Red Dwarf

Post by **Grimmie** » January 20th, 2009, 11:53

From the typing fingers for Mr. Robert Llewellyn himself.
http://twitter.com/bobbyllew/status/1132899513

It's been in the pipeline for a while, the gang met up to look over scripts and talk with the writers. Bobbyllew seems happy with it and always leaves rather excited tweets after he gets back from a meeting.

Thoughts, opinions?

Shada · Post by **Shada** » January 20th, 2009, 11:55

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 20th, 2009, 11:59

Just don't go series 8 on us

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » January 20th, 2009, 12:29

I've never seen a red dwarf episode, ever.

What should i buy, where should i buy it, what can i expect etc?

Post by **Grimmie** » January 20th, 2009, 12:33

Youtube, search for "Red Dwarf Series 1", there should be tons of uploaded stuff.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 20th, 2009, 12:37

Mr. Johnson wrote:I've never seen a red dwarf episode, ever.

What should i buy, where should i buy it, what can i expect etc?

...

Post by **Dog Pants** » January 20th, 2009, 12:38

Start with series one. It looks tacky and cheap, but the humour is brilliant. It's basically about the last human being (a lazy scouser), adrift in space with a senile computer, a hologram of his dead workmate (or possibly nemesis), and a humanoid descendant of his cat. Later they're joined by a neurotic android.

It's a very British comedy, full of sarcasm, irony, and one liners. I'd compare it to stuff like Porridge and Dad's Army, but more modern (and in space).

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 20th, 2009, 12:40

Go to the waugh in about 5 minutes

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » January 20th, 2009, 12:41

you had me at "in space"

I'll buy them once i got a few more bucks together, 2009 is looking to be a really expensive year (but with outlook on a job, so that's okay).

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » January 20th, 2009, 12:42

It's only Dave commissioning 2 proper episodes and 2 behind the scenes / lookback ones.

Still, more Dwarf is good.

Post by **Grimmie** » January 20th, 2009, 12:51

<img src="http://www.making-games.net/conjure/ship2.jpg">

You are now singing the opening theme tune in your head.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 20th, 2009, 12:52

Is fab about?

If you're in trouble, he will save the day
He's brave and he's fearless, come what may
Without him, the mission would go astray
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer

Without him, life would be much grimmer
He's handsome, trim, and no one's slimmer
He will never need a Zimmer
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer

More reliable than a garden Strimmer
He's never been mistaken for Yul Brynner
He's not bald and his head doesn't glimmer

Master of the wit and the repartee
His command of space directives is uncanny
How come he's such a genius? Don't ask me
Ask Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer

He's also a fantastic swimmer
And if you play your cards right, then he just might come round for dinner

He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
No rhymes left now apart from quimmer
He'd better fade us out before we get to schlimmer
Fade out you stupid plimmer

Post by **Grimmie** » January 20th, 2009, 13:02

Hahaha, I knew that was coming.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » January 20th, 2009, 13:53

It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere,
I'm all alone, more or less.
Let me fly far away from here,

Fun, fun fun, In the sun, sun, sun.
Fun, fun fun, In the sun, sun, sun.

I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh mango juice,
Goldfish shoals, nibbling at my toes.

Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.

Post by **FatherJack** » January 20th, 2009, 22:23

There are three books too, which are worth a read. They mostly tell the same stories as in the series, but fill in the gaps with detail where the budget of the show didn't allow it.

Post by **Roman Totale** » January 20th, 2009, 22:38

According to my bookshelf there are 4 books:

Red Dwarf and Better Than Life (both written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor)
Last Human (written just by Doug Naylor)
Backwards (written just by Rob Grant)

Last Human and Backwards don't tie in with each other and even have disassociative (is that a word?) story lines, so the order in which they're read doesn't matter. I personally preferred Backwards.

Post by **Dog Pants** » January 21st, 2009, 7:26

I think I've read all the books, and even though the jokes are often the same as in the series, they're still very funny from what I remember.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » January 21st, 2009, 7:53

Infinity welcomes careful drivers?

Post by **Dog Pants** » January 21st, 2009, 12:17

Ah yes. Wasn't that the first one?

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » January 22nd, 2009, 7:58

Certainly was. Remains the only audio book I've ever had, and I love it.