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Pretty sure the grey studio background was just a template, I’ve seen the poses photoshopped in-front of deep space in promotional adverts

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They do exist in a very similar style to the X ones (backgrounds almost identical) but no, I don’t think they’ve ever been put out there. Not for any particular reason, I don’t think – just more that there was never really a reason to use them in that way.

That’s a shame, hopefully they release them.

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I stand corrected I do believe an additional photoshoot may have taken place since the billboards last year contained Cat posing in his outfit from Mechocracy, my futile hunt continues.

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That was M-Corp I believe.

Yeah, you do have to kinda give them a pass on the cameos at least since Talkie, Holly, Captain Hollister are all part of Red Dwarf lore in one way or another. The excessive callbacks to mostly trivial tho I could do without, I don’t know if its nostalgia or a nod to continuity tbh.

I wonder if Doug browses this website.

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Also some of the photos make appearances in Red Dwarf XI: The Game.

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Yeah, I think the images of the exact photoshoot I’m looking for was taken sometime around the filming of Samsara going off of Cat’s outfit.

It’s just they look more or less the same in XI & XII so I couldn’t really differentiate the two.

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Mechocracy really should’ve been in XI shouldn’t it? In XII the nostalgia kinda becomes crowded with all the core cameos in one particular series (Talkie Toaster, Holly, Captain Hollister). Plus had it been in XI it might’ve coincided with the 2016 US election so it may or may not have got some increased viewership, idk.

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Ace Rimmer – Yes, if the Ace who appears is actually the original Rimmer who departed in ‘Stoke Me A Clipper’, revealing that the Rimmer we’ve been seeing for the whole of the Dave era is actually a second Rimmer hologram created after nanoRimmer died after the end of ‘Only The Good… ‘ (explaining why the UKTV Rimmer is a bit more of an asshole than BBC Rimmer). OG Rimmer would mostly keep up the Ace persona, so it’d essentially be a sequel to ‘Me^2’ and ‘Dimension Jump’ at the same time.

If this was Reddit I’d give you gold, but this is G&T so I’ll say bravo.

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Ace – I wouldn’t mind him coming back, but I like believing BTE-XII Rimmer is the Rimmer from VIII and I feel like him returning will give an excuse to fuck that up. Otherwise as long as its not some joke episode and actually meaningful, Ace done seriously is best Ace (The beginning to Stoke Me a Clipper is an exception).

Duane – It’d probably be pretty hammy, wouldn’t it? Can’t imagine how’d they do it well.

Why not spice this list up a bit? How about Kochanski and Holly (Norman & Hattie versions).

Kochanski – Can only see this done as part of a series final, movie, or feature length special. It’s been built-up too much to be a throwaway.

Holly (Norman) – I liked him in Skipper (Fingers-crossed GNP’s de-aging technology has improved since 2016), and wouldn’t mind him back as a regular character as long as his reappearance is explained.

Holly (Hattie) – I’d like to see her back, I’ve suggested this once, that if Red Dwarf ever ends on a feature length special or movie that Hattie could come back as a random different character as a wink-and-nudge. But otherwise, I don’t know how they can make her reappear without it being forced and having the show be critised for pandering to nostalgia.

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May Cloister smile upon thee, o’ broken thread fixer

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Well question still stands I guess

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Fuck

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The model shots are passable, but for me the lighting in XI & XII was really unnecessary sometimes. Why make everything so blue and dark, I could hardly see the Starbug set with the lighting half the time. Plus I’m really not a fan of the giant fans in corridors which make everything a different hue below it, its realistic but it gets quite distracting.

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BTW tho, we weren’t calling Goodall a “fucking idiot” anyway, in fact I’m pretty sure this thread was made to laugh at such claims.

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Maybe the bleak, lonely, pointless emptiness of our hopeless futile predicament is beginning to get to him.

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VII is actually my all-time favourite of all of Rimmer’s looks not going to lie, I thought the red boots better complimented the ensemble than VI’s solid black ones. I also thought Chris Barrie’s more shorter hair better suited the quilted jacket.

