Red Dwarf: Complete Collection (DVD)
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- GenreComedy
- FormatNTSC
- ContributorVarious
- LanguageEnglish
- Number Of Discs18
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Now together in this 18-disc box set, every episode of Red Dwarf plus 24 hours of extras! Chicken soup machine repairman and intergalactic loser Dave Lister awakesuspended animation to discover he is the lone survivor of a radiation lis now three million years into deep space and the last surviving memberhuman race. Dave is soon joined by a hologram of his dead bunkmate, a liform who’s evolved from his pet cat, and a neurotic sanitation mechanoidTogether this unlikely bunch of heroes attempt to find their way back tounder the guidance of Holly, the ship’s senile computer, encountering a heap of smeg on the way. Commentary on every episodeMaking of documentary for each seasonOuttakes Deleted scenesFeaturettesRaw FX footageTrailersAudio book excerptsRadio sketchesWeblinksEaster EggsMore! Review: Red Dwarf - While it's not unusual for shows to change over time, it's rare for that change to be driven by creative necessity rather than simply getting better ratings or increasing the demographic base. Two shows come to mind immediately - both of which I consider to be nothing less than great: "Primeval" and "Red Dwarf." If they were changed merely to give their audience greater titillation or bathos, as most shows are, it wasn't apparent. These two shows didn't just suddenly get different; they slowly evolved from how they started to how they ended. And they evolved creatively, in both instances expanding the show's original parameters. Likewise, in both shows, the harbinger of change was there from the start; it wasn't simply tacked on: in "Primeval" it was, of course, Dr. Helen Cutter, whose descent into madness drove the show relentlessly toward its harrowing conclusion; but in "Red Dwarf" it wasn't anything as apparent as a character's psyche. In "Primeval," the evolution is obvious: it began as a "monster a week" show then widened its parameters to include an intriguing plot-line which raised it to the level of a psychological thriller. But in "Red Dwarf," though the change from beginning to end is as enormous as anything in TV history, it's a much subtler process. You can't really point to a definite season (i.e., series) or a particular episode or character and say "Ah, that's where it all changed!" Series 1 can best be characterized as having the natural charm of innocence and naivete. I loved the show from the very first moment. The four main characters - Dave Lister, Arnold Rimmer, Cat, and Holly the Computer - were absolutely enchanting, with all their quirks and foibles and vanities. And though their interaction was awkward and tentative, even at times hostile, they made do with their lot in life: four characters all alone on a spaceship which, according to Holly, would have taken years just to turn around, let alone go anywhere. Every episode of Series 1 focused on their attempts to establish something approaching a normal life; yet each episode took them a little farther from where they started - as well as farther from anything even approaching normalcy - leading to the introduction of a fifth character, the android Kryten, in Series 2. Kryten comes closer than anything else in the entire Series to fitting the standard sit-com prescription of having been added to breathe new life into the show. However, that's only because he disappeared for the rest of Series 2 and didn't reappear till Series 3, which does make it seem as if the producers wanted to test his audience appeal before they made him a permanent fixture. And it is true that, once he really got going, he came very close to stealing the show at times. Just as there's never been a leading man as self-indulgent or uncouth as Dave Lister, or a Hologram as neurotic as Arnold Rimmer, or a computer as obtuse as Holly, there has never been an Android even remotely as goofy or self-effacing as Kryten. Of course there's simply never been a humanoid evolved from a cat; but even a real cat's vanity and preening wouldn't hold a candle to Cat's. One thing is certain: "Red Dwarf" becomes increasingly surreal with each passing Series. It begins with the death of the entire crew except Lister, who had been locked in stasis for smuggling a cat on board, and Cat, who had evolved in an air shaft which had somehow been protected from radiation; and it ends with the entire crew being reanimated by an army of overzealous nano-bots. Ironically, but not unexpectedly, life for the original survivors becomes increasingly more harrowing once the crew reappears on the scene. And, in between, each Series takes the five main characters on one outrageous adventure after another - each adventure fully capable of being developed into an edge-of-your-seat traditional sci-fi show, but in "Red Dwarf" developing into a comic nightmare of epic