# Red Dwarf... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340 "2008-10-30T22:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/1 "2008-10-30T22:45:18Z")
Does anybody know if this series will be revived? ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/2 "2008-10-30T23:01:28Z")
Yes, they’re making a couple of Christmas episodes this year. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/3 "2008-10-31T01:53:20Z")
…As they’ve claimed every other year for the last decade. I admit, the rumors seem a little more substantial this time around, but I’m still not getting my hopes up. Actually, I haven’t heard anything about Christmas specials, but I did hear something about a straight-to-DVD release next year. ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/4 "2008-10-31T02:04:08Z")
I say leave it alone. It’s been too long. The seven series were wonderful and any revival would not be the same IMO ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/5 "2008-10-31T02:08:23Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > …As they’ve claimed every other year for the last decade. > > I admit, the rumors seem a little more substantial this time around, but I’m still not getting my hopes up. Actually, I haven’t heard anything about Christmas specials, but I did hear something about a straight-to-DVD release next year. [They’re being made for Dave.](http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2008/09/19/new-red-dwarf-specials-confirmed/) I would consider an announcement by Grant Naylor Productions to be pretty decisive. > [@RedDwarf.co.uk](#): > > Doug Naylor will be masterminding the four half-hour instalments, and the regular cast will all be reprising their iconic roles. They are being made by GNP for UKTV’s free-to-air channel, Dave - our new best friends! ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/6 "2008-10-31T02:09:38Z")
> [@DataZak](#): > > I say leave it alone. It’s been too long. The seven series were wonderful and any revival would not be the same IMO 7? There were 8. There would have been more if Doug Naylor hadn’t become obsessed with making a film version (and being taken in by a conman in the process). ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/7 "2008-10-31T02:13:03Z")
Okay, 8. But I still say leave the series alone. No movies, no revival. Nothing. It has been too long and I fear any attempt to bring it back would fall flat. Just relive the past with the dvds. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/8 "2008-10-31T02:49:19Z")
The last few series were shit, when they got a decent budget they lost the humour and heart in my not very humble opinion. I’ve watched the earlier series on one of the digital channels there of late and they still are hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![WilhelmGefallen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@WilhelmGefallen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WilhelmGefallen)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/9 "2008-10-31T02:51:14Z")
> [@Szlater](#): > > [They’re being made for Dave.](http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2008/09/19/new-red-dwarf-specials-confirmed/) I would consider an announcement by Grant Naylor Productions to be pretty decisive. Yeah but Grant Naylor productions are also the people who’ve been talking about the movie since Series 7, including that they had been doing script read throughs. I’ll believe the smeggers when I see it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/10 "2008-10-31T02:54:18Z")
I just saw the whole series and it turned to smeg when they “lost” Red Dwarf. Then it got smegier when Rimmer left and Kochinski showed up. The smegness increased with the crew being rebuilt, but it did get better when they went to the brig. The US version pilot was smegging smeg. I do not have high hopes ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/11 "2008-10-31T03:05:14Z")
I shouldn’t have read this thread, now I have a craving for curry. Or maybe a triple fried egg chili chutney sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf/470340/12 "2008-10-31T15:17:30Z")
And I’m picturing the Cat’s musical number “tongue tied”