Red Dwarf
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Topic: Red Dwarf
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Subject: Red Dwarf
Date Posted: March 07 2006 at 21:26
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I am a huge fan of this great BBC show and watch it incessantly.For fans of this show on the forum,what is your favorite season? They are all good,imo.It's between Season 3 and Season 5 for me because they each contain a classic RD episode(Polymorph in 3 and Back to Reality in 5). I want to pick 3 because it was a turning point in the shows development and look,but I gotta go with Season 5. -------------  |
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 11:37
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I didn't expect a huge response but am I the only person here that watches this show? ------------- |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 12:33
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maybe sorry ... i dont even know that show ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
TheProgtologist wrote:
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 12:35
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I expected some of our UK members to chime in,at least. ------------- |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 12:51
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I'm still trying to get Red Dwarf DVDs on Ebay, but they are rare ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 13:08
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All of seasons II to VI were brilliant for me,but seeing as I have to choose Season VI would just win my vote,for classic episodes like "Rimmerworld", "Gunmen Of The Apocalypse" and "Psirens". In general I would say that Season VII was fine until Chris Barrie baled (and unlikely that "our" Rimmer could take over as Ace) and Kochansky took his place.The whole dynamic was ruined and although the rest of the episodes weren't disasters they were never quite as good.Season VII was poor.... Kryten is my favourite character.
Cat: "Forget red - let's go all the way up to brown alert!" |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 13:26
I agree with you that some of the luster was gone after Barrie left during Season 7(and very improbable that he could become Ace Rimmer).Season 7 also didn't seem to be thought out that well and the cast seemed to be going through the motions. I like Season 6 alot,some great episodes there(especially Rimmerworld and Gunmen...)but no Holly was sort of a bummer. Did you notice how much bigger Starbug became after they lost Red Dwarf and had to actually live in it? Favorite character:Arnold Judas Rimmer(Barrie is great!!!!) ------------- |
Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 15:38
I agree about seasons II to VI and I'm gonna choose season III because I like the episodes Backwards, Timeslides and Polymorph. Does anyone remember which episode featured Listers band who do the 'Ohm song'??  ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 15:54
That was Timeslides! Lister's band:Smeg and The Heads (played by Napalm Death) Craig also 'wrote' (if that's the right word) the Om song. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 19:34
Great episode. Wasn't "young Lister" in that episode actually played by Craig Charles' younger brother? ------------- |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 19:50
I've never heard of it Jody ------------- |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 19:54
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It's a British sci-fi/comedy series. I have been addicted to it for about a decade. ------------- |
Posted By: Witchwoodhermit
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 22:55
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I'm blown away by this thread! I thought I was the only one who watched this little gem. I can not however narrow my viewing pleasure for this show. The roughness of the earlier seasons are so camp. One thing is for sure, the original Holly is the best. The later series with the added characters like Kachanski really filled out the Dwarf. I really love this show.
Cat: "Forget red - let's go all the way up to brown alert!" Yes! one of my favourite moments. ------------- Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan ringed by ants and musing over man. |
Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 14:39
| In order of preference: Series 6, 8, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 7. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 15:14
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Episide 8, second favourite? That's surprising......and interesting. I always thought the series worked better when the main cast ie Lister,Rimmer,Cat,Kryten and Holly were unencumbered by having to interact with too many human characters. I felt that the final series,with the whole of Red Dwarf and its crew rebuilt by the nanobots was a series too far.
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 15:28
I thought the whole premise of Season 8,with the nanobots resurrecting the crew,spoiled the whole dynamic of the show.
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 15:30
nanoboys ??? Are they like android ladyboys?
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 15:31
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Fave episodes per season? 1.Confidence and Paranoia 2.Queeg 3.Polymorph 4.Dimension Jump (What a guy!! 5.Back to Reality 6.Rimmerworld 7.Blue 8.Krytie TV ------------- |
)Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 15:33
You quoted me before I could correct it,Tony. Nanobots!!!!!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 15:51
Mind you there's dozens of excellent episodes! Anyone thinking of getting into Dwarf should start as near to the beginning as possible otherwise you might just not get it...
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 16:21
I had a hard time narrowing down one favorite from each season,there are so many good ones. And someone new to RD definitely has to start from Season 1 or you will be pretty lost. ------------- |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 16:40
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5 votes only for one of the greatest shows of all time!!!! There's some meaty clips via this link: http://www.warnervideo.com/reddwarf/ - http://www.warnervideo.com/reddwarf/ Navigate down the page and click on either of the following
Smoke me a kipper,I'll be back for breakfast!
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 17:08
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I knew there wouldn't be a big response to this.Before I started coming here the only people I knew that liked it or even heard of it was me and my wife(she actually got me into it). Stoke me a clipper,I'll be back for Christmas! ------------- |
Posted By: stuartball
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 08:21
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Brilliant show! I will go with Series 5 as the best, closely followed by Season 6. It's difficult to choose between them.
Favourite Episode in each series:
1 - Future Echoes 2 - Queeg 3 - Bodyswap 4 -Justice 5 - Back To Reality / Holoship (I've come to regard you as people I ....met! 6 - Emohawk 7 - Tikka To Ride 8 - Krytie TV |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 08:25
I love the scene in Tikka to Ride where Kryten feeds Lister and the Cat the dead body they had found earlier because his behavior protocols had been removed. Emohawk is another good episode,a sequel of sorts to one of my favorite RD shows,Polymorph. ------------- |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 20:33
I've seen all of series 5,6,7 and most of 8 and half of 1. sadly I've only seen selected episodes from the other 3 series. An absolute classic ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 11:47
Sorry,could never get into for some reason. Did'nt find it funny at all  ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |