Red Dwarf

LittleBear · Post by **LittleBear** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:19 pm

Just to remind all smegheads, the new episodes of Red Dwarf start on Dave at 9pm on Friday.

"Engage Smug Mode"

DeepSpace · Post by **DeepSpace** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:13 am

YAY!!
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back in time for breakfast!"

Rebecca · Post by **Rebecca** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:23 am

damn you all to hades I want to go to blue alert!!!

are you sure sir? it does mean changing the bulb.

can't wait!!!!

B

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:37 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_gZ_7s ... L&index=69

You made the same mistake as I did - the bulb changing occurs when Rimmer wants to go to Red Alert - I didn't believe it so I had to check the video myself!!

_ds_ · Post by **_ds_** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:06 am

You're all smee… smee… smee… oh, you know what I mean.

pleb87 · Post by **pleb87** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:28 am

"they're gone buddy. but look on the bright side...they're gone buddy!"

although the best one is the one with the despair squid...

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:18 am

Many years ago I was lucky enough to be at a Trek/Dwarf convention where Robert Llewelyn attended.

During his question and answer session somebody held up an orange and shouted "What's this Kryten?" - quick as a flash RL adopted his Kryten voice and shouted back "It's and Aardvark Sir"

Classic.

Rebecca · Post by **Rebecca** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:27 am

DaddyHoggy wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_gZ_7s ... L&index=69

You made the same mistake as I did - the bulb changing occurs when Rimmer wants to go to Red Alert - I didn't believe it so I had to check the video myself!!

i always quote things wrong...

particularly space corp directives..!

B

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:48 am

What did everyone think of the Back To Earth trilogy then?

I thought it had its good moments but was ultimately a poor show. Far too much "fanboy" stuff going on and not enough proper story. The Coronation Street bit was quite amusing though.

I was hoping for more of a proper Red Dwarf story rather than the hour's worth of self-indulgent tat that it came out to be (the oher half hour was some good telly). The twist at the end did make up for it in some way though.

Think there will be any more?

DeepSpace · Post by **DeepSpace** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:03 am

Yeah I felt it was ultimately disappointing. There were some good moments in there. I was a bit thrown by the serious emotional moments, which I thought didn't really have any place in show.
Loved all the references to Bladerunner tho.

The Tyrell Building next to the Houses of Parliment etc. Well created I thought.
Too sentimental tho, plus points for Cat's Purple Lycra Disco suit.. ha ha

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:24 am

Waited to laugh.

Didn't

Ramirez · Post by **Ramirez** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:27 pm

It just wasn't very funny. Red Dwarf is/was meant to be a sitcom at heart and it just didn't deliver the gags. I can understand why they wanted to do something special rather than churn out some 'standard' episodes, but in the end they're a poor representation of what made RD so great (sharp character-based comedy) and I doubt they'll do much to attract new viewers to the repeats on Dave.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:52 pm

The "making of" was the best bit...

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:43 am

Ramirez wrote:
... I doubt they'll do much to attract new viewers to the repeats on Dave.

Oh, I dunno - my wife now wants to watch all of them to see what all the fuss is about, so that's a win for the specials.

Anyone know if they will be making any more? I thought the point of the exercise was to close off the whole story. The specials have just turned into another basic episode and still left everything open.

ramon · Post by **ramon** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:56 am

Hi think they are planning or thinking about doing a couple more series now. If they could get Rob Grant back on the writing team then I think it'd be good again. Rob Grant and Doug Naylor wrote the first 6 series (which were funny). Then Doug Naylor wrote the last two on his own. Not that Doug Naylor isn't funny, I think if Rob Grant wrote on his own it still probably wouldn't be as good as if they wrote it together. (Out of the books they've written on their own though, Rob Grant is funnier).