Official series synopsis released! News Posted by Ian Symes on 29th August 2012, 18:57 READ THIS. Now then. As this is officially released information, we’ll be dissecting it as much as possible. Information gained from attending recordings, however, still remains the subject of our spoiler policy. With this is mind, read on… Thursday, 9pm (from Thursday 4th October) Right, so a 9pm start then! As expected, but now officially confirmed. Space battles, quantum entanglement, and love triangles with snack dispensers, are just some of problems facing the boys from the Dwarf as they return in a brand new series. Red Dwarf X, the 10th series of the legendary sci-fi sitcom, airs exclusively on Dave and Dave HD this October. Ooh, fucking hell. All this stuff is expanded upon within the main article, so our analysis will follow the same pattern. Red Dwarf X returns with 6 x 30 min stand alone episodes, recorded in front of a studio audience and reunites the much loved original cast of Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat) and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten). Yes yes, very good. The brand new series, written and directed by Doug Naylor, begins with the Dwarfer’s mining ship still creaking though the wastelands of unchartered deep space, but the posse soon stumble upon the mysteriously abandoned SS Trojan. As they inspect the ship Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from an old foe and is suddenly faced with the dilemma of his life. Points to everyone who guessed that episode one, Trojan, would contain an eponymous ship. Other bits and bobs about the identity of this ‘old foe’ of Rimmer’s are out there if you look for them, but at this stage I genuinely can’t remember what’s a leak and what’s official! Throughout the six part series Lister grapples with the problem of being his own father, Hence the Father’s Day card glimpsed in the trailer. Again, several people guessed this, and it’s not a huge leap to assume that this is the main plot of Fathers and Suns [Lister] gets involved in a love triangle with snack dispensers 23 and 34, There you go – confirmation that with much of the action taking place on board the ship, other elements from the early series are returning. while Kryten and Cat become quantum entangled forcing them to do everything in unison. Yeah, we know about that. The posse also find themselves marooned in 23 AD where they rescue a famous historical figure with a beard. Bobby blabbed about this some time ago, and many people have guessed as to the identity of this historical figure. The ‘beard’ element, though, I think is new. Bit of a giveaway, really… The series final episode finds the boys surrounded by a Simulant War Cruiser and its fleet of attack ships. Armed with only two forks and a pencil sharpener, the Dwarfers begin to wonder whether this is the beginning of the end. Only one man can save them. Unfortunately that man is Arnold J Rimmer. Fucking nora. I haven’t seen The Beginning, but I guess this is what Doug meant when he spoke about recycling elements of the old Movie script. Yes, it’s the Sapienoids, although apparently referred to by the standard “simulant” moniker. Rimmer being forced to become a hero sounds very Out of Time, and that can only be a good thing. This could also link in to the promised explanation of the end of Series VIII, given that Rimmer was left in a similar “only man who can help” situation at the end of Only The Good. So then. Pick the bones out of that lot.
>gets involved in a love triangle with snack dispensers 23 and 34, Well we finally have the plot of ‘Dear Dave’. >The posse also find themselves marooned in 23 AD where they rescue a famous historical figure with a beard. Subtle. The series final episode finds the boys surrounded by a Simulant War Cruiser and its fleet of attack ships. Armed with only two forks and a pencil sharpener, the Dwarfers begin to wonder whether this is the beginning of the end. Only one man can save them. Unfortunately that man is Arnold J Rimmer. ‘The Beginning’ sounds amazing. I wonder if we’ll see Rimmer having to be heroic again like in ‘Out of Time’ and ‘Stoke me a Clipper’ or whether he’ll accidentally save the day like in ‘Rimmerworld’. Certainly it seems this is the perfect time to bring up whether he was the Series 1-VII Rimmer or the VIII Rimmer. If he is the one and only failed Ace then how can the rest of the gang expect Rimmer to save the day. Also I wonder if the explanation of what happened in Series VIII is that all of the crew were killed by the simulants.
>Also I wonder if the explanation of what happened in Series VIII is that all of the crew were killed by the simulants. This seems feasible.
>Also I wonder if the explanation of what happened in Series VIII is that all of the crew were killed by the simulants. I like that theory. We get a short and quick satisfactory answer. I am feeling puzzled about Rimmer’s foe though. I am hoping it isn’t Ace or another Rimmer hologram…Hold on. I think I got it. There was mention of…interesting.
>That snack dispenser love triangle sounds like the most awesome Red Dwarf plot ever. Seriously. I can’t even tell if this is sarcastic, but I can tell you it makes for some of the funniest material in the series.
