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I was a young man once…

Please sit down and calm yourself, what you about to see is very distressing indeed.

A childrens television programme from the year 1994 A.D.

And yes, that young boy who looks a little like me…is me.

It’s much like the movie Star Trek, but where in a parallel time line I was played by a thin, floppy haired 14 year old girl.

I can only apologize to those of you who watch any further.

Fact one. The show features clips of the original 1992 Video 8 version of A FISTFUL OF FINGERS no less, starring my schoolfriends, Graham Low, Martin Curtis and Oliver Evans (now Van De Vijer).

Fact two. Somewhere out there is a young me appearing on GOING LIVE and GIMME FIVE around the time.

Fact three. I knew nothing about special effects back then and know even less today.

Posted on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 9:35 pm 
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  • http://weareatomik.com mew

    I probably would have been sick pretending to be sick using that concoction.
    down with PEAS!! >__<

    Fake fight was brill

  • http://weareatomik.com/ mew

    I probably would have been sick pretending to be sick using that concoction.
    down with PEAS!! >__<

    Fake fight was brill

  • Ant-Man

    Yeah Edgar I know Ant-Man isn’t on the slate at Marvel yet but 2012 still has room for another film and beyond. I know it’s not coming sooner. Please give us “something”.

  • Ant-Man

    Yeah Edgar I know Ant-Man isn’t on the slate at Marvel yet but 2012 still has room for another film and beyond. I know it’s not coming sooner. Please give us “something”.

  • Rebecca Kay

    I thought those were great. Thank you for sharing them with us.
    It must be incredibly cool to be able to have something like that to look back on. :-)

    Speaking of Fistful of Fingers….I’ve been looking all over the place….where can I find a copy?

    xD

  • Rebecca Kay

    I thought those were great. Thank you for sharing them with us.
    It must be incredibly cool to be able to have something like that to look back on. :-)

    Speaking of Fistful of Fingers….I’ve been looking all over the place….where can I find a copy?

    xD

  • wendy

    OMG this is too funny! OH, so Edgar finally reveals his secret to great hair, Pantene Pro V lol. That Brill flounder puppet is freaky…seriously…I might have nightmares.

  • wendy

    OMG this is too funny! OH, so Edgar finally reveals his secret to great hair, Pantene Pro V lol. That Brill flounder puppet is freaky…seriously…I might have nightmares.

  • http://loserstheshow.com Martinezgj

    2 questions :
    1.) Any chance we could get a bonus “fistful of fingers” embed one of these days

    2.)When are you changing your name back to EdGORE Wright?

  • http://loserstheshow.com/ Martinezgj

    2 questions :
    1.) Any chance we could get a bonus “fistful of fingers” embed one of these days

    2.)When are you changing your name back to EdGORE Wright?

  • Jeremy

    Wow, these Scott Pilgrim video blogs have suddenly gotten really obscure! Michael Cera can sure do a bang-on impression of a 14 year-old UK lad, however.

  • Jeremy

    Wow, these Scott Pilgrim video blogs have suddenly gotten really obscure! Michael Cera can sure do a bang-on impression of a 14 year-old UK lad, however.

  • http://lunarworks.ca Jacob

    Neat stuff.

    If I had video of myself on TV in the early ’90s (3 such tapes may or may not exist), I probably wouldn’t have the guts to share it with the world.

  • http://lunarworks.ca/ Jacob

    Neat stuff.

    If I had video of myself on TV in the early ’90s (3 such tapes may or may not exist), I probably wouldn’t have the guts to share it with the world.

  • Breanne

    Ha! Who knew peas had so many practical applications?

    Can’t wait to tell that seaweed joke to everyone I know.

  • Breanne

    Ha! Who knew peas had so many practical applications?

    Can’t wait to tell that seaweed joke to everyone I know.

  • kims

    Preparation for future “Look Around You” cameos.

  • kims

    Preparation for future “Look Around You” cameos.

  • http://zadkiel.tumblr.com Zadkiel

    Edgar, this is crazy awesome. Is it just me or does anyone else think that this show will never have made it in Canada/US?

  • http://zadkiel.tumblr.com/ Zadkiel

    Edgar, this is crazy awesome. Is it just me or does anyone else think that this show will never have made it in Canada/US?

  • Travis

    Yeah I was rocking that haircut about 1994ish too. http://i43.tinypic.com/2zp05y9.jpg and nothing says manly at 14 like a pink shirt to go with it.

