Want to watch red dwarf but dont know where to start. Highlights of this latest installment include cat engaging in a stunning dance sequence with the spacecraft blue midget, krytens metamorphosis into a scheming mediashow host, rimmers metamorphosis into an irresistible sex object and pete the sparrows metamorphosis into a gigantic dinosaur. To celebrate the imminent arrival of the first all new red dwarf in over a decade, we count down the ten oddest, most brilliant, and most baffling episodes of the pioneering british scifi comedy hit. Feb, 2018 red dwarf is celebrating its 30th birthday.
Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series and a featurelength special of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on dave in 2009 and 2012 and from 2016 to the present, gaining a cult following. His bossroommate is arnold rimmer, an obsessive, incompetent, nerdy smeghead who has failed his astronavigation exam 16 times and sews name tags in his shipissue condoms. The episodes in which rimmer does appear are strong blue has the kiss and the. Tongue tied is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference database for everything related to red dwarf. Lister vows to help them as theyre being hunted by rodon, the ruthless feral cat leader who.
Kryten has a midlife crisis and changes his body cover from mech grey to ferrari red. Red dwarf is a british science fiction comedy franchise created by rob grant and doug naylor which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1999, and on dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. Season 9 guide for red dwarf tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Red dwarf isnt in the absolute top tier of british sitcoms. Its awful, childish stuff, with graham mctavish getting even more overthe top as ackerman, and a series of erection gags that have no real place in red dwarf. Pete, a twopart story, had a long run as red dwarf s worstever episode, before 2017s timewave proved that the barrel could be scraped even further. Saving these settings will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences.
The dwarfers discover that the owners of red dwarf have been bought out by a corporate giant. Top 10 best red dwarf episodes scifinow the worlds. The following episodes were, to my knowledge, the best written, most compelling, and psychologically enthralling episodes that won on three levels drama, comedy, and story. For over two decades the bbc2 scifi comedy entertained the nation in a characteristically british manner.
The official website of red dwarf, the cult sciencefiction comedy show. Meanwhile, rimmer and kryten decide to install a new supercomputer, pree, who possesses prophetic capabilities. Debuting in 1988 on the bbc, red dwarf chronicled the adventures of dave lister the last human being alive, arnold rimmer a hologram of. This a decent season of red dwarf, but unfortunately its a case where you kind of wished there was more. Red dwarf x is the ideal sci fi comedy for any fan of the show and either a sci fi or a comedy fan in general. Red dwarfs backup computer queeg 500 takes command of red dwarf when holly allows a meteorite to damage the ship and rimmer to. But with nearly 70 episodes in the show to date, you may be wondering which episodes are more enjoyable than listers. Apr 20, 2012 a compilation of my 10 favourite moments from red dwarf, this is my first video so please dont be too harsh. On board the jupiter mining ship red dwarf, dave lister ranks 169 out of 169, lower than the skutters, the maintenance robots. I do not own red dwarf obviouslythis video was done purely for entertainment, all. Regrouping on red dwarf, they learn they were beaten by rodon, who has come to return the anubis stone seeing it as worthless. But with nearly 70 episodes in the show to date, you may be wondering. And what better way to celebrate than look at the worst it has to offer.
With red dwarf back on tv screens once again, ive been revisiting one of my alltime favourite british. So for me the red dwarf is stuck in series 6, floating in space 3,000,000 years in the future and maybe, just maybe, one day, i might run into them. Sep 21, 2016 filed under best episodes, favourite episodes, red dwarf, sci fi, science fiction, sitcom, top 10, top episodes with the new series of the long running british cult scifi comedy heading to our screens at the end of september, james and i thought it was time to look back at one of our all time favourite shows. Season 10 guide for red dwarf tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary.
I laughed out loud many times, and it is a joy to see these guys playing their classic characters again. Sep 21, 2016 it wouldnt be a very good tribute to red dwarf if we didnt actually talk about the show. The official subreddit of red dwarf the cult scifi comedy show. Watch red dwarf episodes, get episode information, recaps and. After that the show was quirky in a bad way and annoying to watch. It wouldnt be a very good tribute to red dwarf if we didnt actually talk about the show. The mechanoid, kryten, appeared in the first episode as a one off. Before leaving, he leaves a bomb aboard red dwarf to kill them all. Red dwarf tv show season 9 episodes list next episode. The bad episodes of red dwarf ranged from duff episodes to some of the worst tv ive ever watched. Feb 15, 2018 red dwarf turned 30 years old today and to celebrate we have compiled our top 10 red dwarf episodes of all time. Jun 06, 2008 compiling my ten favourite episodes of red dwarf turned out to be almost impossible.
