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FUTURE SHOCK! 2000AD Documentary announced

Started by JamesC, 03 April, 2013, 12:41:07 PM

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Albion

Quote from: dweezil2 on 21 December, 2015, 06:42:37 PM

2000AD's 40th anniversary?

What do you say Tharg? 

Pretty please!!!!!!  :D

But if he started now would it be ready for the 40th?  ;)
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PsychoGoatee

I look forward to checking this out sometime. Just tried to rent it via amazon and playstation links on the official site, but those only work for the UK sites at the moment, not US.

dweezil2

Quote from: Albion on 21 December, 2015, 11:12:15 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 21 December, 2015, 06:42:37 PM

2000AD's 40th anniversary?

What do you say Tharg? 

Pretty please!!!!!!  :D

But if he started now would it be ready for the 40th?  ;)

I'm really hoping he's started already!!!!!   :)
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Bolt-01

The FQP WINTER SALE & COMPETITION!

Win! one of three copies of FUTURESHOCK- The Story of 2000 AD and a signed copy of the film poster (signed by the director)



Review by Richmond Clements, used with kind permission of the FPI Blog.

2000 AD has been a part of comic's history since the far of days of 1977. This documentary, now available on DVD and on streaming services, tells of the birth, near death and renaissance of the title.
It does a fantastic job of setting up the historical context of 2000 AD, with news footage from the time. Strikes, riots, recession and punk rock. Nothing at all like today, of course.

From this cauldron of anger and frustration 2000 AD emerged, steered by the indefatigable Pat Mills. As the founder of the feast, Mills gets the lion's share of screen time here, and he makes the most of it. It's well known that Mills has had some shaky relationships with publishers and editors in the past, and true to form, he doesn't hold back here. That is not to say that this is film a soapbox for Mills. I'm not going to go into details about these feuds here. I shall only say that all sides get to make their point.

The film makers have managed to get interviews from an impressive amount of creators. The only noticeable absence being a certain bearded resident of Northampton, but I suspect he has said all he needs to say about the comic many times over. The Halo Jones baton is taken up by Neil Gaiman (who has written a total of 10 pages for the comic, so he just about scrapes in as a script droid!). He recounts how Moore told him the rest of the saga, and that it would have been great – but I think we knew that already!

A vast amount of material was recorded for this – in a recent 2000 AD podcast, director Paul Goodwin said his first cut came in at something like five hours! And oh how I would love to see that version. As it is, there are a great many superb and entertaining stories told.

I have just realised I have barely mentioned the interviewees. Put it this way: think of an artist or writer who has worked for the comic. They're probably in there. Everyone from those involved right at the beginning, Mills, Wagner, Bolland, Gibbons, to the very newest crop of droids, such as Emma Beeby, get a word in. We also get comments from some super fans – screenwriter Alex Garland and Scott (Not) Ian from Anthrax are amongst those featured.  And these interview pieces are intercut with some terrific animations of iconic 2000AD moments.

I cannot praise this film enough. It is an important and amazingly constructed piece of work. This is absolutely required viewing for any comic fan.


Thanks to the kind folks at METRODOME we have 3 copies of the DVD to give away as well as a signed 'Quad' poster measuring (according to the internet) 30 inches by 40 inches! just like the one pictured Above. 

To be in with a chance at either the poster AND a DVD or one of the other two DVD's simply buy comics from FQP.

For all sales between now and the end of January 2016 we'll send you a raffle ticket. Each comic bought is a single raffle ticket so the more you buy the more likely you will win. Also, the winners will have the costs of their purchases refunded.

To also help with this, all FutureQuake & Something Wicked apart from the latest issues are going to be priced at £1.50 for the duration. Simply get in touch with us here at FQP with an order (for the competition please do not use the shop) and we'll even combine any postage too.

The email to use is: futurequakepress AT googlemail DOT com

So, now is the time to fill the gaps in your collection, or even start a new one. All comics currently available are listed HERE.

PsychoGoatee

Any advice on how to watch this as a US fan? Here's what happens when I try to rent it from Amazon.co.uk

"We're unable to complete your order. Your credit card wasn't charged. Your credit card must be issued from a bank in the United Kingdom."

JayzusB.Christ

My brother bought me it for Christmas.  Watched half of it with him; though the sound of drunk family members in the other room began to get on our tits after a while (I mean; the two of us getting pissed and noisy is fine, but not other people, for heaven's sake).  So I'm going to save the rest of it till I see him again; which hopefully won't be too long.

