Posted August 29, 2008 Well the oficial Red Dwarf site get updated every Friday around lunchtime, so perhaps there'll be some official confirmation today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2008 So he cant administer the antidote and ends with as red dwarf is blowing apart around him and he cant go back to the alternate dimension, because the machine that Kryton built shorts out just as he comes back through. Don't forget the amazing point where he kicks Death in the groin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2008 Don't forget the amazing point where he kicks Death in the groin. Who can forget that scene. "Not today thanks "kicks Death in groin". Only the good die young." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2008 Well, the oficial site seems to confirm that there's some sort of TV project in the pipeline, but doesn't say any more than that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2008 Odds are a shitty clip show session, not like Dave are a big budget company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 19, 2008 New Red Dwarf Specials Confirmed Announced by Dave, detailed here. 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. 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 19, 2008 Oh dear... looks like the shitness of series 7 and 8 is set to continue. D'oh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 24, 2008 Well the behind the scenes will be interesting I guess. And at least we get two proper new episodes. And although I'm not a fan of clips shows, this one sounds all right...from the limited information we have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) Well we are now just 2 days away from these finally hitting...Have to admit have heard plenty of rumours based on the plot summaries given in this weeks Radio Times and based on other things...am a bit worried. Two things I hope they explain the cliffhanger from series 8 and why Rimmer is a hologram again...but I'm not holding out hope... EDIT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W8DQ2poWdA Five mins of footage given out on USB sticks in london... Edited April 8, 2009 by flameboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 Cant wait for the new episodes . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 Well we are now just 2 days away from these finally hitting...Have to admit have heard plenty of rumours based on the plot summaries given in this weeks Radio Times and based on other things...have to admit am a bit worried. Two things I hope they explain the cliffhanger from series 8 and why Rimmer is a hologram again...but I'm not holding out hope... EDIT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W8DQ2poWdA Five mins of footage given out on USB sticks in london... I'm quite intrigued as to why Rimmer is a hologram again, perhaps the gang hopped back over to the original Dwarf leaving Kochanski behind (hooray!) and saved the ship themselves, but Rimmer was already dead. (just a thought, could seem logical as well). Oh well, looking forward to this. Shall watch Friday's on Saturday and Saturdays on Sunday due to schedule i have atm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 That preview doesn't seem to terrible. Terrible framerate, that gives me a headache, but I doubt that'll really be in the broadcast. All the characters seem to be intact still, Rimmer is the most noticeably older to me, They all look like they've put on weight though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 Yeah but to be fair they are all middle aged men now hardly surprising... just realised something else is oddly missing from these new red dwarf...ill leave it for people to realise what it is... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 Holly? I'm not sure I'm convinced from the BBC2 advert I've seen, but I love Red Dwarf so I'll definately watch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 It's the laughter track and it is stupidly noticeably and IMO takes away from what Red Dwarf was. Still looks like it should be brill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 Its wierd watching it without the laughter between jokes. It makes it seem kinda awkward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 8, 2009 could be cool i cant wait i fucking love red dwarf.. series 8 wasnt bad.... a few very very dodgy episodes there though. best episode is legion I'm quite intrigued as to why Rimmer is a hologram again, perhaps the gang hopped back over to the original Dwarf leaving Kochanski behind (hooray!) and saved the ship themselves, but Rimmer was already dead. (just a thought, could seem logical as well). Oh well, looking forward to this. Shall watch Friday's on Saturday and Saturdays on Sunday due to schedule i have atm. I think kochanski is dead in this and lister left the bath running for many years and thats why holly wont be in it... thats what i hear.. possibly rumors? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 9, 2009 could be cool i cant wait i fucking love red dwarf.. series 8 wasnt bad.... a few very very dodgy episodes there though. best episode is legion I think kochanski is dead in this and lister left the bath running for many years and thats why holly wont be in it... thats what i hear.. possibly rumors? I read that as well. Clip looks good but as said above it really misses the canned laughter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 9, 2009 Possibly the only show I want canned laughter in. How bizarre.. it felt completely unfunny and horribly edited without the laughtrack, as if they compensated for it but forgot to add it in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 9, 2009 Charles misses the premier, But there may be more Eps, or a Movie on the way!! http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/tv/news/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=15835247>1=61503 Craig Charles was noticeable by his absence at the premiere screening of Red Dwarf: Back To Earth. The Coronation Street star - who made his name playing Lister in the cult sci-fi comedy on-and-off for 21 years - was on location in Manchester filming a night shoot for the soap. He left Red Dwarf co-stars Chris Barrie, Robert Llewelyn and Danny John-Jules and writer and director Doug Naylor to greet press and fans on the red carpet at London's Mayfair Hotel. Craig, 44, apologised via a pre-recorded video message, saying: "I'm really proud of what we've achieved, maybe it will lead to more shows, and I hope it will make you laugh, gasp and maybe even shed a little tear." The other stars of the show joked about Craig's absence and did impressions of him on the red carpet. Robert, 53, who plays Kryten, said: "We've been getting very sad text messages all day saying 'What are you doing now lads?'." All the cast were in agreement that if the special episodes were a success they would be keen to do more. Chris, 49, who plays Rimmer said: "The chemistry was still there. Once we were back together and in costume it was just a continuation of the norm." Danny, better known as the Cat in the show, added: "The aim was always to go for the movie. Doug's already written a great script, it's there but there's a lot of money involved in making a film and unfortunately we don't have that luxury." The three new episodes - to be shown on the Dave channel over the Easter weekend, starting on Friday April 10 - were shot in HD using advanced technology for the special effects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 9, 2009 Holly? Yep that's one thing certainly. It's the laughter track and it is stupidly noticeably and IMO takes away from what Red Dwarf was. Still looks like it should be brill. Its wierd watching it without the laughter between jokes. It makes it seem kinda awkward. could be cool i cant wait i fucking love red dwarf.. series 8 wasnt bad.... a few very very dodgy episodes there though. best episode is legion I think kochanski is dead in this and lister left the bath running for many years and thats why holly wont be in it... thats what i hear.. possibly rumors? Yep that's the rumours... Possibly the only show I want canned laughter in. How bizarre.. it felt completely unfunny and horribly edited without the laughtrack, as if they compensated for it but forgot to add it in. I usually hate laughter tracks telling me when to laugh but love it in Red Dwarf. I think the reason everyone loves the laughter track was because originally it was filmed in front of a live audience (except for the later series) and it made a lot of the episodes, look at Polymorph and the shrinking boxer shorts scene and Rimmer walks in and waits for the laughter to die down and with impeccable timing Chris Barrie delivers his line to set people off laughing...without that the humour seems to staged and written whereas before it was more natural, sterile is a word I'd use to describe it without the canned laughter... As much as I am looking forward to it, I'm am a bit worried about some of things I have heard about it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 9, 2009 I think I'll put the V+ on record on Dave tomorrow night to watch it after work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 9, 2009 I'm looking forward to it, but I can't shake the niggly feeling that it's going to be terrible. There were a couple of good bits in that preview, but in general, it just wasn't that funny. I definitely prefer there to be a laughter track too - it just feels.. empty without one. I'm disappointed that there may be a movie or new series after this, as I was hoping for Back to Earth to bring closure to the series. If it all ends with Lister setting up home on Fiji, I'll be very happy indeed, no matter how funny (or unfunny) the rest of the show was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 9, 2009 Where can I watch the preview? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
