Red Dwarf - Series 1 (DVD)

...one’s for you! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Dwarf Series 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cast: ARNOLD J RIMMER played by CHRIS BARRIE (Brittas Empire, Chris Barrie’s Massive Machines) DAVE LISTER played by CRAIG CHARLES (Robot Wars, The Games) THE CAT played by DANNY JOHN-JULES (Blade 2, The Storymakers) HOLLY played ...
...21st century deep-space mining ship Red Dwarf, third technician Dave Lister (Craig Charles), the chicken-soup machine repair man, is placed in suspended animation for 18 months as punishment for smuggling aboard his pregnant cat Frankenstein, thus breaching quarantine laws. During this time, there is a radiation leak, which wipes out all of the other crew members. Lister is kept in stasis for three million years by the ship’s on-board computer Holly ...

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...'''** WHAT IS RED DWARF THEN..?''' Red Dwarf is a mining ship about the size of a small village which is manned by several hundred crew members. Unfortunately, due to a mistake by some over enthusiastic member of the maintenance department, the Red Dwarf mining ship takes a serious fall in personnel, leaving only a crew member and a couple of oddities to run the ship under the guidance of a rather strange computerized head. '''**CHARACTERS…''' ...
...Red Dwarf is a liverpudlian with a very snobbish attitude. He loves his currys, especially a good Chicken vindaloo, although most of it ends up on his shirt rather than in his mouth. He comes across as hating Rimmer, his superior officer, but deep down there is a little bit of respect for the arrogant man with an H attached to his forehead. '''Arnold J. Rimmer''', Bsc, Ssc _(Chris Barrie)_, - the J stands for Judas, the Bsc and Ssc stand for bronze ...

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Red Dwarf: Series 1 Red Dwarf was first aired on the BBC in the late Eighties. Riding a wave of new British comedy, think The Young Ones and Saturday Night Live, it brought a new take on the sitcom. Although the 'odd couple' dynamics of the show is a well worn comedy path the scripts and plot lines were refreshing and new. Just in case you're not familiar with the premise of the show, here is a brief summary: Dave Lister and Arnold Rimmer are ...
...Red Dwarf. Out of a crew of several hundred Lister is the lowest ranked member of the crew and Rimmer is his immediate superior. Returning from planet leave Lister smuggles aboard a pregnant cat, breaching ships quarantine laws. When the captain demands the cat be given up Lister refuses and is placed in stasis as punishment. While Lister is in stasis Rimmer incorrectly replaces a drive plate and a radiation leak kills all aboard except for the cat ...

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Red Dwarf is a 'Sci-fi Sitcom' set onboard the JMC Mining Ship 'Red Dwarf'. Written by Doug Naylor and Rob Grant, (often known under the pseudonym Grant Naylor), it follows our hero, Dave Lister (Craig Charles) who finds himself three million years into deep space after an accident onboard ship wiped out the entire crew whilst he was safely sealed inside Stasis. Once released, Lister's only company onboard ship are his dead bunkmate and superior ...
...its first airing in 1988, Red Dwarf has gone on to become known across the world, has seen various games and merchandise sold in its name and has even helped raise money for charity through special shows for Red Nose Day and Children In Need. The aptly named, "Series One" is where it all started. Although perhaps not as polished as later series, Series One easily stands up on its own, with many of its own 'classic' moments, such as Cat's first appearance, ...

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OK, so it Red Dwarf. So what. Well for those of you who have never seen Red Dwarf, it is not just a Sci Fi comedy. In fact Red Dwarf also looks at human behaviour (all be it with a very "interesting" group of people). It strikes just the right balance between comedy and sci fi. In fact the sci fi part seems incidental at times. Red Dwarf is the late 80's answer to Doctor Who and comedies like Yes Minister. In fact, this can be seen as a meeting of ...
...add to the charm of Red Dwarf, and the way in which characters grow is wonderful to watch. It has to be said that this becomes a classic comedy. Although the edges are a little rough, the script is brilliant. For most episodes Red Dwarf only used 4-6 characters (with 4 being the core in most episodes). Listed below are some thoughts (but nor spoilers) on the episodes in Season One: 1. THE END Laying down the major plot points for the entire series. ...

