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Just heard that this will just be a one off and not a full series but still fantastic news:):):)

hope its true

me too i love reddwarf :D

I hope it has the original cast. If its true I`ll look forward to it.

The official website has been hinting at some exciting news since the redesign a bit back. I know Rob Llewellyn dropped hints at the convention last week, and am excited, but also nervous.

I hope that the one-off episode.....
*Finally resolves that bloody cliffhanger!
*Has the feel of classic Dwarf
*Paves the way for perhaps a few more mini movie episodes

I hope it doesn't....
*Suck ass like Season 5 did (and to a lesser degree season 6)
*Feel all forced and fanboyish
*Pad out with high-tech effects and action - lets keep it simply and cheesy.
*Basically, I hope this doesn't end up a mess.

If it' good I'll be happy, if it isn't I'll just pretend it never happened.

I saw the same story on Sky Showbiz news today!!

I loved Red Dwarf....reminds me of my courting days with OH!!

Oooooooh, YES YES YES YES.........and, er, YES.

Groinal attatchment on standby, oh, and I believe I heard a Howdie doodly doo from Talkie.

hope its true


I don't....it achieved greatness and cult status and any remake will only diminish and cheapen it.

Like the new Kochanski.....sorry but Clare Grogan was the one, Chloe Annett just sowed the seeds of it's demise

Wheres the film we've been expecting for the last 10 bloody years :rant:


We're getting a one hour special which is great but i want the movie too!

Wheres the film we've been expecting for the last 10 bloody years :rant:


We're getting a one hour special which is great but i want the movie too!


Nooooooo...let it lie.....Star Wars fans wet their pants for years over the Phantom Menace only to see their dreams shattered by a advertising promo for bendy dolls

Nooooooo...let it lie.....Star Wars fans wet their pants for years over the Phantom Menace only to see their dreams shattered by a advertising promo for bendy dolls

Of Jar Jar bloody Binks, the most annoying character ever to "grace" a sci-fi franchise! :rant:

As for Red Dwarf, 10 years ago rang, they want their "cult" sci-fi comedy back. Seriously who other than hardcore RD fans will care?

Red Dwarf went all crap before it ended. From Season 5 onwards it was embarrassingly bad.

On the plus side, the only way they could plumb the same depths is if they get Jasper Carrot on the writing team, which isn't likely.

Of Jar Jar bloody Binks, the most annoying character ever to "grace" a sci-fi franchise! :rant:

As for Red Dwarf, 10 years ago rang, they want their "cult" sci-fi comedy back. Seriously who other than hardcore RD fans will care?

It recently came third in a poll of which tv show people would like to see made into a film.

Who other than hardcore Star Wars fans would want a cobbled together animated film to be released?

If it' good I'll be happy, if it isn't I'll just pretend it never happened.

I'm with you on this. If its crap we can all pretend. :thumbsup:

Hang on a second. Why are people slating series 5 and 6? there was only 1 episode from series 7 and 8 worth watching. Those were dreadful. (Tikka to ride being the episode)

once they got a budget of more that £10 per episode it wasn't the same.
I couldn't watch it after that chick came in to it and Kryton went all emotional.

the new one will have a huge budget - just gives them a better opportunity to make it completely crap.

I hope I'm proven wrong.

I agree that from series 7 things went seriously downhill, for multiple reasons, but, a lot of people was dubious about Doctor Who when that started, and now it is a massive hit, same with any of the Star Trek series, rather than damming it before it appears, let's see what happens, then, form our opinions.

Oh, and Scozzie, sorry to be pendantic, but, it is Kryten, not ton.

Actually a 1 off episode is probably the best approach.

Have a good crack at that since the movie is never ever going to happen.

I reckon it will be rather good and even if it isnt I dont think it would matter too much. I doubt they can do a one off episode that could be worse than series 8 anyway.

The official website has been hinting at some exciting news since the redesign a bit back. I know Rob Llewellyn dropped hints at the convention last week, and am excited, but also nervous.