  • Travis

    Yeah I was rocking that haircut about 1994ish too. http://i43.tinypic.com/2zp05y9.jpg and nothing says manly at 14 like a pink shirt to go with it.

  • http://www.cwff.org.uk phlphlphl

    I’m sorry, you were also on GOING F-ING LIVE!!??! Did you get to meet Emma Forbes? Was she on Going Live or was it just Live and Kicking?

  • http://www.cwff.org.uk/ phlphlphl

    I’m sorry, you were also on GOING F-ING LIVE!!??! Did you get to meet Emma Forbes? Was she on Going Live or was it just Live and Kicking?

  • Sam

    Eh huh? Who the hell designed that puppet? Need to forget that before bedtime.
    I have to say I thought you actually were 14 here until I did the math for myself.

  • Sam

    Eh huh? Who the hell designed that puppet? Need to forget that before bedtime.
    I have to say I thought you actually were 14 here until I did the math for myself.

  • dave

    i’m really baked right now and that just made it even better than it already was!

    put ‘a fistful of fingers’ on the scott pilgrim DVD!

  • dave

    i’m really baked right now and that just made it even better than it already was!

    put ‘a fistful of fingers’ on the scott pilgrim DVD!

  • Fred

    Damn, Ed.
    Can’t really say you look older than 16/17 there.

    But ‘ey. I’m sure if we’d met at same-age’d principle, we’d get along great. Budding film makers and shite, y’know?

  • Fred

    Damn, Ed.
    Can’t really say you look older than 16/17 there.

    But ‘ey. I’m sure if we’d met at same-age’d principle, we’d get along great. Budding film makers and shite, y’know?

  • Jenn

    AH! I quite enjoyed that! Thanks Edgar, more of the same please!! ;)

  • Jenn

    AH! I quite enjoyed that! Thanks Edgar, more of the same please!! ;)

  • Michael Black

    Two questions: How did you get on this show? and what happens in the missing seconds in the second clip? What are you hiding?

  • Michael Black

    Two questions: How did you get on this show? and what happens in the missing seconds in the second clip? What are you hiding?

  • Cordelia

    I love your nonchalant “TV presenter” voice. I swear you’re putting on the “down with the kids” cockney accent. It works though.

  • Cordelia

    I love your nonchalant “TV presenter” voice. I swear you’re putting on the “down with the kids” cockney accent. It works though.

  • http://anniewuart.com Annie

    This is marvelous on so many levels. I — I can’t even compute.

  • http://anniewuart.com/ Annie

    This is marvelous on so many levels. I — I can’t even compute.

  • Yannick

    TIPS

    (in a clam)

  • Yannick

    TIPS

    (in a clam)

  • angle

    “HUEY” god that takes me back to childhood, other favourites being ‘ Yea chinny reck – on’ to anyone telling tall tales and ‘ You Joey’ ( we didnt even know about political correctness back then).
    I must say it’s been noted by a few people that you are in fact aging in reverse now, you went from tousle haired urchin to Peter Jackson’s dad at your big and beardiest,at which point you magically went into reverse and now seem to be heading back towards your teen years.
    So in the words of your friend John from the first video – ” OWJU DO DAT DEN?”

  • http://blogs.myspace.com/angleart angleart

    “HUEY” god that takes me back to childhood, other favourites being ‘ Yea chinny reck – on’ to anyone telling tall tales and ‘ You Joey’ ( we didnt even know about political correctness back then).
    I must say it’s been noted by a few people that you are in fact aging in reverse now, you went from tousle haired urchin to Peter Jackson’s dad at your big and beardiest,at which point you magically went into reverse and now seem to be heading back towards your teen years.
    So in the words of your friend John from the first video – ” OWJU DO DAT DEN?”

  • Magnus

    Kinda disturbing

  • Magnus

    Kinda disturbing

  • chuckles

    Did you get to meet Ed the Duck? Wasn’t he on Going Live? Or maybe it was Gorden the Gopher?

  • chuckles

    Did you get to meet Ed the Duck? Wasn’t he on Going Live? Or maybe it was Gorden the Gopher?

  • Dylan

    Wow, that vomit looks like the vomit from Fear and Loathing when Benicio blew chunks into a toilet.

  • Dylan

    Wow, that vomit looks like the vomit from Fear and Loathing when Benicio blew chunks into a toilet.

  • pieface

    fab – can’t wait to watch this bit of fistful of fingers (asap, not on my usual inty)

    isn’t the going live clip on youtube?

