Home › Forums › Ganymede & Titan Forum › Red Dwarf Fan-Fic: Homecoming Search for: This topic has 22 replies, 13 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 9 months ago by RickLee84. Scroll to bottom Creator Topic July 22, 2016 at 9:22 pm #214245 KarnieParticipant Ladies, Gentlemen, Gelfs and Simulants… I’m happy to submit my Red Dwarf fan-fic, titled “Homecoming”, to the general public! It was written to answer the biggest question of the series: “What happened directly after Series VIII?” Many fans have posted in the forums and Facebook Groups, asking which Rimmer appears in BtE and beyond, and how that came to be. Hopefully this story will become your personal head-canon. Enjoy! http://www.hassleinbooks.com/pdfs/Red_Dwarf_Homecoming.pdf Creator Topic Viewing 22 replies - 1 through 22 (of 22 total) Author Replies July 23, 2016 at 1:00 am #214246 International DebrisParticipant Just posted this on Facebook: Pretty amazed that this ties together many, many continuity plot holes whilst retaining the structure of a coherent story and feeling like part of the show’s universe. Only a couple of big laughs, but plot-wise it works really well. As I don’t expect Doug to ever fill in the blanks this will work as a nice piece of head canon. July 23, 2016 at 1:01 am #214247 International DebrisParticipant Laugh-wise, I particularly like the the idea that it’d have taken far less time with only one Rimmer. If there was ever a fan-fic joke that felt as if it was straight out of the real thing… July 23, 2016 at 1:28 am #214248 Renegade RobParticipant Nicely done. Very good continuity nods. The idea of the Rimmers branching out of Rimmerworld is an excellent premise. July 23, 2016 at 3:55 am #214250 srmcd1Participant As good an explanation as any, and it ties everything together with a nice big bow on top! Well done. Love a good fanfic. July 24, 2016 at 9:22 pm #214253 Plastic PercyParticipant That was a great read, well done. I think it’s up there with my favourite Red Dwarf fan story, ‘The Last Temptation of Kryten’. http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~polymorp/txt/fanfic/kryten.htm July 25, 2016 at 8:01 pm #214267 Plastic PercyParticipant Well, it’s better than the fanfic I stumbled across many moons ago where a horny Kochanski orders Kryten to take a shower with her so she can make use of the dildo that plugs into his groinal socket. July 25, 2016 at 10:48 pm #214270 clemParticipant But the Series 4000 isn’t waterproof, is it? July 25, 2016 at 11:23 pm #214271 siParticipant *deletes Google search history* July 27, 2016 at 2:24 am #214319 BlisschickParticipant Lovely! It ties a lot of things up nicely. I vote to make this the “Official Explanation”. July 28, 2016 at 8:50 pm #214331 clemParticipant Just finished reading this. Really impressive. Very skilfully done indeed! July 29, 2016 at 3:10 pm #214336 KarnieParticipant Thanks all! I’m glad to hear everyone’s enjoying it (and that no one has found any glaring errors.. =) ) August 18, 2016 at 8:59 pm #214556 Plastic PercyParticipant It’s certainly better than that story I read where Rimmer returns and Kill Crazy becomes the next Ace Rimmer. Or the vast majority of stories online that would have you believe that Lister really wants to shag Rimmer. August 19, 2016 at 9:24 am #214557 McAleeChParticipant Or the vast majority of stories online that would have you believe that Lister really wants to shag Rimmer. Pfft, they’ve got the wrong character, the smegheads! Despite Rimmer’s assertions that Lister will “bonk anything”, everyone knows Cat’s really the one who’ll have sex with anything. It’s right there on his CV! = P August 19, 2016 at 7:59 pm #214572 srmcd1Participant What I particularly love about this story is that, unlike a lot of other “Rimmer comes back” stories, he’s neither too heroic nor too pathetic. He’s just not that into being Ace, so he comes home. Also, I like that nano RImmer doesn’t simply don the wig and take over. He makes his own destiny. August 24, 2016 at 5:38 pm #214600 Pete Tranter’s SisterBlocked Shameless fan-wankery but rather entertaining. 3/10 August 24, 2016 at 5:52 pm #214601 Taiwan TonyParticipant I’d say it was better than series 7 onwards. 8/10. August 24, 2016 at 8:24 pm #214603 Pete Tranter’s SisterBlocked Arrived on time and in condition described. Recommended seller. August 24, 2016 at 10:39 pm #214611 lordvalerymimesParticipant I’d be very curious to know the amount of these stories that you’ve actually read. I’ve read many, and in general, the fics that pair Rimmer and Lister together are done by talented authors, and I’m not including myself in this analysis. Like any fandom, you’ve got fanfics that don’t particularly cut the mustard, but in general, the RD writers are a talented lot. You may not agree with someone deciding to go a slightly different route from canon and imagine a “what-if?” scenario where Lister and Rimmer wind up more than antagonistic bunkmates, but something not being your cup of tea doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad. Different strokes for different folks. You see what I did there? August 24, 2016 at 11:42 pm #214613 Pete Tranter’s SisterBlocked No. August 25, 2016 at 2:38 am #214617 KarnieParticipant I did try to stay conscious of the amount of “fan-wankery” in the story, but most of what I did put in just seemed to flow naturally from the story without having to shoe-horn it in, unlike in some other stories I’ve read, which were built solely around fan service. Most of the elements you’re probably referring to were most likely added as a logical step between points A and B, and weren’t even in my mind when I originally thought up the story. Ah well. August 25, 2016 at 8:48 am #214625 Pete Tranter’s SisterBlocked I’m sure you’ll survive my incessant, white-hot critique. 2/10. August 25, 2016 at 11:07 am #214629 RickLee84Participant I liked it. I thought it was quite good. Well done. Author Replies Viewing 22 replies - 1 through 22 (of 22 total) Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In