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 Dec 15 2004, 10:22 PM
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Four Pinter  Group: Senior Members Posts: 586 Joined: 1-December 04 Member No.: 2,843  |
QUOTE (Jon 79 @ Dec 15 2004, 10:20 PM) Are you still a teenager? Please don't take offence if you aren't. I just thought that, as discussed earlier in the thread, if you grow up with something, you have a fonder connection with it.   No, I'm 33 years old, I just felt that season 8 was an improvement on 7, though that might have been partially due to getting Rimmer back as a regular cast member. By the way, does anyone here play tabletop RPG's, since there's a Red Dwarf RPG available. |
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Dec 15 2004, 10:27 PM
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Dreaming my life... Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,593 Joined: 3-October 04 From: Lots of different places. Member No.: 2,336 |
QUOTE (Douglas Nicol @ Dec 15 2004, 10:22 PM) No, I'm 33 years old, I just felt that season 8 was an improvement on 7, though that might have been partially due to getting Rimmer back as a regular cast member. Oh, I totally agree. 8 is better than 7. also because KK is less annoying & now established, the comedy timing is better (studio audience), & they got rid of the shit 'film like' quality of series 7. Yes series 8 is better, but it's still the second worse red dwarf series. |
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Dec 15 2004, 10:44 PM
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Infamous Wooden Spider Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,171 Joined: 1-October 04 From: New Zealand Member No.: 2,273 |
The whole thing with bringing Kochanski into ruined it a little for me. The whole point of the show was that it was blokes bumming around in space without know what the fuck they were doing. And Kochanski was this unobtainable goal that Lister was somehow destined to meet again and live happily ever after. I still can't think of anyone other than Claire Grogan as the real Kochanski.
The character in the later series was mostly just annoying to me. |
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Dec 15 2004, 10:51 PM
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Four Pinter Group: Senior Members Posts: 586 Joined: 1-December 04 Member No.: 2,843 |
QUOTE (Lazlo Woodbine @ Dec 15 2004, 10:44 PM) The whole thing with bringing Kochanski into ruined it a little for me. The whole point of the show was that it was blokes bumming around in space without know what the fuck they were doing. And Kochanski was this unobtainable goal that Lister was somehow destined to meet again and live happily ever after. I still can't think of anyone other than Claire Grogan as the real Kochanski. The character in the later series was mostly just annoying to me. That was part of the issues I had with the Female cat in the proposed US series as well. |
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Dec 16 2004, 12:29 AM
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Well the movie has some things going against it really, 1) its set post season 8, now season 8 was absolutly awful, as was season 7. I couldn't believe it when I watched the first episode of series 7 how wrong Naylor got it straight away, the whole comcept behind the show is Lister wants to get back to earth and wants more companionship (ie. kochanski ). So what do they do? Send him home straight away! It made the whole series pointless, Lister was home, he could go anywhere, he could have all the things he wanted, this more than anything showed me that Naylor really didn't have a clue about the series. This is the second thing the show has going against it, Naylor has written it!
Really now the film is looking more likely to dent red Dwarfs legacy even further rather than be the great film which everyone wants it to be. Which is a shame really. Oh does anyone else think that Naylor sounds very arrogent and in the series 5 documentory feature? When talking about the director he says everything that she did was awful, never mentions that it was maybe his fault for not helping her or checking her background before hand. |
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Dec 16 2004, 11:58 AM
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Three Pinter Group: Senior Members Posts: 364 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Kent, UK Member No.: 2,249 |
QUOTE (Jon 79 @ Dec 15 2004, 10:27 PM) & they got rid of the shit 'film like' quality of series 7. I agree, that 'film like' or what is it 'soft lens' quality was a bad move, and it was good to see they had removed it for series 8. Looking at Red Dwarf as a whole though, series 1-6 I really liked but series 7&8 were a let down, and as I think somebody said earlier, I shall only be buying the Series 7&8 DVD's to complete the Red Dwarf logo on the spines of my DVD's. |
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Dec 16 2004, 10:17 PM
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Dreaming my life... Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,593 Joined: 3-October 04 From: Lots of different places. Member No.: 2,336 |
QUOTE (The Phantom @ Dec 16 2004, 11:58 AM) I shall only be buying the Series 7&8 DVD's to complete the Red Dwarf logo on the spines of my DVD's. No. don't do it. That's exactly what they want you to do! I can quite happilly make a statement about my dislike of the last 2 series by having the 'RED DWAR' logo on my shelf. |
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Dec 16 2004, 10:25 PM
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Dreaming my life... Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,593 Joined: 3-October 04 From: Lots of different places. Member No.: 2,336 |
QUOTE (Walsh @ Dec 16 2004, 12:29 AM) Really now the film is looking more likely to dent red Dwarfs legacy even further rather than be the great film which everyone wants it to be. Which is a shame really. Yes. I agree. My prediction: If the series trend is anything to go by, then the film will look fantastic (with the exception of a few bits of CGI), the plot line will continue to destroy the original red dwarf legacy, there'll be some good acting, some bad acting, some very nice lighting, & a mostly unfunny script. - apart from a few clever one-liners. It's the future. (I've tasted it!) |
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Dec 17 2004, 07:31 AM
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Addict Group: Senior Members Posts: 6,229 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 2,347 |
QUOTE (Jon 79 @ Dec 16 2004, 10:17 PM) No. don't do it. That's exactly what they want you to do! I can quite happilly make a statement about my dislike of the last 2 series by having the 'RED DWAR' logo on my shelf. hahahahahahaha  Those damned spines!!! That's one of the reasons I keep importing every series from the UK. The Australian releses don't have those spines!! So since I bought the first series from the UK I just had to keep doing it to match up the spines. But yes, as time has gone on I've been starting to think "am I really going to bother buying series 7 & 8??????" Curse those spines! Cheers AC |
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| Marty |
Dec 17 2004, 11:23 AM
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What's all this about the film being set POST series 8? Where did that come from?
It's certainly not post 8 in the script, unless it's been re-written. Which would be a blessing because it was shit. |
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Dec 17 2004, 12:35 PM
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Cursing. Ladies. Dancing. And pleasure. Group: Senior Members Posts: 5,594 Joined: 1-October 04 From: The twin worlds of sodomy and knitting Member No.: 2,284 |
So you've read the script, Marty? I didn't think you were one of them showbusiness jobbers. Or do you have contacts in high places?
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Dec 17 2004, 01:50 PM
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Naw, I wish!
Someone did me a favour. |
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 Dec 17 2004, 02:05 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,558 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
QUOTE (Marty @ Dec 17 2004, 01:50 PM) Someone did me a favour. But if the script was shit, how much of a favour was it? 
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Dec 17 2004, 02:36 PM
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QUOTE (Raven @ Dec 17 2004, 03:05 PM) But if the script was shit, how much of a favour was it? Saved me the cost of a cinema ticket. |
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Dec 17 2004, 03:40 PM
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Cursing. Ladies. Dancing. And pleasure. Group: Senior Members Posts: 5,594 Joined: 1-October 04 From: The twin worlds of sodomy and knitting Member No.: 2,284 |
Any snippets you can post at all?
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