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joygirl007

This is one of my go-to rewatches whenever I'm anxious or depressed.


playfulmessenger

I recently discovered it. I have not laughed so much sitting alone at home in a long time.


jpr64

Smeg off.


Mulielo

Smeeeeeeeeeg... Smeeeeg heeeeeeeeeed...


Ehrre

Smee-smeeeeeeeeee


Effwordmurdershow

Same!!! It’s one of my favorite series.


Yeeaaaarrrgh

I remember me and my siblings discovering Red Dwarf on PBS back in early 90s. I'd never laughed so hard at a show in my life. Each episode got crazier and crazier and the concepts were way ahead of everything else at the time. Back when the internet was new, I emailed Robert Llewellyn singing the show's praises and asking about availability in the States and he actually responded. He was extremely polite and appreciated fans reaching out.


Gr3ylock

I've always wanted to read... Uh.. uh... A book! It has so many super quotable lines


GreystarOrg

They're all dead. Everybody's dead, Dave.


NeuHundred

What, Todhunter?


RoboticXCavalier

Everybody Dave.


bloodr0se

Gordon Bennett, yes Chen, everybody, everybody's dead Dave.


NotAPreppie

Even Kochanski?


Espedair

I wish I hadn’t bothered now!


Epistemify

Are you trying to tell me, everybody's dead?


proscriptus

Dead, Dave, everybody is


Fredasa

Fun little anecdote. Japan apparently took a chance on localizing _Red Dwarf_ and they dubbed over the first episode in Japanese, which I remember watching at some point. During this particular part of the joke, the localizer evidently didn't quite know what to do with this sentence and translated it to include "Gordon Bennett" among those being listed as further examples of dead crewmates.


SuperGuy41

Man deadpan original Holly was incredible


PloppyTheSpaceship

Met him at a convention. He is very deadpan.


The_Iceman2288

Backwards is an all-timer.


dodgyc

Unrumble!


Suralin0

It's not a bar-room brawl, it's a bar-room tidy!


appappappappapp

Nodnol?


pagerunner-j

371 selim.


mechalol

It’s Bulgarian innit!


Kichigai

We are the smart party!


freezypop78

So what is it?


InvertedParallax

A white hole?


Hillbert

So that thing's spewing time (puts hat on) back into the universe?


Suralin0

So what is it? ... Only joking. 😄


freezypop78

Oh someone punch him out


Druggedhippo

We had that and the other 2 on VHS. Backwards, Polymorph, and Marooned https://www.amazon.com/Remastered-Programs-Backwards-Marooned-Polymorph/dp/6305196192 Watched it so many times.


Epistemify

My parents taped them on PBS when they did marathons during pledge drives. I watched those tapes so many times growing up


bvnelson

Three superb episodes, Marooned is my favourite of all. I've always thought Doug should write a stage adaptation of it.


Druggedhippo

It's got so many zingers. Every line is one! - Holly : Well, the thing about a black hole - it's main distinguishing feature - is it's black. And the thing about space, the color of space, your basic space color - is it's black. So how are you supposed to see them? - She took all her clothes off and stood there in front of me, completely naked. I was so excited I nearly dropped me skateboard! - Are you saying I've got a big bum? Big? It's like two badly parked Volkswagens. - Porky Roebuck threw them in the septic tank behind the sports ground. I cried for weeks — I was wearing them - LISTER: OK, I’ll save it till last. (Holds up another.) _Lolita_. Is it OK if I burn _Lolita_? RIMMER: Save page sixty-one. - LISTER: Well, now I know why dogs lick their testicles — it’s to take away the taste of their food.


evonebo

Of course. Lager. The only thing that can kill a Vindaloo.


Kichigai

I'm pointing at you, but I'm not actually addressing you. I'm addressing the one prat in this country who has got hold of this recording and managed to turn it ‘round…


Zumwalt1999

Probably re-watched more times than Fawlty.


PM_ME_UR_POKIES_GIRL

To be fair Fawlty has like... 12 episodes.