I hope that the one-off episode.....
*Finally resolves that bloody cliffhanger!
*Has the feel of classic Dwarf
*Paves the way for perhaps a few more mini movie episodes

I hope it doesn't....
*Suck ass like Season 5 did (and to a lesser degree season 6)
*Feel all forced and fanboyish
*Pad out with high-tech effects and action - lets keep it simply and cheesy.
*Basically, I hope this doesn't end up a mess.

you MUST mean series 7 was awful and 8 to a lesser degree?? 5 and 6 had some of the best episdoes ever done!!

Cat needs to stop pulling this stupid face like the fake teeth are wanting to escape...and kryten needs to stop crying and being boring...oh and i hated the filming style of last two series...it looked awful

you MUST mean series 7 was awful and 8 to a lesser degree?? 5 and 6 had some of the best episdoes ever done!!

Cat needs to stop pulling this stupid face like the fake teeth are wanting to escape...and kryten needs to stop crying and being boring...oh and i hated the filming style of last two series...it looked awful

Nope...definitely mean series 5 and 6. Became too much about the sci-fi and not enough about the comedy. Series 7 doesn't register on my memory banks at all, so not going to comment on that! Series 8 had some moments (the canaries for a start) and potential, and the sci-fi was toned down a tad - but the budget for the effects was too high, and too low at the same time (the T-Rex was terrible).

Red Dwarf was fantastic to start with (The End, Future Echoes and Me2 were highlights), got better in the second season (Kryten, Better Than Life, Stasis Leak and Queeg) , three and four were classics (Marooned, Backwards, Polymorph, Last Day, Camille, White Hole, Justice and Meltdown). Season five only has Back To Reality which is rewatchable (Quarantine was funny at the time, but not on repeated viewings). Six has Gunmen of the Apocalypse and Out of Time going for it. Seven....erm....move along...nothing to rewatch here! Eight had Cassandra (what an episode), some of the 3 part Back In The Red (especially Rimmer getting the sexual magnetism stuff), and the genius of Krytie TV, plus the cliffhanger of Only The Good....

Nope, 5 and 6 just don't work for me (and 7 never existed....at all.....ever!)

You have forgotten a fair few, Thanks for the Memory, Waiting For God, Balance of Power and Parralel Universe (love the holly hop drive).

Every episode from the first 5 series was thoroughly enjoyable, well, I thought so.

If you don't agree, Mr Flibble will fry you with his hex vision.

You have forgotten a fair few, Thanks for the Memory, Waiting For God, Balance of Power and Parralel Universe (love the holly hop drive).

Every episode from the first 5 series was thoroughly enjoyable, well, I thought so.

If you don't agree, Mr Flibble will fry you with his hex vision.

sorry to be pedantic.........

You have forgotten a fair few, Thanks for the Memory, Waiting For God, Balance of Power and Parralel Universe (love the holly hop drive).

Every episode from the first 5 series was thoroughly enjoyable, well, I thought so.

If you don't agree, Mr Flibble will fry you with his hex vision.

Didn't forget them at all. Those episodes just don't do anything for me on rewatching.

It has all the hallmarks of something which will undoubtedly be a massive disappointment.

well the original cast aren't up to much if you can prize them away from coronation street, massive machines, scrapheap challenge and kids tv/blade 3

Nope...definitely mean series 5 and 6. Became too much about the sci-fi and not enough about the comedy. Series 7 doesn't register on my memory banks at all, so not going to comment on that! Series 8 had some moments (the canaries for a start) and potential, and the sci-fi was toned down a tad - but the budget for the effects was too high, and too low at the same time (the T-Rex was terrible).

Red Dwarf was fantastic to start with (The End, Future Echoes and Me2 were highlights), got better in the second season (Kryten, Better Than Life, Stasis Leak and Queeg) , three and four were classics (Marooned, Backwards, Polymorph, Last Day, Camille, White Hole, Justice and Meltdown). Season five only has Back To Reality which is rewatchable (Quarantine was funny at the time, but not on repeated viewings). Six has Gunmen of the Apocalypse and Out of Time going for it. Seven....erm....move along...nothing to rewatch here! Eight had Cassandra (what an episode), some of the 3 part Back In The Red (especially Rimmer getting the sexual magnetism stuff), and the genius of Krytie TV, plus the cliffhanger of Only The Good....

