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Baron Porters
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Posted - 11 May 2008 :  19:39:41  Show Profile Send Baron Porters a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Any idea how long it'll be before the new Smugglers is released??

toxicspurge
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Posted - 11 May 2008 :  19:52:39  Show Profile Send toxicspurge a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The Loose Cannon team doesn't usually give a date until it's actually released, but I understand it's progressing quite nicely!

I'm just sittin' here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round....
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Russ
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Posted - 11 May 2008 :  21:02:53  Show Profile Send Russ a Private Message  Reply with Quote
What the headbanger said!

We don't even know when it will be out as things can go wrong which is why we avoid dates, work is progressing nicely though

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toxicspurge
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USA
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Posted - 11 May 2008 :  21:08:38  Show Profile Send toxicspurge a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Good to see I'm not the only one excited about it, though!

I'm just sittin' here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round....
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Aussie who-boy
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Australia
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Posted - 11 May 2008 :  21:42:43  Show Profile Send Aussie who-boy a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Indeed.........should be excellent to see.........when it finally arrives!

Well! .......That really hits the nail on the head then doesn't it! .......ouch!!!
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toxicspurge
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USA
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Posted - 11 May 2008 :  21:54:41  Show Profile Send toxicspurge a Private Message  Reply with Quote
They always are!

I'm just sittin' here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round....
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Adam
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Afghanistan
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Posted - 12 May 2008 :  20:50:37  Show Profile Send Adam a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I am looking forward to this, I'll have to see if I can get a copy, the previous version of this is showing it's age!

A proud member of the "Bonnie Langford is one of the best companions" club! I really underestimated her all these years.
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toxicspurge
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Posted - 12 May 2008 :  22:13:44  Show Profile Send toxicspurge a Private Message  Reply with Quote
agreed.

I'm just sittin' here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round....
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Baron Porters
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Posted - 13 May 2008 :  16:50:34  Show Profile Send Baron Porters a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Yeah that telesnaps are so blurred aren't they???
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Frankymole
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Posted - 14 May 2008 :  18:47:57  Show Profile Send Frankymole a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by toxicspurge

Good to see I'm not the only one excited about it, though!



This'll be fantastic. I already enjoyed it immensely in the BBC audio version (helped by some blurry telesnaps - I could vaguely make out what was going on!) and the tales John Ringham told of his equestrian adventures. Fitting punishment for Tlotoxl, I'm sure! And Mike Craze is super in this one. As is the ever-reliable George A Cooper. I love this story, can't wait to see it "properly"!!

Edited by - Frankymole on 14 May 2008 18:48:13
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Adam
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Afghanistan
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Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  10:56:36  Show Profile Send Adam a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Russ

What the headbanger said!

We don't even know when it will be out as things can go wrong which is why we avoid dates, work is progressing nicely though



Is the original perhaps the worst quality of all LC recons? Re looking at it, it seems virtually un-watchable! (not a criticism, more praise of how bloody great the new ones look!)

A proud member of the "Bonnie Langford is one of the best companions" club! I really underestimated her all these years.
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Russ
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Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  19:39:56  Show Profile Send Russ a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

What the headbanger said!

We don't even know when it will be out as things can go wrong which is why we avoid dates, work is progressing nicely though



Is the original perhaps the worst quality of all LC recons? Re looking at it, it seems virtually un-watchable! (not a criticism, more praise of how bloody great the new ones look!)



Well it obviously depends on how many generations the copy you have is, however the first 7 recons plus the original Highlanders were all mastered the same way which included a rather crude NTSC>PAL conversion so these are certainly worse than later ones (at least for UK viewers) but i don't think its any worse than the others, maybe the telesnaps were darker or something? The JV Web of Fear is impossible to make a lot of the telesnaps out due to the darkness of them for example.

www.recons.com
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Adam
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Afghanistan
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Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  20:53:14  Show Profile Send Adam a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Russ

quote:
Originally posted by Adam

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

What the headbanger said!

We don't even know when it will be out as things can go wrong which is why we avoid dates, work is progressing nicely though



Is the original perhaps the worst quality of all LC recons? Re looking at it, it seems virtually un-watchable! (not a criticism, more praise of how bloody great the new ones look!)



Well it obviously depends on how many generations the copy you have is, however the first 7 recons plus the original Highlanders were all mastered the same way which included a rather crude NTSC>PAL conversion so these are certainly worse than later ones (at least for UK viewers) but i don't think its any worse than the others, maybe the telesnaps were darker or something? The JV Web of Fear is impossible to make a lot of the telesnaps out due to the darkness of them for example.