proportions. It's easy to say which are your favorite episodes; but virtually impossible to say which are the best episodes. From Series 1, "Confidence & Paranoia" is one of my favorites - Confidence getting his come-uppance being one of the most hilarious scenes of the entire show. From Series 4, there's "Camille," which is also one of the very few episodes one might call "poignant" - a quality which, except for one or two episodes, mostly disappeared after Series 1. From Series 5, "The Inquisitor" has just about all the elements that make the show great. "Tikka to Ride" from Series 7, besides being hilarious, is quite possibly one of the most ingenious episodes in the history of TV. And from Series 7 comes "Blue," which has one of the most wonderful sequences of any episode, relating to Kryten's on-going dissatisfaction with the Kochanski from a parallel universe. From Series 3, my all-time favorite episode: "The Last Day." This is Kryten's crowning glory as a character, what with his notion of "Silicon Heaven," where all the used-up electronic machines go. And from Series 2, "Thanks For The Memory" is my back-up all-time-favorite; plus, it's Holly's crowning glory as a character, especially as he relates his chronology of what seems to have happened. Then, from Series 4, there is "Meltdown," which shows Rimmer at his worst and Lister at his best; Dave's final observation on the catastrophe Arnold has wrought stands as one of the great anti-war statements of all time and raises this otherwise ordinary episode to a much higher level. Over time, my favorites have changed somewhat. After six airings and counting, I no longer find it necessary to watch the complete series but to focus on whichever episode I'm in the mood for. And the ones I now find myself heading for are "Holoship" and "Terrorform" from Series 5 and "Ouroboros" from Series 7. The beginnings of "Holoship" and "Terrorform" are absolutely priceless; and "Ouroboros" is kind of the ultimate "feel good" episode of the entire Series. But as I said, I wouldn't dream of offering these, or any other episodes, as the best "Red Dwarf" episodes. Because they're all great, even my least favorite: "Demons & Angels" from Series 5. And even including "Demons & Angels," I consider Series 5 to be, if not the best then the most characteristic of all eight Series. If you could only watch one of the eight, I think Series 5 would be it. But by far and away my favorite thing about "Red Dwarf" is the anticipation of watching it all over again from the start. Now well beyond my sixth go-round, the episodes are as fresh, as interesting and as funny as the very first time around. You can't ask for more in a TV show. Review: One of the funniest and most unique series ever on TV - Aboard the Jupiter Mining Corporation vessel Red Dwarf, Dave Lister, a lowly 3rd Technician, smuggles aboard a pregnant cat and when he is found out he is confined to suspended animation for refusing to surrender the animal to the captain. During his time in stasis his bunkmate Arnold Rimmer, a lowly 2nd Technician, is forced to perform the maintenence duties without Lister's help and inefficiently repairs the drive plate, causing it to blow and subjecing the entire crew to deadly radiation. 3 million years pass until the background radiation level has dissipated to a safe level. At this point Holly, the ship's computer, releases Lister from stasis and tells him of the accident and also ressurrects Rimmer as a hologram to be a companion for Lister. After the initial shock, Lister realizes that he has the run of the ship, allowing him to be, basically, himself: a layabout slob. Rimmer and Lister discover that the cat had been sealed in the ship's hold during the accident and has bred there for the last 3 million years and evolved into man, one of whom is still on the ship. The rest of the cats mistook Lister's laundry list as navigation instructions to a habitable planet and crashed and died in space. When he discovers his new friend, Lister decides to complete his dream of owning a farm on Fiji and orders Holly to set a course for Earth. Much of this first season involves Rimmer trying to still boss Lister around even though he is just a hologram, the cat coming to grips that he is the last of his kind alive, with Lister constantly trying to get Rimmer to "turn himself off" so Lister can keep company with Kochanski's hologram instead. This is because the ship can only support one hologram at a time. Kochanski was the attractive officer Lister was in love with before he went into stasis. The main dramatic thrust of the series from this point forward is Lister's attempt to get back to Earth. Along the way, however, are frequent distractions that usually see the Dwarf crew encountering strange races and lifeforms that have developed in the intervening millions of years. However, a core tenet of the series is that there are no aliens anywhere in the universe -- every element of the large and bizarre mix of