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Red Dwarf, returning in 2009
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After a decade of rumours and dead ends with series 9 and the film, Red Dwarf will be revived next year to celebrate the programme's 21st anniversary. There'll be four shows, the original cast will be reprising their roles and will be aired on UKTV's Dave channel (how appropriate). BBC Worldwide will be involved, so there'll probably be international broadcasts as well.
There'll only be two actual episodes (the second and third shows) - the first show will be a making of special, and the fourth will be some kind of clips show ("The cast do it their way."). Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) described this fourth show as "so exciting [he's] been asked not to say anything about that because other people will steal the idea - and it is a great idea, quite challenging for [them] as performers".
I don't know about the rest of you, but this grin won't be wearing off for a good couple of days.
There'll only be two actual episodes (the second and third shows) - the first show will be a making of special, and the fourth will be some kind of clips show ("The cast do it their way."). Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) described this fourth show as "so exciting [he's] been asked not to say anything about that because other people will steal the idea - and it is a great idea, quite challenging for [them] as performers".
I don't know about the rest of you, but this grin won't be wearing off for a good couple of days.
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At least, I hope it's a continuation. A reboot in two episodes would be a bit sucky.
No but seriously, red dwarf is the best thing to come out of england since america.
Well the movie was meant to be an alternative to Series VIII, so that they get back Red Dwarf and go on from there. Hopefully this is the same...
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Original cast... good.
Doug Naylor but no Rob Grant... I can live with that.
Not BBC... Worrying. How much budget will a small channel like Dave put into this? I was also instantly looking forward to Doctor Who style CGI for the show...
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BBC Worldwide is involved, so that may be something. Hopefully, this will lead onto more RD.
Dammit, MORE RD!
For the moment, I'm expecting it to suck balls, but that's only because I don't want to be disappointed. I'm fine with the way the series ended, because for me it was never about plot - I got all the resolution I needed from the novelisation.
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I like this one for all of the crew being together at the end, but I prefer the one they went with purely for the sight of Rimmer kneeing Death in the groin.
I've never seen one before -- no one has -- but I'm guessing it's a white hole.
Personally, I hope this will be good. But I just know it'll be awful like series 7 and up. When the writing team split up after six and didn't reform for 7 and 8 it was nowhere near the level of brilliance that were series 1 to 6.
So what is it?
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I agree. 8 doesn't quite feel like "classic" Dwarf, but there are some good episodes. Krytie TV is a personal favourite.
I enjoyed 8 because it felt a little like 1 and 2. There were some things, like the Blue Midget tap dancing scene, that made me cringe, but I liked it otherwise.
Also, Chloe Annett.
part of me doesn't have much hope for any show being good after such a long run.
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This could work.
7 and 8 were pretty awful (hell, 6 wasn't all it's cracked up to me), but there's a chance they could pull things back together.
I feel the same way about Red Dwarf, and Craig Charles looks like a twat. His funk show is sweet though.
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Also, I like that alternate ending. I guess they figured they didn't know what was going to happen with the show so they tried to give it a bit of closure.
I only have the first 4 series' because they're so damned expensive for 6 damn episodes. (Or 8 in the case of the last) Seriously, why are other countries shows so short? The Office is 12 episodes and two specials. The US Office is currently at 5 seasons with 66 episodes already. Spaced was two season.. er series' with 14 episodes.
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I am not getting my hopes up for this being an ygood.
And eight didn't work as well because it was always about Listy being the last man alive and them being alone and free to get up to all kinds of trouble with a giant ship and cyborgs.
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