This is a Dwarfcast….or is it?

[Ian Symes]

Especially since they said in the latest podcast that the one character who you couldn’t take out the show would be Rimmer.

Shane and I instantly bit our tongues when that happened, and we had to wait to let it burst out as soon as Heath and Angela hung up on Skype.

[Jonathan Capps]

we had to wait to let it burst out

!

[cirenshane]

no mention of the lovely Rosie :-(

[Jonathan Capps]

Ian Symes is a terrible person.

[Ian Symes]

Ah, because she was better than both of us at ignoring the magnitude of what Heath had just said, and went straight into something else to deflect the attention away. If it wasn’t for her, we’d have just sat in silence for a minute or so!

[Jonathan Capps]

This was tremendous fun to record. I even managed to say “fuck”.

[MANI506]

Really looking forward to the Tikka To Ride episode! The quiz episode was great as well. If you haven’t subscribed then now is the time!

[JamesTC]

“Who is Pete?”

[anniescribe]

I would’ve busted a gut if they’d gotten “moose” right.

[JamesTC]

Cappsy, I’m pretty sure the advocaat reference you were thinking of in the ‘Tikka’ introcast was from ‘Back in the Red’ Part 1.

[Jonathan Capps]

Oops, spoilers.

[Ridley]

Starting the episode/series on Earth would have been interesting.

Missed opportunity to get the time drive stuck on forwards too…

[ori-STUDFARM]

I think the thing I like most about this podcast is that the opinions of the noobs is usually on a par with the majority of Red Dwarf fandom. (at least the ones that aren’t just idiots) Things like Rimmer being the best thing about Red Dwarf, the live audience being the better option, preferring the model work to CGI etc…

I have wondered how much of my own opinions,and that of some areas of the fandom in general, is influenced by the more vocal and whingy corners of the fandom. Heath and Angela have not been exposed to these vocal corners and, for the most part, are coming to the same conclusions.

[Jonathan Capps]

If being a guest on this podcast has taught me anything it’s that I talk too much.

[ori-STUDFARM]

Not at all. Everything said was relevant and needed saying.

[Pete Part Three]

>I think the thing I like most about this podcast is that the opinions of the noobs is usually on a par with the majority of Red Dwarf fandom. (at least the ones that aren’t just idiots) Things like Rimmer being the best thing about Red Dwarf, the live audience being the better option, preferring the model work to CGI etc…

As a fan-club member at the time; even the fans who stuck up for VII back in ’97 weren’t happy to see Rimmer or the live audience go bye-bye so I don’t think they’ve ever been “controversial” opinions. The reaction to the CGI was more muted really; especially when you have some great model-stuff (in Ouroboros and Beyond A Joke) to distract people from the MS Paint standard of the CGI.

[Ridley]

Yay Stoke. Woo!

Roll on Blue and Pete Part 2.

… Nunubididoo

[MANI506]

They are loving Stoke Me A Clipper!

[Pete Part Three]

Don’t worry, Ouroborus will come along and shit on all their dreams.

[anniescribe]

Is “smeg” really in the Oxford English Dictionary?

[cirenshane]

“Is “smeg” really in the Oxford English Dictionary?”

yep the New words list for June 2013 can be found here

http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/june-2013-update/new-words-list-june-2013/#new

The word is listed as a slang expletive that was ‘popularised by the British television programme Red Dwarf (1988–99)

[anniescribe]

That is the most awesome thing I’ve heard all month. And that’s even taking into account the news story last week about the Christians vs. the atheists in a volleyball tournament to raise money for children’s charity in Kansas City.

[Seb Patrick]

Ahem, well, if you checked your trusty official site of a Friday…

http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2013/06/28/oxford-english-dwarf/

[Ridley]

1999

[anniescribe]

One of my favorite bits of the Introcast was their disclaimer that essentially boiled down to “yeah, yeah, ya filthy animals, we know Chris Barrie shows up again ’cause we’ve seen RDX DVDs, so we’ll hold off on crying just now that he’s gone.” LOL.

