Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charles

firehawk12 · January 22 2011, 09:08 AM

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/191...series-in-2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...ew-series.html

I was wondering if Bob or someone would post the news. Maybe I missed it and there's a thread staring me in the face. :lol

Anyway, Charles says in an interview that they're going to start filming at the end of the year.

I honestly don't know what to think. I mean, Back to Earth was fairly bland, but yet I still want more of the show. I'm really part of the problem.

Bob The Skutter · January 22 2011, 09:13 AM

To be honest, this is kinda non-news. 2 series were announced last year, this is just "we've got our arses in gear and the contracts are in place" I think. Doug Naylor and Robert Llewellyn have had a bit of back on forth on twitter lately before it was confirmed that made it obvious, then Craig was on the radio and it "just slipped out".
Apparently they're hoping to do it in front of an audience. Which is a good thing.

Ar-Pharazon · January 22 2011, 09:39 AM

I had the impression filming was to start early this year instead of late, but still looking forward to new Dwarf.

firehawk12 · January 22 2011, 09:48 AM

Bob The Skutter wrote:

Apparently they're hoping to do it in front of an audience. Which is a good thing.

I can't even remember - was 8 in front of an audience after the experiment of 7?

Bob The Skutter · January 22 2011, 09:57 AM

^I think parts of 8 were, some like 7 were just shown to audiences and their laughter recorded. But in my opinion 7 and BTE are the worst and neither were filmed with an audience, so perhaps that's a clue as to it being better of with an audience.

As for filming early this year, that was the rumour but contracts didn't get sorted, and Craig Charles has commitments with Coronation Street, so I assume that's the reason for the change.

Mr Light · January 22 2011, 01:37 PM

As much as I was extremely disappointed with "Back to Earth", I'll always look forward to new Dwarf, in the hopes that they get it right this time

But I won't believe it's happening until they're filming WITH CAMERAS. Remember the movie they were gonna make? They were actually doing rehearsals for it and it never happened!!!

Bob The Skutter · January 22 2011, 02:05 PM

^The difference being the movie was struggling with funding all along. This new series has been picked up, and now contracts are in place, from one of the biggest digital TV channels. So completely different situations.

trekkiebaggio · January 22 2011, 03:52 PM

Back to Earth was horrible but hopefully they can recapture the magic of classic Dwarf.

Admiral_Young · January 22 2011, 05:45 PM

I still need to see Back to Earth but I'm kind of hesitant given all the negativity towards it.

firehawk12 · January 22 2011, 09:31 PM

Having finally opened by Blu-ray set recently, I can say it's not as bad as I thought it was when I first watched it. It's still cringe-worthy at times, in a very fan-wank kind of way, but for a single mini-series event it probably could have been much worse.

auntiehill · January 23 2011, 12:31 AM

Watching Back to Earth was so very painful; it just wasn't funny at all. I'm not sure I want to see any more Red Dwarf; I'd rather remember it the way it was.

Still, I suppose the new might be wonderful; there's always hope.

Serial thread killer · January 23 2011, 01:40 AM

Do we know if they are getting a new set of writers, Instead of just Doug Naylor?

Bob The Skutter · January 23 2011, 09:30 AM

auntiehill wrote:

Watching Back to Earth was so very painful; it just wasn't funny at all. I'm not sure I want to see any more Red Dwarf; I'd rather remember it the way it was.

Still, I suppose the new might be wonderful; there's always hope.

I thought there were parts of BTE that were actually pretty good, though it's definitely a low point.

Serial thread killer wrote:

Do we know if they are getting a new set of writers, Instead of just Doug Naylor?

I don't think so. Nothing I've heard seems to point to that, anyway.

Guy Gardener · January 23 2011, 11:39 AM

Back to earth wasn't funny.

but I'll tell you what was funny.

The next time afterward that I watched Blade Runner.

There was half a dozen jokes from Back to Earth that I suddenly "got".

By the way... Sophie Winkle.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

ColeMercury · January 23 2011, 01:14 PM

"Back to Earth" is much much better in the one-hour "Director's Cut" form on DVD than in the broadcast three-parter form. It flows better.

Personally I think Series VII was much better than VIII. It has its problems (e.g. whiny Kryten, hastily-done CGI) but the overall story quality is better. And after shifting to a comedy-drama feel for VII, the shift back to sitcom in VIII feels like a step backwards.

