Now watching the best RD ep ever.
Red Dwarf, this weekend
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I watched most of it. But missed the first 5 minutes. I'm not really a fan of RD anyway, but this new episode was much what I was expecting, which was pretty middle ground. So 5/10 points there.
Humor-wise it slightly better than I expected, because it wasn't at all Ben Eltony like series 7 and 8 were. So 7/10 points there.
In terms of quality and faithfulness, it was actually a little reminiscent of that Blackadder special episode in the 1990s 'Back and Forth', where Baldric built a time machine. Not that that's a good thing. So 4/10 points there.
Overall 16/30 = 53% from me.
Humor-wise it slightly better than I expected, because it wasn't at all Ben Eltony like series 7 and 8 were. So 7/10 points there.
In terms of quality and faithfulness, it was actually a little reminiscent of that Blackadder special episode in the 1990s 'Back and Forth', where Baldric built a time machine.
Not that that's a good thing. So 4/10 points there.Overall 16/30 = 53% from me.
Give in Dr. Fruit Loop, do tell?
Oh and there was also Frank the tumble dryer.
Did they name the toast Colin?
Hmmm... I enjoyed some bits of it.
However, it's very much in the vein of the "dramedy" VII/VIII series, something that I wasn't too hot on as it's obvious that Doug Naylor wants to make a serious sci-fi show, and is trying to impose bits of this on Red Dwarf. I'm not entirely sure whether that's a good thing, but at least there's no sign of Mac McDonald and co. They completely ruined the entire setup.
Rimmer dancing around while the squid thing attacked them had me in stitches, and Sophie Winkleman is always welcome.
However, it's very much in the vein of the "dramedy" VII/VIII series, something that I wasn't too hot on as it's obvious that Doug Naylor wants to make a serious sci-fi show, and is trying to impose bits of this on Red Dwarf. I'm not entirely sure whether that's a good thing, but at least there's no sign of Mac McDonald and co. They completely ruined the entire setup.
Colin's ringing a bell but I don't remember what it is, I did think for a minute that it was Kryten's penis, but that was Archie, wasn't it? The toaster was just Talkie Toaster.
Did they ever give a reason on the show for holly swapping sexes.
I know the real reason why the actor left never knew why they brought him back though.
I know the real reason why the actor left never knew why they brought him back though.
It was in the fast forward crawl at the start of series 3. I seem to remember Holly fell in love with Hilly, and became obsessed with her, so he performed a head sex change operation on himself to look like her...
A little bitter i take it
God i wonder what Chloe Annett has to say.
He should think himself lucky he left and then they let him come back not many actor get to do that.
Oh dear... No, not bitter at all Norman...
Tikka to ride is on next thought that one was really well written.
If anyone's wondering why Ed Bye hasn't directed the new episodes, I met him briefly at a Neil Gaiman book launch last year, and he said then that he was hoping to do them, but the shooting dates kept changing and it didn't look as if he was free for the most likely ones (reading between the lines, if it was a choice between him and the cast being available, then the cast were obviously more important. No ill feeling, it's just that they're onscreen!).
The episodes (well, episode, so far)? Not that impressed - seems like a weak season 3/4/5 episode, with everyone written to their more 2-D traits (Rimmer is a self-imoprtant coward, Lister is a slob, etc). But it is only the first half hour of a three-part story, so fingers crossed.
You know what, I'm so annoyed about this episode. I actually let my expectations of the new Red Dwarf go up, and I felt heart broken when I saw the Skutter Droid in horrible CGI, I thought to myself before they played the episode that, if there would be Skutters, that they would be in CGI, which I accepted... but it just doesn't feel or look right. Most of the things I loved about RD in the past seems to have gone, I mean why does mostly every scene on the ship contain a green screen? I enjoyed it with their old crappy sets, it actually ironically made it look more realistic. And it was a bad mistake not to film it infront of a live audience or not have a laugh track behind, sometimes I don't know where to laugh.
At the moment, I've laughed twice, both from Rimmer (who I always found to be the funniest character). His remark about something on the sonar being "bigger than God" made me laugh, and when he was dancing.
Truthfully, I miss Holly. I always thought his gags were the best because they were always so simple in origin. But hey, one good thing came from tonight, I got to watch the episode Quarantine, which is my favourate episode to date.
At the moment, I've laughed twice, both from Rimmer (who I always found to be the funniest character). His remark about something on the sonar being "bigger than God" made me laugh, and when he was dancing.
Truthfully, I miss Holly. I always thought his gags were the best because they were always so simple in origin. But hey, one good thing came from tonight, I got to watch the episode Quarantine, which is my favourate episode to date.
To be honest I didn't laugh once. Simpy wasn't funny
As for the first, The Inbetweeners is fooking brilliant, and the latter the mighty Peep Show of course
Do you mean as in "airing at the moment" or just general sitcoms of the day?
As for the first, The Inbetweeners is fooking brilliant, and the latter the mighty Peep Show of course
He's abitter, bitter man. He ruins the commentaries for season eight with his whining and moaning.
Good first episode for the three. Funny, coherent plot line. I'd be interested in knowing how exactly Kochanski died, but its not overally important.
Huh, nothing mind blowing and only mildly funny. Pretty comparable to Season Seven with the semi-serious tone, annoying Mary Sue, and lack of laughter track. The complete lack of continuity with the last two/three seasons could explained away as this being the alternative reality version of the Red Dwarf. IMHO, Season Eight was quite underrated.
I'll reserve judgement until we've seen it all, but it was a surprisingly decent opening I thought. A bit short on laughs and a few cringeworthy moments, but a damn sight better than series 7&8 which is all I was really hoping for.
But I have to wonder what you're smoking hereBob:
Take away the emotional baggage of it being the latest, long awaited instalment of a cult classic and you'd be left with a pretty hollow shell.
I can only guess that you must have been thinking of some dreck like Horne and Corden... or, god forbid (gulp) Hyperdrive. Ugh. I feel ill just mentioning it. Well, at least it showed that piss stained pretender vaguely what a space based comedy is supposed to be like, grumblegrumble.
Am a wee bit tipsy.
But I have to wonder what you're smoking hereBob:
You've got to be kidding. Off the top of my head, the IT crowd and any episode of the brilliant Peep Show are astoundingly better comedies than this was. Beyond situation comedy, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle and Newswipe have more and better punchlines.
Take away the emotional baggage of it being the latest, long awaited instalment of a cult classic and you'd be left with a pretty hollow shell.
I can only guess that you must have been thinking of some dreck like Horne and Corden... or, god forbid (gulp) Hyperdrive. Ugh. I feel ill just mentioning it. Well, at least it showed that piss stained pretender vaguely what a space based comedy is supposed to be like, grumblegrumble.
Am a wee bit tipsy.
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