[Blisschick]

*facepalm*

[anniescribe]

Is anyone else surprised Heath and Angela are liking S7 as much as they are so far?

I don’t mind it; it’s my least favorite series, but even “meh” Red Dwarf fares better than the best episode of Two and a Half Men. I even like Kochanski and don’t mind so much that Lister’s a genetic cul-de-sac. But I’m kind of surprised the newbies are responding so positively. But in a good way.

I can’t wait ’til they hear the audio of IWCD. That’s always a pleasant experience in especially the initial listen.

[HelloMabel]

> even “meh” Red Dwarf fares better than the best episode of Two and a Half Men.

Yes. But “meh” rainbow test pattern also fares better than TaaHM.

I’m taking a breather having listened to nearly the first half of the Ouroboros one.

[anniescribe]

True that.

You can tell the level of excitement of my frugal life by how glad I am to get my weekly download of this podcast. :-P

Now that they like 7 (so far at least), I wonder what they’ll think about yet another drastic tonal change for 8 …

[Claire]

I’m pleased that Heath and Angela like 7 so far, although it does make me wonder if they’ll hate 8 as it’s so dramatically different.

It’s refreshing to hear opinions of RD which are honest but not cynical. Their enthusiasm for “Stoke” reminded me that it’s actually pretty good and suffers critically from its place in an unpopular series. I always enjoy 7 more than I think I will when I actually watch it.

[MANI506]

My general feeling is that VII was a good idea not always executed well and VIII was just bad.

I get so annoyed by how uncritical the VIII documentary is. Norman is the only voice of sanity in the commentary. The VII DVD is frank and honest and one of the best.

[si]

The VII DVD as a whole is amazing. That has absolutely nothing* to do with the fact that several members of this forum appear on it.

*This may be a lie.

[MANI506]

The Movie Yeah No Yeah No is a classic of our time I agree.

[si]

Fuck them, I was talking about me.

[Seb Patrick]

I’m not surprised that Heath likes VII at all, it seems right up his street. Although I wonder what they’ll make of the shift in tone in the second half of the series.

I can’t see them liking the move away from SF-orientated comedy drama for VIII at all, though.

[anniescribe]

If 8 had been the end of the show, I’d be kind of pissed at the change. But knowing there’s more after and it’s back to more dramady and sci-fi allows me to think of 8 as a kind of wacky house party “break” for all involved. Just don’t ask me who’s Kid and who’s Play.

[Ridley]

The Garbage Pod advert on the usually family-friendly Red Dwarf Introcast was a surprise.

[Ridley]

“I kinda felt [un]comfortable with his very broken English for no particular reason.”

Oh my.

[anniescribe]

HA! I had the same foreboding when I heard her say that.

The Alabamans are coming for YOU, Kerry Shale.

[JamesTC]

Oh, I was on the ‘Only the Good…’ and ‘Back to Earth’ Part 1 podcasts. Marvel at my very high ratings.

[Pete Part Three]

I’m behind of these and don’t think I’ve managed to listen to one since the Tikka one. How did they find VIII?

[Claire]

They liked “BITR” Part 1 as they thought it was promising, but were severely let down by the rest of the series.

They enjoyed “BTE” a lot more.

[Ridley]

Did any VIII episode rank lower than Backwards?

[Claire]

I think either “Krytie TV” or “Only The Good…” had that unwelcome distinction.

[Ridley]

Ms. Fowler gave Backwards one and a half. I was remembering it as 3/10…

[Ridley]

Taiwan Tony went down better than expected.

[anniescribe]

That’s what SHE said.

[Ridley]

TAIWAN TONY IS NO LAUGHING MATTER

[Phil]

Don’t let Taiwan Tony go down on me.

Although I search myself, it’s always someone else I see. :(

[Ridley]

Forty winks in the lobby, make mine a G&T.

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