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[International Debris]

Doug just tweeted this:

Scientists have spotted repeating radio signals 1.5 billion light years into deep space directed at Earth. According to SETEE the signal is in an algorithmic rhythmic communication system which appears to translate as: ’13 – when? 13 -when? Don’t make us invade.’ #RedDwarf.

Scientists have spotted repeating radio signals 1.5 billion light years into deep space directed at Earth. According to SETEE the signal is in an algorithmic rhythmic communication system which appears to translate as: ‘13 – when? 13 -when? Don’t make us invade.’ #RedDwarf.

— Doug Naylor (@DougRDNaylor) January 9, 2019

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[Warbodog]

Remember Red Dwarf? Remember H, the guy who had a ‘H’ on his forehead?

[peepingsignal]

I love Crouton! He’s my favourite cyborg on TV!

[International Debris]

It’s spelled ‘Kryton’. 

All getting together to discuss it seems like the next step after everybody has confirmed it and when they can do it. Waiting until a convention so they can do that seems like none of them actually want to see each other. Wtf is going on. 

Imagine if we could all see this discussion after the first airing of TPL.

[Ben Saunders]

Meeting up at a convention is perfectly logical because everybody is obviously free and in the same area, you don’t spend 24 hours a day signing autographs, they have downtime. 

[Jenuall]

They also have phones and emails and agents!

Some things do benefit from an in person discussion to be fair, and we obviously don’t know what has been going on behind the scenes in terms of conversations, planning etc, but theu do seem to be a bit sluggish about getting their shit together. It’s not like any of them are getting any younger…

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

It’s much more likely that Doug is using a more casual catch up, in which they will in no doubt discuss new projects, to hype “meeting the boys to plan new episodes”

[Dave]

In fairness, if I was plotting a conspiracy to kill Rob Grant and take 100% control of the franchise, I wouldn’t organise it via email either.

[Stephen Abootman]

Both Hattie and Norm are there this weekend, wonder if they will both be in the room when future projects are discussed?

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

“Ah Norm, Hattie could you wait outside.  We just want to discuss your birthday presents”

*closes door*

[Stephen Abootman]

Stolen from someone who posted this on Twitter but there’s the gang together again:

[si]

If you crop Danny and Hattie out of that photo, it’d just look like the others were studying Craig to work out what that strange stuff on his head was.

[International Debris]

Looks like armchairs are a product of globalist psychopaths. 

[Dave]

Looks like armchairs are a product of globalist psychopaths. 

But that’s no reason to [not sit] down!

[Bezzy]

So, did anyone here go to the Con? Any news

[Moonlight]

They should call it Series XV just to fuck with us.

[Ian Symes]

If you crop Danny and Hattie out of that photo, it’d just look like the others were studying Craig to work out what that strange stuff on his head was.

Don’t be fooled by Danny’s hat.

[si]

Don’t be fooled by Danny’s hat.

I know that, but I can be fooled by Hattie’s hair.

[Stephen Abootman]

So, did anyone here go to the Con? Any news

If there were any revelations in the Q&A, those who attended seem to be keeping it to themselves. Cast haven’t posted anything about the event yet so back to the waiting game to see if anyone spills the juice.

[Stephen Abootman]

Old news (December) but might have slipped under the radar as I hadn’t seen it mentioned anywhere. Interview with Craig via https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/bbc-craig-charles-wife-took-28299047

[Dave]

Interesting, I hadn’t heard that.

[Ben Saunders]

Big if true

[Moonlight]

Please let a series happen. I can die happy if we get one more proper series.

Note to Doug: Call it Series XV in order to confuse and infuriate.

[Moonlight]

Oh, before anyone else says it…

I GUESS THE BBC IS INTERESTED IN THE AUDIENCE RED DWARF USED TO ATTRACT.

[Stephen Abootman]

Note to Doug: Call it Series XV in order to confuse and infuriate.

And on a similar theme, it should go out in 4 different time slots across BBC2, Dave, iplayer and UKTV Play. 

