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Brilliant - kept to the Red Dwarf formula that works, didn't try anything new or clever - sorted! Looking forward to the rest!
canned laughterAlways has been. That's right for Red Dwarf
No, a studio audience was used for much of it. In the Smeg Ups tapes they are clearly visible and the cast are playing up to them between takes.
I didn't watch this, I am to afraid that something meaningful from my youth will be tarnished.
The best series are 1 and 2, decreasing from there on.
Actually, not too bad at all...I'm going to give it a cautious 7/10. There were bits that could have been better, but as someone who grew up with Red Dwarf, it's harder to get a laugh out of me than it was when I was fourteen.
Didn't Grant and Naylor fall out some years back? IIRC the member of the duo who persisted with the story was keen to add plot developments.
Very good, hope they keep it up for the series
Canned laughter
It was filmed in front of a live audience, so not canned laughter
Also enjoyed it
Didn't Grant and Naylor fall out some years back? IIRC the member of the duo who persisted with the story was keen to add plot developments.
Yes, which is why I didn't like 6 and above. The jokes and smart-arsery were too laboured and lost their snappy humour.
The best series are 1 and 2, decreasing from there on.
See, I think series one is the worst. Peaking at about 4-5. Each to their own but that episode was good IMO.
not bad at all - good entertainment
Lister: Cat
Cat: Grunt
Lister: Did you ever see the Flintstones?
Cat: Sure!
Lister: Do you think Wilma's sexy?
Cat: Wilma Flintstone?
Lister: Maybe it's 'cos we've bin in deep space too long but every time I see that Sherwood body it drives me crazy. Is it me?
Cat: I think in all probability Wilma Flintstone is the most desirable woman who ever lived.
Lister: That's good I thought I was going strange.
Cat: She's incredible
Lister: What d'ya think of Betty?
Cat: Betty Rubble?
Lister: (Nods agreeing)
Cat: I'd go with Betty but I'd be thinking of Wilma
Lister: This is crazy why are we talking about going to bed with Wilma Flintstone?
Cat: Your right we're nuts this is an insane conversation!
Lister: She'll never leave Fred and we know it!
Cat: (Nods head agreeing)
Hmmmmm... not sure quite what to make of it. A couple of laughs but i think cat has lost a fair bit of fluidity and style. (not that he really had any anyway) Polymorph, Polymorph II and the siren episodes are the best.
seemed ok to me.
highly camp Kryten when on the phone!
haha.
keep the faith eh?
Better than Return to Earth, but let's be honest - that was hardly going to be difficult.
Im not sure- definitely stuck to its roots which is better than that last debacle of Red Dwarf. I will watch again...
No, a studio audience was used for much of it. In the Smeg Ups tapes they are clearly visible and the cast are playing up to them between takes.
This. At school we had a v.cool media studies teacher - highlight of the year (would have been 1994 I think) was a class trip to watch Red Dwarf being filmed as part of the studio audience. Out of all the cast Robert Llewellyn was the one who took it the least seriously - spent a lot of time trying to get Chris Barrie to mess up his lines...
I'm off to get a marker
I quite liked it, thought it started slow but found it's stride about a third of the way through. Few bits had me laughing out loud...
I get to sit in lots of meeting where people quote various building regulations and British standards. I just sit there s****ing thinking of space corp directive 34124. No officer with false teeth shall attempt oral sex in zero gravity!
I liked it. Had quite a few laugh out loud moments. 8/10 baguettes for me.
Chick was nice. They do tend to hve a particular 'type' on Red Dwarf don't they.
yeah it was ok - some laughs with the Moose -
i get the feeling lister and rimmer actors charles / barrie are not fully into their characters like they one was - watching the new with the 'iv' episode straight after really showed that... perhaps its down to the director
I thought it was good, definitely reminiscent of the early series and a plot line taken straight from the Star Trek reject bin. Rimmer not quite as much of a b***ard as he used to be, but Lister and definitely Kryten had me laughing.
7/10 I think, not vintage but pretty good and definitely worth a watch. Certainly enough to get me to tune in next week.
