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Summary: It could have worked... but!
Comment: Series 8... it's a funny old series! It brings back everything that was moaned about in series 7 but then... still doesn't seem to make it in the way i thought it would! I am hoping when this comes out on DVD, the deleted scenes might again why it seemed such a rushed story and edit! Pete Pt 1 and 2, Back in the red pt1,2 &3? Come on! Overall? Not the best, but probably the second worst (behind series 3)! Some funny stuff, but to rushed and not enough focus! Could do better Mr Naylor, but keep up the good work. P.s. - doug Naylor if you're reading this, you did a better job writing this that Rob Grant did writing the Strangerers! That was terrible!
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Summary: Oh dear!
Comment: This is simply some of the worst comedy penned in recent years. I do not understand how anyone who liked the other series can find this funny. They should have stopped on a high after Red Dwarf 6 because its been a dreadful mess since then.I hope and pray that there isn't a film.
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Summary: Red Dwarf 8 - The End
Comment: If Red Dwarf's series 1-6 were our own sun, and if 7 were it's last breath then this, series 8, is the supernova debris left after it's explosion. And it's not beatiful. Or colourful. Or anything particularly good. It's a cold, dark place with frequently poor gags and atrocious plots. The tagline to this series should really be "a poor man's porridge in space." I almost shed a tear at the first three episodes of this series. Avoid if possible, and keep series 1-6 in your mind. Here's hoping the movie restores my faith in Red Dwarf.
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Summary: A spirited defence of a superb show
Comment: I've watched Red Dwarf since I was a kid and have enjoyed every single series unfailingly. True, the level of enjoyment has been ever-so-slightly spasmodic but it has always remained consistently innovative and hilarious. I strongly disagree with the ridiculously negative attitude towards Series 8 and feel I must emphasise to misled readers that it is, in fact, like any other series of Dwarf, a fantastically worthwhile purchase.Every television show must be progressive in some way, and it is foolhardy to think that Dwarf could ever stay within the same boundaries it was trapped in within the Eighties and early Nineties. It's a sci-fi sitcom, for crying out loud - the special effects would have inevitably improved and become a more vital asset during its course of life. It is so petty to compare past glories of a program with its present state - this detracts strongly from the fact that it is still a gloriously written comedy, accessible to fans and novices alike, with the usual standard of well-constructed plots, witty one-liners and superb characters. It has successfully managed to change with the times along the way. The fact is, the annoying ultra-conservative attitude of die-hard fans has prevented this series from getting any worthy praise, and allowed them to throw pigeonholing critiques at it such as "plot recycling" and "lackadaisical writing", when you can see the streams of nostalgic tears running down their faces. I won't lie - this cannot and will not ever be as good as all the original series. But I for one was fully prepared for its development and really enjoyed it nonetheless. The cast would have rejected the idea of another series if they weren't impressed with the script quality, and they made a bold decision.
All the episodes here are very typically Dwarf, but for the next generation; and they totally work. The characters alone can carry the stories well; Rimmer (the brilliant Chris Barrie)is as priggish and altogether side-splittingly arrogant as he ever was and Robert Llewellyn's Kryten remains timeless - I still consider Krytie TV a classic. (Regardless of 'depravity', it is a Dwarf trademark to revert to sex and toilet humour; remember the infamous "sex" between Lister and Kryten in Polymorph?) Pete parts 1 and 2 is just a Dwarf story that was waiting to happen - a curry-munching T-Rex? Priceless. You can see exactly what Doug Naylor was trying to do - take Red Dwarf to a much grander scale - and it really did work. The beautiful thing about Dwarf is it can take supposed 'cliches', put its own spin on them and make them funny again; any viewer with a keen and impartial eye will pick up on this.
I conclude that Series 8 retains all the Dwarf humour of old on a grander scale. The claustrophobia of Starbug may be gone but if a prog has evolved in the way Dwarf has, scale and location details can surely be overlooked. If you are stuck irretrievably with the original essence of the first few series, then you won't really enjoy this. If you are prepared to watch a fabulous sitcom move into a new generation then I can't recommend this enough. Smegging great; here's to the film......
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Summary: Red Dwarf series Eight is by far the best series so far.
Comment: I can appreciate that Red Dwarf, especially the early series, may not be to everybody's tastes, but series 8 takes the series into a whole new realm of comedy.
Incidentally, the budget for Red Dwarf 8 was identical to the budget of Victoria Wood's , "Dinner Ladies" - and look what theyve done with the sets! The characters are supreme, although granted, a little cliched (But that's whats needed in a sitcom) and to see the show develop from badly dressed sets in series I, to pure comdey, which is what we have in series eight, is a heart warming feeling. "Bird Man'" and some of the other characters are some of the best written, "Killcrazy" being another example. So yes, it's cliched, but it's meant to be! And with names like "Birdman" you'd be a fool to miss the obvious tongue in cheek there!Seriously, if you want comedy and enjoy a laugh, buy this Video. It sure beats "Dinnerladies" for a show!