Nope, 5 and 6 just don't work for me (and 7 never existed....at all.....ever!)

Just goes to show how subjective it is really. Series 5 is my favourite of all of them. The whole series was consistently brilliant in my opinion.

You say that Back to Reality and, to a lesser degree, Quarantine are the only episodes worth watching, but what about Holoship, The Inquisitor, Terrorform and Demons and Angels? All brilliant episodes and among the best ever made as far as I'm concerned.

Just goes to show how subjective it is really. Series 5 is my favourite of all of them. The whole series was consistently brilliant in my opinion.

You say that Back to Reality and, to a lesser degree, Quarantine are the only episodes worth watching, but what about Holoship, The Inquisitor, Terrorform and Demons and Angels? All brilliant episodes and among the best ever made as far as I'm concerned.


Holoship was terrible (in my opinion of course), Inquisitor was alright, but not rewatchable to any degree, and the other two don't rate either way in my eyes, and were just average.

Like you say, it is very subjective, and on the Red Dwarf forums debate has raged for years over the best and worst of the show (although everyone is in agreement that series 7 was best forgotten).

:clap::clap::clap:
I hope there is one. I loved that series!

Holoship was terrible (in my opinion of course), Inquisitor was alright, but not rewatchable to any degree, and the other two don't rate either way in my eyes, and were just average.

Like you say, it is very subjective, and on the Red Dwarf forums debate has raged for years over the best and worst of the show (although everyone is in agreement that series 7 was best forgotten).

Yeah I can't possibly argue with that. It had some funny moments but they were too few and far between.

Yeah I can't possibly argue with that. It had some funny moments but they were too few and far between.

The biggest problems with series 7 were that it used a 'movie style' camerawork, and wasn't filmed in front of an audience - thus they couldn't judge whether a joke was actually funny or not until broadcast.

It's cold outside,
there's no kind of atmosphere,
I'm all alone,
more or less.


Know what I'm saying?

New Red Dwarf Specials Confirmed

19 September, 2008

New specials? Proper information? After all the rumours? Oh smeg yes.

reddwarf.co.uk has the facts. As announced by Robert Llewellyn for Grant Naylor Productions this week at the UKTV seasonal press launch, the project is a short series of brand new specials to celebrate the 21st birthday of Red Dwarf.

New Red Dwarf Specials Confirmed New Red Dwarf Specials Confirmed New Red Dwarf Specials Confirmed

Doug Naylor will be masterminding the four half-hour instalments, and the regular cast will all be reprising their iconic roles. They are being made by GNP for UKTV's free-to-air channel, Dave - our new best friends!

Red Dwarf repeats on Dave - including an anniversary weekend run - have picked up remarkable numbers since the channel was reborn on Freeview, and it's becoming clear to all concerned that the show is picking a new, third generation audience. With the usual involvement from Red Dwarf partners BBC Worldwide, you can also expect international broadcasts to follow (and, we'd imagine, a top-quality DVD release in the fullness of time).

"It's very new news to me - I really only fully heard the details yesterday," Robert told comedian/host Michael McIntyre. "We're doing four new shows with the original cast. Two of them are going to be, like, proper episodes of Red Dwarf. One of them is so exciting I've been asked not to say anything about that because other people will steal the idea - and it is a great idea, quite challenging for us as performers. And the other one is a kind of behind-the-scenes-y... the truth. There's been so many rumours and gossip about Red Dwarf, about whether there's going to be a movie and whether we all get on, all those things... The downside for me, which is just dawning on me now, is I've got to do the 'rubber' thing again, which I haven't done for ten years."

For the record, and direct from the makers, the details of the four shows right now - while wholly subject to change - are:

Show One - The Making Of The Specials
A highly entertaining look at what goes on behind the scenes on a Red Dwarf production.

Show Two - Red Dwarf Special: Part One
The cast get back into character, and costume, a decade on...

Show Three - Red Dwarf Special: Part Two
The adventure continues...

Show Four - A Clip Show With a Serious Difference
The cast do it their way. Red Dwarf as you have never, ever seen it before!

