New series of Red Dwarf commissioned

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:25 am

http://www.denofgeek.com/television/738 ... _2012.html

Dear Gads, just make it stop already. Quit picking at the scab.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:37 am

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:33 am

Why?

We've got the old series if we want to reminisce, the actors are all visibly much older and the writing (judging by the last series) is awful.

Honestly what is the point?

Post by **Best First** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:55 am

to make money off idiots i believe.

*returns to Transfomers ongoing #15*

wait...

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:49 am

Lets be hopeful. It could be awesome like BSG.

not that it WILL

but we could hope

Post by **Kaylee** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:43 am

I prefer my strategy: expect it to be broadly as enjoyable as waterboarding, then if it turns out to be only mildly awful I'll think it's ok by comparison

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:57 am

Everyone in the show seems to know how aweful the last couple of series were (at least now, in retrospect they do, judging by interviews and commentaries i've heard).
There's the glimmer of hope that they won't repeat past mistakes.

I'm optimistic, no point panning it before it's even begun pre-production.

It probably won't be as good as the best we've seen before, but it also probably won't be as bad as the worst we've seen. If it lands somewhere in the middle then I'll be happy.

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:15 pm

Odd that Dave would pursue this but cancel the much cheaper and easier to make Argumental (which had the bonus of them actually selling repeat rights to the BBC).

Post by **Kaylee** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:40 pm

See I found Argumental a bit repetitive and increasingly more of a shouting match than actually funny, but I'm surprised the average Dave viewer felt similar in sufficient numbers to make it non-viable as a show!

I'd much rather they recommissioned 'It's Only a Theory', with the Reginald D. Hunter goodness

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:28 pm

They should bring back If I Ruled The World instead. That were brilliant.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:40 pm

Back to Earth wasn't that bad was it?

But getting the live audience back in could help them get back on track.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:11 pm

Jack Cade wrote:They should bring back If I Ruled The World instead. That were brilliant.

I couldn't disagree more. The time for bringing it back was shortly after the end of series 2.

Failing that, they should have adapted the format for radio, and given it a 6:30pm slot on a weekday on Radio 4. That way, it would still be broadcast today, and be on series 20-something, probably.