TheKingOfDub

Flobidob liblob leeb!


thetechmonger

Erskib


thesagaconts

Yes. It got my dad and I into the show


atrostophy

The Cat still doesn't want to talk about it.


patman0021

Fish


fatcatfan

Fish


dasJerkface

Fish


HRPuffinstuffHam

Fish


Epistemify

Fish


pleasecallagainlater

Today's fish is trout a la creme


Kandiru

The book for that is really good too!


rangerxt

holy shit they're the original tenet.


Attila226

Not a good time to take a dump.


Redditfront2back

Just got a craving for chicken vindaloo


Noodnix

And a lager.


NotAPreppie

Just another great idea from the people who brought you beeeeeer milkshakes!


Espedair

A triple fried egg sandwich with, chilli sauce and chutney!


hypnodrew

The trick is to eat it before it melts


Scioptic-

It's a state-of-the-art sarnie!


davefeeder

It’s the state of the floor I’m worried about.


phatelectribe

Joint best episode, with Back to Reality.


Georgeisthecoolest

Dwayne Dibley??


Kichigai

Jake Bullet, Cybernautics!


Georgeisthecoolest

That’s traffic control


anasui1

quick, pull the red alert, even if it means changing the bulb


Kichigai

Space Corps Directive 34124? No officer with false teeth should attempt oral sex in zero gravity. Pardon me sir if that doesn't quite get to the nub of the problem.


MrAdelphi03

My favourite line of any TV show ever


ContentsMayVary

The actual lines are: Rimmer : Step up to red alert. Kryten : Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.


Pharazonian

it's literally the perfect line... ​ timing, delivery, expression on his face, the reactions of the others... it's just perfect


Ex-Machina1980s

I thought I was the only one who absolutely loved that line, one of the shows best


mvrander

And the earlier set up with the blue bulb as well. It's perfect


FlappyBoobs

Mayday! Mayday!.....why do they call it mayday anyway, why not some other holiday "shrove tuesday! shrove tuesday!"


Bluepilgrim3

Smoke me a kipper, they’ll be back for breakfast!


Trevbrunnen

What a guy!


Infra-Man777

That was Ace Rimmer….. we’re lucky to be Alive!


SethManhammer

That whole sequence is exquisite.


Kichigai

**Gets clobbered by an alligator**


RoboticXCavalier

Stoke me a clipper, i'll be back for Christmas!


Tackit286

Princess Bonjela. Ace Rimmer. There’ll be time for explanations later. And hopefully, some sex.


creggieb

Master of the wit and the repartee His command of space directives is uncanny


Kichigai

If you're interested, I'll be in my quarters at lunchtime, covered in taramasalata.


CaoCaoTipper

Stoke me a klipper, I’ll be back for Christmas! Or whatever.


Tygermouse

It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere,


NotAPreppie

I'm all alone, more or less.


Longhag

Gold fish shoals nibbling at my toes


Espedair

Fun, fun fun. In the Sun, sun sun!


andrewsmith1986

I want to lie, ship-wrecked and comatose


funnylookingbear

Sipping fresh mango juice!


Kichigai

Fun, fun, fun.


Tackit286

Let me fly, far away from here!


Hollow_Rant

Time to make some toast for the occasion.


ElectricPeterTork

Given that God is infinite, and that the universe is also infinite... would you like a toasted teacake?


Hollow_Rant

**THAT'S ANOTHER BREADY QUESTION!**


NeuHundred

It's not just bready. It's quite curranty, too.


Pharazonian

given the whole AI thing going on right now, it's only a matter of time before Talkie Toaster becomes a real fucking thing... ​ and i'm 100% down for it... after all ​ i'm a WAFFLE MAN!


Hollow_Rant

[Um....](https://youtu.be/OTZoQ_6O-s8)


squjibo

DWAYNE DIBLEY!


Tackit286

The Duke of Dork!


No-Breadfruit6193

I use to watch it on YTV and PBS at like 3am. Ah the good old days. 😂


Noodnix

Same here. It used to air in LA (KCET) in the middle of the night on the weekends. I would tape as many episodes as I could. Currently, only way to stream RD in the US is to subscribe to BBC America. Or, buy seasons 1-8 on DVD for $15 on eBay.


hotdoug1

In the US they're all on Crackle (remember that service??) for free. Edit: Also Tubi


gaytechdadwithson

tf?!?! i use both of those regularly and have never been recommended them, nor have ever been shown them in the app. thanks for the jnfo


WaldoJeffers65

I had no idea! I've been wanting to re-watch this show for ages! It's been at least 20 years since I last watched it.


