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[TV] Red Dwarf: Back to Earth - The Director's Cut

16 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Though it has never managed to achieve anything beyond cult status in the Us (a planned American remake never made it past a pilot) Red Dwarf has steadily evolved in its native Britain from a quirky sci-fi sitcom into a veritable cultural institution as one of the most beloved comedy series of all time. Originally a short radio play titled Dave Hollins: Space Cadet, penned by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, Red Dwarf is a sci-fi slacker comedy about a lazy, drunken slob named Dave Lister (Craig Charles). Lister has no ambition, the personal hygiene of a homeless teenager, and subsists on a diet consisting entirely of curry and lager. He also happens to be the last human being in the universe.

Marooned in deep space aboard the mining ship Red Dwarf on which he served after three million years in hyper-sleep, Lister’s long, arguably fruitless journey back to »

- Neil Pedley

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Blu-Ray Round Up, Oct. 15, 2009: ‘Wolf,’ ‘Waterworld,’ ‘Frankenstein’

15 October 2009 3:37 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The Blu-Ray Round-Up is back with this week’s collection of HD titles that may not get the buzz of something like the latest Sandra Bullock romantic comedy or what Sam Raimi brought back from Hell but could be just what you’re looking for at the mall this weekend. A few modern horror movies, a notable box office bust, and a beloved BBC show highlight this week’s list. Pick your favorite.

“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” “Wolf,” and “Red Dwarf: Back To Earth - The Director’s Cut” was released on October 6th, 2009.

“Waterworld” will be released on October 20th, 2009.

“Red Dwarf: Back To Earth - The Director’s Cut”

Photo credit: BBC

Synopsis: “Back To Earth takes place after “Series X.” Kochanski’s dead and the crew are hurled through a portal and discover they’re just characters from a TV series. Knowing they »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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'Red Dwarf' stars are 'best mates'

10 April 2009 11:12 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Robert Llewellyn has revealed his joy at being reunited with his former Red Dwarf co-stars. The actor revealed that working with Craig Charles, Chris Barrie and Danny John Jules again was "brilliant fun". Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Llewellyn said of the reunion: "I had genuinely forgotten what a great time we all had. I've seen the guys regularly over the years but I don't think we'd been together like that for ten years. "It was brilliant fun - more than we'd (more) »

- By Dan French

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New 'Red Dwarf' - Is it better than smeg?

9 April 2009 9:14 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Cult Spy was in attendance at the premiere of the brand new Red Dwarf episodes for the Dave channel. It's been a decade since the boys from the Dwarf last graced our screens and hopes were high that the loveable smegheads could recapture the glory days. After all, surely writer Doug Naylor has had plenty of time to construct plenty of decent laughs? Sadly though, an initially humour-free script really lets Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John Jules) and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) down in a massive way during the first part. The quality does improve dramatically as the story continues, but one can't help but feel that this whole endeavour fails to live up to the hype. Red Dwarf: Back To Earth follows on from the last two seasons of its BBC2 days. Not in terms of plot, but through a procession of painful attempts to generate »

- By Ben Rawson-Jones

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'Red Dwarf' return 'could spark series'

31 March 2009 1:49 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The return of Red Dwarf this year could spark a full comeback for the programme, it has been claimed. Last month, it emerged that the first new episodes of the cult show since 1999 were being filmed and would air on Dave over Easter. Red Dwarf: Back To Earth will consist of three parts written and directed by Doug Naylor. Chris Barrie, who played Arnold Rimmer on the show, told The (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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'Red Dwarf' begins filming at Corrie

2 February 2009 8:42 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Filming of two new episodes of cult TV series Red Dwarf began filming over the weekend on the set of Coronation Street. The two-part special, entitled Red Dwarf: Return To Earth, will see Dave Lister - played by Craig Charles - finally succeed in his desire to make a comeback to his home planet. As part of the plot, Lister's crew, made up of Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) and Cat (Danny John-Jules), go in search of him and instead bump into Charles's Corrie character Lloyd Mullaney in The Rovers Return. As part of the filming, Weatherfield's Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) also made an appearance. In an exclusive interview with Digital Spy at the end of last (more) »

- By Kris Green

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It’s cold outside, there’s no kind of atmosphere…

27 January 2009 11:46 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

I have very fond memories of Red Dwarf and I want them to stay that way, so news that it’s to return in a new two part series fills me with mixed emotions. Having never re-visited the crew since the first runs through the late 80s and 90s, my memories are hazy to say the least – that theme tune, ‘smeg heads’ and Craig Charles being monumentally unhygienic. And didn’t Holly change sex at some point? The point being, it was great at the time but a bit like the 70s Incredible Hulk or Kinder Eggs, I suspect it should be locked away in a nostalgic time capsule, revisited only by future generations as a museum piece. I would never recover fully if Chris Barrie’s Rimmer wasn’t the utterly hysterical bastard I remember him as. Speaking of Chris Barrie, the same goes for The Brittas Empire, and Gordon Brittas’ gloriously absurd, »

- James Dennis

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The return of Red Dwarf!

27 January 2009 11:23 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Cult television show Red Dwarf is set to return to TV screens this Easter in a two part special on digital TV channel Dave in the UK.

Written and directed by co-creator Doug Naylor, the new show will reunite the line-up, including Craig Charles and Chris Barrie.

The BBC reports that the new two-part series, full title Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, will be followed by a "no holds barred" episode without sets, special effects or autocue.

The weekend will climax with Red Dwarf: the Making of Back to Earth, a behind-the-scenes special from the new episodes.

The show first appeared on television 21 years ago, and has since been shown in 25 different countries and sold millions of DVDs. »

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'Red Dwarf' crew to return to Earth

27 January 2009 1:27 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The Red Dwarf crew will be returning to Earth when the cult sci-fi show returns to TV later this year. Red Dwarf: Return To Earth will reportedly see last human Dave Lister (Craig Charles) achieve his life-long goal of touching down on his home planet. The two-part special, which has been commissioned by digital channel Dave, will reunite original cast members Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn one decade after the iconic comedy ended. Speaking to The Sun, Barrie confirmed the plot, saying: "Yes, Lister’s dream is about to come true. But like everything in Red Dwarf, nothing is straightforward." Written and directed by Red (more) »

- By Lara Martin

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