The shows will broadcast sometime in 2009 and, if successful, could pave the way for further Red Dwarf TV projects. Thanks to movie and broadcaster wrangles, Grant Naylor haven't been in a position to produce new Red Dwarf since Series VIII went out to audiences of over eight million in 1999. This exciting development suggests a new and shiny future for everyone's favourite sci-fi comedy.

To be kept in the loop as we cover the new production, register your email address with reddwarf.co.uk in the box at the bottom of the page.

The Boys from the Dwarf are back!

http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2008/09/19/new-red-dwarf-specials-confirmed/

Looks like its officially confirmed!

wasn't filmed in front of an audience - thus they couldn't judge whether a joke was actually funny or not until broadcast.

then they realised that NONE of them were funny....it almost made me physically sick the childish humour they tried out.

Good, good, good. But what I want to know is... will the new episodes carry on from the cliffhanger they left at the end of series 8 or will they just be one-offs?

anybody know when the new 2 part specials on tv? i only caught last bit about it on radio news, but not when its on, i cant wait :p

Back for a two-parter (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7851989.stm) over the Easter weekend.
The new two-part series Red Dwarf: Back to Earth will be followed by a "no holds barred" episode without sets, special effects or autocue.

The weekend will climax with Red Dwarf: the Making of Back to Earth, a behind-the-scenes special from the new episodes.
Please, no Kochanski...

The Easter weekend.

Good, good, good. But what I want to know is... will the new episodes carry on from the cliffhanger they left at the end of series 8 or will they just be one-offs?
The new two-parter will begin a decade on from when the crew of the Red Dwarf were last seen, with a "shock development" throwing Rimmer, Lister, Cat and Kryten back to Earth.
From here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/27/red-dwarf-cast-reunited).

I must admit I'm having another 'don't bugger about with the classics' moment here. Better to break out the 88-93 DVD box sets than resurrect a spectre of the 1997 travesty.

I'm going to have to remind myself how the last series finished now!
Reckon I might as well start with The End. :D

I don't....it achieved greatness and cult status and any remake will only diminish and cheapen it.


you can't cheapen it anymore than the last two series!! may as well bash out some more coz it can't be worse i'd of thought.

Don't know how they managed it but Dave Lister is the only likeable character left to me....Kryten became rubbish from the first time he cried, Cat seems to have strange teeth now.. that make him pull really stuipd facial expressions all the time....and rimmer....well...again seems to be relying on pulling stupid faces....maybe its due to the writing not providing them with good enough jokes so they feel they have to try to make it funnier by doing stuch things.

Remember when they used to all just sit in a small space, read the script and we'd all laugh?....seems a distant memory.

I really hope its true as i loved the program but if the film is anything to go by it will never happen all though the film aint really there fault i suppose, but still.....i hope it happens

I really hope its true as i loved the program but if the film is anything to go by it will never happen all though the film aint really there fault i suppose, but still.....i hope it happens
It will. At Easter. Here's a photo (http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/entertainment_enl_1234524090/img/1.jpg).

. . . and I thought that it was just where his trousers were creased. ;)

Just found out the release date for this - April 10th

I was watching Dave and they did a very quick teaser, about 1 second, it was a very distorted picture, but, it looked like the Cat saying something about being back on April the 10th, so, note that in your diaries.

It will. At Easter. Here's a photo (http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/entertainment_enl_1234524090/img/1.jpg).

this is wicked news indeed!! :D (hi aitch :wave: how you bin?)

and believe it or not......danny john-jules is my facebook friend!! just had a look on his page and loads of photos of him and rd crew....canneee wait!! :D :D

4 shows on dave next month :banana:

Linky to Dave with episode guide (http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/red-dwarf/red-dwarf-news-episode-synopsis-revealed)

Can't wait :D :D :D

I was really excited about this as I've missed Red Dwarf since it ended. Then a few weeks ago I saw a pic if the boys from the dwarf standing in front of the Rovers Return and thought it might be a photoshop job as Craig Charles is in Coronation Street.
Wrong. They actually end up on Coronation Street. One of my favourite series ever in a crossover with a crappy soap opera. Should remember never to get my hopes up.

