robyn millarReview of Red Dwarf
October 30th 2006 21:16
The Smeg Has Hit The Fan
Okay, okay, okay… I know that when I started this blog I said it would be dedicated to movies, but quite a while ago this TV series slipped under my radar and into my heart and I was recently convinced to buy the eighth season on DVD. After re-watching it on the weekend I can tell you all that it was money well spent. Besides, my sources (ie. the website @ www.reddwarf.co.uk) tell me that the movie is slated for production shortly.
For those of you who currently sit with blank and confused looks on your faces, asking ‘What is this Dwarf you speak of? Why is it Red? And why should we care anyway?’ Welcome to the weird and wacky world of cult British television. Put simply Red Dwarf is a classic half hour comedy from the last 80’s and early 90’s. Set in space and following the exploits of Lister (the last man in the galaxy), Rimmer (his neurotic holographic room mate), The Cat (a man strangely enough, evolved from cats), Kryten (a cleaning obsessed android) and chronically stupid transgender computer Holly, (Kochanski, Lister’s long lost ex-girlfriend also shows up for the last two seasons), the series follows Star Trek, going where no man has gone before. The difference is that here they’re only going there by accident and incidentally they’d really appreciate it if you could spot them a chicken vindaloo and a six-pack of lager, they’ll pay you back tomorrow. Next week at the latest.
In short, the show is hysterical. Which is really a great pity, as because of its UK origins it never got the appreciation it deserved. Instead we were all caught staring at the beautiful antics of Jennifer Aniston and co. from week to week – a point that leads me to this weeks’ comment question:
Why are people so much more comfortable with US comedies, rather then the UK equivalents? A typical example is The Office – now translated into a lesser (although still not bad) American version?
8/10
Okay, okay, okay… I know that when I started this blog I said it would be dedicated to movies, but quite a while ago this TV series slipped under my radar and into my heart and I was recently convinced to buy the eighth season on DVD. After re-watching it on the weekend I can tell you all that it was money well spent. Besides, my sources (ie. the website @ www.reddwarf.co.uk) tell me that the movie is slated for production shortly.
For those of you who currently sit with blank and confused looks on your faces, asking ‘What is this Dwarf you speak of? Why is it Red? And why should we care anyway?’ Welcome to the weird and wacky world of cult British television. Put simply Red Dwarf is a classic half hour comedy from the last 80’s and early 90’s. Set in space and following the exploits of Lister (the last man in the galaxy), Rimmer (his neurotic holographic room mate), The Cat (a man strangely enough, evolved from cats), Kryten (a cleaning obsessed android) and chronically stupid transgender computer Holly, (Kochanski, Lister’s long lost ex-girlfriend also shows up for the last two seasons), the series follows Star Trek, going where no man has gone before. The difference is that here they’re only going there by accident and incidentally they’d really appreciate it if you could spot them a chicken vindaloo and a six-pack of lager, they’ll pay you back tomorrow. Next week at the latest.
In short, the show is hysterical. Which is really a great pity, as because of its UK origins it never got the appreciation it deserved. Instead we were all caught staring at the beautiful antics of Jennifer Aniston and co. from week to week – a point that leads me to this weeks’ comment question:
Why are people so much more comfortable with US comedies, rather then the UK equivalents? A typical example is The Office – now translated into a lesser (although still not bad) American version?
8/10
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