I think it's just that the telesnaps are very blurred with little definition and the audio is very crackly and hard to make out. But it could be my copy, still if the new one is on the way I'll wait for that.

I do have a copy of the Savages, dunno who by (starts with a butterfly) that is really hard to make out.


A proud member of the "Bonnie Langford is one of the best companions" club! I really underestimated her all these years.
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Russ
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Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  22:19:07  Show Profile Send Russ a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

quote:
Originally posted by Adam

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

What the headbanger said!

We don't even know when it will be out as things can go wrong which is why we avoid dates, work is progressing nicely though



Is the original perhaps the worst quality of all LC recons? Re looking at it, it seems virtually un-watchable! (not a criticism, more praise of how bloody great the new ones look!)



Well it obviously depends on how many generations the copy you have is, however the first 7 recons plus the original Highlanders were all mastered the same way which included a rather crude NTSC>PAL conversion so these are certainly worse than later ones (at least for UK viewers) but i don't think its any worse than the others, maybe the telesnaps were darker or something? The JV Web of Fear is impossible to make a lot of the telesnaps out due to the darkness of them for example.



I think it's just that the telesnaps are very blurred with little definition and the audio is very crackly and hard to make out. But it could be my copy, still if the new one is on the way I'll wait for that.

I do have a copy of the Savages, dunno who by (starts with a butterfly) that is really hard to make out.





Well a new Savages is available. I haven't heard of a Savages but there is a torrent of Massacre kicking about somewhere which is the Loose Cannon version which some idiot has put a butterfly logo on and claims it was by Butterfly Effect, stealing credit for the work, I suspect this may be the old LC Savages in the same vein

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Adam
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Afghanistan
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Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  22:24:55  Show Profile Send Adam a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Russ

quote:
Originally posted by Adam

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

quote:
Originally posted by Adam

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

What the headbanger said!

We don't even know when it will be out as things can go wrong which is why we avoid dates, work is progressing nicely though



Is the original perhaps the worst quality of all LC recons? Re looking at it, it seems virtually un-watchable! (not a criticism, more praise of how bloody great the new ones look!)



Well it obviously depends on how many generations the copy you have is, however the first 7 recons plus the original Highlanders were all mastered the same way which included a rather crude NTSC>PAL conversion so these are certainly worse than later ones (at least for UK viewers) but i don't think its any worse than the others, maybe the telesnaps were darker or something? The JV Web of Fear is impossible to make a lot of the telesnaps out due to the darkness of them for example.



I think it's just that the telesnaps are very blurred with little definition and the audio is very crackly and hard to make out. But it could be my copy, still if the new one is on the way I'll wait for that.

I do have a copy of the Savages, dunno who by (starts with a butterfly) that is really hard to make out.





Well a new Savages is available. I haven't heard of a Savages but there is a torrent of Massacre kicking about somewhere which is the Loose Cannon version which some idiot has put a butterfly logo on and claims it was by Butterfly Effect, stealing credit for the work, I suspect this may be the old LC Savages in the same vein



Really, what a git!!

I don't know, it has the text continually at the bottom. Did the LC ones do that?

A proud member of the "Bonnie Langford is one of the best companions" club! I really underestimated her all these years.
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Russ
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United Kingdom
2505 Posts

Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  22:29:30  Show Profile Send Russ a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No, that sounds more like the old COI version produced by Bruce Robinson, that recon is from around 1996 IIRC and is a very early one if that is the case, The old LC Savages is a vast improvement on that one, let alone the new one!

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Adam
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Afghanistan
5768 Posts

Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  22:44:06  Show Profile Send Adam a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Russ

No, that sounds more like the old COI version produced by Bruce Robinson, that recon is from around 1996 IIRC and is a very early one if that is the case, The old LC Savages is a vast improvement on that one, let alone the new one!



Well, indeed. I'll have to sort out the new one then. Cheers for the info Russ!

A proud member of the "Bonnie Langford is one of the best companions" club! I really underestimated her all these years.
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Russ
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Jul 2008 :  22:59:50  Show Profile Send Russ a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

No, that sounds more like the old COI version produced by Bruce Robinson, that recon is from around 1996 IIRC and is a very early one if that is the case, The old LC Savages is a vast improvement on that one, let alone the new one!



Well, indeed. I'll have to sort out the new one then. Cheers for the info Russ!



In fact here is the official release of COI Savages and the start of the Change of Identity/Disused Yeti newsletter which evolved into the fanzine Nothing at the end of the lane, edited by the Earl of Bignell!

http://archive.whoniversity.co.uk/dy/is1.htm

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