Red Dwarf fuses the best of television comedy and high concept sci-fi storytelling; it's like John Cleese and Arthur C. Clarke collaborating on a story that consolidates the best of both worlds and playing to their strengths as writers of their given genres that defined their careers.
Red Dwarf was also a longtime favourite of Stephen Hawking and for good reason: it was easily the smartest television show he watched since Star Trek. The absurdity of the characters juxtaposed by their outer-space shenanigans (parallel universes, shape-shifters, accidental time-travel, and so on) is something that few shows have managed to do well with sci-fi comedy. Red Dwarf succeeds in being clever and chuckle-inducing all at once. Even the bad episodes still have something to say in its creative landscape because of the creativity fuelling the series.
If I had to name some of the show's VERY best episodes, they'd be 'Backwards', 'Marooned', 'Polymorph', 'Back to Reality', and 'Gunmen of the Apocalypse'. And that's just naming a few of the show's standout moments. There's LOTS of them! Truly.
Red Dwarf is bliss for BBC Comedy fans AND aficionados of space-operas; the best of these two worlds make this show a real treat. It's become a cult-favourite for good reason.
Red Dwarf was also a longtime favourite of Stephen Hawking and for good reason: it was easily the smartest television show he watched since Star Trek. The absurdity of the characters juxtaposed by their outer-space shenanigans (parallel universes, shape-shifters, accidental time-travel, and so on) is something that few shows have managed to do well with sci-fi comedy. Red Dwarf succeeds in being clever and chuckle-inducing all at once. Even the bad episodes still have something to say in its creative landscape because of the creativity fuelling the series.
If I had to name some of the show's VERY best episodes, they'd be 'Backwards', 'Marooned', 'Polymorph', 'Back to Reality', and 'Gunmen of the Apocalypse'. And that's just naming a few of the show's standout moments. There's LOTS of them! Truly.
Red Dwarf is bliss for BBC Comedy fans AND aficionados of space-operas; the best of these two worlds make this show a real treat. It's become a cult-favourite for good reason.