Yay, I was right about “Entangled” referring to quantum entanglement! Smug mode. And that vending machine storyline sounds fun, sounds reminiscent of Series 1 and 2… and, er, Only the Good. I am feeling puzzled about Rimmer’s foe though. I am hoping it isn’t Ace or another Rimmer hologram…Hold on. I think I got it. There was mention of…interesting. Other bits and bobs about the identity of this ‘old foe’ of Rimmer’s are out there if you look for them, but at this stage I genuinely can’t remember what’s a leak and what’s official! The spoiler section of last year’s Dimension Jump Dwarfcast discussed some potential storylines for Series X, and I’m assuming this “old foe” is someone mentioned there.
>>That snack dispenser love triangle sounds like the most awesome Red Dwarf plot ever. Seriously. >I can’t even tell if this is sarcastic, but I can tell you it makes for some of the funniest material in the series. I’m not sarcastic, I’m totally serious. That sounds amazing.
Also I wonder if the explanation of what happened in Series VIII is that all of the crew were killed by the simulants. Picked off à la the movie teaser? Works for me. (Though Rimmer not being the nano version would be vexing, personally.)
This series sounds more Epic than first part of new series of Doctor Who which is promising. If the revived crew did meet Simulants, would be nice if Hollister could some how survive, he was one of better secondary characters in VIII. the thought of upcoming visuals makes me hope model shots equal the description!
Having read the UKTV series synopsis I cannot wait for this series now! It sounds like X will have some fantastic classic Red Dwarf plots. I’m looking forward to episode 6 in particular.
>And with that, the #vindalunar is forgotten. >Well played, Doug. This. :) >I wonder if we’ll see Rimmer having to be heroic again like in ‘Out of Time’ and ‘Stoke me a Clipper’ or whether he’ll accidentally save the day like in ‘Rimmerworld’. Did Rimmer accidentally save the day in that one? I thought they just used the teleporter.
IS – EXCITE ‘Trojan’ and ‘The Beginning’ sound unreal! I’m determined not to find out any more info, especially who the ‘old foe’ in ‘Trojan’ is. It’s maybe a little disconcerting that the new series starts by bringing back an old enemy, but if it’s a strong episode that’s not gonna be something to complain about…I don’t think… So the guest character in ‘Lemons’ is all but 100% confirmed… It’s weird cause from the set reports it seemed like the character’s identity was something that slowly dawns on the audience rather than us just being told outright beforehand, so I hope us knowing now doesn’t spoil the episode… The vending machine episode…I hope there’s a little more to it than that, though the fact that I’m laughing at the thought of it is a good sign already, right? :D
>Did Rimmer accidentally save the day in that one? I thought they just used the teleporter. I was thinking about earlier on in the episode when he saved them from the simulant (and later tried to make it out as intentional).
>As they inspect the ship Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from an old foe >and is suddenly faced with the dilemma of his life. Quagaars!!!! >Throughout the six part series Lister grapples with the problem of being his own >father, Which is good. Because he didnt have time to do this, during the rest of Series VII, Series VIII, The whole period it took to grow himself in some tubything before abandoning himself, the nine fucking years after that, and during back to earth. So I’m glad he’s finally on this subject of this ouroboros happening. Doug should have written this stuff back instead of duct soup. Looking forward to it. >Lister gets involved in a love triangle with snack dispensers 23 and 34, Dam. I was hoping for snack dispensers 21 and 38. Got to admit though 34 is hot. (drinks mainly) >The posse also find themselves marooned in 23 AD where they rescue a famous >historical figure with a beard. Jesus Christ!! I wasnt expecting this. More back to earth time travle then. I wonder who the beard is. Cant talk about the other 2 eps cus I seen bits. Though I dont think the synopsis give masses away.
>Though I dont think the synopsis give masses away. I’m so relieved it doesn’t. It’s bad enough that on Oct. 4 I will have to choose either a self-imposed exile until I get the DVD, or living vicariously through your torrent of reactions to the episodes but also learning all of the plot details before seeing any of it. If major portions of plots are officially leaked and G&T discussion-sanctioned beforehand then I will have to make that decision even sooner. Although, I must admit that back during the filming period I was half hoping for another Headfuck Monday. I really wish I’d been around for that.