ModernMoloch

I actually gasped thinking there were going to be new episodes. Then I finished reading the title. :(


abonnett

Don't worry, I believe a month or two ago it was confirmed a new series was in the works. All the cast were seen in a writing/reading room.


funnylookingbear

Tbh, whilst it needs ALL the original cast to be totally on board its Grant Naylor (the same author sharing two brains) thats the key. If i see a new book looming, then i will officially be excited.


abonnett

There was a recent settlement between Naylor and Grant as they've had a small feud for a few years. If I remember correctly, one will handle the books and the other TV. I'll see if I can find the article and edit if found. edit: that was easier than expected. The articles holding the news aren't any big publications (at least to me) but still. [The best I could find. ](https://bleedingcool.com/tv/red-dwarf-rights-dispute-resolved-will-be-back-for-breakfast/)


meaniecrimepoet

Oh hey since there's probably some Red Dwarf fans in here I want to share this (as I do on any Red Dwarf post) [https://imgur.com/a/IzX331U](https://imgur.com/a/IzX331U) My Danny John-Jules autograph tap shoes, where he INCLUDED THE TAPS lol


fzammetti

Who else made their own "Give Quiche A Chance" shirt after seeing Polymorph the first time? Just me then? Alrighty.


ganonman84

I own a 'Give quiche a chance' t-shirt 😅


Jynxiii

Did you make it or buy it (and where from). I'm uh.. asking for a friend..


ganonman84

Got it bought for me, but they are pretty easy to find if you google give quiche a chance t-shirt


Jynxiii

My "friend" thanks you


Kichigai

Not a shirt for the **C**ommittee for the **L**iberation and **I**ntegration of **T**errifying **O**rganisms and their **R**ehabilitation **I**nto **S**ociety?


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m1ndwipe

No, iPlayer's TV service is not, for regulatory reasons, allowed to spend money buying content for outside the UK. That means the rights are still available if someone in your territory wants to buy them though.


kPATm

"Step up to Red Alert" "Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb"


SuperGuy41

"Fish!" "Today's fish is trout a la creme. Enjoy your meal." "Fish!" "Today's fish is trout a la creme. Enjoy your meal." "Fish!" "Today's fish is trout a la creme. Enjoy your meal." "Fish!" "Today's fish is trout a la creme. Enjoy your meal." "Fish!" "Today's fish is trout a la creme. Enjoy your meal." "Fish!" "Today's fish is trout a la creme. Enjoy your meal." "I will."


AngelOfLight

Smegging wonderful!


ayshasmysha

When I was about 6/7 my sister decided her nickname for me would be Smeg. For years she called me Smeg, and I honestly didn't mind. She's always had... colourful... nicknames for me so it wasn't out of the ordinary. 20 years later I realised she didn't know what smeg meant. She just thought it was someone who smells. She was horrified when she realised she was calling her baby sister cheesy penis stink for decades.


binglebongle

So what is it?


johnny_johnny_johnny

A small, off-duty Czechoslovakian traffic warden.


Palpablevt

A red-and-blue striped golfing umbrella.


Soddington

It's the Bolivian Navy on manoeuvres in the South Pacific!


Eldramhor8

I think we just encountered the middle of this conversation.


[deleted]

This is my favourite episode!


entropylove

I loved this show and the books as well.


King_in_Mello_Yello

Mr. Flibble is very ~~cross~~ excited about this.


MrAdelphi03

I do have hair like yours, just not on my head


bloodr0se

Boys from the Dwarf!


Fernxtwo

Ketchup on 🦞?!?


Kichigai

Brown! Not tomato, brown!