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...two disk DVD set of Red Dwarf series one. This is the region 2 format Rated 12 years and over Dolby Digital sound 4.3 format This TV space comedy was overlooked for three years, after the scripts made by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor kept getting rejected by the BBC as the BBC didn't think this kind of programme would work or be very popular. Red Dwarf started off as a series of sketches from Rob Grant and Doug Naylors radio sketch show "Son of ...
...sci-fi show about an old red spaceship 3 million years marooned in the future with one human survivor. The pilot script for Red Dwarf was written in Doug Naylors fathers old cottage in Wales where it was then passed on to producer Paul Jackson who saw the potential in this series. The script was passed around to a lot of companies. Film four wanted to take them up on the offer but the writers refused as they wanted the show to go out on the BBC. ...

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...the uninitiated this is where Red Dwarf the best (and only?) sci-fi comedy of the last 20 years began - with The End! This first series of Red Dwarf was broadcast in 1988 and although ratings were strong for the pilot episode they dwindled considerably throughout the run. Indeed many believe that the series only survived because the second series had already been commissioned before the first was aired. I must admit that I was a fairly late getting ...
...a heavy science fiction theme. Red Dwarf has accelerated to the speed of light causing time to dilate. As a result the crew starts seeing visions of their own future with Lister seeing his own death while Rimmer can hardly contain his glee. There are some hilarious scenes in this episode including Lister trying to hold a conversation with a future 'mirage' of Rimmer. Me2 is the last episode of the series and has to be my favourite of the season. ...

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...90's belong without doubt to Red Dwarf. It all started with a show on Radio 4, written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor called "Son of Cliché", which contained a recurring skit about "Dave Hollins - Space Cadet". This was back in 1983. The premise of this skit was that Dave Hollins was the last man left in the universe, whose only companion was Hab, his computer. When later Grant and Naylor were devising Red Dwarf, they built upon the character of Dave ...
...for Red Dwarf was written on the back of a beermat! It was then passed to Producer Paul Jackson. However they had a hell of a time getting it made. "Nobody makes a Sci-Fi sitcom." Were the words uttered again and again. Until it was passed to Peter Ridsale-Scott. From BBC North. He read it while on a train to London. He realised he was onto a winner when he laughed out so loudly that everyone on the train looked at him. Series One was made in 1987, ...

ian4552 14.07.2005 (15.08.2005) · Read full review
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...was always a fan of Red Dwarf, but due to the usual TV scheduling of putting it on when you are either asleep or pissed, missed a few. Three factors arose over the last few months to re-inspire me to start buying the Red Dwarf series. Factor one – I have had the pleasure of meeting Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn, I had also hoped to meet Craig Charles but he must have been hung-over and didn’t turn up. Factor two – The recent ...
...crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf leaving only one survivor. Dave Lister was in suspended animation during the incident, for smuggling his cat, Frankenstein on board. He emerges three million years into the future; his only companions are a hologram of Arnold Rimmer, his bunkmate and a creature known as Cat, descended from Frankenstein. Now on his way back to Earth in order to fulfil his plan of being a farmer on Fiji, his adventures begin. The ...

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Red Dwarf series 1. ============== ~Starring~ Dave Lister. (Craig Charles). Begins his journey as a tone deaf, idle, useless, curry loving, carefree or should that be careless, scruffy slob. But his character develops Arnold J Rimmer. (Chris Barrie) Arnie is the most cowardly, back stabbing, regimented, and pathetic life form to ever call itself human. But Arnie, or big man to his friends, has the biggest transformation of them all because ...
...so he enlists aboard the Red Dwarf little realising it will not reach earth for another 5 years. Dave smuggles a cat aboard the ship but is found out and put into "stasis" for refusing to surrender his cat for dissection. Whilst in stasis there is a radiation leak which kills all of the remaining crew. The computer keeps Dave in stasis for 3 million years until the radiation levels are safe for him to emerge. The ships computer 'Holly' creates ...

