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Red Dwarf: Series 2

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It's one of the classics a combination of the best bits of the Classic 1st series and the Brilliant 5th series. If its not the best series it's one of the best. The characters are brilliant and at there best and it is worth having a laugh at the 1st ever Kryton, he's not as funny as there one we all know and love but he is still funny and his head is great. The DVD extra's are also very good
Brilliant series from a brilliant programme

The Show: Ok, I have to be honest, I dont think i quite like series 2 as much as the first. Some of the sets were inexplicably changed (drive room) which drove me bonkers. The episodes are funny enough, but they seem to lack the pointed sarcasm and thoughtfulness of series one. However, there are a few awesome episodes. Mainly, in my opinion, Stasis Leak, Thanks For The Memory, and Kryten. The most important thing is that the crew got off the ship once in a while. Even if it was to visit an alternate universe version of it (Parallel Universe). The tongue-tied song is still classic.
The DVD: The sound and picture are fabulous. Similar to the series 1 DVD set. Where the DVD really shines though is in extras. Namely the Red Dwarf A-Z. Awesome. The commentaries and featurettes keep getting better. Fantastic DVD all-around for fans and newbs alike.

this is one of my top ten favorite show of all time, its like #3. this one has great classis episodes including "Kryten", "Better Than Life", "Queeg", "Stasis Leak" and the other ones. the cast includes in this season we see Kryten, an android that is stranded on a moon in the Nova 5, the gang pick him up, then he leaves on a spacebike. later in the beginning of season 3 he becomes a cast member till the end of the show in season 8. a good old fasioned classic comedy/space show. smegaroony

Red Dwarf first appeared in America on WPBT in Miami, FL. They were the first to bring it over. I lived in Fort Lauderdale at the time and was quite young. I remember seeing this and finding it strange, funny, and unlike any other British or American show. Strange as this sounds, it turned myself and this other boy, who I didn't get along with, and vice versa, to becoming friends because we had this silly show in common. We are still friends after almost 14 years. Onto the DVD's. They are great! Time, effort, and thought were clearly put into the lay-out and especially the menu system. Very detailed are the menu's. The commentary over each episode has educated me on many things I did not previously know. The cast relives and surprising at times... says a line over the show - they still know after all this time. The only disappointing aspect of this DVD set... is that it isn't the Remastered episodes, but the Original format. I was rather fond of how they brought series one and two to meet the standards of the later series'. Probably, knowing movie companies tactics, they will later on release a Remastered DVD set of series one and two. Bottom line is, if you are a fan as I am, this is must for your collection. Worth the money - you will enjoy it and send a clear message to bring us the DVD sets for series 3-8. Pitty we can't get FOX to do that with the Dr.WHO 1996 Movie.

For budget reasons, the first season was limited to events on the ship. Now that the Red Dwarf model is built, money can be spent on other things like planet shots and adding color to the ship's set. The plots are still like a sitcom, but the scripts are a little more developed this time. There will be radical changes in the next season so don't get used to this as it is.

This DVD has one of the best commentaries I've ever heard. I love hearing the actors comment on the show.

This set also has the best extras, included on a second DVD. It has some of the same type of things the first one had like smeg-ups (bloopers), deleted scenes, and photos. It has the complete Tongue-Tied performance. The A-Z Documentary is interesting and has some great moments. I'm not sure why the Daleks appear, but you do hear comments from various actors and well-known people - Patrick Stewart, Stephen Hawking. The "Smeghead" segment is great!!! ...especially when a young fan is heard asking what "smeg" means. The word remains undefined although most of us can probably guess the meaning.

The A-Z Documentary and Alternative Personalities offers some insight into what to expect in the future seasons.

...and its about time. Join the continuing adventures of the crew of the Red Dwarf; Dave Lister (the ship screwball and slacker and the last human being alive), "Holly" (the ships computer), Arnold J. Rimmer(a holographic representation of Lister's deceased bunkmate), and "Cat" ( a humanoid who has 'evolved' from Lister's cat while he was in stasis for 3 million years) as they meet "Kryten", an android who will join the ship as a regular crewmember in season 3, survive a stasis leak, and travel to an alternate universe!!

Seasons 1 and 2 are available Feb 25th 2003, and two seasons will be released every ensuing February until all eight seasons have been released.

This is the funniest television program ever made in my opinion, and I am sure you will enjoy it!!!