Red Dwarf 10

Here's a thread for the new series of Red Dwarf, which it appears may well be on its way. Personally I'm looking forward to it. If it happens.

"Following on from yesterday's news of a 10th Red Dwarf (our guide) series, Robert Llewellyn - aka Kryten - has clarified that scripts have been commissioned by UKTV with a view to broadcast on their male-oriented digital channel Dave.

The station was responsible for the show's resurrection for a two-part 9th series earlier this year, more than 10 years after the original BBC Two series had ended. The new episodes followed a decade of speculation about a possible Red Dwarf film amongst the show's legions of followers internationally, and Dave's own successful repeats of Series 1-8 in the past few years.

As was the case with Series 9, the new scripts will be written by Doug Naylor, who created and wrote the series with long-term writing partner Rob Grant in the late 1980s. However, at the time of publishing this article a decision on whether they will make it to production does not appear to have been taken.

The UKTV network is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and what is now the content division of Virgin Media"

It was a three part speical though, not two.

I can't believe Grant and Naylor haven't patched their differences up after all this time.
The only reason I wouldn't like to see this made is because I know there is an army of fans out there who, if it's not exceptionally brilliant, will moan that it isn't what it used to be etc etc.
I thought the specials were a return to classic Dwarf, as if the monstrocities that were s7 and 8 never happened. Loved 'em, and will love s10 if it's anywhere as good as 9.

If Doug Naylor is reading this, for Christ's sake bring in another writer to help with the scripts.

You've created a great show with great characters but the quality of gags is well below par and the good will of Dwarf fans and the nostalgia factor can only be stretched so far.

I swear if I hear one more lame 'Space Corps Directive...' line, I'm gonna throw up.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 11 2009, 7:38 PM BST

I swear if I hear one more lame 'Space Corps Directive...' line, I'm gonna throw up.

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I used to love it when they did those in series six.

Doug Naylor definitely needs someone he can bounce ideas off and can tell him straight out that a particular line is shit and shouldn't be included. I liked the specials too but the thing I think they need to move away from is high-tech looking CGI backgrounds that just look fake anyway. Bring in a set designer and just make something that looks tangible.

Nothing concrete as yet apparently: http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/630663

Dan

I'm one of those annoying f**kers who reckon the show peaked at series two and everything since then has been a rapid downhill slide.

Red Dwarf was best when it was claustrophic, character-based, with strong sci-fi concepts and good jokes.

The monster-of-the-week/chases/in-joke bollocks it became in later series bothered me. A lot.

Quote: Kevin Murphy @ October 12 2009, 4:22 PM BST

I'm one of those annoying f**kers who reckon the show peaked at series two and everything since then has been a rapid downhill slide.

Red Dwarf was best when it was claustrophic, character-based, with strong sci-fi concepts and good jokes.

The monster-of-the-week/chases/in-joke bollocks it became in later series bothered me. A lot.

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Really? I thought some of the best episodes came a bit later. Series 6 had a couple of crackers imo. Legion, for instance, was brilliant.

My favourite was "Thanks For The Memory" in series two. The four of them wake up with amnesia, then follow a homing beacon to a gravestone bearing the name of Lister's ex on a moon in deep space.

I wish there'd been more episodes like that and less simulants, gelfs and f**king Dwayne Dibley.

I hope they don't make anymore but it looks like they will. The first six series were great but the last two were, shall we say, not so great.

Marooned would probably be my favourite. It's probably the best episode where you get the trapped, claustrophobic feel to it. Strangely it's in Series 3.

Anyone seen the 'blues' episode on episode seven where Lister dreams that he's kissing Rimmer and there is a really ingeniously entertaining song by Rimmer at the end with tons of little dolls of him "Arnold Rimmer, Arnold Rimmer doesn't need a zimmer". I thought that particular episode was great.

I wrote a spec script for this and sent it in. Way back in the day.

For anyone who's interested. I've never listened to this before (and still haven't as yet), but Rob Grant and Doug Naylor's first (own) sketch show, Cliché, is being repeated on Sunday nights on BBC Radio 7.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nbwzv

Dan

Moonstone, I agree with you about the specials to some degree. I actually thought they were very different to the previous series but for some reason I found them more enjoyable. Wouldn't complain if the (hyperthetical?) Series 10 was similar to the specials.