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Dammit…. Is it that obvious…?

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It was before I had a digital camera so I’ll dig out the pic, take a photo of it and upload it here. ^__^ as long as you all promise not to laugh at how ickle I look…
Andrew I’m hurt and offended you don’t remember it *weeps bitterly* it was gone midnight on the Friday night. You kept him in a bag or box, that bit I don’t remember….

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Have you not read the ladybird book of British colonisation? Rule no.1: if you stuck a flag in it, you own it ^__^

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Do you have a flag?

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> Looks like the Midlands is the place to be for sci-fi conventions.

“Northampton is not the Midlands. Tottenham Court Road is the Midlands.”

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> Every time I stumble across someone who was at DJ I was also at (which, okay, is all but two of them) I wonder if we actually met at any point. The booze thing tends to make it tricky to recall?

indeed we have met. We met in a lift and u had mr flibble with you and you VERY kindly let me hold him AND took a pic of me holding him ( not my profile pic, haha) it was a FANTASTIC year

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> I?m looking forward to drinking all the booze.

One of my worst ever hangovers was at DJ2002 *whimsical sigh*

Such a great night – those of you who have never been before are going to love it. I wish I was going. I need plenty of fun and drunken pics up on FB please Jo! (After all, what else is it there for…?)

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Sorry Ian *hangs head in shame* I must admit though, I actually *did* meet these guys through G&T so thank you for facilitating ^__^ I do so love keeping up with this site.

Plus I’m hopefully meeting with the lovely Jo next week – I asked her if you lot would be up for it too. And I’ll buy a bottle of wine, I promise ;-)

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> You can ask Carl for the treatment i came up with, I?ll never get round to writing it in all honesty? :)

He’s probably on the case. I’m sure he’ll give me a poke if I’m needed.

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Hi hun – did you get my message?

> Hummingbird – I know you?ve sent me ideas for me to write as a fan fic for you, not sure if that may be too long though? But your ideas are fab x

The guys have asked me to write another script for the series but I’m a bit stumped for ideas. Do you have any ideas? With credit of course!! I wouldn’t steal them away in the night…

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> Off topic i finally got round to installing Homebrew on my Wii last week. Best thing i ever did to it :)

So did we – downloaded Raving Rabbids II and House of the Dead: Overkill. Two games we would never have paid money for I’m afraid….

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> If there?s grass on the pitch, scratch that itch?;)

LOL!! I haven’t heard that one for a long time. That, or ‘If there’s grass on the wicket, let’s play cricket’

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> Er, I don?t think any bloke would be calling security if a ginger cutie like you was sitting on his lap.

Hehe, thanks ^__^ Although I was only 17 at the time – proper jail-bait!

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> Remember TheLeen has the power to send all your molecules flying in a thousand different directions.

…like Dark Phoneix from X-men? :-S

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> On the plus side for me by sheer chance I ended up spending an this evening sat with Mac McDonald watching his daughter perform in Soho

Dude! That’s amazing! Both he and his two daughters are fab at singing (they sang at DJ 2002 I think?) He’s such a nice guy. He let me sit on his lap into the early hours and didn’t call the police or security or anything. Even when I wore his glasses…

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Thanks for clarifying Ben ^__^ I was having trouble understanding why such a light-hearted, fun project had suddenly seemed so political on this thread. Ah so you’re writing on the Red Dwarf fan comic? I must admit I’ve been checking in to see how it’s all going – let me know when it gets off the ground proper so I can have a looksy.

I agree with the Leen on this one in that I was rather surprised as to why this thread has descended into such heavy discussions. On with the product! Rest assured, Pete and Kevin are working flat out to get the animation sorted – I guess me and Carl are flagging trying to keep up with creative ideas…! I don’t know about the others, but I’d genuinely like some suggestions for script ideas that I can try and develop.

Hummingbird – I know you’ve sent me ideas for me to write as a fan fic for you, not sure if that may be too long though? But your ideas are fab x

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Personally, I don’t at all disagree with Ben’s/Seb’s/Ian’s comments re: short videos/films etc. A friend of mine is a budding film-maker and has made short (10 mins) as well as feature length and I think they’re as excellent, poignant and loaded as one another, but short films is where it’s at in terms of success initially in the beeezniiiis.

