Netpricks, etc News Posted by John Hoare on 26th July 2015, 16:40 Anyone want an example of the kind of fan mail G&T receives? Wow. FFound an edit in the 7 minutes of the S01E01 of Red Dwarf. George's funeral music changed. @DougRDNaylor @ganymedetitan @NetflixUK — Flibster (@Flibster) June 18, 2015 @mumoss have you seen McIntyre's funeral scene on Netflix? What the fuck have they done to it? — Curtis Threadgold (@CurtThreadgold) June 20, 2015 George Macintyre's funeral song in Red Dwarf is completely different on Netflix. Is this common knowledge @ganymedetitan? — Ashley Day (@jellyscare) June 30, 2015 Started watching Red Dwarf on Netflix for the first time, and "See you later, Alligator" is replaced with "Here we go"!?! (@mumoss) — Jayenkai (@Jayenkai) July 12, 2015 This issue did actually come up on our forums a couple of years ago – but we assumed this was just some bizarre music rights issue for Netflix in the US. Sadly, the change is now present on the version which reappeared on UK Netflix in June. Let’s take a butchers, shall we? Continue reading →
High & Low: Deleted Scenes Features Posted by John Hoare on 12th March 2015, 13:54 Let's be perfectly clear. Generally, when talking about deleted scenes - whatever the given TV show or film - the quality of the scenes themselves doesn't actually matter. When I pop in a DVD, I don't care how good they are. It's how interesting they are which makes them entertaining. A scene can be absolutely appalling, deservedly cut... and still be one of the best extras of the lot. This perhaps doubly-holds for Red Dwarf. It's easy to forget how lucky we are with deleted scenes being included on the DVD releases; you only have to check your shelves to see which other sitcoms from 1988 include such things for the proof of that. (Mind you, sadly these days, budget cuts across DVD ranges mean we're lucky to get them for a sitcom made today.) Read more →
High & Low: Special Effects Features Posted by John Hoare on 31st August 2014, 03:18 Of all the difficult tasks I have faced whilst writing Ganymede & Titan, this has to be one of the most difficultistestist. Even more difficult than writing an article which doesn’t manage to be spectacularly rude about somebody for very little reason. How the bloody hell do you manage to boil down the quite staggering amount of amazing special effects work for Red Dwarf into one easy-to-digest Top 10 list? Answer: with a lot of kicking, screaming, self-doubt as to the worth of my entire life, and general dissatisfaction. Hopefully that’s sold this article as something well worth reading. Let’s get on with it, shall we? Read more →
The TATP Years: 1988 News Posted by John Hoare on 24th August 2014, 19:48 I meant to link to this when it was first released back in 2012, but I am called John Hoare and I am a useless little shit. So having been duly reminded, I highly recommend the following: a trek through 1988 from Ben Baker and Tim Worthington, with music, TV and radio clips galore. Oh, was 1988 the year Red Dwarf first aired? I think it just might be. I won’t spoil what any of the clips are: the surprise is part of the fun. It’s an excellent reminder of what pop culture was like back when Red Dwarf was first shown. Which we foolishly tend to ignore in favour of wondering exactly what that motion control rig they used to shoot the model shots was like. Sit back, whack up the speakers, and enjoy. And if you want a bit of extra background with TRIVIA AND POP FACTS GALORE, the accompanying commentary track on the show by the aforementioned Worthington & Baker comes highly recommended. Despite that sounding like an artisan bread company.
DwarfCast 54 – Future Echoes Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Jonathan Capps on 31st May 2014, 15:40 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes Yes, the least reliable Red Dwarf podcast in the universe is BACK. Brilliant. We return once more to the realm of episode commentaries by going almost back to the beginning for Future Echoes. Does it justify its reputation as an all time classic? Is there a pre-determination paradox at play? What's the deal with the light above Lister's bunk? Join us as we fail to answer these questions and more, with G&T regulars Ian Symes and Danny Stephenson joined by very ordinary guests Jezzmund Tutu, Rich Lawden and Tom Pyott. Read more →
Dave’s Red Dwarf Weekends: 2/1 Edits Features Posted by John Hoare on 1st October 2012, 00:01 So, we reach the cumulation of our series of articles exploring Dave's edits of Red Dwarf, as we deal with the first two series. Not really worth you coming back to the site after this - it's not like there's much else going on. HA HA, I AM PRETENDING RED DWARF X ISN'T HAPPENING FOR A JOKE. Read more →
DwarfCast 35 – The End: Original Assembly Commentary DwarfCasts Posted by Jonathan Capps on 1st July 2012, 22:05 Subscribe to DwarfCasts: RSS • iTunes The latest in our bi-yearly commentary series Read more →
A comedy series set in space News Posted by John Hoare on 5th February 2012, 02:49 What with all the excitement about Red Dwarf X, let's not forget that G&T loves to bang on about obscure things from ages ago, too. Several years ago, me and Ian did some research in a massive concrete block for an article on the contemporary reaction to the very first series of Dwarf. The other day, I came across this sheaf of photocopies, and the below seemed worth posting on its own - the Radio Times episode capsule for The End, from its original broadcast on 15th February 1988. Read more →
New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road (1976-2011) News Posted by John Hoare on 26th November 2011, 14:05 We admit this rather snuck up on us. Last night, BBC Manchester's New Broadcasting House studios in Oxford Road closed its doors after 35 years. Over the decades, the studios have been host to any number of shows - A Question of Sport, The 8:15 from Manchester, Mastermind, Filthy Rich & Catflap, Life on Mars, North West Tonight... and, of course, the first three series of Red Dwarf. Read more →
Paul Montague RIP News Posted by John Hoare on 15th January 2011, 13:20 As first announced by Danny John-Jules on Twitter, Paul Montague, Red Dwarf production designer for Series 1 and 2 of Red Dwarf, has died. I am possibly the worst person in the world to report such news, as I tend towards either being extremely rude or inciting flame wars, so I shall leave it to Andrew Ellard to pay tribute - and make you furrow your brow at things being lost to the mists of time. Read more →