Moose
I quite enjoyed it, thought it was a proper return to form. Kryten as normal had me laughing the most 🙂
Agree with the "not so snappy" comments but still enjoyed it. Moose/Cat/Exam the best, Kryten's facial expressions ("no, we just hosed him off and gave him a hat" - LOL) and body language were the best.
I think it helps when you are twenty something and holding a beer, rather than 40 and holding a cup of tea....
But I'll be tuning in next week for sure....
Didn't Grant and Naylor fall out some years back?
From what I can make out on the credits they'e back together on this one - which is why the comedy/sci-fi balnce has been restored.
Not bad, if I was still 12 I'd have been in raptures.
8/10 got better as it went on.
so.... a swedish fellow crashes into a tree......
I didn't see the 'Back to Earth' stuff, was that supposed to be series 9?
Have I missed anything important with the story between series 8 and 10?
Rimmer's eyes when his hard disk crashed has been one of the best sight gags of the year.
oh dear
mrchrispy - Member
8/10 got better as it went on.
so.... a swedish fellow crashes into a tree......
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A Moose, obviously.
From what I can make out on the credits they'e back together on this one
It's still credited as a "Grant Naylor" production, but Rob Grant has nothing to do with it.
Have I missed anything important with the story between series 8 and 10?
No.
TBH, continuity in Red Dwarf has always made Doctor Who look consistent. Back story is fast 'n' loose, as evident when Rimmer had to explain about his successful brothers for the benefit of [s]Americans[/s] new viewers, the rest of the crew appeared surprised when in actuality it's been established canon since day one.
I find it best not to think about it too much, otherwise you start to be kept awake at night wondering how Lister managed to have his appendix out twice.
Works surprisingly well
Had me howling laughing at a few points, Moose kicked it off for me, enjoyed that.
I haven't seen the last few series but used to love the early ones. Thought this was not too bad and will give it another go. One thing though, where's Holly? or have missed something.
Just playing catch up on this.
I though it was pretty good, found the Moos gag laugh out loud funny the second on the second time through.
Will definitely be watching the remaining 5 episodes in the series.
Holyzeus - Member
Canned laughter
Definitely not canned laughter. I was in the audience, a couple hundred of us maybe, and definitely laughing for real on each of the jokes. Though arguably more laughs were to be had with the warm up guy (the Welsh cop guy from Torchwood), and Rob Llewellyn's cracking between take in-character goofing around 😀
Loads keep saying it's canned laughter, but it's probably down to a) assuming it because it's Dave and b) the audio mix for the laugh track being a lot more stereo/surround. Plus they do chop bits up in the laugh tracks I think, fade out stuff, overdo it on others, and I know controversially they'll mix in stuff where a joke wasn't getting the laugh they wanted, but that's how it's worked in shows like this all along I think.
That said they did replay some bits on video, including pre-recorded stuff, plus did extra takes in some cases which got different reactions. Curious I'm sure there were a couple of scenes we didn't get to see live but had laughs in it, but then they did say they might do extra bits on later audience days to fill in gaps.
ep2 tonight is it ?
Yup. 9pm.
Yeah, that was a good one.Rimmer's eyes when his hard disk crashed has been one of the best sight gags of the year.
Really looking forward to tonight's ep!
I thought last week's episode was funny. A Canadian friend of mine was laughing loads and he's never heard of it before (though he had seen "Lister" at Band on the Wall the week before!)
ugh - i didnt laugh much at all at this episode last night... 🙁
I think the pacing was off. Lots of things took too long, the whole 'dad' video thing for a start.
I thought the "Chinese whispers" Chinese whisper thing was inspired though. I do like a good running gag.
I thought it was pretty good, straight out comedy. The 'dad' video bit worked great I thought. Very much like the early days in that it's just the interaction between them really rather than some alien monster plot. But then I always preferred the first few series to V & VI which so many seem to love and I find just repetitive cliches. Have to say with series X the cat is back to the old days also and not just spouting "deader than ..." and looking frustrated because he's getting crap lines all the time.
The laugh track, whilst was generally what the audience laughed at, is perhaps being exagerated however. It's sounding more like a US sitcom than the Red Dwarf of old.