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November 30, 2019 at 1:32 am #256373
VeniI can guarantee you when it comes time to put the whole of Red Dwarf on streaming services, they’re not going to count the special as separate but as Series XIII. Just as they do with Back to Earth as IX. So hopefully when it comes time to list which is which, the (possible) series after the special needs to be XIV.
November 30, 2019 at 7:56 am #256374
bloodtellerpretty sure Richard Naylor already said on his Twitter that if they did another series after the special, it’d be called Series XIII. a one-off special isn’t a series anyway.
November 30, 2019 at 7:59 am #256375
DaveHopefully they call the Special ‘series IX’ just to fuck with everyone.
November 30, 2019 at 8:20 am #256376
quinn_drummerHopefully they call it Back to Earth, reshoot all of BTE frame for frame exactly the same and release it without any comment whatsoever just to fuck with everyone. Then call it series XIV on the DVD and have Lister say “There isn’t a series 13” on the DVD menu but then have Holly say “there is” and explain that it’s the AA advert.
November 30, 2019 at 8:23 am #256377
VeniRichard Naylor also said 3 of the cast would get new designs so we’ve already seen he is a liar.
November 30, 2019 at 10:15 am #256379
DaveWho’s to say we won’t see new designs over the course of the story?
November 30, 2019 at 11:00 am #256380
LilyIt appears surprisingly difficult to actually watch BTE online.
UK versions of Netflix and Britbox both have series 1 to 8. UKTVplay have series 3 + 10 to 12.
Only Amazon video has the full range of series 1 to 12, including BTE as “Season 9” – none of which are actually included in prime video.
Do Americans have other options?
November 30, 2019 at 2:45 pm #256381
GlenTokyoNah. Back to Earth isn’t series IX and that’s 3 half hours, so at least it’s the same format for those who find typing BtE overwhelmingly difficult.
This new special is a feature length job, so its not even half a series, you’re nowhere close to it being series XIII.
November 30, 2019 at 5:00 pm #256382
bloodtellerAlso the new special, even if it’s feature-length, is still only 1 episode long. You can’t really call anything with just one installment a series, because it literally isn’t a series.
“Hey, what’s your favorite movie series?”
“Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”
November 30, 2019 at 8:21 pm #256383
International DebrisAlso the new special, even if it’s feature-length, is still only 1 episode long. You can’t really call anything with just one installment a series, because it literally isn’t a series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_Touch_of_Frost_episodes#Series_12_(2005)
November 30, 2019 at 9:25 pm #256384
VeniRead the OP again. I’m not saying Back to Earth is series IX or the special should be XIII but that they will be under streaming order. So when the special isn’t called XIII it will still be listed as 13. (Unless the special is considered part of a possible later-date XIII but that’s uncharted territory for Red Dwarf, and as such doubtful).
I get that you don’t care about that bt, but don’t misconstrue the idea.
December 1, 2019 at 12:13 am #256385
GlenTokyoWhat about The Simpsons movie? Canon, but they didn’t skip a series for it, doesn’t go 18, movie, 20; goes 18, movie, 19.
If it’s a completely different format I don’t see the issue.
Streaming services are more likely to title it ‘Red Dwarf: Whatever it’s called’, or ‘Red Dwarf The Movie’, or ‘Red Dwarf Special’ in my opinion.
December 1, 2019 at 1:04 am #256386
RidleyEaster Special 2020 in BritBox’s case.
December 1, 2019 at 1:14 am #256387
VeniYou’re attributing a movie to a television special; I don’t know what I can do for you
December 1, 2019 at 1:14 am #256388
VeniActually do you work for The Sun by any chance?
Did you write this article: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10159750/red-dwarf-the-movie/
December 1, 2019 at 7:03 am #256389
DaveYou’re attributing a movie to a television special; I don’t know what I can do for you
Let’s all try and relax, and we can watch 24: Redemption while we calm down.
December 1, 2019 at 9:25 am #256390
VeniThat Google search your ace in the hole, eh. Well Mr. Bond, I retort that nobody watches 24 willingly, thus such issues make themselves moot.
December 1, 2019 at 10:57 am #256391
GlenTokyo>You’re attributing a movie to a television special; I don’t know what I can do for you
I’m not, merely pointing out people who don’t really care (like streaming services) will, as you’ve proved with that Sun article.
December 1, 2019 at 12:07 pm #256392
International DebrisSpecials frequently end up listed as part of the series either side of them, or as titles on their own. I doubt it’ll be listed as XIII unless the next full series is specifically called XIV.
December 1, 2019 at 1:07 pm #256395
DaveThat Google search your ace in the hole, eh
No, sadly no Google search necessary – for my sins I sat through all of 24 on its original broadcast. That year they were buggered by the writer’s strike if I remember rightly, and could only offer a one-off two-hour special.
December 1, 2019 at 1:09 pm #256396
DaveI do love though how quickly people jump to the idea of a piece of information being Google searched, rather than just, you know, knowing things.
December 1, 2019 at 4:45 pm #256397
OfflineI didn’t have a smartphone until 2012 and I remember for the life of me not knowing Josie Lawrence’s name. It just went out of my head and if I wanted to remember, I’d have to be at home at the PC but I knew it was the lass from Whose Line. Anyway, nowadays I would not only know her name, date of birth, personal life and career highlights instantly but sadly, what her feet look like in a multitude of photos uploaded by weirdos with foot fetishes.
Google doesn’t put that kind of information in the top search results, I guess I must’ve accidentally typed in Wikifeet Josie Lawrence.
No, I’m not alright with that.
Yes, I can live with it.
December 1, 2019 at 8:54 pm #256401
Ben SaundersWhich male Red Dwarf cast member has the cutest feet?
December 2, 2019 at 1:02 am #256403
siHopefully they call it Back to Earth, reshoot all of BTE frame for frame exactly the same and release it without any comment whatsoever just to fuck with everyone.
“Back to Back to Earth”.
December 2, 2019 at 2:19 pm #256409
International DebrisBack ‘2’ Earth
December 2, 2019 at 6:27 pm #256412
Nick R2 Back 2 Earth
December 2, 2019 at 7:12 pm #256413
Offline” Earthin’ “
December 3, 2019 at 3:43 pm #256448
DaveStellar Rescue is the true Series XIII.
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