DwarfCast 89 – Stoke Me A Clipper Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 10th September 2017, 16:21 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes With just over a month until Red Dwarf XII debuts on Dave (and most likely just under a month until it debuts on UKTV Play), what the world needs right now is another discussion about Series VII. Luckily, we've picked one of the better episodes of that particular run as the subject for our latest commentary. Get ready to update your spreadsheets at home, and tick off Stoke Me A Clipper. Join Cappsy, Danny, Ian and the Fan Club's Jo Sharples (who, by the way, has recently announced the dates for the next Dimension Jump), as we discuss such diverse topics as the perils of a cold opening for a small child, Craig Charles's secret past as a Leeds United supporter, the similarities between Ace Rimmer and Ford Prefect, another early role on Red Dwarf for Richard Naylor, plastikkrokodil and why Lister's tie is so shiny. Plus, we offer up a possible solution to a plot hole that's been bugging Cappsy for over twenty years. Read more →
DwarfCast 77 – Dear Dave Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 4th September 2016, 13:00 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes Rejoice as we finally reach everyone's favourite episode of Series X, Dear Dave. Your intrepid team - Tanya Jones, Danny Stephenson, Ian Symes and TORDFC's Jo Sharples - tackle such topics as the nature of the JMC on-board computer, the best burial place for a shit episode, Alphonse Areola, and a potential spin-off series for Asso: Spanish Detective. Oh, and sexism. Let's see if this shitty little (mostly) boys' club can sort out that thorny problem once and for all. But before all that, a round-up of the latest Red Dwarf XI news, and all the details you need to get your hands of one of five pairs of tickets to Dave's exclusive fan screening of the first two episodes. Yes, you have to listen to the actual DwarfCast in order to get the instructions, but don't worry, it's quite near the start. Read more →
DwarfCast 76 – Entangled Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 28th August 2016, 19:49 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes By a remarkable coincidence, our run of Series X commentaries continues with Entangled. Join Cappsy, Ian, John, Tanya and TORDFC's Jo Sharples as we discuss such topics as Chris Barrie's status as an attractive man, a particularly obscure Doctor Dwarf moment, burnt tea, whether it's better to kill a chimp or a woman, and shoving spoons up one's arse. Plus, considering this was recorded months ago, some remarkably prescient comments about the release schedule of trailers, and Britain's relationship with the European Union. But wait! There's more. At the end of a particularly busy week of Red Dwarf XI news, Ian and Danny provide a fairly waffley round-up of all the little bits we've noticed, including a deeper look at the shots from the teaser that didn't make it into the full trailer. Read more →
DwarfCast 72 – Demons & Angels Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Jonathan Capps on 7th June 2016, 16:12 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes Years after we first started these commentaries we've managed to tick another series off the list, this time with Series V, as we mop up Demons & Angels. Join Jonathan Capps, Ian Symes, John Hoare, Tanya Jones and TORDFC's Jo Sharples as we unpick one of the show's more unusual episodes and arguably the show's best series. Read more →
DwarfCast 71 – Queeg Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 15th May 2016, 16:56 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes Okay, suckers. Get this into your stupid thick heads. There's only one thing I'm going to say to you: please listen to our episode commentary for Queeg. Danny, John, Ian and TORDFC's Jo Sharples gather around to discuss such topics as Ed Bye's directorial flair, the nature of Holly's consciousness, how the show might have developed had Norman Lovett stayed on, and the surface area of peas. There's also a somewhat startling new theory about how long Holly's joke lasted - was "Queeg" actually in charge for five months? Join us for an uncharacteristically competent chinwag. Read more →
DwarfCast 69 – Epideme & Nanarchy Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 25th March 2016, 15:50 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes You heard. It's two for the price of one, although double nothing is still nothing. Danny Stephenson and Ian Symes continue their odyssey to watch the shit bits so that the rest of the team don't have to, with occasional interjections from guests Jo Sharples of TORDFC, and Tom Pyott. We tackle the loose two-parter of Epideme and Nanarchy, discussing such diverse topics as the merits of Gary Martin, the practical applications of nanotechnology and recently proposed changes to disability benefits, as well as revealing the fate of the Epideme communicator prop, and proposing a new animated spin-off. We also get a lot of basic facts wrong, get confused about what's happening on-screen and go quiet for a few moments at a time fairly frequently. So it's not very good, but at least it gets another quarter of Series VII out the way. Read more →
DwarfCast 66 – Gunmen of the Apocalypse Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 31st December 2015, 13:50 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes To celebrate the dawning of a new year, and to help ease you through the production perineum, DwarfCast commentaries are BACK. And it's a biggie - by popular demand, we tackle Series VI Episode 3 Gunmen of the Apocalypse, which is officially the third best episode of all time. Read more →
DwarfCast 63 – Better Than Life Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 3rd October 2015, 14:06 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes Q. What's the only thing worse than not releasing a new podcast for ages? A. Recording a new podcast and then forgetting you'd done so for the best part of four months. Read more →
DwarfCast 59 – Back In The Red Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Ian Symes on 9th January 2015, 17:09 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes Nearly a decade ago, we embarked on a mission to record commentaries for every single episode of Red Dwarf. Progress is slow, and occasionally entire years will pass without an update, but we'll get there eventually. However, getting a high proportion of G&T staffers in the same room at the same is a rare, nay freak occurrence, and so when we actually get a chance to blabber through an episode of our favourite show together, we usually want it to be an episode we actually like. Luckily, two men with strong stomachs and erratic sleeping patterns are on hand to wade through the shit bits when all others have gone home or fallen asleep... Read more →
DwarfCast 58 – Terrorform Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Jonathan Capps on 11th September 2014, 16:26 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes Fans of how Robert Llewellyn pronounces "terror" rejoice as our critical DwarfCasting eyes have finally fallen on the mildly underrated series V episode Terrorform. Join television's Ian Symes, Sweden's Danny Stephenson and disappointment's Jonathan Capps as they discuss Kryten's metaphor hunt, Chris Barrie's slippery pliance, uneven leg joints and, as a special 'treat', the remaining deleted scenes from the Series V DVD. Read more →
