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New Red Dwarf tonight

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JackienOeuf · 10/04/2009 18:22

Getting excited now .

Radio times info

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GodzillasSpringFever · 10/04/2009 19:17

with me at the time being a pure virginal lapsed Catholic girl....?

Yeah probably

HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 19:18

Although - did you see how well he scrubbed up in that squid episode? yum yum.

GodzillasSpringFever · 10/04/2009 19:21

Yes Hecate i did - saw it t'other night. DH couldn't understand why i was so riveted!

cornsilk · 10/04/2009 19:22

Yes he was allright in that one! Not so sure about Corrie though.

cornsilk · 10/04/2009 19:23

Is it allright or alright? Is it even a real word?

Sheeta · 10/04/2009 19:24

Wow, had totally forgotten about this. Seems to be repeated a lot over Easter as well.

Quaranteen is my favourite... Love Mr Flibble.

HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 21:30

Well.

That's half an hour of my life wasted.

What a pile of shite.

greenelephant · 10/04/2009 21:33

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JackienOeuf · 10/04/2009 21:36

I smiled several times. After what people had said on here, I don't think it was as bad as I'd been fearing. But I think it would be better as a 1-hour special, rather than 3 20-minute episodes where not enough happens. How long were the original episodes?

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HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 21:40

about half an hour, weren't they?

I didn't crack a smile once. Very disappointing really.

differentEggD · 10/04/2009 21:41

was left a bit luke warm by that.

Tortoise · 10/04/2009 21:43

Hmm not sure about it so far. They don't sound the same and looked to be trying too hard to act like before but failing!

Flamesparrow · 10/04/2009 21:43

It think that the next episode will be better - they needed to sort of get back in the swing. Kryten is the best atm imo.

I appear to share Hecate's views on old RD new Kochanski was wrong, as was giving Lister white tops instead of dirty.

Quarantine my fave episode. Mr Flibble is very cross.

differentEggD · 10/04/2009 21:46

tortoise! yu have it spot on.
That's what was wrong with it. It was very forced!

HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 21:46

It was very false, wasn't it?

I mean I know it's false, it's acting after all! I suppose it's because they are out of practise (ce?). Nothing was right. iyswim.

Tortoise · 10/04/2009 21:48

I hope so Flame!

Forced, yes that is the word i was looking for. Watching old episode now and it is much better, more natural.

bran · 10/04/2009 21:49

There weren't any jokes! The original Red Dwarf was a so-so plot as a carrier for loads of quick-fire, jokey dialogue. This was a dire plot with even more dire dialogue. What a pity.

HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 21:50

Fly on a carpet to see the king of the potato people to plead for your freedom..

Soooooo funny.

Nontoxic · 10/04/2009 21:51

If anyone's interested, the original Korchinski(?) was Clare Grogan of Altered Images (Happy Birthday) fame.

HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 21:52

Agree, bran. tbh, I wish they'd left well enough alone. Actually, they should have packed it in at season 6!

Flamesparrow · 10/04/2009 21:52

Hecate

You don't think there's anything amiss? I'm sitting here wearing a red and white checked gingham dress... and army boots... and you think there's nothing amiss?

differentEggD · 10/04/2009 21:53

it was about as funny as a week long bout of diarrhoea.

HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 21:55

Yes, I know.

I read that they offered it to her, but she turned it down so they went with the annoying one!

And I'm not sure, but I think she's the current voice of a weightwatchers ad? If not her, then someone who sounds very similar.

Anyway. She was lovely. Very cute.

Ronaldinhio · 10/04/2009 21:56

can't ever watch craig charles

HecAteTheEasterBunny · 10/04/2009 21:57

flame, glad I'm not the only one who can probably quote every word every episode of every series

diff - week long bout of diarrhoea when your piles are inflamed...