"Red Dwarf" (1988) Series de televisión 1988-????

Calificación de los usuarios:

9.1/10   

Creadores:

Rob Grant
Doug Naylor

Temporadas:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 marzo 1989 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Ciencia-Ficción

Plot:

The adventures of the last human being alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Red Dwarf | Space | Mining Ship | Computer

Premios:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The most original comedy of the last twenty years.

Reparto

Craig Charles	...	Dave Lister / ... (55 episodios, 1988-2009)
Danny John-Jules	...	The Cat / ... (55 episodios, 1988-2009)
Chris Barrie	...	Arnold Rimmer / ... (51 episodios, 1988-2009)
Robert Llewellyn	...	Kryten / ... (43 episodios, 1989-2009)

También conocida como:

"Enano rojo" (Spain) [es]

Duración:

30 min (52 episodes)

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés | Esperanto

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Clasificación:

UK:12 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

London, England, UK

Compañía:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivialidades:

Alan Rickman was first choice for the part of Rimmer, while Alfred Molina was considered for Lister, but it was decided that it might prove difficult to get these two successful movie actors to return for further series if the show became a success, so the idea was dropped.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Just a Minute: (#2.5)" (1994)

Banda de Sonido:

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The most original comedy of the last twenty years.

Where to start? The writing, the cast, the effects . . . superb.

Firstly, the writing. The situation is so unbelievable it works. Three million years out into deep space, with the unlikeliest crew you could find. And bizarre and funny things just keep happening. The secret? You might ask the same question of previous comedy greats. It just is.

The effects - especially since remastering - are breathtaking. I don't know how "true to life" it is, but it doesn't need to be. Seeing Starbug come crashing through the cargo bay doors is a joy to behold.

And the cast. Sensational. Chris Barrie (Rimmer) is the outstanding comedy actor of his generation. With the possible exception of Rowan Atkinson, I don't think there's a single man alive who could play the smeghead so well.

Equally, Craig Charles as Lister - a complete slob who is in fact the most decent person among the crew. A beautiful irony, and Charles focuses on the slob part so well that we tend to forget the character's decent side. This is not a bad thing - quite the reverse. When the decent side does appear, it is all the more prominent for it.

Norman Lovett (1-2, 8) and Hattie Hayridge (3-5) as Holly, the computer. I prefer Lovett's take, and don't fully understand why he was replaced. Hayridge did a fine job (indeed there's some moments that Lovett couldn't have done), but Lovett is the definitive Holly. He has the comic face for it.

Not forgetting Robert Llewellyn as the guilt-happy mechanoid Kryten, who overacts beautifully, as does Danny John-Jules as the vainest life form ever to have existed. Brilliant.

These ingredients made Red Dwarf amazing. Rob Grant and Doug Naylor's writing collaboration was a thing of beauty. As a team, they function superbly.

Unfortunately, the opposite is also true. Something's missing when they're not together. Series 7 had its moments, but was distinctly lacking - not least because Chris Barrie was in less than half the episodes. Series 8, it dropped even further. Barrie was back, but that was the only plus. Bringing the entire crew back was a very big mistake.

Overall? I'd say 8/10 for originality and sheer zaniness!