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The novels heavily referenced “It’s a Wonderful Life”

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Chen worked in the kitchen as well, as per Series VIII.

I just assume that the miners were housed in a different section away from the operation of the ship, much like the engineers and mechanics who ran older cruise ships were kept away from the passengers. Since they weren’t actually mining anything any time we saw Red Dwarf, we wouldn’t have seen them since we were only following the stories of enlisted personnel.

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That would be incredibly helpful, thank you! I’ll Email you my contact info.

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“We’ve also rebalanced and updated a huge proportion of the existing games too – it’s quite a monster update!”

That’s great, except I literally just submitted my additions for the Encyclopedia Addendum to my editor for Series XI and the first two episodes of the game…. =O

Shucks, guess I’ll have to play them again once the update hits to see if any dialog’s changed or new material added. =)

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Just a punctuation error:

In Give and Take, after Lister and Cat get tranquilized, Kryten says “Mr. Lister, sir. Mr, Cat?

Should be question mark after Lister, sir
and the Mr before Cat should be a period, not a comma.

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“Hm. Got a new phone and downloaded the game. Logged in via Facebook, but I’ve not got any saved progress on there. Am I going to have to start over because it’s a new device? :/”

Probably. I started a new game on my iPad after playing on the iPhone for a while, and nothing carried over.

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As per the episode “Legion”:

A folder for off-world eating techniques, with files in it for Mamosian anti-matter chopsticks, Jovian Boogle Hoops, and Mercurian Boomerang Spoons

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Trying to update the Encyclopedia and I noticed a few lines of dialog was changed between updates…. You guys are killing me! =)

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Looking forward to the next installments! It’s great that you guys are so hands-on with the fans.

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You’d probably love these books then. Pretty much lists every person/place/thing/ship/disease/etc. in the entirety of Red Dwarf: http://hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_redDwarf.php

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Everybody get the two collectible items in the first episode?

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I’m just glad I’m able to play it, since there’s actually some new material in it for the Encyclopedia Addendum. Not much, but every so often they’ll throw a line in that wasn’t in the episode (Standard Protocol: 1-2-3-4!)

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Ian, I finally got through it by swiping wildly to the side as soon as I saw a corner coming up… even still, barely made it with enough health points to spare.

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Holy crap, the guy on the Kickstarter cites my company’s Back to the Future Chronology as one of his inspirations for the project! Neat!

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I did try to stay conscious of the amount of “fan-wankery” in the story, but most of what I did put in just seemed to flow naturally from the story without having to shoe-horn it in, unlike in some other stories I’ve read, which were built solely around fan service. Most of the elements you’re probably referring to were most likely added as a logical step between points A and B, and weren’t even in my mind when I originally thought up the story. Ah well.

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Thanks all! I’m glad to hear everyone’s enjoying it (and that no one has found any glaring errors.. =) )

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Well, this will be my first time at DJ, so hope to see you (and your recently single friend) there!! =)

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We need the skutters back.

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Yeah, apparently it was found at a car boot sale! I’d have never thought it was genuine, but apparently the current owner confirmed it with the artist of the artwork. Time to update the Encyclopedia!

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There are still some available, will probably have last call by Sept. 18 if anyone is interested in any.

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I have not, no. The reasons are complicated, but suffice to say, it was just easier to offer them up to fans of the show (and the book).

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Hmm.. OK, there does seem to be a few missing, I was going by what the uploader said. I’ll see if the others exist.

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We now have them all here:

http://hassleinbooks.com/pages/resources.php

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Starbug. and not as tiny little models on a long shot like in X. Proper representation!

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Personally, I think Series Flaw was the best. =)

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HEY ALL! The addendum to the Red Dwarf Encyclopedia is now available for download on Hasslein Books’ Resources page. This addendum adds entries for material that came out after the books’ release (meaning, to date, the DJ Posters). The direct link is here:

http://hassleinbooks.com/pdfs/Red_Dwarf_Encyclopedia_addendum_051915.pdf

Also, please bookmark the Resources page (http://hassleinbooks.com/pages/resources.php) and check back in for updates as new material comes in. Enjoy!

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Just fix the Kryten Mask…. it’s normal for the others to look older (Even Rimmer, since holograms are programmed with the original’s vitals and such, and who wants a hologram to live forever, anyway?), but Kryten should not look like his face is melting off.