It’s bad enough that on Oct. 4 I will have to choose either a self-imposed exile until I get the DVD… I’ve considered trying that so I can get the series in one go but I don’t think I’d be able to stay out of the loop. Only joined Twitter as an extension of this place since it seemed like the party was going on without me. And I was right. And I wasn’t invited. :(
> It’s bad enough that on Oct. 4 I will have to choose either a self-imposed >exile until I get the DVD, or living vicariously through your torrent of >reactions to the episodes You owe it to yourself to make it the former. Much as we miss the input of anyone. Reading an episode from reactions first, would be such a waste of something that is so rare. A whole series of new Dwarf. Should be treasured. And much as it would feel like missing out here, not being here, really the great thing about this site is, it will still be here to read and enjoy etc after viewing, and people here will still want to talk about the shows weeks after broadcast. etc. Like we still dont shut up about series VIII etc. Surely if you are the kind of dedicated fan who’s already chosen to buy a dvd, some kind of online stop gap should be something to look into, before buying the full real dwarfy.
I’ve considered trying that so I can get the series in one go but I don’t think I’d be able to stay out of the loop. Only joined Twitter as an extension of this place since it seemed like the party was going on without me. And I was right. And I wasn’t invited. :( Oh. Well. This is rather difficult because, you see, you’ve only really been half-invited. You’re not on the “A” list. But, as Series X is on the way, yes, I will let you stay. But I’m afraid I can’t really let you stay properly, so, er, I’m going to have to ask you to go and stand in that corner please. Go on, quicker. Right, now that’s fine. Now stay there. If you want to go to the toilet put your hand up.
Oh. Well. This is rather difficult because, you see, you’ve only really been half-invited. You’re not on the “A” list. But, as Series X is on the way, yes, I will let you stay. But I’m afraid I can’t really let you stay properly, so, er, I’m going to have to ask you to go and stand in that corner please. Go on, quicker. Right, now that’s fine. Now stay there. If you want to go to the toilet put your hand up. ….FOR CHRIST’S SAKE!!! CAN’T YOU KEEP A LID ON IT FOR A MOMENT!! LORDY LORDY!!
>>I am feeling puzzled about Rimmer’s foe though. I am hoping it isn’t Ace or another Rimmer hologram…Hold on. I think I got it. There was mention of…interesting. Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering?
>>Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering? I think so Brain…but if a swimming pool sized serving of vindaloo isn’t enough to stop a rampaging CGI T-Rex, why would 4 hairpins, a 1987 copy of TV Guide and 12 inches of trip wire be enough to make Captain Hollister fall through the triplicator, into the DNA Modifier and reconfigure as Emerson, Lake & Palmer?
Lister dealing with being his own father was something I was worried about when hearing about it on that post Dimension Jump dwarfcast but having seen the episode I don’t think it could have been more brilliantly executed. A truly great episode that.
Excellent. Dislike Ouroboros and not keen on Lister being his own dad, but if we get some decent comedy out of it, it might actually serve a purpose.
An old foe of Rimmers hey. Wonder if it’s someone we have seen before on the series. Only idea that would jump out at me is a followup from Holoshop. Nirvana Crane would technically count as an old foe and running into them again would certainly present some interesting dilemmas for him. I’m struggling really hard to avoid seeking out spoilers. Really want to know what’s going to happen, but at the same time if I can just hold out five more weeks it will be so much better! Hopefully Doctor Who eases me through until then. Ten years ago, who would have believed that we would have new Dwarf and new Who. :D
> Excellent. Dislike Ouroboros and not keen on Lister being his own dad, but if we get some decent comedy out of it, it might actually serve a purpose. The “Lister grapples with the problem of being his own father” element results in at least one absolutely remarkable scene. Probably my stand-out moment from the whole series (based on my limited knowledge, of course) and easily comparable to some of the show’s other great scenes.
Consider me concerned about the historical figure with a beard. I would say this is diametrically the opposite of a dinosaur. This can only be a good thing.
Consider me concerned about the historical figure with a beard. It’s one of the two episodes I’ve not seen, but after hearing more about it from those that went I’ve gone from that concern to really rather looking forward to it.
I would say this is diametrically the opposite of a dinosaur. This can only be a good thing. Don’t be so sure. Chris Veale found a free floppy disk update for his dinosaur model which gives it a beard. He showed it to Doug and he’s now scrapped two shows in the new series and devoted an entire two parter to it.
> …then it’ll be because it wasn’t written about the site, unlike all of the others. I know, I realised that the minute I wrote it, but I was just getting on a bus, so couldn’t edit it. You could always start a ‘best of the comments’ section.
My mind is blown. I was starting to think maybe we are finding out too much about the series but when I think back to the recording of Fathers and Suns I can think of two sub-plots that haven’t been mentioned or even referenced in the episode title. So hopefully still lots of surprises to come once the series airs.
