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narf poit chez BOOM · #1 February 5th, 2004, 01:01 AM

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I know I've seen every Red Dwarf episode at least once, but I can't recall the "Last" episode of season 8. What was it about?

i'm not sure if you want spoilers, if you do, tell me and i'll PM. basically, Rimmer kicks Death(bones and all) in, well, it was very painfull for Death.

BBC's got a red dwarf qoute generater! http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/reddwarf...ox/index.shtml
" Well, the thing about a black hole - it's main distinguishing feature - is it's black. And the thing about space, your basic space colour is black. So how are you supposed to see them? "
- Holly, Marooned

Rimmer: "Step up to Red Alert!"
Kryten: "Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb. "
- Kryten, Legion

"So... let me get this straight. You want to fly on a magic carpet to see the king of the potato people and you're telling me your completely sane? "
- Rimmer, Quarantine

[ February 04, 2004, 23:14: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

dogscoff · #2 February 5th, 2004, 10:12 AM

Have you read the Red Dwarf books? They beat the series hands down, although I never got round to buying "Last human".

Look out for "Colony" as well by one half of the RD writing team- that's a good read.

gregebowman · #3 February 5th, 2004, 04:40 PM

As far as I can tell, there was only 2 RD books ever written. At least, they're the only ones I've seen on teh book shelves. They were both hilarious, though. Almost as funny as Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe. I wish they had written more of them.

dogscoff · #4 February 5th, 2004, 05:11 PM

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As far as I can tell, there was only 2 RD books ever written.

Nope, three. Red Dwarf, BTL and Last Human. Last human appeared several years after the first two, and (so I hear) closed the loop quite nicely and ended the series- BTL ended on a bit of a cliffhanger if I remember correctly.

But yes, very enjoyable. One of those books you can pick up and open at random and enjoy just a few pages, much like HHGTG in that respect.
Talkie Toaster is so much funnier in the books than the series, he's brilliant.

gregebowman · #5 February 5th, 2004, 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:

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As far as I can tell, there was only 2 RD books ever written.

Nope, three. Red Dwarf, BTL and Last Human. Last human appeared several years after the first two, and (so I hear) closed the loop quite nicely and ended the series- BTL ended on a bit of a cliffhanger if I remember correctly.

But yes, very enjoyable. One of those books you can pick up and open at random and enjoy just a few pages, much like HHGTG in that respect.
Talkie Toaster is so much funnier in the books than the series, he's brilliant.

Thanks for the updated info. I didn't know there was a 3rd book. Now I'll have to look for it. Hopefully this used bookstore I've been going to lately will have it.

gregebowman · #6 February 5th, 2004, 08:14 PM

Speaking of Red Dwarf, does anyone know if there are going to be anymore dvd releases? I got season 1 & 2, but I haven't seen any other seasons coming out in the near future. Also, there was a rumor about a RD movie. Does anyone know anything about that?

Atrocities · #7 February 5th, 2004, 09:51 PM

I walked through the book store today after dropping my truck off to be worked on and I could not help but notice all the sci-fi books. My God just about every aspect of sci-fi has been written about. I ponder this for a while as I browsed through the books and finally came to the conclusion that there is nothing new that one can write about that at some point in the past has not already been written.

This is why we are seeing the move from free fan fiction posted on the web to Fan Fiction for sale in stores.

As the population grows, more and more original ideas are going to become harder and harder to find as more and more poeple are going to be working on or thinking the same thing but knot realize that someone else is also thinking or working on the same thing.

I fear now that the day of ground breaking new ideas for stories is gone and a new dawn of copy-cat and rehashed stories is upon us.

I cannot help but feel depressed by this knowning that in my life I have seen the invention of so many wonderous things, and the publishment of so many wonderful books and such and now, half way through my expected life span, I have nothing new to look forward to except the old renewed.

It has all been done, there is nothing left that can be done that is new, so let us review the past for new ideas on old things.

I am so depressed. Time to have a flavored coke.