22:37:40 GMT
Hi everyone, I am a new member as you can see, I just saw this thread and couldn't believe how much I can relate to many of the stories here!! So I joined up and here's my childhood! I must have been about 4 when I had my encounter. My godfather owned a record shop at the time and said I could have any record in the shop. As I wasnt old enough to really choose, my mum did for me... What resulted was the big deluxe boxset of WOW. I think more than the music was the images which hit me first. The horrific colours and the strange music must have hit a chord with me (pun not intended ;-). My most hated image was the crow pecking the martian flesh, horrible... As a result I would errupt in hysterics any time it would get brought out of the record cabinet. There were times I'd be shivering in my bedroom because someone downstairs mentioned playing it!! Needless to say it had some effect on me! :-( It was only two months ago that I plucked up enough courage to listen to the music again. I bought the CD off ebay which didnt come with the inlay book, so I thought I was safe until I realised that my most feared image was in the box behind CD 2!!!!!! That was a nice reunion!! That brings me up to today and being on this website, I am still building myself to look at the pictures again, so I have been looking on the net for "small" pics to try heal the mental scarring Thanks for allowing me to share this story with you and sorry if I rambled... Oh yeah, the box set is still in my folks' attic... I own it but I still wont go near it........ Neill
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Post by EvilNerfherder on Nov 14, 2004 22:49:50 GMT
Welcome to the board, Neill. Things are definately going to get interesting over the next few months!
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Post by Bayne on Nov 15, 2004 4:18:40 GMT
[glow=red,2,300]Might I suggest many of those traumatised by the musical/artwork might like to start therapy, counselling, hypnosis or the like soon so if you want to be recovered enough to attend the JW CGI film when it's released (no offense intended anyone) [/glow]
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Post by Stewymartian on Nov 15, 2004 19:37:09 GMT
Wow, I'm impressed with how many people this thread seems to be drawing in. And I thought I was all alone in my fear.
Welcome all terrified people!
In reply to Bayne, I think I may need a supply of Valium or Tamazapan to keep me from freaking when the JW version comes out. I might just have to get it on DVD and watch it from behind the sofa (like I used to do with Dr. Who).
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Post by Zoë on Nov 15, 2004 19:45:55 GMT
im lucky i dont need therapy now because some how a few years ago i managed to get over my fear... go me!
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