intelligent life within the Red Dwarf universe is in one way or another derived from Earth, which is a result of developments in robotics and/or genetic engineering. The crew roster changes as the years go by. During the second season, the Red Dwarf crew encounter the sanitation mechanoid Kryten, rescuing him from a long-since crashed vessel. Initially, Kryten only appears in one episode of Season 2, but by the beginning of Season 3 he has become a full time character in the series. At the end of Season 5, disaster strikes when Lister loses Red Dwarf, having forgotten which planet he parked it on. However, we later learn that Red Dwarf was actually stolen. This forces the crew to travel in the smaller Starbug craft for two seasons, with the added side-effect that they lose contact with Holly. In Season 7, Rimmer departs the crew to take up the role of his alter-ego from a parallel universe, Ace Rimmer, whose name has become a legend and a legacy passed down from dimension to dimension and is everything Rimmer ever wanted to be. Shortly afterwards, the crew find a replacement for Rimmer when they encounter another parallel version of themselves. In this universe, it was Kristine Kochanski -- Lister's long-time crush and ex-girlfriend due to merged realities -- who went into stasis, while Lister died and was brought back as a hologram. A complicated series of events leaves Kochanski stranded, and she is forced to join the crew. Finally, in the eighth season, Red Dwarf itself is reconstructed by Kryten's nanobots that had stolen it and broken it down into its constituent atoms. In the process, the entire crew of the ship -- including Rimmer -- are resurrected, but the Starbug crew all find themselves sentenced to two years in the ship's brig on a set of convoluted charges. The series ends, however, with Red Dwarf being eaten away by a virus and all on board evacuated, save for Rimmer who is left to face Death, in the form of The Grim Reaper, for the second time. Unhappy with his predicament, he knees Death in the groin and runs away -- although the cliffhanger ending leaves this open to interpretation. I really thought that the first five seasons of Red Dwarf were the best. I didn't care for seasons six and seven that much when the crew was traveling in Starbug. The good part of season six is that the role of the Cat was significantly increased to great comedic effect, although the trade-off is that Holly's antics are sorely missed. In season seven Rob Grant, half of the team that had created and written all Red Dwarf episodes, left the show and there was a clear downturn in quality and imagination. Kochanski's addition could not offset the loss of Rimmer, and the show just lost something. Season eight was better, since with the entire crew restored, there was more opportunity for character interaction under completely new circumstances. Chris Barrie is back as Rimmer, and this was certainly a welcome change. In spite of the fact that I am not crazy about seasons six and seven, I would still recommend the entire collection to anyone. It is far funnier and more original than almost anything else you'll ever see on television.
| Contributor | Various |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,396 Reviews |
| Format | Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
H**K
Red Dwarf
While it's not unusual for shows to change over time, it's rare for that change to be driven by creative necessity rather than simply getting better ratings or increasing the demographic base. Two shows come to mind immediately - both of which I consider to be nothing less than great: "Primeval" and "Red Dwarf." If they were changed merely to give their audience greater titillation or bathos, as most shows are, it wasn't apparent. These two shows didn't just suddenly get different; they slowly evolved from how they started to how they ended. And they evolved creatively, in both instances expanding the show's original parameters. Likewise, in both shows, the harbinger of change was there from the start; it wasn't simply tacked on: in "Primeval" it was, of course, Dr. Helen Cutter, whose descent into madness drove the show relentlessly toward its harrowing conclusion; but in "Red Dwarf" it wasn't anything as apparent as a character's psyche. In "Primeval," the evolution is obvious: it began as a "monster a week" show then widened its parameters to include an intriguing plot-line which raised it to the level of a psychological thriller. But in "Red Dwarf," though the change from beginning to end is as enormous as anything in TV history, it's a much subtler process. You can't really point to a definite season (i.e., series) or a particular episode or character and say "Ah, that's where it all changed!" Series 1 can best be characterized as having the natural charm of innocence and naivete. I loved the show from the very first moment. The four main characters - Dave Lister, Arnold Rimmer, Cat, and Holly the Computer - were