Coronavirus Update from admin at The Crystal Maze Fan Blog

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all 'Staying at Home', 'Protecting the NHS', and 'Saving Lives' by sticking to the advice. This is a strange time for everybody in this country at the moment. Whilst the whole country has been locked in, Crystal Maze style - remember - we still have The Crystal Maze on YouTube to enjoy (both old and new series). 

We still have the Original and Brand New Board games - along with the Eastern Zone Expansion Pack to keep ourselves entertained. There is also the book to buy on Amazon, that's been out a few years now, if you haven't already got it - it's packed with homemade games you can make and play at home to pass this lockdown time.

We have yet to see when Boris will buy us out with a Crystal, so we can all leave our homes. 

But, as Edward Tudor-Pole would say, 'keep on rocking' - stay safe. It's a shame that Channel 4 haven't used this opportunity to air the many unseen episodes of the Maze, which haven't yet been broadcast. Most were recorded in March last year, and there were a few civilian episodes as well. It is strange why Channel 4 aren't showing these episodes. One can only assume that they have kept them 'in reserve', so that when things get back to normal - they can plan a new series. There's also Crystal Maze USA - but we've only seen the first episode. We haven't found a way to download/watch them from the UK yet. 

It is a slight concern that the Live Experiences will be closed for an unknown period of time - I hope they survive the fallout of this Pandemic. Let's also hope that UK Production picks up again as soon as this lockdown ends. But with Social Distancing likely to be part of our lives for many more months to come, that is unlikely. What concerns me is The Crystal Maze set is sat there in Bottleyard. Obviously, it costs money to store a huge dormant set like that there.

Charlie Wheeler has been making good use of the lockdown period and has been making a full 3D representation of The Crystal Maze Zones. It is absolutely spectacular.  Futuristic is below. Another reason why The Crystal Maze would make a fantastic PS4 or PC game.

Fingers crossed our lives all return to normal soon, to some kind of normal. In true Richard Ayoade fashion, keep the hand social distance! In the mean time, why not have fun playing your own Crystal Maze Challenges at home, and watching endless repeats of the Maze? There's plenty of time to do so. Speak to you soon and take care.

Neil - (Admin, Crystal Maze Fan Blog).