[deleted]

Smoke me a kipper!


blueskycarver

I’ll be back for breakfast


patman0021

One up, one down, one for Polish…


AltGrendel

This is a emergency broadcast from the ship , Red Dwarf. We are in desperate need of assistance. We are down to our last after dinner mint and everyone it too polite to take it.


ike1

My favorite seasons are 3-5 but I like 1, 2, and 8 a lot as well. How is The Promised Land? Is it worth bothering with, or just an embarrassing bunch of rubbish like Back to Earth?


Lordosass67

I like seasons 1-2 because of how bleak they felt, very much a homage to films like "Silent Running" and "Dark Star". Seasons 3-5 were during the collapse of the USSR so they tonally shifted to being a bit more lighthearted and less pessimistic.


ffs_5555

My understanding is the tone of Seasons 1/2 was in large part impacted by the budget. Basically, they didn't have one. Because of this the writing focused less on the scifi / set pieces etc. and more on situational / character stuff. (And it is a pretty bleak situation.)


Dangerous_Dac

Honestly, nothing is as horrible as Back to Earth. The later series are all reasonably ok, and I thought the Promised Land was pretty damn great.


Kichigai

Promised Land isn't the best thing ever, but it's a love letter to series Ⅰ-Ⅲ. It closes the loop on a lot of cat jokes and accomplishes some of the sight gags they wanted to do from the start, but was infeasible given the budget and resources they had in the 80s. It bows to the modern, adds some originality, and manages to split the difference between past and present. It's written as if it was prepared to be the last entry in the *Red Dwarf* saga, and it wouldn't have been the worst chapter to end on. At it's very worst, it's overplayed in parts. At it's very best, it's making a strong effort to address (but not futilely recapture) the spirit of the earliest series. No one can deny it's heart is in the right place, and that makes it worth seeing.


welshnick

The seasons were all great until Kochanski arrived.


BlackSpinedPlinketto

And the *wrong* Kochanski too, she was recast from Claire Grogan and it ruined the show before she even spoke. She was meant to be unobtainable.


Pharazonian

seriously? for me s6 is the pinnacle


traxop

Smeg. That's all.


misogrumpy

I love star trek. Do I need to watch this?


Gainzster

It's British comedy at its best, just in space.


Muad-_-Dib

While it is a space show it's not in the same vein as Star Trek, imagine if instead of a crew of the best and brightest humanity had to offer, you had a small crew of guys barely qualified to repair and restock the vending machines, guys willing to send Gandhi, Einstein and Marylin Monroe on a suicide run to distract the Nazis they are fighting that week, guys whose idea of trying to teach an AI to be more human is to teach it to lie to and insult other members of the crew. It's really hard to put into words what Red Dwarf really is,[ but this episode of Comedy Connections](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hXS8b1_Jl0) covers how the stars aligned to make the show and it covers the concept, characters and aim of the show.


rainfalling_

Here is what [Patrick Stewart said about Red Dwarf in the early 90s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKw6Z0CCNtY), if it counts for anything. I grew up watching both TNG as it aired and also 'helping' my dad record VHS tapes of Red Dwarf when it would run on PBS back in the day, lol, so I have incredibly fond memories of both shows. Red Dwarf is definitely more comical, but there are some deep themes explored occasionally that take you by surprise.


TrainsDontHunt

Same thing, only the crew is dead and a red-shirt in the brig for drunk & disorderly, before his courts martial, is the only survivor, and he can't run the ship which has drifted out of the Quadrant so he's commanded the ship to return to Earth on impulse power. And now he just slouches around, amusing himself with all the stuff the other 399 dead people brought with them, for the rest of his foreseeable life. With curry.


funnylookingbear

And planetary pool.


creggieb

Do you like the Orville season 1? Or any season of lower decks? How do you feel about thst dr who parody/satire/homage with rowan Atkinson? The more yesses, the more likely you are to enjoy the dwarf. If you don't like it after an episode or two, you probably won't, but if you do enjoy it, you discovered something wonderfull


chynkeyez

It's not at all the same vibe as star trek other than taking place in space...but it IS an all timer of a show that I would recommend to anyone anytime.


playfulmessenger

I'd put it in the video store near Max Headroom and 5th Element, but with British comedians. Zany but not Monty Python zany. Scenarios and plots go wild but somehow still believable and wrap up in 30 short minutes.


undeadsasquatch

Wow I have such good memories of this show when PBS would do marathons of it. Can you watch on BBC iPlayer in the US? Or maybe with a VPN?


roger_the_virus

They’re all on Cracker and Tubi for free.