absolutely enchanting, with all their quirks and foibles and vanities. And though their interaction was awkward and tentative, even at times hostile, they made do with their lot in life: four characters all alone on a spaceship which, according to Holly, would have taken years just to turn around, let alone go anywhere. Every episode of Series 1 focused on their attempts to establish something approaching a normal life; yet each episode took them a little farther from where they started - as well as farther from anything even approaching normalcy - leading to the introduction of a fifth character, the android Kryten, in Series 2. Kryten comes closer than anything else in the entire Series to fitting the standard sit-com prescription of having been added to breathe new life into the show. However, that's only because he disappeared for the rest of Series 2 and didn't reappear till Series 3, which does make it seem as if the producers wanted to test his audience appeal before they made him a permanent fixture. And it is true that, once he really got going, he came very close to stealing the show at times. Just as there's never been a leading man as self-indulgent or uncouth as Dave Lister, or a Hologram as neurotic as Arnold Rimmer, or a computer as obtuse as Holly, there has never been an Android even remotely as goofy or self-effacing as Kryten. Of course there's simply never been a humanoid evolved from a cat; but even a real cat's vanity and preening wouldn't hold a candle to Cat's. One thing is certain: "Red Dwarf" becomes increasingly surreal with each passing Series. It begins with the death of the entire crew except Lister, who had been locked in stasis for smuggling a cat on board, and Cat, who had evolved in an air shaft which had somehow been protected from radiation; and it ends with the entire crew being reanimated by an army of overzealous nano-bots. Ironically, but not unexpectedly, life for the original survivors becomes increasingly more harrowing once the crew reappears on the scene. And, in between, each Series takes the five main characters on one outrageous adventure after another - each adventure fully capable of being developed into an edge-of-your-seat traditional sci-fi show, but in "Red Dwarf" developing into a comic nightmare of epic proportions. It's easy to say which are your favorite episodes; but virtually impossible to say which are the best episodes. From Series 1, "Confidence & Paranoia" is one of my favorites - Confidence getting his come-uppance being one of the most hilarious scenes of the entire show. From Series 4, there's "Camille," which is also one of the very few episodes one might call "poignant" - a quality which, except for one or two episodes, mostly disappeared after Series 1. From Series 5, "The Inquisitor" has just about all the elements that make the show great. "Tikka to Ride" from Series 7, besides being hilarious, is quite possibly one of the most ingenious episodes in the history of TV. And from Series 7 comes "Blue," which has one of the most wonderful sequences of any episode, relating to Kryten's on-going dissatisfaction with the Kochanski from a parallel universe. From Series 3, my all-time favorite episode: "The Last Day." This is Kryten's crowning glory as a character, what with his notion of "Silicon Heaven," where all the used-up electronic machines go. And from Series 2, "Thanks For The Memory" is my back-up all-time-favorite; plus, it's Holly's crowning glory as a character, especially as he relates his chronology of what seems to have happened. Then, from Series 4, there is "Meltdown," which shows Rimmer at his worst and Lister at his best; Dave's final observation on the catastrophe Arnold has wrought stands as one of the great anti-war statements of all time and raises this otherwise ordinary episode to a much higher level. Over time, my favorites have changed somewhat. After six airings and counting, I no longer find it necessary to watch the complete series but to focus on whichever episode I'm in the mood for. And the ones I now find myself heading for are "Holoship" and "Terrorform" from Series 5 and "Ouroboros" from Series 7. The beginnings of "Holoship" and "Terrorform" are absolutely priceless; and "Ouroboros" is kind of the ultimate "feel good" episode of the entire Series. But as I said, I wouldn't dream of offering these, or any other episodes, as the best "Red Dwarf" episodes. Because they're all great, even my least favorite: "Demons & Angels" from Series 5. And even including "Demons & Angels," I consider Series 5 to be, if not the best then the most characteristic of all eight Series. If you could only watch one of the eight, I think Series 5 would be it. But by far and away my favorite thing about "Red Dwarf" is the anticipation of watching it all over again from the start. Now well beyond my sixth go-round, the episodes are as fresh, as interesting and as funny as the very first time around. You can't ask for more in a TV show.
