Red Dwarf's coming back again..

[Sarc]

anyone else think they're flogging a dead horse now as the last two series where terrible.
Craig charles is looking to old to be playing Lister now to, however the Cat looks exactly the same as though he never aged

[markE]

as with all of these types of thing it all depends on the script. the first few series of red dwarf were suberb, because of a strong cast and a great script. the final couple were pretty poor in comparison and overly reliant on special effects. i think i'll file this in the maybe pile.

[Ilsa]

Loved the series the first time round, especially in the early days.

I'll be tuning in, in the hope that the scripts must be pretty strong to have lured the full cast back, even though for Danny John Jules he may have had to take a break from Story Makers.... when Ilsa Jr was a baby I thought it was sleep deprivation playing with my mind when Cat popped up on Cbeebies......



More recently, I blamed a late night in the local for seeing Kryten on MI High....

[Pudu]

Direct from the Red Dwarf website ..................


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.

To be kept in the loop as we cover the new production, register your email address with reddwarf.co.uk in the box at the bottom of the page.

The Boys from the Dwarf are back!

[spoon_of_grimbo]

this could go either way, but i've yet to see an episode of red dwarf that wasn't at least watchable, so i'll definitely be checking this out.

[blackdeathcrew]

Hope it'll be good, but i'll wait 'til I've seen it...