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Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

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Re: Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

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afandian wrote: post #18
ddellacosta wrote: post #14

As an American, Red Dwarf along with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy created a deep appreciation both for British humor and funny sci-fi in my adolescent self. I now own the box set on DVD and even have a random Red Dwarf novel I got at a yard sale (I forget which one of them wrote it though). RIP Rob! Will be having a vindaloo, lager, and maybe some fish (Fish! Fish! Fish!) later in your honor (EDIT: 100% talking a…

Maybe it was written by: > Grant Naylor is a gestalt entity occupying two bodies, one of which lives in north London, the other in south London. The product of a horribly botched genetic-engineering experiment, which took place in Manchester in the late fifties, they try to eke out two existences with only one mind. They attended the same school and the same university, but, for tax reasons, have completely different…

Haha I went and actually looked and yep, that's it...no wonder I couldn't remember

Re: Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

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beloch wrote: post #19
ddellacosta wrote: post #14

As an American, Red Dwarf along with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy created a deep appreciation both for British humor and funny sci-fi in my adolescent self. I now own the box set on DVD and even have a random Red Dwarf novel I got at a yard sale (I forget which one of them wrote it though). RIP Rob! Will be having a vindaloo, lager, and maybe some fish (Fish! Fish! Fish!) later in your honor (EDIT: 100% talking a…

Red Dwarf is an absolute classic, but I think people of all nations can agree that the American version was better off cancelled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mlnntKi2no Even the second attempt at it, with Star Trek DS9's Terry Farrell (as Cat), was a bad idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfJsViD9SjM The original was lightning in a bottle.

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Re: Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

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Post by afandian »

ddellacosta wrote: post #21
afandian wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe it was written by: > Grant Naylor is a gestalt entity occupying two bodies, one of which lives in north London, the other in south London. The product of a horribly botched genetic-engineering experiment, which took place in Manchester in the late fifties, they try to eke out two existences with only one mind. They attended the same school and the same university, but, for tax reasons, have completely different…

Haha I went and actually looked and yep, that's it...no wonder I couldn't remember

Somehow enough fragments of that stayed in my brain since 2004 to google it. My first and last real-life encounter with the word 'gestalt'.

Re: Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

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Post by JojoFatsani »

There was nothing like Red Dwarf on TF (British or American) back then - a laugh-tracked show that could be simultaneously the most hilarious dry wit, not-so-dry bawdy humor, and a compelling and thought-provoking sci-fi action-adventure all at the same time.

I fell off it after they had that comeback season roughly in 2000 where the whole ship got revived. Then I saw a few clips from a later season where everyone was pretty schlubby. I'll need to track down some way to re-watch the whole thing.

Re: Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

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Post by nephihaha »

ColinEberhardt wrote: post #9

My random claim to fame; I was the support act (juggler) for Norman Lovett (the red dwarf ships computer), for one night only in the Welsh town of Bangor. What a life I’ve lived.

Yes, I remember him. He briefly had his own show called "I Lovett" or something like that. Also spent time in Bangor back in the mid nineties.

Re: Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

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Post by nephihaha »

beloch wrote: post #19
ddellacosta wrote: post #14

As an American, Red Dwarf along with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy created a deep appreciation both for British humor and funny sci-fi in my adolescent self. I now own the box set on DVD and even have a random Red Dwarf novel I got at a yard sale (I forget which one of them wrote it though). RIP Rob! Will be having a vindaloo, lager, and maybe some fish (Fish! Fish! Fish!) later in your honor (EDIT: 100% talking a…

Red Dwarf is an absolute classic, but I think people of all nations can agree that the American version was better off cancelled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mlnntKi2no Even the second attempt at it, with Star Trek DS9's Terry Farrell (as Cat), was a bad idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfJsViD9SjM The original was lightning in a bottle.

I have watched the American pilot, and one thing I found curious was that the two female characters were the most interesting (Cat and the Computer played by Terry Farrel and Jane Leeves who were both in major series - Deep Space Nine and Frasier). Holly/Computer has been female for much of the British series and Cat did work as a female character. Contrast with the British show which was very male except for computer (sometimes) and Kochanski when she became a regular character (Chloe Annette didn't really work. I wish Clare Grogan had been a regular instead.)
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