(Still hoping it's an elaborate hoax)

Red Dwarf: Got all the books, got all the episodes recorded, I only hope they don't ruin things with the film by doing what they did to Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy!!!

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Its on tonight .... Im all excited, who else will be watching?

Its on tonight .... Im all excited, who else will be watching?

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

red dwarf is ace hope they make more than 3 remember peeps it on tonight sat n sun 9 o clock

red dwarf is ace hope they make more than 3 remember peeps it on tonight sat n sun 9 o clock

Well they were hinting at that on the radio today. I suppose it depends on how the new ones are received.

well, gotta say, i was disapointed, they seem to have lost something

Well, just watched the first part of this, not too bad, missing Holly and hate the lack of laughter, always seems to make a comedy lifeless, bring back the studio audience, that way you laughed along with others.
Will have to see how it goes before I can make a final judgement.

Damn, I forgot it was on...

That wasn't too bad :)

well, gotta say, i was disapointed, they seem to have lost something

Sort of feels like that.

Also it didnt really answer what happend regarding how they survived in the last episode of series 8.

Can't believe it's 20'ish years old.

Can't believe it's 20'ish years old.

Blimey... I'm getting old, lol.

If you missed it, Dave are repeating it on Monday, all 3 episodes back to back at 9pm followed by the making of the 3 parter.

OMG OMG OMG

This is the weirdest story they have ever done, I am not saying anything because I don't want to spoil it for others, but, OMG !!!!!

Yeah. I agree. I liked episode #1 but episode #2 was just plain weird. And too self-referencing to be enjoyable.

Episode 2 didn't have the feel of classic Red Dwarf. In many ways I felt it to be too... serious. Not enough laughs. And that eastern european woman was not in it nearly enough.

It annoyed me. really annoyed me.
They have done something like it before and it also seem like a bit of a rip off from another current tv show.

It annoyed me. really annoyed me.
They have done something like it before and it also seem like a bit of a rip off from another current tv show.

The League Of Gentleman the movie springs to mind?

I rather liked episode 2 found it rather funny although I think all 3 episodes would of been better being just 1 episode.

I liked the story line in this part, mind you, one small grace is that they are showing the original episodes.

2nd episode was good, loved the Smeg Ups programme that was after it. Cant wait for last episode and 'making of' type of thing after :)

well, i missed last nights ... so im skipping tonights and watching the whole thing on Monday (thanks for telling us its on Kry10)

Episode 2 didn't have the feel of classic Red Dwarf. In many ways I felt it to be too... serious. Not enough laughs. And that eastern european woman was not in it nearly enough.


A nice pic of her here (http://static.dave.uktv.co.uk/site_media/images/uploaded/2009/03/04/Katerina-1000.jpg). Didnt realise she was really related to the other Winkelman (http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/red-dwarf/just-who-smeg-sophie-winkleman/) :love:

Lots of fab Red Dwarf quizzes here (http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/red-dwarf/all-our-red-dwarf-quizzes-right-here/) :)

I've been enjoying this so far. Although it does seem slightly weird without audience laughter, but it has been fairly decent none-the-less.

Last episode definitely worth waiting for :)

Last episode had me laughing like crazy, love the bit where Lister is typing and poor old Rimmer and Kryten are being subjected to some hilarious slapstick humour.

Last episode had me laughing like crazy, love the bit where Lister is typing and poor old Rimmer and Kryten are being subjected to some hilarious slapstick humour.

I really didn't think that was funny for some reason. I think the 3rd installment as a whole was rather disappointing. The 2nd one was my favourite.

I did like that fact that they locked the keys in Starbug though. :hihi:

poor, and a studio audience wouldnt have added any laughter coz there was nothing to laugh at.... i laughed once where rimmer was forced to hump a table...but that was it. There just was not enough jokes, i remember when a 30min episode had soooo much going on...now a 3 parter passes me by and to be honest not a lot happened!

Red dwarf was always best when each individual episode was something new...when the whole series starts being one big episode it's boring as hell.