  • pieface

    fab – can’t wait to watch this bit of fistful of fingers (asap, not on my usual inty)

    isn’t the going live clip on youtube?

  • Cruz

    Very funny stuff Edgar but all these special effects have me thinking about when are you starting Ant-man? I know SP films until august but when are you getting started with it?

  • Cruz

    Very funny stuff Edgar but all these special effects have me thinking about when are you starting Ant-man? I know SP films until august but when are you getting started with it?

  • Sarah5636

    Mini Ed ha ha your super cute in those clips, loved the fake fight i enjoyed watcing them thanks for sharing :)

  • http://www.joseph-carpenter.co.uk Joseph

    Ed the Gore Wright, if anything ever happens with a sequal to Shaun of the Dead you have to have your name in the credits like that.

    Joe

  • Anonymous

    Mini Ed ha ha your super cute in those clips, loved the fake fight i enjoyed watcing them thanks for sharing :)

  • http://www.joseph-carpenter.co.uk/ Joseph

    Ed the Gore Wright, if anything ever happens with a sequal to Shaun of the Dead you have to have your name in the credits like that.

    Joe

  • Neil, Neil, Orange Peel

    I remember Brill!

    No sign of the old auteur beard there, Mr. Wright!

    Speaking of which, your membership at the Beard Club is in jeopardy, please take immediate action or your subscription will be cancelled.

    Thank you.

  • Neil, Neil, Orange Peel

    I remember Brill!

    No sign of the old auteur beard there, Mr. Wright!

    Speaking of which, your membership at the Beard Club is in jeopardy, please take immediate action or your subscription will be cancelled.

    Thank you.

  • Robin Harman

    I completely forgot about this show! And I have a copy of the “Fact pack” or whateever it is called somewhere, I’ll have to dig it out (and also one from “Why Don’t You”) Insert lengthy speech about how they don’t make kids programmes like they used to here.

  • Robin Harman

    I completely forgot about this show! And I have a copy of the “Fact pack” or whateever it is called somewhere, I’ll have to dig it out (and also one from “Why Don’t You”) Insert lengthy speech about how they don’t make kids programmes like they used to here.

  • Mishka

    May I second the move to bring back that hair? And those glasses? And that shirt? And the platter? Faaaabulous~

    In other news, I was a little disappointed that you didn’t make it into the “Geeky Dreamboats” book I happened upon before Dolfyn’s amdram musical last week, although Master Pegg was included. Did I buy it? I hardly think it matters, now, do you?

  • Mishka

    May I second the move to bring back that hair? And those glasses? And that shirt? And the platter? Faaaabulous~

    In other news, I was a little disappointed that you didn’t make it into the “Geeky Dreamboats” book I happened upon before Dolfyn’s amdram musical last week, although Master Pegg was included. Did I buy it? I hardly think it matters, now, do you?

  • Cathy

    I have to say, there’s a hint of Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda.

    If you ever managed to get on Why Don’t You, you will have achieved a full 90s kids tv complement!

  • Cathy

    I have to say, there’s a hint of Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda.

    If you ever managed to get on Why Don’t You, you will have achieved a full 90s kids tv complement!

  • Neil

    very cool! you little youngling…
    I don’t want to be an ass, but this isn’t exactly a photo… not trying to break the photo a day deal are we?

    • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com Edgar Wright

      You missed the photo of the day then?

      This is a bonus.

      No need to be an ass.

      • http://www.neilneenan.co.uk Neil, Neil, Orange Peel

        Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above do not necessarily reflect the views of this Neil or any other Neils worldwide. Certainly this one isn’t so ungrateful ;)

      • Alison

        A real bonus indeed. A lot of fun! Thanks!

  • Neil

    very cool! you little youngling…
    I don’t want to be an ass, but this isn’t exactly a photo… not trying to break the photo a day deal are we?

    • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com/ Edgar Wright

      You missed the photo of the day then?

      This is a bonus.

      No need to be an ass.

      • http://www.neilneenan.co.uk/ Neil, Neil, Orange Peel

        Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above do not necessarily reflect the views of this Neil or any other Neils worldwide. Certainly this one isn’t so ungrateful ;)

      • Alison

        A real bonus indeed. A lot of fun! Thanks!

  • http://twitter.com/pekochan Jing

    I think I just about died from LOL when I saw the both of you “fight”. It was like a dance recital gone horribly wrong.