C**E
One of the funniest and most unique series ever on TV
Aboard the Jupiter Mining Corporation vessel Red Dwarf, Dave Lister, a lowly 3rd Technician, smuggles aboard a pregnant cat and when he is found out he is confined to suspended animation for refusing to surrender the animal to the captain. During his time in stasis his bunkmate Arnold Rimmer, a lowly 2nd Technician, is forced to perform the maintenence duties without Lister's help and inefficiently repairs the drive plate, causing it to blow and subjecing the entire crew to deadly radiation. 3 million years pass until the background radiation level has dissipated to a safe level. At this point Holly, the ship's computer, releases Lister from stasis and tells him of the accident and also ressurrects Rimmer as a hologram to be a companion for Lister. After the initial shock, Lister realizes that he has the run of the ship, allowing him to be, basically, himself: a layabout slob. Rimmer and Lister discover that the cat had been sealed in the ship's hold during the accident and has bred there for the last 3 million years and evolved into man, one of whom is still on the ship. The rest of the cats mistook Lister's laundry list as navigation instructions to a habitable planet and crashed and died in space. When he discovers his new friend, Lister decides to complete his dream of owning a farm on Fiji and orders Holly to set a course for Earth. Much of this first season involves Rimmer trying to still boss Lister around even though he is just a hologram, the cat coming to grips that he is the last of his kind alive, with Lister constantly trying to get Rimmer to "turn himself off" so Lister can keep company with Kochanski's hologram instead. This is because the ship can only support one hologram at a time. Kochanski was the attractive officer Lister was in love with before he went into stasis. The main dramatic thrust of the series from this point forward is Lister's attempt to get back to Earth. Along the way, however, are frequent distractions that usually see the Dwarf crew encountering strange races and lifeforms that have developed in the intervening millions of years. However, a core tenet of the series is that there are no aliens anywhere in the universe -- every element of the large and bizarre mix of intelligent life within the Red Dwarf universe is in one way or another derived from Earth, which is a result of developments in robotics and/or genetic engineering. The crew roster changes as the years go by. During the second season, the Red Dwarf crew encounter the sanitation mechanoid Kryten, rescuing him from a long-since crashed vessel. Initially, Kryten only appears in one episode of Season 2, but by the beginning of Season 3 he has become a full time character in the series. At the end of Season 5, disaster strikes when Lister loses Red Dwarf, having forgotten which planet he parked it on. However, we later learn that Red Dwarf was actually stolen. This forces the crew to travel in the smaller Starbug craft for two seasons, with the added side-effect that they lose contact with Holly. In Season 7, Rimmer departs the crew to take up the role of his alter-ego from a parallel universe, Ace Rimmer, whose name has become a legend and a legacy passed down from dimension to dimension and is everything Rimmer ever wanted to be. Shortly afterwards, the crew find a replacement for Rimmer when they encounter another parallel version of themselves. In this universe, it was Kristine Kochanski -- Lister's long-time crush and ex-girlfriend due to merged realities -- who went into stasis, while Lister died and was brought back as a hologram. A complicated series of events leaves Kochanski stranded, and she is forced to join the crew. Finally, in the eighth season, Red Dwarf itself is reconstructed by Kryten's nanobots that had stolen it and broken it down into its constituent atoms. In the process, the entire crew of the ship -- including Rimmer -- are resurrected, but the Starbug crew all find themselves sentenced to two years in the ship's brig on a set of convoluted charges. The series ends, however, with Red Dwarf being eaten away by a virus and all on board evacuated, save for Rimmer who is left to face Death, in the form of The Grim Reaper, for the second time. Unhappy with his predicament, he knees Death in the groin and runs away -- although the cliffhanger ending leaves this open to interpretation. I really thought that the first five seasons of Red Dwarf were the best. I didn't care for seasons six and seven that much when the crew was traveling in Starbug. The good part of season six is that the role of the Cat was significantly increased to great comedic effect, although the trade-off is that Holly's antics are sorely missed. In season seven Rob Grant, half of the team that had created and written all Red Dwarf episodes, left the show and there was a clear downturn in quality and imagination. Kochanski's addition could not offset the loss of Rimmer, and the show just lost something. Season eight was better, since with the entire crew restored, there was more opportunity for character interaction under completely new circumstances. Chris Barrie is back as Rimmer, and this was certainly a welcome change. In spite of the fact that I am not crazy about seasons six and seven, I would still recommend the entire collection to anyone. It is far funnier and more original than almost anything else you'll ever see on television.
