Red Dwarf

imzadi76 · **Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:20 am Red Dwarf**

Has anyone else out there ever seen the BBC show called 'Red Dwarf'? It's a hilarious sci-fi comedy, and everyone I know that's into Star Trek loved it.

A favorite line:
Everyone wakes up with a hangover from a party the night before.
Android: "Is this the human quality know as friendship?"
Lister: "Don't give me that star trek crap, it's too early in the morning"

The show's premise:
Red Dwarf is a huge (size of a metropolis), self-sustaining mining vessel owned by the Jupiter Mining Corporation. Dave Lister, a complete loser stuck on the moon Titan, wants to return to Earth but is broke. So he signs on to Red Dwarf for a free ride home. Once there he finds out the tour is supposed to be 5 years. He doesn't want to wait that long so he breaks quarantine by smuggling a cat on board. The captain finds out, Lister hides the cat and won't reveal it's location, so the captain puts him in stasis until he can go to trial on Earth.
5 million years later the computer brings Lister out of stasis. While he was in stasis there was a radiation leak which killed every person on the ship. The ship automatically set a course for deep space and headed away from our system these last 5 million years. The computer has gone senile and gotten lonely, and revives Lister now that the radiation levels have died down. It brings back one of the dead crewmen (Rimmer) back as a hologram to keep Lister sane, unfortunately Rimmer is the person Lister hated the most on the ship. The only other person on the ship is a humanoid called 'the cat' which evolved from the cat Lister hid on the ship 5 million years ago. The cat is totally egocentric and self-centered, he worries more about his looks than his life.

Kyre · Commodore Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 1263

Sure have, I love it.

Lister and Rimmer share stories to pass the time as they're marooned on a planet in an episode funnily enough, titled 'Marooned'. Lister tells Rimmer that he lost his virginity on a golf course aged just twelve.

Rimmer: You lost you virginity when you were twelve?
Lister: Yeah.
Rimmer: Twelve years old?...You can't have been a full member of the golf club then.

eclipse8472 · **Wed Feb 25, 2004 7:23 pm**

Every scifi fan in the Uk pretty much loves Red Drawf its a classic series, I met most of the cast at a Scifi convention in the Uk they were really cool and looking forward to doing a red dwarf movie sometime in the near future

imzadi76 · **Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:34 am**

Are they really going to do a movie? I had heard that the 3-part episode 'Back in the Red' was the best they could get approval for.

Did you ever see the american pilot for Red Dwarf? It was pretty weak.

eclipse8472 · **Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:26 am**

Yeah they said they were waiting for the studio and stuff to sort out production dates/budget and all that stuff, I've never seen the american version/pilot, doubt anything will recapture the magic of red dwarf

Kyre · Commodore Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 1263

Film was supposed to be out 2 years ago wasn't it?

eclipse8472 · **Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:19 am**

pretty much, they say the studio keep delaying it but still want to go ahead and make it, certain factors have caused alot of delays

Sonic74205 · **Fri Feb 27, 2004 8:08 pm**

i always used to watch that programme when i was younger

Micteth-Son of Udas · **Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:43 pm**

IN THE US I HAVE SESONS 1-4 ON DVD !!!!! so so funny!

Superman · Fleet Admiral Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 10220

I've only seen the first two seasons. How many seasons were made? And in what series did that actress Chloe Annett join?

Thanks in advance.

Kyre · Commodore Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 1263

Eight series so far. Chloe Annett joined in series seven, and she was very annoying. IMO though she greatly improved in series eight.

eclipse8472 · **Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:53 pm**

Yeah she was much better in season 8 thankfully

vanner · Freshman Cadet Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 6

Ah......The mighty 'Dwarf'.........My specialist subject !!

Latest movie news can be found here :

http://www.moviehole.net/news/3251.html

Seems it's mainly to do with the money aspect of things.

I have a few 'Desktop Wallpapers' of Red Dwarf that I have been tinkering
with, I could post them if you like. As long as i'm not breaking any rules !!.

Kyre · Commodore Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 1263

Yuk, I really don't like the possibility of stars being in the film just so it would get some publicity. Although Kochanski was introduced in series seven because of a similar reason, so...

I just hope it gets made eventually.

vanner · Freshman Cadet Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 6

Just a few Desktop Wallpapers i've been tinkring with.

All 1024 x 768. Apps if these transgess in some way !!

http://imageevent.com/vanner/wallpaper

ickle_light · Junior Cadet Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Posts: 17

me i go in and out of love with red dwarf!! sometimes i love it and sometimes i cant stand it! lol

eclipse8472 · **Sun Mar 14, 2004 3:13 pm**

nice wallpapers

imzadi76 · **Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:23 am**

wow- love the wallpapers!