Red Dwarf hasn't been good since the writers split.

I've got ideas on why that might be so, but after season 6, it was all downhill.

Fingers crossed for this actually getting out, I enjoyed the Back to Earth mini series (even though the lack of a laughter track was quite jarring). I've always enjoyed the premise and the characters of the series over the actual comedy, so I'm in, as long as every one is still dead of course.

I honestly don't know how I feel about this.

I kinda liked Back To Earth, if only because Rimmer got back to his roots. The bit when he shoved the other hologram into the car was brilliant.

Sure it wasn't the strongest, or all that I had hoped, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

In Back To Earth the team went to a London comic shop called They Walk Among Us

I've been there

I've been there lots of times

I've been where they've been

:D

I'm not holding my breath.

Robert Llewellyn is always the one to "break" this news and if every bit of exciting news about a Red Dwarf return that he put out on his blog were true, then we'd be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Red Dwarf big-budget movie starring Madonna right now.

Wow, a new series? There hasn't been a new series of Red Dwarf since 1993. *finger in ears* lalalalala!

I’m not really sure what I think about this. I think part of the problem is that the actors are now two decades older than when the show started. I seem to remember Craig Charles saying a few years back that although he was a lot like Lister in the first season of Red Dwarf, now that he’s coming into middle age and has become more of a responsible adult, it’s somewhat frustrating to put back on the persona of a slobby 20-something. And I think that’s why I get a little uneasy at the thought of a new season. I mean, Danny John-Jules and Chris Barrie will be 50 next year. At some point, the characters get old enough that non-stop clowning and squabbling starts seeming kind of sad.

I can hardly wait for more Red Dwarf. Back to Earth wasn't great but, it proved the actors weren't too old. People are going to complain no matter what happens. It's a great show with a great cast. Give them back their laugh track and any new episodes will be great.
I for one am keeping my fingers crossed that this really happens.

I just don't think any show should be making a return 20 years or so after it was first broadcast.

The quality of this program will depend on soley on one thing.... if this is being made for BBC, or Dave.

If it's for the BBC, then a quality series is inbound.

Dave on the other hand... god help us all.

It's a shame that the writers died back in 93 before they could resolve the cliffhanger.

I didn't hate the special, but it definitely could have used a lot more script-polishing than it got. It felt a lot like a rough draft. Series could go either way...we'll have to wait and see I guess.

this just shows that some shows never die even though given how long since red dwarf has been off the air this thing could be the thing that finaly kills red dwarf and leaves fans hating it in the end.

Oh Rob, I sure hope you're right...

I really liked Back To Earth and can't wait for the new season!

As long as they include cameo appearances from Coronation Street actors like they did in Back To Earth I'll be happy. I think we can all agree that's what the series was really missing.

If you dug the early seasons of Red Dwarf, then look up the series HYPERDRIVE, which has a lot of what made RD funny. That is to say, British humour in a sci-fi setting, mad characters, bizarre menaces, and a tiny bit of hopeless romance.

Oh, also: Shaz from "Ashes To Ashes" as a kinky psycho in some epsodes. So it actually towers over Red Dwarf in one important respect.

I enjoyed the Back To Earth special, I guess after you've become some sad crying EMOBSG pussy, all other SF shows suck, right?

I doubt it this show has always been shit

Can't wait! Hope this is true. I can never get enough Red Dwarf. Yes I'm a smeghead.

I didn't think Back to Earth was that bad once it became clear it wasn't supposed to be a genuine back to Earth story, or some sort of finale to the series. With a title like Back to Earth, that's what I assumed I'd be watching to begin with and that made it feel like a let down.

Hopefully they'll have Holly and Kochanski back properly with the new series, Holly in particular was sorely missed in the special. I hope they really look to wrap the story up and give it some closure with this season, otherwise we'll probably have to wait until they're all 90 for another series.

I wonder if Dave (the channel) is picking up the bill again?

Feeling uneasy myself regarding this, but I hope for the best.

If the writers are smart, they won't gloss over the age of the cast and take advantage of it. For example, The Cat losing his hair could be hilarious...

Anyone else remember back when there were only 3 (or 4) broadcast channels and cable hadn't spread very far... And on Sundays there would be 2-3 channels full of religious programs and ONE channel airing anything else.

And that Anything else was usually some old movie, the color having faded and the sound a bit off, sets were half-assed, acting stilted, werid dialogue, camera angles simplistic -- old movie stuff. -- all sponsored by Primax Replacement Windows [or some other single sponsor for the entire 2 hours].

And the whole thing would meld together, give you a headache, but numb your mind so you didn't give much of a damn about anything and if you were lucky you'd manage to sleep but usually you weren't -- so you just lay in pain on your couch and wished for MONDAY to come...

That's what watching Red Dwarf feels like to me. Any season. There, I've said it.

This worries me.... a lot.

Back To Earth was a trainwreck for for a lot of UK Red Dwarf fans, I loved the show (actually went to a filming of one of the 8th Series Episodes about 11 years ago)

Dave made a big error in turning 2/3 of the story into a mindless excuse for plugging the DVD and themselves.

I only hope it's a BBC TV rather than Dave Production.

@LAY, perhaps you need to see an eye doctor and perhaps a shrink? I remember 4 channels including a local PBS, some fantastic ones that you could pull in now and again like Channel 19 from Cincinnatti and 41 and 32 from Louisville. The rest, I don't know what the fuck you are talking about. RED DWARF is one of the greatest SF/comedy shows of all time and I hope a flying green turd hits anyone that says otherwise right in their drooling gob. Thank you and good day...

I can't take another disappointment after Back to Earth. This is the first Red Dwarg ever that I will not be watching.

Okay, I will. But I'm not happy about it.