Seems a little more than a coincidence that red dwarf got poor when Rob Grant stopped writing it.

Disappointing on so many levels.

Too much CGI, not enough storyline.

A 1.5 hour badly re-told version of one of the best episodes ever (Back To Reality), and too much of a nod to the grossly over-rated Blade Runner.

The characters didn't interact well at all, considering how long they'd known each other. I got a "Simon and Garfunkel uneasy reunion" feeling throughout.

If I didn't know better I'd say that they all did their lines alone and they were superimposed together in the scenes.

The typing bit was amusing, but the episode where Lister has Kryten's hand and eyeball down his trousers and is typing for help on the computer with Cat is FAR funnier.

And that eastern european woman was not in it nearly enough.

Big Suze. See much more of her in Peep Show.

The characters didn't interact well at all, considering how long they'd known each other. I got a "Simon and Garfunkel uneasy reunion" feeling throughout.

If I didn't know better I'd say that they all did their lines alone and they were superimposed together in the scenes.

So it wasn't just me who picked up on this then. There just didn't seem to be any chemistry between them at all.

I cannot express how disappointed I was with the whole thing. It just didn't have the feel of Red Dwarf and, sadly, just wasn't funny enough to be enjoyable.

Should have left it well alone I think.

If RD had ended on a high, I'd have been extremely disappointed.

But series 7 and 8 were both quite poor so my hopes weren't built up too high.

The over-hyping didn't help much though. Just like the Ricky Gervaise episode of the Simpsons from a couple of years ago.

Their heart didn't seem to be in it, actors and writer. They looked like they grudgingly did it for the money.

I did enjoy it and being all done 3 ep's it felt to rushed, and lacking in some life.

will not stop me getting it when it comes out on dvd

I have just finished watching all 3 episodes. Quite frankly they were rubbish!!! No life in it at all!!! As people have said on this thread, the cast seemed like they were going through the motions but not really enjoying it. I was a massive fan of the series until 7 (after that it was just as bad as this one off) I think only having Doug Naylor writing this is very evident. Grant & Naylor were Red Dwarf. Lets hope he sees sense and knocks the film on the head!!! Also a little odd that BBC 2 (home of the show) didnt want to take the 3 episodes!!

I dont know if I liked these 3 episodes.

It left alot unanswered really for me but I like the way they made it all tie together as an illusion down to the dispair(joy) squid.

Could of all been made into one bumper episode though.

They have blatently left that open to do a film or something.

Could of all been made into one bumper episode though.

They have blatently left that open to do a film or something.

i think it would of worked better as one long episode :hihi: but this way they get us to sit there for 3 nights in a row and bump their ratings up :gag:

has been also said that if these 3 are a hit they will look into making the film. :huh: if they do lets hope they do get the old Red Dwarf back

I couldn't help but think the writer has plagiarized The league of gents a bit too much.

Loose the canned laughter (League series one and two had canned laughted however, they dropped it with making series three).

Make the charicters come to live and appear in the real world and make them chase their creator. . (league of gents feature lenght film).

Having the charicters show a copy of their own material on video / dvd (again, league).

Having said that, it was a vast improvement on the last 2 series that were made into a freakish carry-on / we're only doing this for the money and cause you want it sort of affair.

I also felt it would have worked better by leaving a day or two between broadcasting the episodes, just to get a hint of the nostalgia we used to have after finishing watching a new episode, realising we've got 6 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes to wait before we can watch the next one.

I used to love Red Dwarf almost obsessively. I used to watch it every morning before my paper round. :D But ever since the massive wait for series 7. When it was coming then it wasnt. Then the Rape trail with rumours that Chris Barrie refused to work with him. When it finally came it was disappointing. It was like they were trying too hard to be intelligent sci fi. I totally agree with you Taxman about kachanzki. Lister was supposed to be in awe of the women and obsessed and oblivious to being constantly beaten down. Yet they just swapped her. It then becomes hard to remember that he was meant to be completely in love with her.

Why do they never show the first ones on Dave? They were by far the funniest ones and consisted mainly of a rickety set and some brilliant one liners. The humour for me was in the simplicity and the way the cast delivered the lines.