Danny Stephenson

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I would have killed for empty set pictures like these when I made my Smegopoly board!

I had to do it the old fashioned way and take screenshots when the cast were in different parts of the set and then just cobble together the empty sets from those like a jigsaw.

I had a lot of time on my hands *counts on fingers* *runs out of fingers* 19 years ago. Fuck me, I’m old.

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The music selection also wasn’t violent death metal or something, it was just lame music.

What I found odd about that particular joke, is it sounds like Rimmer’s normal music collection.

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The Fact that I had to scroll down to reveal that joke to myself is fucking genius. 10/10 A++++ Would look at again.

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This could get addictive…

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That’s all well and good. But that isn’t what he says in the episode.
as Clem points out it’s Arthur saying Erskib, not “bitter” reversed
We’re getting confused between two different lines in the same bit. When Lister asks what he’s drinking, he does indeed say “erskib”. But then when he’s undowned his pint, he says to the barmaid the words “jingle bells” backwards, which is subtitled as “same again”.

I will admit to being a bit of a smart-arse here with this, but after finding out that the Smegadrive/subs are being used legitimately for the hard of hearing. I may have to stop pulling this shit.

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You all surprise me by what you use the SmegaDrive for!

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I’m VERY interested by this thread. Excellent work Cardinal_Hordriss! You’ve made me want to try (for the 4th time) to build a new Red Dwarf in 3D for a printed puzzle I’ve been after making for ages!
Fun Fact: The logo for DJXX which I did with Jez Harrison has no back to it! We ran out of time to finish it, so in true Model Unit style, we shot it in a way that hid anything that we didn’t want the camera to pick up.

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Christ, That’s quite a height isn’t it?

These gameshows are the reason why I always thought that University Challenge teams WERE on top of each other.

I didn’t know that Vyvyan kicking Ben Elton’s character in the head was a joke for the longest time. I took that at face value.

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You could add one of these tucked away somewhere for the box containing the hologram discs.

It’s hard to think of other stuff that’s on the outside of the ship. A recreation of the bunkroom window shape maybe?

I like the idea of adding a box, but that particular piece isn’t big enough to fit in any disk-like Lego pieces, but I’m definitely doing this!
There is a newspaper stand that features in another build that is literally to my right as I type and it is perfect for such a scenario. See attached.

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Very cool. I like how some of the F is a duller red because Lister hasn’t painted that bit yet. Nice touch.

I’m really glad that came through!

I’m wondering about grunging up the ship somewhat, but I think that might have to wait until I have finished the majority or I discover a way to have the rust visible in places. I can’t give myself too much to concentrate on at once, or the whole process gets a bit… noisy.

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Thanks for all your supportive messages. They are gratefully appreciated.

Absolutely lovely.
Maybe somewhere you can stick in another little Lister and Confidence, doing their cha-cha-cha dance.

I like the idea of putting things on the ship that reference certain events that happened on the exterior. 
Two ideas come to mind:
– A polymorph of some description and
– Bits of confidence’s spacesuit for that authentic Dwarf ‘ick’ factor.

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Was just browsing Timewave on the Smegadrive and was very amused by the custom subtitling for the opening.

Oops. Busted I guess! I was very annoyed when doing the subtitles for Timewave.

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Maybe Cunk torched it on her way out

“How does fire know to be hot?”

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I have tried to print a Starbug in the past, but the legs are always my undoing.

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Man, I wanted that to continue so much longer.

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He’s always got his wit, brains and cunning to fall back on I suppose.

I was hoping it wasn’t going to come to that.

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There’s a sound effect used for the drone of the Vogon ship in Hitch-Hiker’s Guide that shows up in Gunmen when Starbug is approaching the lava planet.

Oh fantastic. I will investigate

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and then there’s that sound effect which I don’t recognise from any other episode which reaches the climax of alienation (?) and then it sort of takes it down a gear for the dialogue where Lister poos himself because he stole a bed from a hotel millions of years ago.

Even as a kid, I understood there to be something weird about that scene. the absence of atmosphere is really jarring, but in a way that completely serves the story. It’s all about the dialogue right now, not the setting. (Not much of a set anyway but you know what I mean).

Justice is a good example where sound design really helps the plot. The end fight scene with the simulant is great, the SFX have a real weight to them, and considering how much they’re meant to be hurting each other (themselves?) it really sells it.

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mentioned the ‘Luke’s X Wing/ Starbug’ sound and stuff.

I’ve located the exact source of that sound! I shall reveal all when the time is right.

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I’ve always been a big fan of the sound of Lister’s space mumps exploding off-screen, it’s wonderfully evocative and the audience know exactly what has happened even before the reveal of the Cat

A lot of the sound effects seem to simple come from vocal sounds, and that one is no exception :)

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I like the triumphant Also Sprach Zarathrustra-ish tone when the white hole collapses, but I think its reuse in Back to Reality is rubbish.

That is an instrument that Howard Goodall likes to use a lot.

Same with the Guitar patch that he uses for Ace’s Theme, but also shows up in some incidental music for Vicar Of Dibley. I believe it’s a Roland module of some kind.

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I don’t think much about the sound design of Red Dwarf… so it must be pretty good.

This is a good point. When done right, it should be invisible.

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Has anyone heard any sounds from Red Dwarf that were in other shows? I know thematically there’s not much of a crossover, but I’ve not heard any sound effects used in other shows from around that time. Possibly even Doctor Who.

I’ve heard a few sounds in Star Wars that were used in Dwarf in series 3 onwards.

Hitchhikers would be a good example that could maybe have some similar library usage if indeed that is what it is, but I haven’t seen that show enough to know.

I’m going to be doing some digging in preparation of a thing I’m working on so any information anyone has about the sound of Dwarf or anything connected would be really helpful.

