Your Unpopular Red Dwarf Opinions

[Piplup2003]

The title says it all. What opinions do you have about Red Dwarf that no-one else seems to agree on?

For me, it’s that VIII is my second favourite series (behind V) and that I prefer Chloë over Claire as Kochanski (this may be partially influenced by the fact that I’ve met Chloë).

And please, no arguing.

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[Dax101]

I actually think Chris has always been a good actor. Atlhough i get the feeling he has stayed away from non-comedic roles because he doesn’t believe he is that good of an actor. But I’m gonna say he played Rimmer a little more subtly in the first 7 series than he did in Series 8 onwards. When he needed to be funny, he was funny, and when he needed to play it straight, he played it straight. While with Series 8 he feels like he is mugging for the camera at times. its kinda a more exaggerated version of Series 1 Rimmer. 

I remember reading Chris Auditioned for Hollyoaks and left the audition feeling it really wasn’t for him.

[Turk Thrust]

You’re acting as if he wasn’t gurning all the way back in I

His performance was subtler in Series 1.

[Unrumble]

[International Debris]

First time I watched VIII, “ok I’ll do it,” was the point I realised something was wrong.

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