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Re:New Red Dwarf - anyone else excited?
Reply #30 on: March 31, 2009, 16:32:07 PM
It very probably will suck unfortunately.

What the hell is wappin by the way?

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Reply #32 on: April 10, 2009, 14:37:33 PM
Only 6 and a half hours to go people. 9pm cant come soon enough.

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Reply #33 on: April 10, 2009, 15:15:20 PM
Thought it wasnt on till the weekend?

Better go check my planner hehe!

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Reply #34 on: April 10, 2009, 18:27:45 PM
It on four times tonight thanks to Dave ja vu so plenty of chance to see it.
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Re:New Red Dwarf - anyone else excited?
Reply #35 on: April 10, 2009, 21:29:09 PM
Well that was crap.

Re:New Red Dwarf - anyone else excited?
Reply #36 on: April 10, 2009, 21:33:40 PM
Aye, bit of a let down. Danny just didnt seem comfortable playing cat and the science lab bit just wasnt Red Dwarf at all. Also the fact that theyre doing it all green screen rather than on the cheapo sets kinda kills the greatness.

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Reply #37 on: April 10, 2009, 22:14:11 PM
Coulda been better, coulda been worse. There were bits I liked more than the recent series, and bits that were worse, if such a thing were possible.

I dont think they ended it very well and they should have explained a bit better about the 2 hardlight holograms, though I am sure all will be revealed. Well, I am hopeful anyway.

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Re:New Red Dwarf - anyone else excited?
Reply #38 on: April 10, 2009, 22:47:54 PM
I thought it wasnt bad at all tbh :whoops:

Bit cringey though when Rimmer was dancing not sure how that didnt get cut, other than that thought it was enjoyable enough.

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Reply #39 on: April 10, 2009, 23:33:35 PM
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Well that was crap.


As predicted.

Its not on bit torrent yet :(

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Reply #40 on: April 10, 2009, 23:38:44 PM
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Well that was crap.


As predicted.

Its not on bit torrent yet :(


I wouldnt bother to be honest, it just ruins good memories of a classic show.

New Red Dwarf - anyone else excited?
Reply #41 on: April 11, 2009, 00:07:21 AM
Torrent up now.

Not great, the first 10 mins is literally rehashed jokes from early episodes. The last 10 mins a dodgy continuation from season 8. Danny-JJ doesnt seem to be able to do the accent anymore, but Rob-Ll is pure Kryten.

Better than I expected tbh.

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Reply #42 on: April 11, 2009, 08:42:15 AM
From @bobbyllew on Twitter, there seems to be a general consenus amongst everyone involved that episodes 2&3 are much better.

I think it is hurt by being crammed into 22 minutes, doesnt give the story room to breath (which is exactly why Grant Naylor turned down offers from ITV in the 80s when they were first pitching).

If the story picks up I suspect the first episode will be fine in context and the whole thing will work better when watched all the way through without interruption.
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Re:New Red Dwarf - anyone else excited?
Reply #43 on: April 11, 2009, 09:12:25 AM
After reading the comments on here I wasnt hopeful at all but having just watched it I think you guys are being way too critical. I think Goblins got it spot on - it felt a bit rushed and crammed into the shorter spot but I thought the content and performances were there. Of course things are different they were always going to be but I thought it still felt like Dwarf and the characters were back - I didnt find the jokes rehashed so much as just in the RD style which frankly Id be annoyed if they werent. Looking forward to 2&3 - might wait and watch them back to back I think that might be more enjoyable.

Heres hoping this spawns a new series.
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Reply #44 on: April 11, 2009, 10:46:02 AM
Aye, I did think the intro and title sequence was true red dwarf.

How long were the old episodes? The ending of part 1 was almost as bad as some of the poorly timed ad breaks on Sky!

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