The old enemy in Trojan is Howard, Rimmer’s brother… mentioned in this summary of the TV series: The tenth season of Red Dwarf will premiere on UKTV’s Dave channel on Thursday October 4th at 9pm, it has been announced. In this new six episode season, commissioned by Dave, the old crew is back reeking havoc in space. Things kick off with the team’s mining ship still navigating unchartered deep space, with Kochanski’s disappearance still unresolved and playing heavily on their minds. They’re careering alone through space once again, with only the Snack Dispensers for company. Things soon pick up when Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from the Trojan, a doomed Space Corp ship trapped in a death dive with impact and destruction barely 15 hours away. Rimmer’s thrill at finding another ship soon gives way to horror as he discovers the Trojan is commanded by his all-conquering, younger brother, Howard. Rimmer is caught between an asteroid and a hard place. Meanwhile, at the same time, Kryten decides to install a new ship computer, the beautiful, but lethally logical, Pree. http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/08/dave-sets-premiere-date-for-red-dwarf-x/ ADMIN NOTE: This is no longer a spoiler (much)
I’ve just unpublished a comment by 2X4B-523P, which actually COPIES AND PASTES the spoilery synopsis from that shitty little website mentioned yesterday. Sorry if anyone saw that. 2X4B-523P, please don’t do that again.
Okay, didn’t realise it was not allowed seeing as I thought it was an official synopsis. Anyway, who could the old foe be? Will just have to wait!
> Okay, didn’t realise it was not allowed seeing as I thought it was an official synopsis. It’s ok, I just assume you missed the talk about it yesterday. It seems to be someone who’s either been to the recordings, or broken the press embargo after yesterday’s screening. The only synopsis we’re currently discussing is the official one linked to in this post. If these (or any other) spoilers start being published in the mainstream media, then it might be a different matter. At the moment, though, one shitty website spoiling plots is something that can be easily ignored.
>I thought it was an official synopsis. Well, yes, of course it makes sense that an official synopsis would be sent to a tiny TV website that nobody’s ever heard of, and not published anywhere else, not even on the official Dave or Red Dwarf sites, would contain a huge number of factual inaccuracies, and be extremely badly written. I can completely see why you were confused.
>I think so Brain…but if a swimming pool sized serving of vindaloo isn’t enough to stop a rampaging CGI T-Rex, why would 4 hairpins, a 1987 copy of TV Guide and 12 inches of trip wire be enough to make Captain Hollister fall through the triplicator, into the DNA Modifier and reconfigure as Emerson, Lake & Palmer? I can think of worse things. Honestly, now that I think about it…there was speculation on a person from Rimmer’s past, things mentioned that I’m now afraid to point out in fear of being inadvertently being “spoilery”…yeah, if it’s who I think it is, then is this is nothing short of brilliant. I just want to know how, when this person supposedly is not…nevermind…shutting up now and trying not to explode with anticipation.
Well, yes, of course it makes sense that an official synopsis would be sent to a tiny TV website that nobody’s ever heard of, and not published anywhere else, not even on the official Dave or Red Dwarf sites, would contain a huge number of factual inaccuracies, and be extremely badly written. I can completely see why you were confused. I think that’s a bit harsh. If he found this information on that website and genuinely thought it was an article based on (not necessarily C&P’d from) an official press release, then it’s not his fault. He apologized, the post’s been removed, there’s really no need for a sarcastic dig at him suggesting that he’s either a moron or deliberately spoiling things. I saw the post and I wish I didn’t, but I’m certainly willing to believe it was an honest mistake.
>Well, yes, of course it makes sense that an official synopsis would be sent to a tiny TV website that nobody’s ever heard of, and not published anywhere else, not even on the official Dave or Red Dwarf sites, would contain a huge number of factual inaccuracies, and be extremely badly written. I can completely see why you were confused. Since we know that the press have been getting to preview the first episode, I don’t think it’s particularly stupid or worthy of that level of scorn to think that this article was a result of official press screenings, nor that GNP may have some method of controlling what info from these screenings can and cannot be published. In a day full of RD info and press, someone found one article that had gone a little further into detail than the others and assumed it was as official as the rest. Doesn’t seem so ridiculous to me. And which of the ‘huge number of factual inaccuracies’ was 2X4B-523P supposed to have picked up on that would make it blindingly obvious that this wasn’t official info, assuming he/she hasn’t seen any of the new series yet? Anyway, way to rip into someone after they’d already recognized the mistake and made clear it wouldn’t happen again.
Any chance of someone dropping me a link to this elusive synopsis? Preferably off site so that it doesn’t spoil it for anyone else. I’m @ConnellKent on Twitter… thanks in advance!