G**N
Red Dwarf is the Smegin' Greatest Creation of Mankind
Honestly, I wish I could give this series more stars; Red Dwarf is the Smegin' Greatest Creation of Mankind. I began watching this series in 1991, and I have always recommended Red Dwarf to everyone. I've been pimping Red Dwarf since the early '90s, but I never had a chance to finish watching the series. Now that I own the entire collection of episodes of Red Dwarf, and I have finished watching the series, I thoroughly recommend purchasing the Boxed set of DVDs. These DVDs have many extra features, edited and extended scenes, numerous extra bits, hidden features, and humorous additions which provide countless hours of entertainment. No matter how messed-up the world is, or how much the daily news can ruin your day, this Boxed set of Red Dwarf episodes and Bonus materials will brighten your life! If you do not find the series humorous, you might want to check your pulse. I personally feel a deep connection to the sets of the scenes, as well; Commodore geeks from back in the day will smirk often. In fact, the entire Red Dwarf series is likely to make you laugh and smirk, as well as adopt Red Dwarfisms. When your boss is a jerk, you can just say, "Smeeee....Smeeee." Your coworker will get it, but your boss or Human Resource Manager hopefully will not. There are a wealth of inside jokes, catchphrases and memorable scenes within the world of the Red Dwarf crew. This boxed edition is well-worth the investment! Back in the day, I watched episodes that friends had taped, so I greatly appreciate the convenience of these great quality, well-packaged, stylish, well-documented DVDs. I am very impressed with every aspect of this set; the collection was well thought out, and I look forward to inducting more people into the Red Dwarf Cult in the future. Speaking of which, the bonus DVDs also include interesting Convention footage. I will definitely update this review at a later time, but I want to start pimping the series, so more folks can enjoy the fantastic world of red Dwarf.
W**I
What can I possibly say that hasn't already been said?
Review Red Dwarf? Me? What can I possibly say that hasn't already been said? Red Dwarf is one of the best science fiction / situation comedy series ever produced. I tell a lie, it is the best. The situation? Imagine being the last surviving human, nothing funny about that, but set onboard a spaceship some 3 million years into the future with companions that include a creature which evolved from a cat, an over-zealous underachieving holographic crew-mate, a computer with a sense of duty, direction, and humor that's more than just slightly off-center, a sanitation mechanoid that so wants to be human, plus a long lost girlfriend... if you can, imagine what day to day life in such a situation might be like. Got it? Good. Now forget it and instead get ready to laugh until you cry! I first saw Red Dwarf on our local PBS station. A long-time fan of Doctor Who, Red Dwarf quickly became a favorite of mine. It has remained so all these years later. You may find yourself trading places with the characters of Red Dwarf, which is to say in it's own weird way the show reflects the struggles, the failures, and the triumphs which make us all human, a credit to its creators. As bizarre as a given situation may be, and some are very bizarre, words like outrageous, absurd, and unreal are routinely redefined by Red Dwarf while at the same time through each (situation) a thread of humanity is woven. Sometimes the thread is frayed, sometimes it is twisted, but it is always evident, making plausible the Red Dwarf Universe. There haven't been many sci-fi comedy shows made. Red Dwarf defines the genre in a lot of ways. In it's day The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (another favorite of mine) was just as odd, trail-blazing, and funny as Red Dwarf is today, but with one rather obvious difference between the two, Red Dwarf has the distinction of longevity... running from February 15, 1988 to April 5, 1999. I needn't say more about the series. Any number of others have summed it up as well or better than I possibly could. I'm just glad I have the complete series on DVD so that whenever I need a good laugh (or need to stop taking life so seriously) I can hang with the boys in the Dwarf. And did I mention how easy amazon.com made it for me to get a complete set of replacement discs when I discovered one in the original set was defective? It was about as easy as it gets.