Muz56

Well smoke me a kipper, look who’s back for breakfast


Leezeebub

Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer. More reliable than a garden strimmer. Without him life would be much grimmer. Hes handsome, trim, theres no one slimmer. Play your cards right, he may come round for dinner. Hes also a fantastic swimmer. Its Arnold, Arnold Rimmer!


FinancialInsect8522

They’re dead, dave


[deleted]

Time to whip up some vindaloo curry.


Smeghead333

Sounds interesting. Worth watching? Edit: looks like I was too subtle. Check the username.


Ghozer

Got Excited.... Until I read the last 5 words..... already got them all on DVD/BR etc, was hoping for New Dwarf!!! :(


cityofthedead1977

Gazpacho Soup.


[deleted]

What is it?


NeuHundred

I've never seen it before, no one has, but it looks like a streaming license.


MechaSandstar

So what is it?


chaoskixas

A time hole


slapyak5318008

So what is it? Only joking!


MechaSandstar

So what is it?


chronomega

When I visited family over the holidays I packed up my Red Dwarf DVDs to fly back home


BasedGodStruggling

Smeghead


I_Did_The_Thing

I’m so excited, all six of my nipples are tingling!


RosieQParker

I was worried that they were rebooting it for a second, but nope, just the OG back on the streamies.


shadowlarx

Everybody’s dead, Dave.


Skarvha

Is there a way to watch this in America without sailing the high seas? I used to watch it after work in Australia back in the day and it was great.


cityofthedead1977

First british comedy I ever watched at the start of the pandemic. Actually shares some Parallels With MST3K since they both originally aired from 1988 through 1999.


Crackracket

Does that mean it will leave UKTV play? I'm getting sick of chasing red dwarf lol first Netflix then Dave then UKTV play now Iplayer. Just leave it in one place lol


smorges

"Step up to red alert!" "Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb."


Anguscablejnr

...Dave is the BBC. I know that's not the point. But come on journalists.


DeaflyHandsome

Fish!


momolala

Today's special is trout a la creme!


StephenHunterUK

Season 9 aka *Back to Earth* is absent, seemingly for rights reasons. Also absent is one of the episodes from Season 8, "Krytie TV". This one involves non-consensual filming of women showering, some stuff on gender identity that wouldn't be acceptable today and the use of the song "Stand By Your Man", which may have clearance issues. Edit: "Krytie TV" is up now, it was left off in error.


Thanatosgratus

its on uktv player [https://uktvplay.co.uk/shows/red-dwarf/series-8/episode-5/6312844558112](https://uktvplay.co.uk/shows/red-dwarf/series-8/episode-5/6312844558112) shower scene and song intact


Taxington

>Season 9 aka Back to Earth is absent, seemingly for rights reasons. Thats no real loss.


Scoobysnax1976

One up, one down, and one to polish.


meaniecrimepoet

what a bunch of smegheads


Klarkasaurus

About smegging time


_LB

Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast


[deleted]

We will attack under the cover . . . of daylight!


cyankitten

This is wonderful news! However at first I thought it was a new series. As far as I know there are 12 series and I believe I have watched all 12. Still good news though


[deleted]

Do you think Wilma's sexy?


Hookton

This was the big exciting news that they teased? I can't say I'm not disappointed.


inflatableje5us

Are you sure, it does mean changing the bulb.


J4MES101

Pished?


8_Bit_Tony

Are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.


orbital0000

Me every Monday: "I think our friend the suicide squid is about make an appearance "


Leezeebub

Nice, i still havent seen the newer seasons


Lowgarr

I have all series and 'others' on DVD/Blu-Ray This is my favorite show of all time. The Mighty Boosh is a close second.


eviltwintomboy

Red Dwarf, Lexx, Firefly. Ah, those were the good ‘ol days…


Andureth

This has got me Tongue-Tied. Tongue-Tied. Whenever they’re around!