25th Anniversary countdown – The update blog!

[Jamie]

Hi everyone,

Today marks six years since The High-T Website launched on the World Wide Web, and what a superb six years it has been. With so many great things to mention such as interviews with cast and crew; discovering John Plant’s set designs; being part of the much loved Reunion documentary DVD (still available to buy here) and so much more but still no official release of the series (sometime soon please Fremantle, the 25th anniversary is just around the corner).

Speaking of the 25th anniversary which will be with us on the 4th April 2010 (as I type only 116 days – gulp), this post is going to grow as I let you know how the updates for the 25th anniversary are going and how you can get involved.

The website last had a redesign in 2008 during the 23rd anniversary updates and now it’s time for a fresh lick of paint (or html coding) as the website is being redesigned. I’ve been working on these updates prior to the 24th anniversary and the redesign will make the website look fresh and modern.

Unfortunately there has been little in the way of updates for the website since the 24th anniversary and this is likely to continue as preparations for the 25th anniversary celebrations have been underway for several months. I know it seems a long wait for the updates but they will be excellent (trust me). In the meantime please feel free to join in the fun of the forum (e.g. you can watch and review some of the episodes and read other people’s opinions and thoughts on the episode) and chat to fellow fans of the series.

To whet your appetite here’s a teaser; the starry black background is going (but not completely)! More teasers, progress updates and how you can get involved will be posted in the coming weeks and months.

After typing all that and all the updates completed so far I think I need a rest, I’ll pop the kettle on and have a strong cup of tea.

Jamie (The High-T Website webmaster)

[kmd2004]

oooh sounds exciting

[Jamie]

Hi everyone,

It's update time! Yes I hope you find the updates and the new look to the website exciting, I'm working hard getting the website looking great (it's not everyday you turn 25 years old) and I hope all the new stuff (and the changes to the old stuff) are worthwhile. There is going to be a few treats for the fans (but not going to spoil too much so soon). Here's another teaser for you, the website is having a new banner not just featuring Tallualh and Tabatha Bag but also T-Shirt, all five girls and Tow-Ling Shirt - it's looking fantastic at the moment!

You can get involved now as I'm now starting some of the new stuff for the website (having gone through the majority of the old pages with the new look and a general tidy up).

These are the things I'm looking for help with:

1. If you have any favourite or funny quotes for the episode pages please let me have them as I'm hoping to add a lot more quotes from across the 94 episodes to the episode pages (these can vary in length from one or two lines to whole scenes).

2. If you have any one-line quotes that you think are stand-out quotes let me have them too as I'm updating the 'Today's random T-Bag quote' with lots more random quotes from across all the episodes, I'm currently on over 300 (I started with the existing 180 ish) but want more. If you let me have the quote and who says it and from what episode it is from. I'll add as many as I can!

3. Trivia quiz questions - I'm doing a new trivia quiz and hoping to make it even trickier for the dedicated T-Bag fan so if you have any trivia quiz questions that you can think of please let me have them (with the answer and maybe some wrong answers too). Questions can be easy, difficult or just really tricky.

4. If you have any questions you would like to ask the writers of the show please let me have them (before 1st February 2010) as I'm hoping to ask both Lee and Grant some questions as part of a 25th anniversary interview. They have both been brilliant these past few years doing interviews for the website so I'll let you all think of some brilliant questions.

5. If you find any more mistakes, goofs or errors in the episodes please let me know them as I'm also updating the Nitpicker's guide on the website to include some new mistakes I've found during the past few months.

If you have anything else that would be great for the website and the updates please let me know as I love hearing from you with your ideas for the website.

This is currently everything I'm working on at the moment so if you have any contributions please e-mail me, PM (private message) me or post a message here. I look forward to hearing from you!

[Jamie]

Hi everyone,

In under two weeks time we celebrate T-Bag’s 25th anniversary and the all new website will go online but in the meantime I’m busy preparing the last of the updates and ensuring that everything is ready (which is no mean feat as there is still a lot to do).

Due to the new look website the existing website may go offline and you will not be able to access all the web pages, all disruption will be kept to a minimum so hopefully it will just be the last few days when I’m busy uploading new pages and deleting any old stuff that is no longer required. Therefore a ‘coming soon’ index page will appear in the lead up to the anniversary.

The Forum will also be entering maintenance mode sometime to prepare for a new theme for the 25th anniversary. During this period you will not be able to access the Forum.

The High-T Website will launch on the 4th April 2010 at approximately 4.20pm (UK time) to coincide with the airing of the first episode of Wonders in Letterland 25 years ago.

I hope you all enjoy the new look website, forum and all the updates, it has been a long time in preparation but it will be a wonderful tribute to the series.

Jamie (The High-T Website webmaster)