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Wasn’t there an ocean planet in Cassandra?

> Cat?s joy is right there in the script? all his life he?d wanted to go on a metaphysical odyssey, and never thought he?d get the chance!

Didn’t like that line much. Not enough logic behind it to be funny. Lister should have said it in a sarcastic tone.

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I think Alien 3 pissed me off from the start by immediately killing off Newt, Hicks and Bishop.

Have reappraised it in recent years. I do like it much more, especially the special edition – though it’s annoying that they didn’t tidy up the sound in the re-inserted scenes.

It’s still a pretty bloody depressing film, though. The Alien effects are horrible…and overall it feels like Scum in Space, guest starring the Alien.

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Oooh, the cutting of Rimmers shaking hands bit improves the scene no end.

Good stuff!

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Watched first couple of minutes…so far seems good, though cutting out Kryten’s post-card and explanation of where he is makes Listers “surf boy back from broom town” line nonsensical.

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“In a misguided attempt to humorously make a point concerning the past actions of Dwain Chambers which are well documented, my own behaviour on the programme constituted off-the-scale idiocy.

“In response, Dwain Chambers’ reaction that morning was exemplary. I wish the same could be said for my own behaviour. He deserved better. I deeply regret my actions and unreservedly apologise to Dwain Chambers for them.”

Pfffthahahahaha.

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> this is a BEAUTIFUL interpretation.

Well, thank you. One does one’s best.

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Right, well.

Only thing I can think of is that Cat’s path to pure elation revolves around him abandoning material obsessions / realising that he’s not the centre of the universe. It’s a bitter pill to swallow but might result in him fulfilling his potential.

Kryten’s? Hmm. Maybe his ultimate fantasy is to see Lister happy / have his guilt about the Kochanski secret resolved. In this way, the kids on the bus could be products of his psyche – living out his fantasy of telling Lister the truth.

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Ooof, don’t want to step on your toes and / or piss on your chips. Do lock the thread if you’d prefer speculation to wait for the time being.

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> Yeah, that line made me chuckle as well. It?s a pity it was somewhat ruined by him not knowing how to pronounce Austin despite visiting Jane Austin World.

True, though that was just an afternoon’s escapade 12 years ago. Plus I doubt he was paying that much attention.

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Rimmer’s northernisms were a bit too good for the character. Felt more like Chris coming through at that moment.

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Oh pis of.

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My thoughts exunctly.

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I bet we get a few good behind-the-scenes bits on those particular jokes. If they were his / Doug’s idea.

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And it also provided us with a couple of the best gags in BtE.

Good old crack.

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True that. Saw on t’web the other day – deep-fried pizza, sliced and filled with chips.

Commendably shameless.

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I’m sure there’s some equally brilliant explanation as to why I spelled it “aritificial”.

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I liked the mention of the Polymorph having turned into an “aritificial snake”, thus finally excusing the shoddy snake prop!

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I’m amazed by you northern folk. I remember the first time I learned of a “slappy barm”.

A pie in a bap? That’s utter madness.

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The ad break in Part 2 would’ve worked SO much better with a bumper / sting.

Could also have tidied up the gag a bit.

“I hate three parters, I mean what if I’m out? And what about advert breaks? They always happen at the most inconvenient..”

*BUMPER, STING, ADVERTS*.

Sorted.

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This ‘un

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Will be interested to see the deleted scenes…. didn’t we see pics of Kryten in a slightly different suit with a couple of lovely ladies?

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ITV 4 hopefully. It’s a ratings goldmine.

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Katerina’s knickers.

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I enjoyed Back to Earth a great deal…but will be very interested to watch this. Fan edits are good fun.

(You fucker).

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> Threads often change topic don`t they. And as the scene where Lister and Kochanski are in the car is a rip off from Blade Runner it is perfectly valid to mention it.

Hmmm….no, it’s not a “rip-off”. However much you extend a parody / homage, it’s not a rip-off unless you’re passing it off as entirely unconnected and original material.

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> So according to quantum mechanics our reality was created by the combined Joy Squid hallucination of Rimmer, Lister, Cat & Kryten.

Wasn’t actually our reality though, was it? What with the massive Tyrell pyramid on the thames etc etc etc.

I’m not convinced that “dreams and hallucinations” are thought to create alternate dimensions in the workings of quantum mechanics. Just decisions / events occurring in the real world.

But…at the end of the day, who gives a smeg?

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Loved lots of little Lister bits in the specials. Nobody has mentioned it yet, but there’s a nice bit of acting when they’re about to open the portal in episode one and he says he’s not building his hopes up…yet from his little mannerisms and nervous shuffle you can tell that it means everything to him.

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I would love to see more. The whole spirit of Back to Earth seemed to be that this shouldn’t be the end.

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Whenever I see a new sitcom with a laughter track…….it immediately seems old-school comedy.

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Definitely definitely the Dave channel intros. For the main episodes and the other repeats…cos I didn’t catch them all with my inaccurate “press button now. No, NOW!” recording technique.

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Nah. When you resurrect once brilliant sitcoms years later they’re invariably shit.

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Hehe. Glad to be getting some closure. And it’s not like there’s anything else to talk about this evening. ;)

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Haha! Excellent!

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I’d like to buy him a foaming pint of nut brown ale.

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No point. There would be no Norman Lovett action figure and without that, the entire merchandising process would be pointless.

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> just look how top form he was in series 8 after 10 years since he left in 1988 :P

Ah, yes. Norm in Series 8. All the comic talent of a man with head injuries reading a tired joke off a distant beer mat.

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Oh and yes…the “knocks four times” thing seemed to point to the sound of drums.

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What he said.

Just checked. His comment is “Oh, Dave are running the smeg ups after part 2 tomorrow? Didn’t know that! Gulp!”

So I presume it’s not actually BtE smegs.

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Thought it was solid good fun. No complaints.

But I nearly forgot it was on! Must be something else on this evening that had drawn my attention…

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Unless it’s not.

But I presumed it was?

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Oh, it’s new. Smeg ups from Back to Earth. Bobby Llew mentioned it on Twitter.

When’s it on?

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I do hope in a way that they address the Series 8 cliffhanger.

It could just be in a line of throwaway dialogue…

Rimmer: I’m not hopping through that portal like some kind of demented trans-dimensional kangaroo.

Lister: Come on, Rimmer. You’ve done it before. Remember when the ship was disolving and you went into the mirror universe to sort it out? That went pretty well.

Rimmer: Went well? I ended up choking to death in a blazing inferno.

Cat: Yeah, like he said – an afternoon well spent.

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I really hope Doug and co don’t pay too much attention to online feedback.

It’s always massively skewed towards negative.

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The cliffhanger didn’t bother me at all.

I believe I let out an audible “GAH!” as I really wanted to see what happened next.

So it had its desired effect.

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“But for decades, being an adolescent Red Dwarf fan was seen as about as low as you could sink, socially, without actually having a bell tied around your neck.”

Oh cunt off.

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When oh when will we get some idea of viewing figures?

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win.

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Is it? May well be. Them folks and their fangled viral internets.

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I think they might have invited him to take part in Back to Earth if he didn’t have hair like a paintbrush.

I hear they were planning a whole episode based around Holly inspecting a tea-bag found on the underside of the ship.

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All seems a bit desperate. But if it does boost sales in any way then I spose it can only aid prospects of more Dwarf.

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