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Yes, Everybody’s brown bread.

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CONSPIRACY AND PARANOIA

Wild baseless accusations are thrown about by sperms that shouldn’t have made it in an attempt to try and justify their existence.

It doesn’t work.

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Did anyone ever tell him that Red Dwarf is a pussy hole?

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One friend with a sharp eye pointed out you can actually see the ghostly figure in the window before it’s right up against it and clawing at it (it’s at the back of the garden, slowly making its way forward) and that there’s multiple occasions later on where you can see similar creatures hiding in the background, reflected in mirrors erc. which I hadn’t spotted before. So once again I was freaked out by it

Yes!. I realised that too. It’s very much a “Pipes Sighting” scenario looking out for all the appearances…

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OK, I’m very late to this thread. I mentioned this in the PipesCast, but broadcast interruptions scare the fuck out of me.

I thought that it was excellently played. I was watching it live (I tend to watch things after the fact on demand, but this was diferent). I was expecting something to go slightly wrong, like Si said with the egg or the radio, but then the sound cut out and I was genuinely annoyed the music died down and then I realised that the dialogue was muted, so I thought “maybe this is part of the plot, maybe he’s deaf or something and that’s the point”. and then the “Technical Difficulties” board came up and I was pissed.

When the show came back on and was still muted, I was just annoyed by that point. And even on a Whatsapp group. I’d announced that I’m not watching it anymore. By which point A Quiet Night In had started, and I wasn’t paying much attention to it, until I heard the music wavering, and when I looked up to see the ghostly figure in the window, my stomach lurched. That proper, horrible feeling when something isn’t right. I haven’t felt that in ages.

Then the camera’s switched and the 4th wall came tumbling down. And from then on I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. I even remembered to breath every once in a while. I thought it was fantastic.

I tried to watch it again straight afterwards but I couldn’t bring myself to watch it so soon. I had to wait until the sun was up before I could manage it.

And like Si said. I couldn’t trust my TV from that point on that night. I was expecting something to happen. Even at 11pm when Steve mentioned it would repeat, but at that point is was supposed to the the Ring, and I noped the fuck out of that for the night.

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Do I have to now blow everyone’ minds further by pointing out that the end of Mr Blue Sky doesn’t say ‘Mr Blue Sky-yiii’…?

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I never knew there was a Meaning Of Life game…

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Loving following the development of this game. Thanks GameDigits!

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Talking*

See? Even talking about talking about things while not (being) able to talk about things is hard!

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Taking about things while not able to talk about things is hard…

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I saw Samsara bering recorded. My thoughts are pretty much down on record on teh Dwarfcast. But the long and short of it was:

Pre-recorded stuff doesn’t bother me because I understand if it’s unfeasible to present it in a way to the audience on the night (ie Samsara having to be clean for the Pre-accident) it needs to be pre-recorded. I think it was much more frustrating for the crew filming it having to move from set to set in order to present the story in chronological order for the audience to understand. Especially with the Kryten-Rimmer/Cat-Lister threads running concurrently.

The scenes with the live performances were complex enough to require the time needed (and I think we’re also on record to say that it was the longest shoot time of Series XI, regardless of pre-records).

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That ‘Ha HA ha’ is DEFINITELY the same piece of Audio reused.

I tell you what colours the performance for the better for me is the laugh track in DNA. The scene where Kryten is troubleshooting his anatomy (ooh pardon), there is a distinctive high pitched squeak laugh which for me is just as much part of the scene as the dialogue.

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That ‘Ha HA ha’ is DEFINITELY the same piece of Audio reused.

I tell you what colours the performance for the better for me is the laugh track in DNA. The scene where Kryten is troubleshooting his anatomy (ooh pardon), there is a distinctive high pitched squeak laugh which for me is just as much part of the scene as the dialogue.

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Last shot of Red Dwarf:

Lister painting the ship, Still on the F, The last crimson paintbrush stroke finishes off the signage.

Camera pans back…

Lister [Comms]: Finished…

Rimmer: Finished?

Lister: Yes!

Rimmer: Red Dwarf has two sides you know?

Camera pans round to the other side of the Dwarf. Filthy and unreadable…

Lister screams.

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‘thieving bastard yobbos’

Which is bizarre given that the chapter on the DVD says ‘Thieving Gyppos’ thus rendering the dub unnecessary…

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999 was a brilliant theme. Using a keychange to denote a doppler effect as the ambulance passes you.

I remember getting a brilliant reply from the composer as to how it was made but it was on Youtube Messaging which I think has completely disappeared.

OK another theme then:
Tomorrow World 1987 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc9v1vfBlHs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9LDHEaU-iA

One of my favourite TV themes.

Si: a question…

a Button Moon stage production? WTF?!

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Series VIII style script book for every series. You could split the show into three series blocks and have four books.

I really want this…

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I’ve always wanted to see the meteor that crashed into the ship, but from the inside, hollowed out from years of improvised mining training. Held together with scaffolding and reinforcement. I just think it would make an interesting visual.

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Ooh i’ve just got a Dalek!

What’s nice about these new ones is since Ian made a shitload, I get to discover them this time round!

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I’m sure Lee Cornes is in Goes Forth as well but I can’t remember which episode or his character.

He’s one of the firing squad in ‘Corporal Punishment’

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Who was the “cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese macaroni…” man, and what was he in?

15 Storeys High. The Sean Lock sitcom thing, which i’m rapidly warming to. Benedict Wong is hilarious in it.

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Lister’s Paranoia might be a nice character to have back. He never really got enough screen time to stretch his wings. Though I am against seeing a return from Confidence.

Not fussed about Paranoia coming back, but Lee Cornes returning would be nice.

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Weirder than a pig and a frog?

Little baby frigs…

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