Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf, one of my all-time favorite television shows, returns tonight on UK channel Dave! The last episode aired over ten years ago. This amazing event has been brewing for some months. The first time I heard about was in August around the same time when Robert Llewellyn appeared on Leo Laporte’s TWiT Live channel discussing the news. During that show, a call I placed to the studio was received and about 59:30 into the interview and I was able to ask Robert a question and discuss my history with and love of the show. Amazing moment.
And now, Red Dwarf is actually back! Not just back, but here now!
I am amped up, to say the least, and have thoroughly enjoyed watching the news emerge about the show on Dave and see the endless chatter on threads at Twitter, YouTube, Red Dwarf fan forums and more. It’s been a trending topic on Twitter on and off for the day and I expect it to rise even further as the first show in the special series of three airs in about 60 minutes from right now.
There are also a number of people who had no idea that Red Dwarf was coming back until the news grew to such a roar today. I am glad I caught on early and could enjoy the hype going into this weekend. There is no option for viewing on traditional television here in the U.S., so I’ll rely on BitTorrent (hint to those outside the U.K.) to catch these specials for now. But they have announced that the DVD of the specials will be released in the U.K. and U.S. in the next few months. And, of course, I will own that!
Some of the footage that has leaked already looks very impressive from a technical standpoint. They shot with RED ONE cameras (4K HD!) and had top-notch effects editors. I think this will be Red Dwarf like we’ve never seen it before—better than ever!
Very few of my friends even know about Red Dwarf, and only a small number of acquaintances actually watch the show. For years, I’ve felt a bit alone in my love for this zany, sci-fi comedy. But today, I see hundreds of thousands of people are really into this moment. So it’s nice to know I have company in this craziness after all!
Brutal!
Red Dwarf | Wikipedia
On Dave (Loads of information and video.)
Binny
2009-04-14 1724hrs
Thanks for stopping by the blog, you were absolutely right about what you said.
I have been secretly looking forward to the new Red Dwarf for a long time now. But I have always known it would be something of a let down. There is no way they can ever recapture what the show was.
I think the viewing figures are speaking for them self on the new show. It seems half the people who watched the first show didn’t bother with the second and third episodes.
It is such a shame! Something tells me I will still buy the DVD just so my collection is complete. But I think I will leaved it wrapped as a mark of respect.