# Red Dwarf **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138 "2003-05-28T23:11:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/1 "2003-05-28T23:11:11Z")
_Red Dwarf_ #1 and #2 (four discs total) arrived in the mail yesterday. 🙂 I watched three episodes last night. I love that show! Unfortunately, I’ve only seen the first two seasons. But at least I have the earlier shows on DVD! Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/2 "2003-05-28T23:38:27Z")
The backwards episode is frigg’n hilarious. I like the cat. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/3 "2003-05-28T23:39:22Z")
Yea, I love em. Did yours come with trading cards? Mine did. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/4 "2003-05-29T00:48:45Z")
CAT: Hey, I want to settle down. And as soon as I find the right small group of girls, the seven or eight women who are right for me, my wandering days are over, buddy. ---
**Author:** ![penny\_dreadful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@penny\_dreadful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penny_dreadful)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/5 "2003-05-29T01:19:38Z")
OMG! I used to watch that show religiously back when I was in high school. It was on PBS at some really incovenient time of night too, IIRC. A few years ago I met a guy named Mike who looked, dressed, and acted so much like the cat that it was scary! He even had prosthetic fangs. (That’s what happens when you hang out in goth/vampire-wannabe clubs, I guess.) Anyway, he had never even heard of _Red Dwarf_; he was just like that. But he was a cool guy, if a bit strange. Oh, well. Enough with the Memory Lane. I’ve got to go order me some DVDs. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/6 "2003-05-29T01:23:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Unfortunately, I’ve only seen the first two seasons. But at least I have the earlier shows on DVD! You may not be as unfortunate as you think. While I’m a fan of the show, the quality declined markedly in later seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/7 "2003-05-29T01:30:50Z")
I agree. You have the best years. Not that the later seasons aren’t worth watching. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/8 "2003-05-29T02:25:35Z")
The 8th series just plain hurts to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/9 "2003-05-29T02:39:39Z")
Anybody heard the latest on the movie? I checked about a year ago, but it was still in Developmental Hell. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/10 "2003-05-29T02:49:58Z")
It was great up to series 5. 6 was a drop in quality, 7 was abysmal and 8 was about as good as 6. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/11 "2003-05-29T04:04:10Z")
Season six was a drop off? Season six was worthwhile just for Gunmen of the Apocalypse! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/12 "2003-05-29T04:33:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by penny dreadful \* > A few years ago I met a guy named Mike who looked, dressed, and acted so much like the cat that it was scary! If his vision of heaven was a hot dog stand on Fiji I’d say it was probably more than a coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/13 "2003-05-29T12:54:51Z")
I watched the rest of the first box last night. The second DVD was “special features”. I can’t see why they needed a second disc for them, as they were not especially numerous. There was the Japanese version of “The End”, some still photos, some music, and not a lot else. So I have two discs with a total of 12 episodes, plus two discs of “extras”. **GMRyujin** : Nope. No trading cards. > [@](#): > > The backwards episode is frigg’n hilarious. “Where’s Cat?” “He’s in the bushes. You know, _in the bushes_.” “We’ve got to stop him!” [Cat emerges from the bushes with an utterly horrified expression.] I didn’t check to see if that episode is on the discs, but I agree it was pretty funny. The ending was classic! I liked “Better than Life”. It’s one of my favourite episodes. I watched it last night. ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/14 "2003-05-29T13:29:10Z")
Ah, Red Dwarf. I haven’t watched the show for months - not since last year, when some cable channel decided to show one entire series each night for a week, and I was going through a period of insomnia. That was fun. Was reminded of it recently when a good friend bought four goldfish and named them Kryten, Lister and Rimmer. The fourth one was called Elvis, but explaining why would mean a thread hijack, so I won’t go there. Incidentally, is the “backwards episode” the one that throws up some Easter eggs when you reverse it? ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/15 "2003-05-29T13:34:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Loneraven \* > \*\* > > Incidentally, is the “backwards episode” the one that throws up some Easter eggs when you reverse it? \*\* Yeah. There’s a bit where a bartender goes into a backwards rant and when it’s reversed it come out as roughly “I’m actually ranting at the one sad git in this country that’s bothered to reverse what I’m saying. God, what a pathetic moron!” ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/16 "2003-05-29T13:36:04Z")
I was just introduced to the funnyfunny that is Red Dwarf this past fall (my roommate has a slew of video tapes). Much laughter and joy ensued. _ **Today’s fish is trout a la creme. Enjoy your meal.** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/17 "2003-05-29T13:59:22Z")
_ **Food escape!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/18 "2003-05-29T15:58:51Z")
[One of the funniest pictures I’ve ever seen](http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck03/personnel.html) Just scroll down the page to the picture of The Cat. Oh, ye gods! _dying_ ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/19 "2003-05-29T17:43:43Z")
Man I love that show. I think I’m gonna order me some Chicken Vindaloo right now! ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138/20 "2003-05-29T17:51:58Z")
I nearly passed out when I noticed that The Cat was in Blade II (along with Luke Goss from BROS for the _total_ 80’s nostalgia trip! Love Red Dwarf. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/178138.md?page=2)