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Red Dwarf special "The Promised Land" set to air April 9th. New Trailer.
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im just rewatching the entire series from the beginning so this is coming out at the right time for me.
caught the last second or two on the tv and assumed it was a new series.
This is awesome, didn't realize new Dwarf was coming this year.
Unfortunately this is a continuation of the Waiting for God episode plot line from Series 1 which is easily in the running for the worst episode of Dwarf. I'm also not sure feature length/extended episodes have ever been good for this series either.
A true monkey's paw situation.
Unfortunately this is a continuation of the Waiting for God episode plot line from Series 1 which is easily in the running for the worst episode of Dwarf. I'm also not sure feature length/extended episodes have ever been good for this series either.
A true monkey's paw situation.
Well *there's* something new to look forwards to. Fantastic news!
Edit: It's not a twist that Dave is a god to the cat people.
That's in like, THE FIRST FUCKING EPISODE.
Edit: It's not a twist that Dave is a god to the cat people.
That's in like, THE FIRST FUCKING EPISODE.
Hey, it was over thirty years ago lol, a lot of people will have forgotten.
I only remember it clearly because it was fleshed out slightly more in the old novel (think it was "infinity welcomes careful drivers").
Pretty sure they were trying but it hasn't materialized any shooting dates yet for a new season.
Enjoyed that. Red Dwarf might be past it's prime now but like the last few series, it's still surprisingly good enough to make me laugh and the cast are still great together.
I'm glad to hear it was good, as it had the distinct possibility of not being good. Now I just have to figure out how I'm going to watch it.
My bar for modern Red Dwarf isn't low, but it's gives the show a lot of leeway to fail in certain areas.
Is it funny? That's what matters to me. I've found the majority of the Dave stuff after the (understandably) clunky Back to Earth (which still has some character moments I adore and works better in the reedited version on the Blu-Ray) to clear that bar.
And for the vast majority of the Dave era, it's been laugh out loud so. This stayed funny for the whole 90 minutes run time. I'm not going to run around calling it the best ever, but I'll gladly revisit it as I have gladly revisted much of seasons X through XII.
As a long time fan, there was some lovely stuff buried in here. Rimmer's black and white appearance was the original concept for the character, but it was too complex to realize back in 89. Rimmer's existential crisis was ripped straight from the pages of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, where a predecessor of his struggles with the concept of a simulated consciousness, although I have to say I prefer the books 'I think I think, therefor I possible are' more than the version of the line they went with in this. The recreation of the cat holy book was so authentic it had me wondering if it was the original prop (it can't have been though... can it?).
As far as the jokes, the 2001 airlock scene, Cat being converted, Rimmer struggling with the extension cables, and everything relating to Holly's plan to rescue them from the desert planet had me laughing the most.
And as far as the rest? The moonlight speech was ace.
Is it funny? That's what matters to me. I've found the majority of the Dave stuff after the (understandably) clunky Back to Earth (which still has some character moments I adore and works better in the reedited version on the Blu-Ray) to clear that bar.
And for the vast majority of the Dave era, it's been laugh out loud so. This stayed funny for the whole 90 minutes run time. I'm not going to run around calling it the best ever, but I'll gladly revisit it as I have gladly revisted much of seasons X through XII.
As a long time fan, there was some lovely stuff buried in here. Rimmer's black and white appearance was the original concept for the character, but it was too complex to realize back in 89. Rimmer's existential crisis was ripped straight from the pages of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, where a predecessor of his struggles with the concept of a simulated consciousness, although I have to say I prefer the books 'I think I think, therefor I possible are' more than the version of the line they went with in this. The recreation of the cat holy book was so authentic it had me wondering if it was the original prop (it can't have been though... can it?).
As far as the jokes, the 2001 airlock scene, Cat being converted, Rimmer struggling with the extension cables, and everything relating to Holly's plan to rescue them from the desert planet had me laughing the most.
And as far as the rest? The moonlight speech was ace.
It's not canned. They shot this in front of a studio audience, same as every season other than 7 and Back to Earth.
Then the audience are fucking idiots. Laughing at literally anything and everything. Maybe they've recorded them at a higher volume, but I never used to notice it in the original series (1-6).
Is this the OT? I can't wait to see this.
Having read the novels this ones plot is quite the enticing prospect. I always wondered why 'there's nothing for Cat to do' in this show ever it's always about something for the other three and boom they make this movie.
Having read the novels this ones plot is quite the enticing prospect. I always wondered why 'there's nothing for Cat to do' in this show ever it's always about something for the other three and boom they make this movie.
This is much more a Lister story than a story about Cat, even if it's about other cats.
Yeah I had that kinda figured, I am just glad to see this deep deep cut.
One of my all time favorite shows! I loved it so much that I imported the DVDS as soon as they were released in England to America. I bought a DVD player that converted it from PAL to NTSC.
The PBS channel I watched growing up had this, Fawlty Towers and Allo Allo! back to back every late night on Sunday.
The same quality as most of new Dwarf, not very funny but had some good moments. The marooned part in the middle was the best of the episode and felt the closest to the classic series.
Well, that last 30 seconds was definitely a Red Dwarf episode ending. They haven't lost that.
Watching this in 2020 it's clear how much the "future" presented on Red Dwarf is rooted in the '80s idea of the future. That backup disk. All the "antiques" Lister found were c.1980s. So they also stayed true to that aspect, although I wonder how that works for younger viewers.
That Anubis Stone was a completely unexplained deus ex machina.
But ya, I enjoyed it a whole lot. It was great when the dialogue between Lister and Rimmer got going, that chemistry really brought me back.
Watching this in 2020 it's clear how much the "future" presented on Red Dwarf is rooted in the '80s idea of the future. That backup disk. All the "antiques" Lister found were c.1980s. So they also stayed true to that aspect, although I wonder how that works for younger viewers.
That Anubis Stone was a completely unexplained deus ex machina.
But ya, I enjoyed it a whole lot. It was great when the dialogue between Lister and Rimmer got going, that chemistry really brought me back.
They reused the "door" gag on the Cat ships loads... and I giggled every time. So obvious. So stupid. I definitely shouldn't have been amused by it as much as I was.
Similarly I found the "I'm sorry to interrupt your knocking things off the table" gag to be equally (bafflingly) amusing.
Similarly I found the "I'm sorry to interrupt your knocking things off the table" gag to be equally (bafflingly) amusing.
Yeah the movie/series/whatever is more cute than funny, but that's okay. Like there's a stride now that they didn't have when they had first come back, so if they want to keep making these I'm more than happy to watch them.
I'm sure it's unintentional, but the Picard parallel with Kryten and Data is just a funny coincidence.
I'm sure it's unintentional, but the Picard parallel with Kryten and Data is just a funny coincidence.
The show has always been very self aware with its stupid/obvious gags, like the laser pointer, and it works for them as a result.