Just watched the three episodes all together.
There are a ton of points I'd like to raise but it's late and I'm tired and I might rant again so I won't.
Suffice to say, it all looked slick and great and the storyline was very clever and interesting (although as pointed out it's been done similarly in LOG's Apocalypse - which to be fair I don't see as a major problem.) I also thought the performances were great. Hats off to the cast.
I haven't changed my mind about the laughter track - I got used to it not being there in the end, but only like an amputee would get used to a missing limb.
But there was a distinct lack of the old magic. I hope Grant or Naylor don't read this because I have nothing but the utmost respect and reverence for them and their wonderful creations. In fact that's precisely why I'm so emotionally-involved in this. Red Dwarf was one of the shows that gave me the buzz to pursue a comedy-writing "career" after all.
Am I being too nostalgic? I don't know. Maybe. Or maybe there are classics that just can't be improved, or even equalled by their creators, and should be left alone.