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[Flashman]

I don’t hate series VIII, I pity it. I consider it the hapless victim of its evil elder twin series VII.

It just stands there with a silly grin on its face, drool running down its chin. But its not evil. Its even got some funny bits in it, here and there.

Series VII ruined Red Dwarf. Nothing was the same after this. Tikka to Ride is the most boring episode of Dwarf ever made. Its the one show guaranteed to have me nodding off before the end. Pride and Prejudice Land? An essential part of a Red Dwarf watch through?

I can’t believe there’s anyone who doesn’t think Duct Soup is the worst episode ever; not just of Red Dwarf but of anything.*

VII deleted Rimmer and replaced him with the fake head-transplant Kochanski monster. At best it robbed us of 10 seasons of proper RD. All for the dream of a movie version nobody wanted. I hate VII. I hates it forever!

Neither series will ever have a place on my DVD shelf, though I did watch them both for the silver survey.

Well, VIII.

Well, Cassandra.

Maybe.

* A case has been put forward for an episode of Coronation Street from 1984, but that surely didn’t break people’s souls like Duct Soup.

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