Red Dwarf to return
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Looks like Red Dwarf might be returning to our screens:
Link to News Story on the BBC News Site
The thing is - Surely the show has past the point where it was really good and the actors will have past the point where they are funny in the show..
Perhaps this would have been great a few years back, but not now?
Link to News Story on the BBC News Site
The thing is - Surely the show has past the point where it was really good and the actors will have past the point where they are funny in the show..
Perhaps this would have been great a few years back, but not now?
BBC News said:
Cult comedy Red Dwarf is returning to TV, 21 years after its initial launch.
The show has been resurrected by digital channel Dave for a two-part Easter weekend special, which sees the cast finally return to Earth.
Written and directed by Red Dwarf co-creator Doug Naylor, the new show reunites the line-up, including Coronation Street's Craig Charles.
The hit show, which ran for eight series on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, won an International Emmy award.
'No holds barred'
Set three million years into the future, the show followed the exploits of Dave Lister, slovenly crew member of the mining ship Red Dwarf - and the last man in the universe.
He was joined in his weekly attempts to make it back to Earth by a cast of oddballs including human hologram Arnold Rimmer, sanitation mechanoid Kryton and Cat - a preening half-man, half-animal who evolved from the ship's cat.
At its peak, Red Dwarf pulled in around eight million viewers and was broadcast in more than 25 countries.
It has sold more than seven million DVDs and videos.
The new two-part series Red Dwarf: Back to Earth will be followed by a "no holds barred" episode without sets, special effects or autocue.
The weekend will climax with Red Dwarf: the Making of Back to Earth, a behind-the-scenes special from the new episodes.
The show has been resurrected by digital channel Dave for a two-part Easter weekend special, which sees the cast finally return to Earth.
Written and directed by Red Dwarf co-creator Doug Naylor, the new show reunites the line-up, including Coronation Street's Craig Charles.
The hit show, which ran for eight series on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, won an International Emmy award.
'No holds barred'
Set three million years into the future, the show followed the exploits of Dave Lister, slovenly crew member of the mining ship Red Dwarf - and the last man in the universe.
He was joined in his weekly attempts to make it back to Earth by a cast of oddballs including human hologram Arnold Rimmer, sanitation mechanoid Kryton and Cat - a preening half-man, half-animal who evolved from the ship's cat.
At its peak, Red Dwarf pulled in around eight million viewers and was broadcast in more than 25 countries.
It has sold more than seven million DVDs and videos.
The new two-part series Red Dwarf: Back to Earth will be followed by a "no holds barred" episode without sets, special effects or autocue.
The weekend will climax with Red Dwarf: the Making of Back to Earth, a behind-the-scenes special from the new episodes.
AngryS3Owner said:
The problem was they were trying to hard to make it appeal to a wide audience after series 6 and it went s
t (I believe to get the backing for a film).
Love the first 6 series just wish 7 and 8 hadn't been such a mess.
Your missing the big picture about seasons 7 and 8t (I believe to get the backing for a film).Love the first 6 series just wish 7 and 8 hadn't been such a mess.
http://www.crimetraveller.co.uk/images/Chloe01.jpg
(thought I'd be warey with the image for people at work; POSSIBLY nsfw
)Edited by TonyHetherington on Tuesday 27th January 09:01
Yes she is yummy to look (and quite funny) at but I generally found the whole story just a bag of sIm going to regret saying this but..
I saw them at a Scfi convention on manchester a couple of years back where they were guest stars. They did a bit of a talk and then q and a session. It was very good and if they have that kind of spark on the new shows they should be very good.
Ps. im not that much of a geek, but getting to meet my idol (lister) was to much to pass up.
LP
I saw them at a Scfi convention on manchester a couple of years back where they were guest stars. They did a bit of a talk and then q and a session. It was very good and if they have that kind of spark on the new shows they should be very good.
Ps. im not that much of a geek, but getting to meet my idol (lister) was to much to pass up.
LP
Lord Pikey said:
Im going to regret saying this but..
I saw them at a Scfi convention on manchester a couple of years back where they were guest stars. They did a bit of a talk and then q and a session. It was very good and if they have that kind of spark on the new shows they should be very good.
Ps. im not that much of a geek, but getting to meet my idol (lister) was to much to pass up.
LP
Quoted just in case LP deletes his post I saw them at a Scfi convention on manchester a couple of years back where they were guest stars. They did a bit of a talk and then q and a session. It was very good and if they have that kind of spark on the new shows they should be very good.
Ps. im not that much of a geek, but getting to meet my idol (lister) was to much to pass up.
LP
Edited cos I'm crap with compooters
Edited by Shaw Tarse on Tuesday 27th January 07:51
minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
He also did Blade 2, if I remember correctly...not sure how this correlates with childrens TV thoguh 
Curry Burns said:
minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
He also did Blade 2, if I remember correctly...not sure how this correlates with childrens TV thoguh Lord Pikey said:
Curry Burns said:
minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
He also did Blade 2, if I remember correctly...not sure how this correlates with childrens TV thoguh minimatt1967 said:
Lord Pikey said:
Curry Burns said:
minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
He also did Blade 2, if I remember correctly...not sure how this correlates with childrens TV thoguh Lord Pikey said:
minimatt1967 said:
Lord Pikey said:
Curry Burns said:
minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
He also did Blade 2, if I remember correctly...not sure how this correlates with childrens TV thoguh minimatt1967 said:
Lord Pikey said:
Curry Burns said:
minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
He also did Blade 2, if I remember correctly...not sure how this correlates with childrens TV thoguh minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
Maid MArian and her Merry men toofunk odyssey said:
minimatt1967 said:
Danny John-Jules currently does a children's television programme called Story Makers. I know its effective typecasting, but it feels so strange seeing him on kiddies progs, when I was younger I used to stay up late especially to see him and the red dwarf crew!
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