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For those of you who don't know, Red Dwarf is a British comedy/science fiction series that focuses on Dave Lister, the only human survivor of a reactor meltdown on the deep space mining ship, Red Dwarf. Revived by Holly, the ship's computer, after many years in deep sleep, Dave is joined by a hologrammatic reconstruction of his dead bunkmate, Arnold Rimmer, the mechanoid, Kryten, and a humanoid creature who evolved from his cat. Think the Odd Couple meets James Brown, but with killer British wit.Although I would recommend starting from the beginning, this is probably the best single tape collection of the bunch, with three terrific episodes."White Hole" -- cleverly messes with our notions of time and intelligence, while letting Lister play pool with planets. A great episode for understanding the particular quirks of each of the characters."Dimension Jump" -- lets Chris Barrie, who plays the repressed and smarmy Rimmer, get out of his usual character and play Rimmer as a dashing know-it-all and lovable hero, as well as the usual Rimmer, who resents his perfected, other self. Another great riff on time."Meltdown" -- oddly, when the British Red Dwarf magazine had its readers rate all the episodes in the first 5 series, this was the lowest rated. But Americans seem to love it, and with good reason. It is one of the best RD episodes ever, with great lines (including Rimmer's hilarious account of his best ever game of Risk), and the surreal battle between the good wax droids (Einstein, Pythagoras, Mother Teresa, Elvis, etc.) and the evil ones (Caligula, Rasputin, etc.). Worth buying the tape for the Winnie the Pooh execution alone.
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USA
1991
CBS Fox
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