Please proceed to the Drive Room News Posted by Ian Symes on 22nd December 2020, 20:23 We bring you news of an excellent thing. Kris Carter, who’s been a regular fixture here for as long as I can remember, and one of my favourite creative people in Red Dwarf fandom ever since I first saw his comic strips in Fan Club magazine Better Than Life over twenty years ago, has launched a fanzine. Drive Room takes a look at each episode in as much depth as you’d possibly need, starting unsurprisingly with The End, covering the plot, guest stars, behind the scenes details, adaptations, visual effects and publicity photos, along with profiles on both Chris Barrie and Arnold Rimmer. Lovingly adorned with cover art from Kriss’s fair hand and beautifully laid out, issue one is available to download from Chris’s blog now, and best of all – it’s free. It can’t have escaped your attention that we’ve been rather slack with the written content since The Promised Land, so it’s brilliant that Khris has stepped up to the plate and delivered something even more meticulous and in-depth than we usually manage. And how wonderful that Red Dwarf is still inspiring new and original fan endeavours after nearly 33 years.
Red Dwarf and Me: Artificial Reality Features Posted by John Hoare on 22nd August 2017, 10:03 In a parallel universe, I know nothing about Red Dwarf XII. Well, maybe not nothing. I probably know it exists. I may even have clocked that it was back on Dave, perhaps even that it was being broadcast in October. But I didn't pay that much attention. In that universe, maybe I still got into Red Dwarf when I was 13, and loved it. But I never really got into fandom, perhaps wasn't as keen on later series... and just drifted off. Maybe I would have ended up watching XII. Maybe I wouldn't. Read more →
“We’ve found a stasis leak on Floor 16…” Features Posted by John Hoare on 26th July 2016, 14:23 Hanging around on a deep, dark, unloved corner of the internet is an old version of Ganymede & Titan. The reasons for this are long and complex, but essentially amount to laziness: during one of our relaunches many years ago, we didn't move all of our stuff over to the new version of the site. We thought until we did, the least we could do would be to leave all that stuff online. We never did get round to moving it, of course, which means you can insert a certain Mickey Mouse operation quote here at your leisure. But clicking around on that old version of the site can be fun, especially for old-time G&T visitors. And one page in particular fascinates me: our links page, last updated in mid-2004. It's an interesting snapshot of online Red Dwarf fandom at the time; a list of the sites we thought were important back then. 12 years later, how many of them are even still online, let alone important? I thought it'd be fun to go through the list and take a look at the fate of that slice of Dwarf fandom. And dare I say that it might shed a bit of light on the development of the web over the past decade? Tune in at the end to see whether I manage to tie that one up at all convincingly. So, let's start with... Read more →
The Beginning Features Posted by John Hoare on 26th February 2011, 20:46 G&T interviews TORDFC founder Nic Farey, and ex-team member Maxine Lehmann Read more →
Red Dwarf IX Fan Promo News Posted by John Hoare on 31st July 2008, 22:03 Here. Whatever any of us might think if a Series IX really did come that was like this... it's bloody superb. The use of deleted scenes and the PBS material from the VIII DVD is incredibly well put together, and the way it builds to a climax is absolutely stunning for a fan trailer. But the best use of DVD material has to come at exactly two minutes in... Read more →
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Part #8463842 News Posted by John Hoare on 1st May 2008, 13:55 Yes, to celebrate five years online, we've got fat, lazy, and complacent. Excellent. Read more →
Alexis Petridis is a big rubbish News Posted by John Hoare on 2nd January 2008, 06:02 At the risk of looking like I care too much about this kind of thing, and also admitting that I've left it rather too late to post this, I can't help but draw your attention to this Guardian article. Read more →
BTL RIP News Posted by Jonathan Capps on 9th May 2007, 23:02 Look, everyone, there's no point feeling sorry about BTL. It's a kindness. Like a blind old incontinent sheepdog, it's had its day. Take it out to the barn with a double-barreled shot-gun and blow the mother away. And I'm only saying that because I'm so fond of it. That's right; after 52 issues the official Fan Club magazine, Better Than Life, is to be put out of its considerable misery and replaced with something just that little bit different. Read more →
Winspit Quarry News Posted by John Hoare on 20th February 2007, 17:23 Used as a location in Doctor Who and Blake's 7, amongst other shows. And guess what I've just found out? "Actually the 'Hitchhiker' fans have been fighting a regular water pistol fight in that quarry, against the 'Blake's 7' fans, in recent summers. Usually in August, I believe." Read more →
Those Web log things News Posted by John Hoare on 17th October 2006, 00:04 You may have noticed a couple of links added to our Quick Links section recently. But in case you hadn't, we thought we'd draw your attention to a couple of new Red Dwarf blogs set up by some members of this very site that you hold in your hands. Read more →