M**S
Fun, Fun, Fun (in the Sun, sun, sun)
I can barely remember when I was first introduced to this comedy series thanks to a local PBS station and its Sci-fi nights. But I can remember laughing at the outlandish humor. This is a series that in so many ways shouldn't work. It has a minimal cast, minimal sets and is set in what should be a very depressing future with only one of the four main characters (after the second season) being a living human. And yet, its often laugh out loud funny. Who after watching this can't remember the Rimmer Munchkin song, or watching Cat dance in the landing bay with the various shuttles dancing as backup for him? And anyone who knows the series remembers the emotion stealing monster who stole Lister's fear, Cat's Vanity, Rimmer's anger and Kryten's guilt, leading to a meeting that is so ridiculous that is has to be watched to be believes. This show is special and its sad that its slowly being forgotten. If you like comedy this is for you. If you like science fiction and can take series that are for entertainment, this is likely for you (purists tend to dislike how silly Red Dwarf gets.) All, I can say is that nearly 30 years after I first watched a few episodes, I still laugh when watching.
B**N
Glitch on one episode but the rest was awesome
I'm not sure if it was just my copy, but one episode had glitches. The rest of the collection was phenomenal. Any Red Dwarf fan would be proud to have this.
P**N
Great show but a few drawbacks
I did rate this a 5, because many of the seasons are clever and well done. I had a hard time getting into season 1 when I first tried but will go back now and watch again. I did not watch this show when it aired, but my husband did and loves it. He moved to season 3 to get me hooked, and I am. Now that I have a good feel for the show, we'll go back to season 1 and 2 and I'll try again. But I have to admit, adding a female in later seasons, especially, the kind of character they created here, was a huge mistake. It completely changed the dynamic of the show to a predictable comedic format and the kind of situation comedy that's been done to death. I am saddened by this as I think this was a clever show and had some very funny lines. It is hard to get past her character for me, and I find myself just wishing the scenes would end. It's a sad ending for what I consider to be a very funny show, but overall, it's still a great series. I saw quite a few reviews that mentioned problems with discs, but we haven't experienced that issue. The menus are the disc aren't very user friendly, and I think those could have been done better, but that's a very minor complaint. If you are a Red Dwarf fan, it's worth the purchase. And if you are not familiar with the shore, find the episode called "Backwards". I think you'll become a fan...
K**.
Hilarious series
This has to be one of the funniest sci-fi series made. I think the show is hilarious - but I also know some of my friends who don't. Guess you got to have a certain bent sense of humor to appreciate a show like this. It's mainly a characters based show with the focus on the relationship between polar opposites Lister and Rimmer, with supporting characters of Cat and Kryten - oh and add in Holly, the sometimes moody ship's computer AI (and who goes from being male to female about half-way through the series). Red Dwarf itself is a huge spaceship that has been traveling through space for millions of years after an accident that kills off the crew - while Lister was protected in stasis, waking to find that he is the last human existing (leastwise on the ship). Rimmer who had been Lister's annoying boss is now a hologram (and still just as annoying). The show really evolves over the years and as the characters develop. For me the show gets better and better. So if you're already a fan of the show this box set is great, if you never seen it before - you might want to get one of the single seasons to get a taste of the show before buying the whole box set. Ton of extras through the different series sets.
K**D
LOL
Fabulous scripts and perfect actors - it'll give you a good laugh when you need it! :) It also contains lots of special features. I lent it to my sister last week, and already miss it ;) BUY!!
A**R
Great humour, and value for money.
What happened to British humour? This might be the last of that satiric intellectual nonsense. Red Dwarf grew as they grew older.
J**'
Good, off the wall humour
I enjoyed Red Dwarf when I had TV, and PBS. Since I don't like mainstream as much as slightly different things, I enjoyed this. 4 beings 3 million years in the future, the possibilities are endless. And they morph a bit along the way, in their many adventures. Low budget (it is BBC), but still good. If you do not already follow it, you have to watch the very first episode or none of the rest will make any sense. Just wish the last few episodes NOT included in this set, weren't so expensive. I'd like to see how it ends.
A**H
Dvd
Hours of great entertainment to watch
C**D
Fantastic
Red Dwarf is fantastic
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