Space battles, quantum entanglement, and love triangles with snack dispensers are just some of the problems facing the Dwarfers. The posse also stumble across the mysteriously abandoned SS Trojan while Lister grapples with the problem of being his own father and Kryten and Cat become quantum entangled, forcing them to do everything in unison. The series finale finds the boys surrounded by a simulant war cruiser and its fleet of attack ships. Armed with only two forks and a pencil sharpener, the Dwarfers begin to wonder whether this is the beginning of the end. Special... Features: We're Smegged - Exclusive Feature-Length Documentary Deleted Scenes - With Optional Writer Commentary Smeg Ups - The Unseen Outtakes [show more]
As a huge fan of the show, sitting down to watch the first episode of Red Dwarf X was rather exciting. This particular episode ('Trojan') holds an added significance for me as two friends and I were lucky enough to score tickets for the recording in December 2011. Though it was a bit out of our way, we could not pass up the chance to be part of Dwarf history. It was a wonderful experience and it definitely made watching the episode, almost a year later, just that bit more unique. 'Trojan' is, unsurprisingly, my favourite episode of the series.
For me, Red Dwarf is the perfect combination of a show I genuinely think is great and a warm nostalgia trip rolled into one. Having grown up with these characters I was, like many fans, hopeful yet anxious for the boys to return. Even having seen with my own eyes the evidence of its return to form, as the series approached I began to worry that I had built up the recording too much in my mind. However, as the weeks passed and the episodes went by my fears subsided to relief.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the series. I'm not going to argue it was perfect or as good as the best Red Dwarf but it painted a big smile on my face for 30 mins each week and had me laughing plenty. I actually found myself enjoying each episode more on the second viewing, without the 'I really hope this isn't bad' nerves (even though I had seen it and knew it was good. The things our favourite shows do to us!).
Due to Doug Naylor's insistence on having a studio audience, the budget for the series was stretched and therefore only one location shoot was possible. This results in a very contained, cramped feel for the shows, as the majority of scenes are on board ship. This is not a bad thing, however, and gives the show the old-school feel the fans were calling for. Take episode five, 'Dear Dave', for instance: the entire show is just the four main characters (well, not JUST them, but that would be spoiling) interacting with each other on a spaceship, yet it's entirely entertaining.
Though the fan reactions have been mainly positive, there are, as always, detractors. A common criticism, even amongst those that enjoyed series, is that the actors are hamming it up and going a bit too broad. I can't really see it, myself. I believe that you could transplant any scene from X into a series III-VI episode and the actors would play it the exact same way. My personal theory is that the performances are more noticeable now due to the cast's age. Fans are used to seeing these performances from the young Chris Barrie, the young Craig Charles. Seeing the actors age but their acting stay the same, especially after such a long time away, emphasises the silliness of the show. People are used to four young guys in space, not four...distinguished ones. We should be thankful that four funny old blokes still get to do this.
The look of X is definitely different from any RD before it. The picture, being HD, looks so clean compared to old eps, though the new part of the ship the characters have found is darker and grimier than any sleeping quarters previously. If definitely is an interesting visual contrast. In addition, the model shots are gorgeous and I'll admit I quite like the new shape of the small rouge one. It's clear that X is its own thing and should be treated as such. The Blu-ray is definitely worth the extra few pounds to see the glorious results of filming with the RED Epic cameras.
In terms of extras, sadly we do not get the plethora that RD discs usually provide. However, the set is worth picking up, even for those who have seen the series already, solely for the brilliant, two-hour documentary 'We're Smegged: The Making Of'. The amount of calamaties and setbacks the production went through is almost unbelievable. The honesty in the doc is refreshing and certainly raised my opinion of the series, which was close to falling apart at every turn. It's not all doom and gloom though, there's plenty of great behind-the-scenes details and banter between the cast. The next time I'm stressed, I shall think about what Doug Naylor went through in the making of RDX and realise that I don't know the meaning of the word. Additionally, there is a fairly long selection of laugh-out-loud Smeg Ups and a decent collection of Deleted Scenes.
The ratings for the series were, as expected, terrific and if DVD/Blu-ray sales maintain this trend we should be seeing Red Dwarf XI in the not-too-distant future. Hopefully the production problems of X can be learned from to produce an even better set of episodes. Or, if this is the last we see of the Dwarfers, Doug and the boys have given the fans a very funny, very respectable send off. Let us hope that episode six's title 'The Beginning' lives up to its name.
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. Space battles, quantum entanglement, and love triangles with snack dispensers, are just some of the problems facing the boys as they return on the small rouge one. Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from an old foe and is suddenly faced with the dilemma of his life. Lister grapples with the problem of being his own father, gets romantically involved with snack dispensers 23 and 34, while Kryten and Cat become quantum entangled forcing them to do everything in unison. The posse also find themselves marooned in 23 AD where they rescue a famous historical figure with a beard. Packed with over 150 minutes of extras including an exclusive making-of documentary, deleted scenes and a brand-spanking-new collection of ‘Smeg Ups’.
All six episodes from the tenth series of the BBC sci-fi comedy, following the interstellar exploits of Lister (Craig Charles), the last human in the universe, his hologram colleague Rimmer (Chris Barrie), android Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) and Cat (Danny John-Jules). In this series, Rimmer is torn when he receives an SOS distress call from a ship commanded by his all-conquering brother, Howard (Mark Dexter); Lister loses Rimmer in a game of poker to a group of biologically engineered life forms; and the crew become marooned in Britain in 23 AD, which leads to an encounter with a very important historical figure. The episodes are: 'Trojan', 'Fathers and Suns', 'Lemons', 'Entangled', 'Dear Dave' and 'The Beginning'.
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