Oh, we must have been talking about different sites then. The one I’m looking at still has the same report as it did before.
NoFro was referring to the actual Dave press release – it’s been amended to remove all episode details apart from Trojan.
Spoiler maybe? http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/08/dave-sets-premiere-date-for-red-dwarf-x/ ADMIN NOTE: This is no longer a spoiler
NoFro was referring to the actual Dave press release – it’s been amended to remove all episode details apart from Trojan. Ah, I see. Well, stable doors and all that.
> Ah, I see. Well, stable doors and all that. It’s a bizarre decision, really. That press release was clearly written to be released before the series aired, so it’s not as if they accidentally released entire episode capsules early, or something.
OH, DO PAY ATTENTION, PECOSPETE! Everybody – do NOT post links to the TV Wise article! Ironically, this is very unwise.
I expect to get a hammering from people like Anti Everything on the official forum (as I have already done this week). I don’t expect to get it from people on a site I’ve been a part of for years and years, in favour of someone who I still maintain deserved to be censured for blundering in and ignoring the site’s spoiler policy. It should be obvious to anyone who’s paying any attention that that article contains information that has not been made officially public. If you’ve seen the official press release, then you know that information isn’t in it. If you haven’t seen the official press release, then why are you commenting on a post that quotes it in its entirety? If he found this information on that website and genuinely thought it was an article based on (not necessarily C&P’d from) an official press release, then it’s not his fault. Yes, but he said “I thought it was an official synopsis”. Not “I thought it was an article based on information from an official synopsis which, oddly, nobody else on the internet has quoted”. If he thought something that contains the phrase “the old crew is back reeking havoc” was officially-sanctioned then he deserves to have the piss taken out of him. And which of the ‘huge number of factual inaccuracies’ was 2X4B-523P supposed to have picked up on that would make it blindingly obvious that this wasn’t official info, assuming he/she hasn’t seen any of the new series yet? Obviously I can’t say without referring to it, which I’m not going to. Admittedly, you’re right, a couple of them would only be obviously inaccurate if you’d seen the eps. However, there’s one bit of detail which is directly contradicted by the official synopsis above. There’s another description of a particular person which should be obvious as wrong to any Red Dwarf fan, because it contradicts a well-established fact about one of the main characters. Under normal circumstances I’d apologise for being glib and sarcastic in my rebuke, but this is G&T, FFS. That’s the tone around here. I hope everyone queueing up to rip into me now is confident that there aren’t any posts elsewhere where they’ve spoken to people in a similar way.
Can we all go back to posting updates about Memorabilia and the Stamp Centre, please? I don’t think I can deal with a new series any more.
I know a MASSIVE spoiler but I’m not sure if I should post it or not…….ah what the heck – All the Canaries will be dead within 1 hour except Rimmer who’ll be dead in 20 minutes.
>someone who I still maintain deserved to be censured for blundering in and ignoring the site’s spoiler policy. That already happened before your post though. The post was removed, he explained, the issue was at an end. I’m not sure what further censure he deserved, or what that would accomplish, personally. >Yes, but he said “I thought it was an official synopsis”. Not “I thought it was an article based on information from an official synopsis which, oddly, nobody else on the internet has quoted”. Fair enough. It’s possible he mis-spoke by saying “I thought it was an official synopsis” when he actually should have said “I thought it was official.” There’s no way for me to know and I do think it’s worthy of a correction. But, to use your words, that was pretty glib and sarcastic rather than a simple correction. >It should be obvious to anyone who’s paying any attention that that article contains information that has not been made officially public. I kind of disagree here. There’s a difference between paying attention (ie: I know a new series is coming and oh look, here’s a post about it) and reading everything on the internet while also fact-checking unofficial channels. We do the latter and it comes as second nature. Not everyone does. If that’s where he first saw the info, then so be it. > I hope everyone queueing up to rip into me now is confident that there aren’t any posts elsewhere where they’ve spoken to people in a similar way. I said I thought it was a bit harsh and that I was willing to take it as an honest mistake. If you interpret that as me “ripping into you” then that’s on you. I genuinely meant no malice and have trouble reading my post and finding malice. Just my two cents. And sure, we’ve all gotten into it with other folks here. It does happen. That doesn’t mean folks don’t get to voice their opinion when they disagree with how someone’s been spoken to.
> Under normal circumstances I’d apologise for being glib and sarcastic in my rebuke, but this is G&T, FFS. That’s the tone around here. Is it? I thought we were into gentle ribbing, not overt hostility. You utter cunt.