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He also wore some quite peculiar boots, with a sort of blue sleeve.

Actually, Rimmer wore those boots during Series III, IV, V, and VII; it’s just during III & IV they were green and during V & VII they were red.

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BETTER THAN SEX

A new total immersion porno game has been discovered by the crew following the arrival of the post pod. As advertised, the game promises the user will “cum 17 times per second guaranteed or your money back.”

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Considering the current version of the uniform debuted in BTE almost a decade ago, is this the longest we’ve had Rimmer in one consistent uniform?

They’re a little different.

But yes, the one from X-XII is the longest uniform Rimmer has consecutively worn (Not counting changes into other clothing for episode specific events such as Trojan, Officer Rimmer, or Skipper)

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Well this isn’t a perfect world, Dave

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I quite like Rimmer’s uniform from X-XII, its just he’s had it longer than any other outfit he’s worn (Not counting the beige uniform being redesigned for VIII) and its becoming duller as a result.

I still vouch for a new colour being introduced like yellow or orange, purple would be interesting too.

Recommendations I suggest for a possible redesign:
1. Keep the badge he’s had since Series III, it wouldn’t be Captain Emerald/Bollocks without it
2. Return to the boots, the boots should match the overall colour scheme but be lighter in colour (See Back to Earth’s Rimmer uniform)
3. The ‘H’ should be a reflective dark blue to represent hard-light and keep people from complaining

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I’d like them to introduce a new palette to a possible XIII redesign of Rimmer’s uniform, a lot of people have suggested yellow or orange and I’d like to see that. But yeah, the beige being a regular thing would be a step backward.

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Probably to better contrast Kryten with the black-cladded MILFs in Siliconia, which being possibly one of the first episodes to be written prior to XI & XII sounds plausible to me.

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Doug’s just been announced for this year’s Dimension Jump, so I’m guessing then.

Hopefully, otherwise Doug can expect me to hop on the Timewave sucks-bandwagon out of spite.

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Kryten looked his absolute best during IV-V.

Of course you mean the factually correct answer of V-VI Kryten. (sarcasm)

Not a great costume

I actually think he looks really good in that photo, like, really good.

For some reason I have a lot to say on Kryten’s individual appearances so I’d like to add my two cents on the pros and cons of the XI & XII ensemble.

Pros:
#1) Nose is less ‘beaky’
#2) No eye bags
#3) Overall face is nearly excellent, apart from one thing (See Cons #1)
#4) Outfit for the body is very well-detailed and easy on the eyes (He has a socket for the groinal attachment even though he doesn’t use it, attention to detail)

Cons:
#1) Signature lines on Kryten’s face aren’t as noticeable as they should be, he’s supposed to have an angular face (“All the curves you got are gonna become right angles.” – Fallout 2)

– Best Kryten mask this side of Swindon –
{Note – But not TOO angular, or it becomes Series VII Kryten, which while not bad, can be pretty distracting on casual viewing}
#2) This one WILL sound petty and I’ll look like a dick, but XI & XII Kryten is quite… well.. . big in the stomach area. Maybe they can somehow make it a bit thinner without Bobby having to do anything he doesn’t want to, but yeah if he could be a little more… slim.

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What a fantastic thread, almost like Series VIII is hated for a reason and McGruder getting retconned in Last Human was deliberate.

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That’s unfortunate, maybe he denied it cause he was putting all his attention on the movie at the time. It’s a shame Red Dwarf doesn’t have much in the realm of video games though, besides the two mobile games, which while they are a bit mediocre I’m glad they exist.

I remember hearing Rob on the Comedy Connection documentary going-on about how they were in-talks to develop a Red Dwarf video game prior to the Grant Naylor split. Wonder what could’ve happened there.

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God, really, when are they going to announce Red Dwarf XIII? Please just fucking announce it so we can have it next Fall. I really don’t want to have to wait until 2020.

This x infinity.