January 22 2011, 09:08 AM	#1
firehawk12 Fleet Admiral Location: EXILE + ATTON = GUUUUUUSH!!!! (pic by aimo)	Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charles http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/191...series-in-2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...ew-series.html I was wondering if Bob or someone would post the news. Maybe I missed it and there's a thread staring me in the face. :lol Anyway, Charles says in an interview that they're going to start filming at the end of the year. I honestly don't know what to think. I mean, Back to Earth was fairly bland, but yet I still want more of the show. I'm really part of the problem. __________________ The best reason to watch Curling: Johnson Sisters! "How do you trust a nation that's invented Karate? They're standing there in their pajamas... then they kick you in the balls!"

January 22 2011, 09:13 AM	#2
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl To be honest, this is kinda non-news. 2 series were announced last year, this is just "we've got our arses in gear and the contracts are in place" I think. Doug Naylor and Robert Llewellyn have had a bit of back on forth on twitter lately before it was confirmed that made it obvious, then Craig was on the radio and it "just slipped out". Apparently they're hoping to do it in front of an audience. Which is a good thing. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

January 22 2011, 09:39 AM	#3
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl I had the impression filming was to start early this year instead of late, but still looking forward to new Dwarf.

January 22 2011, 09:57 AM	#5
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl ^I think parts of 8 were, some like 7 were just shown to audiences and their laughter recorded. But in my opinion 7 and BTE are the worst and neither were filmed with an audience, so perhaps that's a clue as to it being better of with an audience. As for filming early this year, that was the rumour but contracts didn't get sorted, and Craig Charles has commitments with Coronation Street, so I assume that's the reason for the change. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

January 22 2011, 01:37 PM	#6
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl As much as I was extremely disappointed with "Back to Earth", I'll always look forward to new Dwarf, in the hopes that they get it right this time But I won't believe it's happening until they're filming WITH CAMERAS. Remember the movie they were gonna make? They were actually doing rehearsals for it and it never happened!!! __________________

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January 22 2011, 02:05 PM	#7
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl ^The difference being the movie was struggling with funding all along. This new series has been picked up, and now contracts are in place, from one of the biggest digital TV channels. So completely different situations. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

January 22 2011, 03:52 PM	#8
trekkiebaggio Vice Admiral Location: Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl Back to Earth was horrible but hopefully they can recapture the magic of classic Dwarf. __________________ Angelic Hellfire - My novel. Man of Yesterday - My blog, in which I'm writing a superhero story.

January 22 2011, 05:45 PM	#9
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl I still need to see Back to Earth but I'm kind of hesitant given all the negativity towards it. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

January 22 2011, 09:31 PM	#10
firehawk12 Fleet Admiral Location: EXILE + ATTON = GUUUUUUSH!!!! (pic by aimo)	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl Having finally opened by Blu-ray set recently, I can say it's not as bad as I thought it was when I first watched it. It's still cringe-worthy at times, in a very fan-wank kind of way, but for a single mini-series event it probably could have been much worse. __________________ The best reason to watch Curling: Johnson Sisters! "How do you trust a nation that's invented Karate? They're standing there in their pajamas... then they kick you in the balls!"

January 23 2011, 12:31 AM	#11
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl Watching Back to Earth was so very painful; it just wasn't funny at all. I'm not sure I want to see any more Red Dwarf; I'd rather remember it the way it was. Still, I suppose the new might be wonderful; there's always hope.

January 23 2011, 01:40 AM	#12
Serial thread killer Rear Admiral Location: uk	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl Do we know if they are getting a new set of writers, Instead of just Doug Naylor? __________________ Malcolm on Star Wars: "The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin. His father's a robot and he's fucking fucked his sister. Lego. They're all made of fucking lego."

January 23 2011, 11:39 AM	#14
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl Back to earth wasn't funny. but I'll tell you what was funny. The next time afterward that I watched Blade Runner. There was half a dozen jokes from Back to Earth that I suddenly "got". By the way... Sophie Winkle. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz

January 23 2011, 01:14 PM	#15
ColeMercury Lieutenant Commander	Re: Red Dwarf series 9 (or is it 10?) in 2012 confirmed by Craig Charl "Back to Earth" is much much better in the one-hour "Director's Cut" form on DVD than in the broadcast three-parter form. It flows better. Personally I think Series VII was much better than VIII. It has its problems (e.g. whiny Kryten, hastily-done CGI) but the overall story quality is better. And after shifting to a comedy-drama feel for VII, the shift back to sitcom in VIII feels like a step backwards.