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Bring back Rob, call it series 1, cast a white actor in the lead role …

[Frank Smeghammer]

You can always rely on the cast to say more than they were supposed to. All four of them have done it at one time or another

They’re good boys them Dwarfers

[Moonlight]

Has Chris done it? 

I know Robert and Craig have done it like seven times each. I feel like Danny has done it but I can’t think of a specific instance.

[Dave]

Has Chris done it? 

His website had that message for a while about being a step closer to making new shows, if that counts.

[Moonlight]

I’m maintaining that Doug putting all his time and energy into six episodes without any major production clusterfucks could easily result in the best ever revival Dwarf.

[Formica]

And on a similar theme, it should go out in 4 different time slots across BBC2, Dave, iplayer and UKTV Play. 

It should come out on CW Seed, PBS, Britbox, and the CW, in that order, before hitting any UK channels.

[Moonlight]

I think they should release every episode with a vertical aspect ratio as 28 YouTube Shorts.

[Unrumble]

Has Chris done it?

[Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day now]

I feel like Danny has done it but I can’t think of a specific instance.

I know for a fact he did it at least once but I can’t remember when that was.

[Moonlight]

I feel like your post is plagiarizing mine on account of just rewording what I already said. You’ll be hearing from my lawyers.

[Warbodog]

I feel like Danny has done it but I can’t think of a specific instance.

There was that time (or times) he tweeted a surprise photo of the cast rehearsing, without the important context that it was from several years previously.

[Moonlight]

Or that time he inexplicably made out like he was getting Dibbley teeth fitted.

[Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day now]

I feel like your post is plagiarizing mine on account of just rewording what I already said. You’ll be hearing from my lawyers.

Wait! Before you pick up that phone, watch the next bit. I think it’ll change your mind.

[Slim]

SESETEEDRD – what could it mean …

Sounds like something Kryten might say while trying to break his programming.

[Zamppera]

Chris and Craig were interviewed at Comic Con Prague a few hours ago, and it was said that there is a 90’ minute special (like The Promise Land) in talks.

[International Debris]

One of my more successful threads, this.

It was always going to be another special or two, wasn’t it? Good to see it’s still looking positive. Had the GNP thing not happened this would probably be the third rather than the second, and I’m not convinced it won’t be the last – if another is commissioned, Bobby will be in his 70s! – but it’s all lovely stuff.

[Moonlight]

Come ooooooon new Red Dwarf. Don’t leave me hanging on the only new production cycle I was sure at the time wouldn’t be the last.

[Ian Symes]

That would be so Red Dwarf, though. Carrying on after four last hurrahs, and then dying immediately after establishing a perfect new method.

[PreeCome]

Not a fan of more specials though saw BTE for the first time in years the other day and really liked it. I just hope they work out a way of not shooting November-March especially for Bobby’s sake. Though I assume studio time is at it’s cheapest during those shitty months.

[Ben Saunders]

Bobby should really get an MBE or a Nobel Peace Prize or something just for allowing them to stick him in that damn suit going into his seventh decade. What a trooper

[Moonlight]

Technically it’s going into his 8th decade. “There is no zeroth century” etc etc

[Stephen Abootman]

Chris and Craig were interviewed at Comic Con Prague a few hours ago, and it was said that there is a 90’ minute special (like The Promise Land) in talks.

This might be on one of the videos you linked to in the Chris Barrie thread but found the clip of Craig saying that for reference.

https://youtu.be/gsCU_Bu1peA?t=1060 (17:40 in if the link doesn’t take you to it directly)

[Moonlight]

Gotta love that bit immediately being followed by “do you have a favorite episode?”

[Unrumble]

[Formica]

Has anybody ever tried to get the cast to vote in the five-year polls? Feels unlikely to work but would be funny if they were casting ballots this whole time

[Jenuall]

Has anybody ever tried to get the cast to vote in the five-year polls? Feels unlikely to work but would be funny if they were casting ballots this whole time

Queeg always rates very highly. It’s a great episode no doubt, but can we be sure it’s prominent position in the rankings isn’t the result of Norman voting 500 times under various pseudonyms? 

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