Red Dwarf

[Mogster]

Yep. XI and XII were filmed back to back.

[Sprite Machine]

Some of that was a bit funny, some of it wasn't. It felt like a third season episode in substance/concept, but without the sharp wit. I dunno, I enjoyed it on the whole.

 

It LOOKED very good, especially compared to the cheap-looking flatly-lit Series X. Kryten looks better; they've fixed his nose. I could get used to more of this if they get the writing quality up.

 

It was good to see Starbug again.

[sdmilne]

Does episode 2 go up on UKTV Play today?

[whizzo]

On ‎19‎/‎09‎/‎2016 at 13:33, SpagMasterSwift said:

You clapped tho didn't you...

Yep. That's the deal.

[DarhkFox]

4 hours ago, sdmilne said:

Does episode 2 go up on UKTV Play today?

 

If it's like Go 8 Bit then no.. it will air once episode 2 is out.

[pulsemyne]

Hmm seemed to work better as an episode on TV. Or it could be that's the second time I watched it. Zooms by as an episode.

[Thwomp]

I thought it was okay, if a bit lifeless. I felt like there were missed opportunities for jokes - the scene with them walking away with Bob, just five seconds of silence. Season 3 Rimmer would've said "yes, yes, we'll leave your stupid string alone!". Some parts went on for far too long.

 

Starbug needs a background hum or something so it doesn't just feel like a set.

[Garwoofoo]

I thought that was pretty bad, actually. So taken with its own clever plot that it forgot to include any actual characterisation. Barring a few predictable one-liners, that story could have featured any four random characters. It all just sort of happened around them. It definitely didn't feel like Red Dwarf. 

[SeanR]

So I watched s11e01 on dave,and I commented on how similar it was to previous episodes.

 

Including back to reality, with the despair squid, and the dystopian vision of earth. 

 

Next episode on dave is s05e06... Back to Reality

[Thwomp]

Bad idea putting Back to Reality straight after it, it's like a different show. 

[Shoes]

Back to Reality is a beautiful piece of television.  

[PK]

The pairing of "Threat, food or a mate" and "Kill us, eat us, or hump us" is magnificent.

[Thwomp]

"I'm Duane Dibbley!?" Is one of the best lines in Red Dwarf.

[Shoes]

So this is really me? A no-style gimbo with teeth the Druids could use as a place of worship?

[pulsemyne]

Second episode is now up on UKTV and it's.....good! Some great laughs in it and an interesting Sci fi concept again with a good call back to an series 4 episode. Also some nice effects as well.

Also the Cat has quite a bit of dialogue in the episode. He's also stunning misinformed on history. Oh and there's a lovely bunk scene with Rimmer and Lister. It's a better episode than Twentica and certainly feels very series 5.

[pulsemyne]

15 hours ago, Shoes said:

Back to Reality is a beautiful piece of television.  

It's considered by most fans to be the best episode that they have done.

[PK]

Birds swim south for the winter?  How do they breathe?

[PK]

Fucking hell, the UKTV Player is awful.

[Chadruharazzeb]

3 hours ago, pulsemyne said:

It's considered by most fans to be the best episode that they have done.

I thought it lost a lot of brilliance once you know the twist. Then again what doesn't? 

[Shoes]

You twonk.

[wev]

"I'm Duane Dibbley!?" Is one of the best lines in Red Dwarf.

My first names Duane, the I carried the nickname Dibley all the way through secondary school

[MDY]

6 hours ago, pulsemyne said:

Second episode is now up on UKTV and it's.....good! Some great laughs in it and an interesting Sci fi concept again with a good call back to an series 4 episode. Also some nice effects as well.

Also the Cat has quite a bit of dialogue in the episode. He's also stunning misinformed on history. Oh and there's a lovely bunk scene with Rimmer and Lister. It's a better episode than Twentica and certainly feels very series 5.

 

Was a definite improvement and the non cast scenes lent it quite a different feel..

Shame about the ending though.. It just kinda stops..

[pulsemyne]

40 minutes ago, MDY said:

 

Was a definite improvement and the non cast scenes lent it quite a different feel..

Shame about the ending though.. It just kinda stops..

Yeah I think Doug was pressed for time. Maybe during recording. But some good laughs in it.

[Thwomp]

Why did the character of Rimmer stop being so nasty? I used to enjoy him calling people gits/ goits.

 

"You're a goit! And you're a goit! I'm surrounded by goits! Holly, you're a goit!"

 

"I'm a what?"

[wev]

I really enjoyed that one, the first episode was good but this one flowed better a d had the opposite problem of episode 1 where it felt like it needed more time (or less time on certain jokes)

[NecroMorrius]

On 9/17/2016 at 14:14, Paulando said:

They've become this lot now:

 

 

 

Also spotted this gem on the website:

 

 

Quality!

 

This latest episode was better, had a nice storyline and the bit with the cat and Lister discussing scientific discoveries was laugh out loud funny.

[Thwomp]

I watched the first episode again and Craig Charles has definitely forgotten how to play Lister. What on earth was that "they've got to ask the DA!" thing he did? Too long spent over-acting in Coronation Street.

[Paulando]

Finished the first one, and I can't believe how much it felt like a classic series 5/6 Dwarf episode! Unfortunately, a lot of the jokes fell flat, but there were three or so really good ones.

 

Danny John Jules was absolutely perfect too. Far better than in IX and X.

[Mentazm]

Didn't like the second episode that much, but was still watchable. 

[Sprite Machine]

On 23/09/2016 at 22:21, sir shrew said:

the production is unpolished and super-low budget.

It's probably low budget, but you think it shows? It looks X times better than the previous series. The lighting in particular looks fantastic now. The 'shakicam' during the board game was annoying, though.