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Red Dwarf - The US pilots

Back in the 90s, there were two attempts to remake Red Dwarf, with two completely different casts. The first was a full-length pilot, with only Robert Llewellyn returning to play Kryten. When that didn't go down well, a shorter "greatest hits" alternative with another cast got made. And that didn't go down much better either, so it never went to series.

Rob Buckley, The Medium Is Not Enough, 11th May 2010

Last Night's TV: Outnumbered

Some feel that the charm of Outnumbered is fading as the children get older and more knowing. I disagree, but it is interesting to see the older boy, sarcy Jake (played by Tyger Drew-Honey, poor chap) subside into adolescent taciturnity.

Andrew Billen, The Times, 7th May 2010

Radio Times article: Outnumbered

Sitcoms about families tend to be teeth-strippingly awful, brain-achingly twee affairs - see My Family and the pitiful Life of Riley. But the brilliant Outnumbered has managed to usurp the whole genre.

Alison Graham, Radio Times, 7th May 2010

TV matters: Outnumbered

It can be tricky when fictional television characters watch TV, but Outnumbered manages to make it both believable and funny.

Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 29th April 2010

Flintoff and Redknapp in relegation zone of their own

The ingredients mean A League Of Their Own should be a tasty little sports quiz show. Sadly, though, rather than delivering a feast of fun, it's all a tad stale.

Matt Gatward, The Independent, 19th April 2010

Outnumbered leaves the joke on parents everywhere

The Brockman family are successful, even smug, living in a nice neighbourhood in London, with a nice, safe job (teaching history), with three smart, super-cute kids. On the surface, it's all nice, nice, nice, nice, nice. Now in its third series, some of this has become cloying.

Jim Shelley, The Mirror, 12th April 2010

Outnumbered, BBC One, review

The award-laden family sitcom Outnumbered returns - but it's starting to look tired.

Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 9th April 2010

Freddie Starr heart attack

Freddie Starr was in hospital last night after a major heart attack - and he declared: "It was down to stress."

Caroline Grant, The Sun, 9th April 2010

Last Night's TV - Outnumbered

I'd never watched Outnumbered before last night, and that's because when it first made its appearance on our screens, I thought "oh, another formulaic, cliched sitcom", so I didn't bother tuning in. But last night, for want of anything better to do, I did tune in, and it rapidly became obvious that I'd been spot on in my pre-emptive assumptions. It was formulaic and it was clichéd.

Unreality TV, 9th April 2010

'Outnumbered' star wants drunk scenes

Outnumbered child star Tyger Drew-Honey has joked that he would like to film "drunk" scenes on the show.

Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 9th April 2010

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