Quote: Seefacts @ March 25 2009, 10:29 AM GMTYeah, but surely all the money goes into one big BBC pot? Or is that not the case?
As I understand it, no, not directly. BBC Worldwide is a purely commercial venture, which does feed some money back to the rest of the Corporation, but not all of it, and not directly in the manner that one would expect.
Cast hopes of a permanent return: http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2009/03/31/8635/a_new_beginning_for_red_dwarf%3F
Probably stems from here
http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/red-dwarf/chris-barries-red-dwarf-back-earth-blog/
and not so much from here (but it's interesting anyway):
http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/red-dwarf/craig-charles-red-dwarf-back-earth-blog/
Dan
I read in a magazine that there is a new character in the new RD... This is putting me off as I'd prefer it to be just the original lads...So much better as I never watch the last 2 series and the last 1 was the worst..
Ooooh.
I was being a bit blase about it up to now, but the nearer it gets the more it's sucking me in.
Smoke me a Kipper!
Doctor Who next weekend as well!
Sod the DIY - I'm watching Telly
Quote: Fred Sunshine @ April 3 2009, 10:44 PM BSTSod the DIY - I'm watching Telly
Quote: Seefacts @ April 3 2009, 10:08 PM BSTFirst proper trailer is here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pJHr9GJ7iU
See.
Very nice!!! Whether or not it's funny, it certainly looks nice!
Quote: Fred Sunshine @ April 3 2009, 10:44 PM BSTDoctor Who next weekend as well!
New Dwarf and Who over the same weekend! Whoo!
Interesting that they haven't really put any comedy at all in any of the trailers yet. Hopefully that isn't a bad omen.
The clips make it look very unlike the Dwarf of yore and it is blatantly obvious that it was all done using green screens. That was all they could do with a small budget though I guess.
The return 'episode' is split into three half hour parts, the first of which is on Good Friday, and followed by a selection of classic Dwarf.
Quote: Seefacts @ March 24 2009, 11:19 PM BST"We're no longer interested in the type of audience that Red Dwarf used to attract"
Is a quote from the BBC when asked about RD on an episode of Points of View.
In twenty minutes I go to lunch. During this hour I shall endeavour to locate a store that sells monocles, have one fitted to my face, wear it on the way back, ait down to re-read that statement and pop it out in offence.
To what kind of people are they referring? Nerds? Alcoholics? People who eat curries? Coloured folk? What?!?
We'll all be watching from home, so it's not like we're going to get drunk and rowdy and ruff up the studio. Seriously, what's that about? Did the studio audiences used to go all football hooligan and ruff up the crew, run up and down the corridors vomiting, and then demand the BBC executives inform them who ate all the pies?
Judging by viewing figures for; Clone, Horne & Corden, that other expensive show no one watched. They're trying to avoid that nasty, obdurate mass who watch TV.
Good for them a classy broadcaster has higher aspirations then pleasing that lot!
From Craig Charles himself:
"This plot is amazing. It's more of a comedy-drama than a sitcom.
"On Lister's part it's much more emotional. He cries his eyes out in this. I think it's going to surprise a lot of people, the emotional maturity of the piece."
Hmm . . .
Bloody actors.
The full interview:
