Category "red-dwarf"

Why the change in style between seasons 2 and 3 in Red Dwarf?

While changes as a TV series progresses in normal, there seems to have been an inordinate amount of change between Red Dwarf's season 2 and 3. To list a few: T

How are conversations on in-scene display screens filmed?

Three instances spring to mind: Star Trek conversations via the viewscreen Red Dwarf crew interacting with Holly A scene in the Doctor Who episode 'Blink' wher

How do Kryten's spare heads work?

Assuming that the mechanoid's head contains it's personality (which seems logical given when Kryten visits his heads they are all capable of interdependently ta

Who was Lister's Grandmother?

In Red Dwarf S01E02- Future Echoes, when Lister is showing some of his photographs to Cat, Cat: Who's that guy?Lister: That's me grandmother However, i

Are all JMC ships red?

Red Dwarf is a colossal (according to wikipedia 6 miles long) mining vessel. I'm curious as to whether it was named "Red Dwarf" because of a unique colour schem

Isn't Lister an Orphan?

In Ouroboros it's shown that Lister was abandoned By himself and Kochanski under a pool table to be adopted. However in Better than Life he talks about

Is Rimmer's Salute Regulation?

Rimmer has shall we say a... unique salute when addressing officers he wants to impress. However I've never seen any other member of the crew salute with anythi

What happened to Kochanski between season 8 and 10 of Red Dwarf?

What happened to Kochanski between season 8 and 10 of Red Dwarf? At the end of season 8, Rimmer had gone back to the "real" universe and the other 4 had gone t

Did the Red Dwarf Season 3 intro steal the crash sound from Empire Strikes back where Luke lands on Degobah?

I was watching the honest Trailers review of Empire Strikes Back, and I heard the crash sound for Luke on Degobah. It made me think of something. Here is Luke

What was the reaction when Kochanski replaced Rimmer in Red Dwarf? [closed]

Actor Chris Barrie left Red Dwarf for a time and the character of Rimmer was replaced by a version of Kochanski from a parallel universe. Wh

Were Tony Stark's robots in the Iron Man movies inspired by Red Dwarf's scutters?

I was watching Iron Man 3 recently and it occurred to me that the robots Tony Starks uses in his workshop look an awful lot like the scutters from Red Dwarf. I