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...• This is where the Red Dwarf roots begin. In my mind one of the greatest British sit-coms ever made. The show is set on-board the Jupiter Mining Corp ship 'Red Dwarf' with 169 people and several scutters (little robots) working on board. Following a massively fatal radiation accident in the 1st episode the ships only remaining crew members are Dave Lister, who was in suspended animation. Arnold Rimmer, a hologram of one of the dead crew. Holly, ...
...you into the story of Red Dwarf and shows you a great deal the relationship between Lister and Rimmer. Rimmer has filed 247 complaints.... against Lister of which most were insulting a superior technician. Also explains about holograms and that there can only be 1 per ship, and also shows life aboard Red Dwarf before, and after the fatal accident. 2) Future Echoes : After managing to turn the ship around Holly navigates them through light-speed ...

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Basically, Red Dwarf is a situation comedy that takes place in the future aboard the Jupiter Mining Corporation (JMC) vessel, Red Dwarf. Although the ship starts out with a full crew, a radiation leak wipes them all out. There is, however, one survivor, as he was safely sealed in a stasis booth during the crisis; Dave Lister (Craig Charles) - a chicken soup machine repair man who ranked No. 169 of the 169 people aboard the ship. Lister is released ...
...Series One Original Trailer "Launching Red Dwarf" Documentary "Drunk" Featurette Japanese Version of Episode 1 (The End) Special Effects Raw Footage Isolated Music Tracks Sample Chapters from the Audio Books Photo Gallery Collector's Booklet Hidden Animation of Rob Grant, Doug Naylor (Writers) and Ed Bye (Producer/Director) discussing Episode 1 (The End) Red Dwarf is a classic sitcom series and its originality in each episode helps it maintain ...

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...The Season One DVD of Red Dwarf is why I bought a DVD player. Having been a big fan since its original airing I wanted the DVD version for all the extras plus the enhanced vision and sound capabilities. I already own all 8 series on video along with Red Dwarf related cassetes, such as Smeg Ups and Smeg Outs (Blooper tapes)I also own a very rare Tongue-Tied making of video. The premise is basically a sitcom set in deep space and for the purists of ...
...all the shows. Some would say that the cheapness of the sets were detrimental to the show. I would disagree, the sets give the show an added charm and as the show is pretty much a character driven piece, the backgrounds are not essential. The sets and special effects did improve as series went on, some would say at the expense of the scripts, I am among many who think series 7 & 8 were poor. I cannot praise this show highly enough, you dont need ...

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...generation that don't know what Red Dwarf is a comedy about, well...... all of the crew on a mining space ship are wiped out except Dave Lister a repair man (as he was in suspended animation). He has a few companions on the ship though including an evolved version of his pet cat and a computerised hologram of one his crew mates. All of series one is situated on the Red Dwarf ship itself and follows their far from normal lives aboard the ship. If ...
...funny episode in all of Red Dwarf but essential in setting the scene. It shows how life for most of the red dwarf crew comes to an end and you begin to be introduced to "Lister", "Rimmer", "Holly" and "Cat". Episode Two: "Future Echoes" The remiaining crew aboard Red Dwarf begin to see the future before it happens as there is some space/time problems. New "Character" in this is the toaster with a personality! I'm sure after this one you'll be singing ...

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...vast reaches of space, a red ship the size of a small city and too many years on the clock hurries on it's way. On board... Dave Lister: Loves curries, tended the ship's vending machines for a living, believes he can play guitar like a god, is in love with crew-mate Kristine Kochanski, and lives as an all around British slacker. Lister survived the rest of the crew because he was put into stasis for smuggling a pregnant feline on board, and refused ...
...Holly: Holly is Red Dwarf's computer, and ever since that nasty drive plate incident that caused the death of the entire crew... Holly has been running the show alone. Patiently waiting until it was safe to wake Dave from his slumber... In the meantime, Holly has watched the evolution of an entire race that evolved from Lister's cat... Cat: This unique being is one of the last surviving members of his race, as most went their separate ways from Red ...

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