Sorry, what I took issue with was Ben (or indeed anyone) presuming to know what my ambitions/motives/goals in life are just because I’m writing for this project ^__^ Plus I’m in a foul mood anyway with this stoooopid busted knee so perhaps I’m just spoiling for a rumble…

> Also, karcreat – you do know she?s married, right?

Haha, yes he does. We’re friends on facebook.

> is the ?85? in your screenname the year you were BORN??

Indeed, I’m a sprightly 24.

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In fact, I’m fairly sure my last post covered that for me, writing is about the enjoyment of a hobby, the ego-sating nature of nice reviews, and that my goal is to write a novel, not script-writing? Or perhaps you missed that.

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Ben, I’m intrigued – after having read some of your comics for ‘Jump Leads’, I found the concept highly entertaining and clever (and I can spot your influences), but does my opinion not matter in the grand scheme of things? After all, by your point of argument, any self-created project must be for one’s own gratitude and nothing more?

I’m only a contributer to RD Animated so I’m not part of the decision-making in whether the focus was on a film or series – I’ve been a script consultant for the film (and thrown in the odd line here or there), penned an episode of the series, and am hoping to write another. My reasons are not quite as two-dimensional as you seem to think – yes, there is nothing better than getting appreciative feedback from people watching your work (I really don’t think anyone was here to argue that point – the line ‘created by fans for fans’ is a tagline not a missionary statement) but I also wanted to challenge myself to move from prose writing in fanfiction to script writing, as I’ve always found that much more difficult.

Surely if we’re in it ‘for the same reasons’ as you seem to lump us all in with, then why the animosity?

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Why would that be rude? Unless it’s down to trying to replicate position 48 in the Karma Sutra…

I tripped over in the street like a right noob. :-( I did it on Thursday and it’s steadily been getting worse ever since. Especially when I have to walk for say more than 5 minutes at a time.

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I’ve managed to sprain my knee so I now look like Kevin Spacey’s character in ‘The Usual Suspects’ as I walk down the street…

…give me fifteen ^__^

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We’re doing a telethon together for Arthritis Awareness….

Mr Grant has twittered me back to say that the gig has been cancelled! Tut, tut. Where am I going to go drinking now?

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> Coolio gets a bloody invite and I?m still waiting. This is unacceptable.

Me and Coolio are like THAT *crosses fingers*

My dear Karl, I would be offended if you did not also attend.

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> As for Morgana, I have a suspicion as to what will happen with her. I?ll admit I?m basing a lot of it from the character of the other legends.

Series 2 finale perhaps? Also, looks the child version of Mordrid is due for a return (although according to the legends, wasn’t he supposed to be Arthur’s sons in the latter versions of the tale i.e. 11th C. onwards?)

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> I quite liked the new episode but the first 20 minutes pissed me off somewhat as it felt like we were right back at the start of series 1 again with zero character development with Arthur and Merlin.

Yeah I agree with you there – it did feel like ‘where did the other series go?’

> And give Morgana some fucking screentime (yes, screentime that involves fucking).

The post-watershed version, where Morgana declares her love for Gwen ;-)

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See I still think that doing a ten minute ‘Robot Chicken: Star Wars’ style episode would be fab! ^__^

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Coolio – I’m keeping half an eye out on his Twitter to find out where, so I’ll post it on here if I spot it. He’s cutting it a bit fine with the location though – I’m assuming he doesn’t mind if people don’t turn up?! ^__^

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Dunno – he said he’d confirm where but hasn’t…I work in London Bridge so anywhere is fairly accessible for me. Would you be up for it?

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Apparantly he’s doing a stand up gig in London on Tuesday. I’m planning on heading on down – any other Londoners up for it?

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I’ll feign surprise, awe and wonder when your post eventually surfaces, I promise

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See that’s one point that both Mallory and Chretien agreed on hundreds of years ago. That Merlin had a talking owl called Archimedes…

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Oooh see now I’m intrigued. But will the reality live up to the fantasy I wonder…?

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Oooh was it naughty? How many swear words did it have in it?

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Yay! Red Dwarf thong! Come oooooon pay day…

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> My mate was in it

Wowza, he certainly looks the part ^__^

> The original legend *whatever that is. There?s plenty of differences from the different sources, etc. I tend to like the stories and ideas based on the original Celtic stuff though

Hmm…yeah tricky. He’s mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle too…but none of the stories (whether closer to the ‘reality’ such as this version) or the tales/stories (such as Chretien or Mallory) really manage to agree on all the points, so there’s no one consistent point of reference. I just think it’s an interesting take on things – ‘before they were famous’ as it were, but making the legend more family-friendly. Nice easy watching on a Saturday night! ^__^

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Me too!

