Reply to: Red Dwarf is coming back

[TheFaQQer]

Brill. Trouble is age of the actors. Seen Danny Joules recently in Death in Paradise and he looks ancient! Doubtless the others will be ancient too, which may be ok if the story places them in space for decades but the big problem is Kryton. how can a robot age? More makeup?

PS It's Danny John-Jules.

Would a hologram in a hard light body age? I'd think not, but at the end of series 6 he does.

[VectraMan]

but the big problem is Kryton. how can a robot age? More makeup?

It was obvious from Red Dwarf X that although a robot can't age, he can gain a beer belly.

I thought RDX was pretty good; more or less back to its best.

[Gumbo Robot]

Indeed, it was great in its day, but recycling it years down the line is just begging for it to fail.

Went downhill for me when Kachanski (?) became a regular.

[vetran]

its time for son of Dwarfers.

Jim & Bexley can take over.

[DaveB]

Probably realised their collective pension schemes need a top up.

[vwdan]

PSSSSSST You do know that Red Dwarf first started 27 years ago!

After Back To Earth I was ready to write off Red Dwarf, it was dire, but RDX was a vast improvement and almost as good as its hey day

Same, and not realising this was a thread resurrection I was hugely confused by your second comment!

I wouldn't quite put it up there in heydey territory, but I really quite enjoyed RDX and I look forward to these next ones. That said, I'd love to see the old team back together (I.e., Rob Grant and Norman Lovett). I just don't think Doug Naylor is good enough by himself, to be honest.

[SimonMac]

Brill. Trouble is age of the actors. Seen Danny Joules recently in Death in Paradise and he looks ancient! Doubtless the others will be ancient too, which may be ok if the story places them in space for decades but the big problem is Kryton. how can a robot age? More makeup?

PS It's Danny John-Jules.

PSSSSSST You do know that Red Dwarf first started 27 years ago!

After Back To Earth I was ready to write off Red Dwarf, it was dire, but RDX was a vast improvement and almost as good as its hey day

[TykeMerc]

Dear god, no.

Can't they use the humane killer & put it out to grass.

Er, maybe I mixed the metaphor a bit there, sort of.

Indeed, it was great in its day, but recycling it years down the line is just begging for it to fail.

[xoggoth]

Brill. Trouble is age of the actors. Seen Danny Joules recently in Death in Paradise and he looks ancient! Doubtless the others will be ancient too, which may be ok if the story places them in space for decades but the big problem is Kryton. how can a robot age? More makeup?

PS It's Danny John-Jules.

[SimonMac]

Red Dwarf comeback: Sci-Fi comedy classic returns for two more series on Dave in 2016 - Mirror Online

Two more series in 2016 and 2017

[norrahe]

Really enjoying it, a lot more laugh out loud moments than before.

[SimonMac]

As has been said, I enjoyed it, much better return to form than BTE, quite a few good laugh out loud moments.

[VectraMan]

I thought it was quite good, and Red Dwarf was only ever quite good. So about as good as it ever was, and better already than the last comeback.

[d000hg]

re:swearing I think it was only funny because it was unexpected and used carefully. Caught totally off-guard.

The trailer for Ep2 looked decent, we'll see.

[vetran]

It wasn't wonderful but it was actually Red Dwarf unlike the last mini-series. - totally agree

- No mention of any story-arc suggests they don't plan a long-term return - hmm, not sure all the episodes had that sort of continuity, each of them can be watched in isolation
- They did slip back into character quite well - first couple of minutes they were faltering a bit
- Superb use of unexpected swearing - yeah being foul mouthed is funny isn't it??
- Cat doesn't really look much older to me - he was wearing a serious hair piece & concealer
- Kryten has mysteriously got fat - That'll be the pies

I'll give it a chance, 1st episode after so long and all. I'd much prefer they brought it back properly though, not for a 6-episode last hurrah. - I would imagine it will depend on ratings, they are doing James bond with the main characters in zimmer frames, I suspect if it comes back the crew will be hit with a 'youth ray' or similar

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