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I actually just bought three skutters so I can try this on one of them… any links to the materials used?

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I hope you guys don’t mind a little self-promotional plug here, but it happens to be somewhat on-topic. We have a book out by Matthew J. Elliott (Lost in Time and Space: An Unofficial Guide to the Uncharted Journeys of Doctor Who) that chronicles all the travels, adventures and encounters the Doctor speaks of, but which is never seen onscreen. It’s a chronological timeline of these events, and lists them between or before whatever episodes they’re most likely to have taken place. It’s unlike any of our other books, which are typically straight encyclopedias or chronologies. It’s available on Amazon; you can also check it out and download a sample at our site: http://hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_lostWho.php

/Shameless plug

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You should know better than to listen to castmembers.. =)

Nothing OFFICIAL yet. I’m sure the websites will blow up as soon as anything substantial is announced.

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The Web Planet is my favorite bad episode, if only for the Zarbi bumping into the camera.

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A friend and I started doing this last year (well, watching the episodes, not documenting them)… the reconstructions were AGONIZING to get through, partly because most times we hadn’t a clue what was going on, but partly because they were mostly in Troughton’s run, and what we HAD seen of Troughton made us lament the loss of most of his episodes even more. Currently, we just finished Series 10.

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Feel free to review the book(s) on Amazon if you enjoyed them!

If you didn’t, well, then, kindly stick your head in the ship’s waste grinder. =)

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I tried every avenue to find the second part of the Christmas one, even writing to the production company itself. Apparently when they were bought out by another company the files were wiped. G&T did a review of it when it was out though, which helped me fill in the gaps.

Red Christmas: Mobisode Review

There are also 1 or 2 of the other ones on youtube, but the Christmas one was the only one with actual new material.

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So… Who got the book(s) for the holidays? =D

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The landing page is now up, which includes a small sample of each book for your perusal.

http://hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_redDwarf.php

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UPDATE: Final corrections are being done tomorrow, and a proof copy will be ordered by Sunday night. In a weird bit of completely accidental cosmic timing, the books are shaping up to be released by Gazpacho Soup Day!

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Because it’s not a super well known show in the States, I’m always a little suspect when someone says they “love” Red Dwarf when I tell them what I do. I actually quiz them about it before deciding to go further in conversation. The best was when I asked which one Lister was, and they said, “He’s the captain, right?”

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The fact that Fathers and Suns is in the top ten in the first place, never mind trumping Backwards and Polymorph, should have been the first clue…

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Hey Ben, Just read this now, so sorry to hear about your loss.

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Update: The books are laid out and awaiting the final corrections from the proofreader. After that it’s off to the printer! Samples of the design can be found on our photo stream here:

https://www.facebook.com/hassleinbooks/photos_stream?tab=photos_stream

Still on track for a mid- to late-November release for the holiday season. Pricing to be determined, but will probably be around $15-$20 each.

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Round about the 7:55 mark…. =)

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Crap, now I have to change her entry in the book……

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And now that we don’t have to worry about space issues, we’ve just commissioned another 35 illustrations from artist Pat Carbajal, who’s work you’ve seen if you received the latest copy of Back to Reality. Among those images are: Cassandra, Duane Dibbley, Frank Hollister, Jesus of Caesarea and Hogey the Roguey.

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Don’t know about the real-world answer… but since the novel explains that his story is a bastardized version of a past failed romantic attempt, made up because he was embarrassed at having lost his virginity much later, one could say the “In-universe” explanation for the pause was him trying to work out in his head what to say.

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Well, they’ll certainly be getting a copy (copies?), whether they review it, however, will be up to them. =)

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I just remember being oddly drawn to it, despite crap cgi and an absurd premise. Maybe it had something to do with the hot genetically-enhanced pleasure slave redhead.

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God.. I’ve now owned four different versions of Series I: the U.S. VHS, the region 2 DVD (which I had to hack my DVD player to watch), the region 1 DVD which naturally came out shortly after, and the Bodysnatcher collection.

I must really like this show.

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All I can say is thank GOD they finally hit their stride with Dear Dave.

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P.S.: If anyone is interested in regular updates and news about this and our other upcoming books (including a recently announced Doctor Who book by Matthew J. Elliott), head on over to Facebook and ‘Like’ our page at https://www.facebook.com/hassleinbooks

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