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> redhead85?
Have I ever mentioned how ADORABLE I think your avatar pic is? (Or how JEALOUS I am that you have a Mr. Flibble puppet?? Grrrr?;)

Aww thanks ^__^ I LOVE my Mr Flibble puppet! My brother got it for me several Christmases ago…

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> Seb says that all the time. He hearts DT and he *will* fight you for him.

*throws off gloves* Come on Seb, bring it…

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> I?m not talking about you, Carl, or redhead85 – you?re both pretty active contributors all over

I must admit that I daren’t venture into the Doctor Who thread, for fear of being completely outgeeked :-S hehe. I know you guys wouldn’t be cruel, but me saying “the tenth doctor was the best cos OMG David Tennant is so gosh darn cute” might not go down well with proper followers… ^__^

> Also, working with a team of writers is probably a lot easier when everyone?s writing their own episode instead of a team script. I imagine, anyway.

To be honest, the shift between the writing methods of the series and the film wouldn’t really change much. Carl remains the main writer whilst I heckle/help from the sidelines. Carl wrote most of the episodes for the series, whilst I only contributed one. We effectively write a script, swap papers and mark each other’s to refine it further, if that analogy makes sense…

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> I think ?legal? is the word.

That’s what he told the courts anyway…

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> Hold on, can I just confirm I?ve got this straight. A guy wearing a Red Dwarf T-Shirt was approached by a woman?

Well I was only 16 at the time so I was less a woman more a girlgeek but the general principal remains the same

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> Or maybe drink more??or maybe drink less.

I work in the wanky world of media (where there’s ‘networking’ and whatnot). I already drink far too much… :-S

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Ben the hen is a genius. I actually laughed out loud reading that.

> G?won?laugh long and hard at my sorry butt, I deserve it?;)

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHA….

*sigh* I should get out more.

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> Is copious even a word?

Yes. ^__^

> Copious amounts of alcohol maybe?

Most likely! But it’s making you very poetic…

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> Oh, now STOP THAT!!?;) I KNEW the minute I had posted that, that I should have worded it differently, dammit!!?;)

Mwahahaha. It’s too fun/easy winding you up my dear!

> ?CDarl????

Carl’s eeee-villl alter ego. Or a typo.

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> I anyone deserves to be ?discovered? as a writer, its Carl.

Oh thanks Kev :-P hehe

Carl is a fantastic writer, and I’m amazed at how his comedy and ideas just seem to flow so damn quickly, whilst I’m left cursing trying to think of one half-decent gag… I’m sure you guys will enjoy the episodes when they’re out and see them for what they are – homages to the greatness of Grant Naylor but in no way trying to emulate them (an impossible feat without at least one dodgy deal with the dark lord…)

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> Now I?m not saying this applies to all fan-fiction, fan-films or anything like that. They?re valid forms that serve a particular purpose

Everyone has hobbies. Mine? Writing. I love it. My spare time is spent writing RD fanfic as it keeps my creative juices flowing, I enjoy it, and (admittedly for the sake of my ego) I love the feedback that I get. People have been incredibly kind about my work, and have been asked if I’m a professional writer, which I was very flattered by.

> and can be especially helpful in aiding young writers in finding a voice without having to build everything from the ground up.

Man I wish this were true! Yes, it would be fantastic to be known in the future for my writing some day, but I am under no illusion that me posting RD fanfic will somehow get me noticed. Actually knuckling down and writing the bloody novel I promised myself I would write and working hard to get it noticed by publishers is the way to find a voice. Fanfiction is either a hobby or damn good practice for honing writing skills. You’re taking an existing set-up and working from there – the vast majority of the work is done for you. It’s pure laziness on my front.

> I just wonder if it?s not a bit of a waste of the work that?s being put into it.

I’ve only written one script for the guys but I loved every minute of it. It challenged me far more than my ‘comfort zone’ of prose writing did, and it will be a great honour to see it given life. Totally worth every hour spent on it. ^__^

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Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease do a Carpool, Doug? PWEWWEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE?

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Psch. Swine Flu was SO last month, Ben.

No seriously mate, hope you feel better soon. Flu is shite.

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The advert reminds me of ‘Backwards’, especially with that angry cyclist…

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