Sifting the topic away from Star Wars, which I think is in everybody’s best interest, why are we hearing almost nothing yet about a new series from UKTV or Dave? I’m expecting an announcement or some kind of update at Dimension Jump this October from Doug regarding XIII, cause we haven’t had new Red Dwarf filmed since early 2016.

I’m certain Doug is working hard to get new stuff commissioned, but let’s speed it along a bit m8. Let’s get XIII, a crossover with a certain popular show on Dave, and maybe a tv special done before 2021 comes around.

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Missed Clem’s comment, whoops

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Pretty sure Cat’s had six nipples since Kryten from Series II

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Another question I’m pondering, though I don’t want to create two XIII-related posts to the forums so close together; what do you think is almost ‘guaranteed’ to change in XIII in-comparison to XI/XII?

My two cents? Kryten’s overall appearance, obviously Kryten always gets redesigned to some extent every new production, but I mean I can bet his face will definitely be more angler and blocky to compensate for all the flak Kryten’s look in XI/XII got to the point with mainstream media covering it.

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Digging through some news articles and discovered even Dave Lister himself called Dave Dwarf a “reboot”, heh

I think we want to film more episodes, the reboot went so well

https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/2017/03/10/news/craig-charles-hopes-red-dwarf-crew-can-make-space-for-arena-tour-960713/

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As long as you can get past the hook cock I’m sure a relationship between the homo and felis sapiens could work

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Yes, so enshrined in the canon it was only first revealed 38 years after the first movie beyond speculative theories never confirmed in the original three movies prior.

Even then, if it was foreshadowed, hinted, or even explicitly stated in the original trilogy at any point it doesn’t make the scene of Leia in space any better beyond nodding to continuity.

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If I remember correctly, cause I haven’t seen the prequel movies since last decade, but wasn’t Luke and Leia’s mother void of force powers? Is it not as equally plausible for her and Anakin to birth one child with the force and another who lacks it?

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You know what I mean.

If its never demonstrated or even hinted at on-screen can you blame him for not seeing evidence of Leia having force powers in the prior films.

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Course Chloe’s guest appearance wasn’t leaked, Norman wasn’t involved in it

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Cheers to Flap Jack for the dedication tho

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I wouldn’t mind her having force powers, but the concept of using the force to float in space is pretty stupid.

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Also,

if you’d like something a little more Jawscvmcdia flavored

should be an offence punishable by firing squad

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I always took it as a sorta explanation as to why Holly’s (Norman Lovett’s) nose looked crooked

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Hopefully neither

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Imagine how horrifying Can of Worms would’ve been had that dead Polymorph been moving around for the entire episode

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I could never watch a Red Dwarf reboot, there’s only one Lister, Rimmer, Cat, and Kryten (post-Series II) for me

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I’d also write down every GELF and Simulant they came across, this was before I knew there was a wiki or even a Wikipedia page.

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Maybe the bleak lonely pointless emptiness of our hopeless futile predicament is beginning to get to him.

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I used to write down every episode of Red Dwarf into a notebook over-and-over.

Last day of 5th grade, I did the Rimmer-salute (Series VIII edition) to every friend of mine as a so-long, none of them knew what Red Dwarf was needless to say.

Don’t have any written-reviews, but I can assure you I thought they were all amazing. Though past me was disappointed Series X wasn’t on Netflix, I was able to watch it (I don’t remember how tho).

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The Hitler-mustache/eye-patch combo aren’t doing him many favours

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Interesting question, I’ll bite. Though I think this question would be asking which ending is the most memorable rather than ‘best’, unless that’s the criteria.

Best: Balance of Power, Better Than Life, Timeslides, White Hole, Gunmen of the Apocalypse, Out of Time (Personal Favourite), The Beginning

Worst: Dimension Jump (I don’t hate any tbh)

Best Honourable mention: The End (I’d have put it, but I’d only be doing so cause its classic and not out for my personal enjoyment), Rimmerworld (Hate the rest of the episode, but this always made me laugh)

Expect Entangled to receive several mentions down below, fingers-crossed we don’t get into another Irene E debate

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Since they’re a gestalt entity would that be considered incest or self-cest?

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