alt.tv.red-dwarf – Blast from the Past

[peepingsignal]

The other day I came across the old Red Dwarf newsgroup. It’s been interesting looking at first opinions of then-new episodes and at the rumours that popped up. (A Doctor Who cameo in RD6?!?)

The earliest posts date back to May 1992:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.red-dwarf/topics?start=21790&sa=N

Here’s a shortcut to Series VI episode discussion:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.red-dwarf/topics?start=20460&sa=N

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[Jonathan Capps]

Lister!!! You’re such a schmeg head!!!

[Nick R]

I never realised that Kryten says Zee-Deck but Zed-X 81! MIND BLOWN.

(I like the fact that within ten posts the thread subject has veered off from “Red Dwarf 6 – PSIRENS – MILD SPOILERS!” to “ZX81 pronunciation”.)

Fuzzy Fox:

On a related note, why did the actor who played the male Holly (can’t
remember his name!) leave the show?

There’s a good point – who was that guy?

[JamesTC]

At least we now know that the last 10 minutes of ‘Out of Time’ definitely take place in an unreality bubble.

[Seb Patrick]

Am I the first to get a message out about Psirens after its UK 1st airing?! (Its a fair cop guv, I have dial-up access to the Internet!)

LIVING IN THE FUTURE.

[Carlito]

“On a related note, why did the actor who played the male Holly (can’t
remember his name!) leave the show?”

Even better is the reply: “My understanding was that the orginal had committed suicide. I will try to track down the reference.”

[genericnerdyusername]

Oh har har.

But no, seriously, I do have a sense of humour.

[genericnerdyusername]

But, seriously, s/he must feel like a right berk now. But, in a way, Norm has committed career suicide so this person might have just been ahead of the times.

Well you try defending him/her then!

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