I really enjoyed the parts I saw; Pat Mills in his ranty element; and finally being able to put a voice and face to droids I've never seen or heard speak before ('Dark' Bishop has the look and voice to suit his supervillain name, for example). I'd thought it was mainly Pat Mills and a smattering of editorial droids; but I was delighted to see John Wagner, Alan Grant, Kev O'Neill and Carlos Ezquerra.  Looking forward to watching the rest; which will be the next time I go across the water to Leicester.
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"

Arkwright99

Kim Newman has a review of Future Shock! in the latest issue of Sight & Sound (February 2016). It's generally positive though more descriptive than analytical. Perhaps typically even though Newman states that Pat Mills is "the presiding genius of 2000AD and of Paul Goodwin's documentary history" the review itself is adorned with a photo of Neil Gaiman whose actual contributions to the comic are dwarfed by Pat's but presumably has a higher name recognition factor with S&S's readers.  :|
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Funt Solo

Am weeping quietly into my Judge Dredd mug as I find the Future Shock documentary cannot seem to cross the pond.  By which I mean: I wants to watch it, I wants to pays for it, but the amazon will not let me.  (If I go US-amazon, it's not there, and if I go UK-amazon, it says I cannot pay with a non-UK bank account.)  Oh please won't you take my money?   
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ming

Quote from: Funt Solo on 15 January, 2016, 01:30:59 AM
Am weeping quietly into my Judge Dredd mug as I find the Future Shock documentary cannot seem to cross the pond.  By which I mean: I wants to watch it, I wants to pays for it, but the amazon will not let me.  (If I go US-amazon, it's not there, and if I go UK-amazon, it says I cannot pay with a non-UK bank account.)  Oh please won't you take my money?

Try eBay - there are a few on there and they'll even ship to your part of the world (flying low so as to avoid the Death Belt).

Eamonn Clarke

Or if you have a multi region DVD player I'm sure there are members here (me for one) who would buy you a copy and post to the states in return for paypal costs.

Or was it the digital version you were after?

Link Prime

Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 10 December, 2015, 06:15:35 AM

You know what the main feeling it gave me was pride. Which is very silly, but yeah when it ended I felt pride again. I'm just a fan, have and had nothing to do with the comic (or film) on any level other than that and yet watching this I felt massive pride. I think it was just the fact that I was able to empathise with the celebration of something I really love with people who share many of my thoughts about it.


I felt the exact same way Colin.

I got is as a birthday present and watched it last night in bed- wonderful stuff.
I immediately felt like coming on here and throwing a cyber group hug around you all, but my Wifi wasn't on!  :lol:

simon

Watched this last night...I did chuckle that after my 23 years of loyal service to THE greatest comic in the galaxy, pretty much my only appearance was the BLAIR-1 stuff to illustrate the lowest point of it's history..ha!...overall I enjoyed it though ...Pat was ace as always and D Bishop was great value...he gave me my break so of course I like him!...too many interviews with the creators who had deserted the prog for the US...what about those ones who didn't? Henry could have been interviewed more because if ever there is an artist who could've chased the dollar, it's him...or Greg Staples too...good documentary though and it made me very proud to be a little part of my beloved 2000ad. 

Si

Colin YNWA

Quote from: simon on 15 January, 2016, 12:45:54 PM
...good documentary though and it made me very proud to be a little part of my beloved 2000ad. 

Si

You betray your modesty too well sir. You're contribution to The Galaxies Greatest is fair from little. I mean statistically you're number 23 on the 'Heroes of 2000ad' list and given the quality of the vast majority of those contributions that's quite something!

CrazyFoxMachine

Quote from: simon on 15 January, 2016, 12:45:54 PM...too many interviews with the creators who had deserted the prog for the US...what about those ones who didn't?

Saw the film tonight at a lovely screening in Bristol with Rob Williams in attendance for a little Q & A that balanced the below problem a bit better than if I'd seen it without him!

It's a slickly done and lovely film but as always the emphasis is almost entirely rooted within the classic era - the audience became notably restless in the 20-minute "Pat Mills calling Bishop and Diggle dicks" segment and we hardly heard from those creators that have made the Matt Smith era so distinctively creative. What about writergod Al Ewing f'rinstance?

These are know-all nitpicks however and as a film it effectively encapsulates the spirit of the comic well I thought, and those at the screening with little knowledge were very impressed at the breadth of balls and continuing energy of the comic that we choose to worship. Not bad at all

Steve Green

Yeah, it would have been nice to see a few more droids who stuck around after the 90s.

I'm not sure how the running time was settled on, but an extra 20 mins covering that would have been great.