Comedy, Chaos – and Cowboys!

[thomasaevans]

Apologies if this has been posted/discussed but couldn’t see it anywhere. 

The author of ‘The Making of Red Dwarf’ book from ’94 has published a new book this year:

“In the winter of 1993, American journalist Joe Nazzaro was commissioned by the producers of Red Dwarf to write a behind-the-scenes making-of book about the cult sci-fi comedy series. For nearly two months, Nazzaro was given unprecedented access to the production, from the very first day of location filming to the final audience recording. During that time, he kept meticulous notes on virtually every aspect of the shoot. Sadly, much of that material was ultimately cut from the book’s final draft and has never seen the light of day- until now, that is. Comedy, Chaos and Cowboys! tells the real story of Red Dwarf, from last-minute changes to deleted scenes, as well as more than a few R-rated outtakes. There are also extensive interviews with principal cast and crew members, guest stars and a day-by-day filming diary.”

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[Jonsmad]

And the whole potential question of cast changes does explain even further why episode 6 was so late written. 

[si]

I knew nothing about it until I received it as a birthday present from my brother this week. Seems an interesting read, been a long time since I’ve read The Making of Red Dwarf. I once took that book and got it signed by Craig Charles when he was promoting his ‘Live on Earth’ stand-up video. I got that and a free LoE promotional poster signed at the event. Didn’t buy the video.

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