Although back to earth was still very firmly considered a special, it was nevertheless termed as the ninth batch of episodes, neatly allowing the new series to be designated red dwarf x a commercially appealing name as well as the signifier of a brand new and exciting era. Its too rough around the edges and has a few too many missteps for that. Red dwarf turned 30 years old today and to celebrate we have compiled our top 10 red dwarf episodes of all time. I have now watched each episode 34 times and im very happy to report that none of these issues are present in series 10. Red dwarf doesnt have many episodes, but id have to say 23 of the series had wellwritten plot, story, and moral complexity. But that didnt mean that picking her top ten was easy. Episodes series x guide red dwarf the official website.
Oct 03, 2012 with the new series of red dwarf set to debut on dave this coming thursday i thought i would list my top 10 favourite episodes from this fantastic sitcom, which i grew to love long after it had fin. Red dwarf is stolen from the crew and they are forced to survive on starbug. With red dwarf back on tv screens once again, ive been revisiting one of my alltime favourite british sitcoms featuring the adventures of the last. We went through what our favorite episodes have been over the years and broke them down into their component molecules to. Red dwarfs 10 best episodes ever, from back to reality to better than life. Red dwarf tv show season 10 episodes list next episode. Red dwarf x is the tenth series of the british science fiction sitcom red dwarf, was broadcast on uk television channel dave between 4 october and 8 november 2012. What you are about to read is, for the first time, the absolute definitive list of all fiftytwo episodes of red dwarf, ranked by how good this website collectively thinks they are. Plenty of soontobeclassic plotlines and hilarious quips. Since compiling the original list from literally rosetinted memories, ive actually bothered to rewatch my favourite childhood programme with as close to as an objective lens as possible, and the ranking has mildly altered. Top 11 smegging episodes of red dwarf flickering myth.
There was a lot of crossover between the lists we made before showing them to one another and says a lot about us. Episodes like officer rimmer tend to be a rehash of classic gems and only exist to show how improved the technical level of the show is. My top 10 favourite red dwarf episodes lonelygod91. Wed also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. A list of the top 10 episodes from the cult uk sitcom, red dwarf. There are six episodes and it is the first full series of red dwarf since 1999. Top 10 best red dwarf episodes scifinow the worlds best. Lister attempts to become a better father to himself by giving himself some tough love. The posse meet three cat clerics who worship lister as their god.
Liverpudlian caretaker dave lister is sentenced to 18months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat frankenstine onboard. Mar 22, 2018 the show finally returns to its sitcom roots and this is a welcome surprise. Twenty seven years, umpteen light years, several different realities and a curry monster later, and red dwarf is now officially the second longest running scifi series of all time itd be first. Red dwarf ii 1988 realising that they were limited with stories based on the huge, but empty, mining ship of red dwarf, writers grant and naylor decided to go in a different direction for series ii. Tongue tied is a red dwarf wiki which covers the series, episodes and characters, rimmer, lister, kryten, kochanski, the cat, and more. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard. Red dwarf s03e01 backwards reversed by visualplugin the multilingual programmer. With the new series of red dwarf set to debut on dave this coming thursday i thought i would list my top 10 favourite episodes from this fantastic sitcom, which i grew to love long after it had finished its original run courtesy of the dvd releases which i. Filed under best episodes, favourite episodes, red dwarf, sci fi, science fiction, sitcom, top 10, top episodes with the new series of the long running british cult scifi comedy heading to our screens at the end of september, james and i thought it was. There was a lot of crossover between the lists we made before showing them to one another.
Sep 22, 2016 luke owen looks back at red smegging dwarf. Compiling my ten favourite episodes of red dwarf turned out to be almost impossible. Lister realises that the anubis stones beetle dung shell is a top layer, and removes it to reveal the real stone which is a source of immense power. And what better way to talk about the show itself than to look at our favourite top 10 red dwarf episodes. The 5 best and 5 worst red dwarf episodes topless robot. The following episodes were the few i did not find to be mentally and morally driven. But when the show is firing on all cylindersas it is for much of seasons three through sixits hilarious and thoughtprovoking in equal measure, with a surprising amount of insight into the characters of lister, rimmer, and kryten. The following 20 are the worst episodes when it comes to a lack of complex storytelling and entertain the least for actual dramatic value. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A compilation of my 10 favourite moments from red dwarf, this is my first video so please dont be too harsh. A small shuttle ship, blue midget, was designed to ferry the crew to and from different locations. Now, debate can range on if and when red dwarf went down the tubes, if and when it recovered, and if and when the shows legacy was tarnished by the weaker seasons.