    Also I secretly wanted your punches to “accidentally” connect with the host’s face. Please let there be an outtake reel that makes this wish come true!

    I have to agree with another post – 1994 Edgar w/ glasses = FTW!

  • http://twitter.com/pekochan Jing

    I think I just about died from LOL when I saw the both of you “fight”. It was like a dance recital gone horribly wrong.

    Also I secretly wanted your punches to “accidentally” connect with the host’s face. Please let there be an outtake reel that makes this wish come true!

    I have to agree with another post – 1994 Edgar w/ glasses = FTW!

  • joel vallie

    All I can say about those videos is “you sexy bitch”. That’s so cool you shared that with us. It will for sure join my favorite list. You have been in this game your whole life that’s impressive.

  • joel vallie

    All I can say about those videos is “you sexy bitch”. That’s so cool you shared that with us. It will for sure join my favorite list. You have been in this game your whole life that’s impressive.

  • Michelle

    That orange shirt is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
    You still turn to raspberry syrup for blood, though. Halloween. You left a hefty waft of it wherever you went.

  • Michelle

    That orange shirt is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
    You still turn to raspberry syrup for blood, though. Halloween. You left a hefty waft of it wherever you went.

  • Teeta

    …Wait… So, you lost knowledge on special effects? Cuz I feel like the ones in Shaun and Hot Fuzz were perdy intense

    Also, great glasses

    • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com Edgar Wright

      i keed

  • Teeta

    …Wait… So, you lost knowledge on special effects? Cuz I feel like the ones in Shaun and Hot Fuzz were perdy intense

    Also, great glasses

    • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com/ Edgar Wright

      i keed

  • Em

    you got that recipe from Julia Child right?

  • Em

    you got that recipe from Julia Child right?

  • Amber BG

    Awww… That was great indeed!

    Cute then… More of a Cutie now :)

  • AmberGrindstaff

    Awww… That was great indeed!

    Cute then… More of a Cutie now :)

  • seto!

    CHILD EXPLOITATION.

    poor edgar…

  • seto!

    CHILD EXPLOITATION.

    poor edgar…

  • http://www.myspace.com/rintarowatanabe Rintaro Watanabe

    I got VHS “A FISTFUL OF FINGERS” last year.
    It is great & very funny!

  • http://www.myspace.com/rintarowatanabe Rintaro Watanabe

    I got VHS “A FISTFUL OF FINGERS” last year.
    It is great & very funny!

  • Chris

    if it is the most awesome shampoo in a green bottle that not only cleans BUT conditions, then yes

    • Chris

      DOUBLE FUN FACT almost peed when i saw that Mr. Wright responded to my comment. Who am I kidding, I did pee

      • Red

        Tee hee! Little did you know that shampoo was his weakness.

  • Red

    That is too adorable for words! I loved your head on a silver platter!

  • Red

    That is too adorable for words! I loved your head on a silver platter!

  • Chris

    very informative and entertaining. . . may i suggest bringing back that radical ’94 hairstyle?

    • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com Edgar Wright

      That was not my 1994 hairstyle.

      That was my hairstyle from 1985 to 1995 most probably.

      • Chris

        a decade long time to sport a doo, lots of volume, im guessing pert plus

        • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com Edgar Wright

          Pro V you mean? The ingredient in the shampoo that makes it silky and smooth?

          • Chris

            that would be it. FUN FACT longest converation I have ever had about shampoo

          • SarahA

            Pro-V it’s a word they made up to make shampoo sound important…

            Shazam!!!

  • Chris

    very informative and entertaining. . . may i suggest bringing back that radical ’94 hairstyle?

    • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com/ Edgar Wright

      That was not my 1994 hairstyle.

      That was my hairstyle from 1985 to 1995 most probably.

      • Chris

        a decade long time to sport a doo, lots of volume, im guessing pert plus

        • http://www.edgarwrighthere.com/ Edgar Wright

          Pro V you mean? The ingredient in the shampoo that makes it silky and smooth?

          • Chris

            that would be it. FUN FACT longest converation I have ever had about shampoo

          • SarahA

            Pro-V it’s a word they made up to make shampoo sound important…

            Shazam!!!

  • Chris

    if it is the most awesome shampoo in a green bottle that not only cleans BUT conditions, then yes

  • Chris

    DOUBLE FUN FACT almost peed when i saw that Mr. Wright responded to my comment. Who am I kidding, I did pee

  • Red

    Tee hee! Little did you know that shampoo was his weakness.