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Personally, I can rewatch much of Series 7 but always completely skip 8. For all its faults, Series 7 still had elements of the original premise to it - they were all still stranded, alone, and most of the series is very Boys (and Girl) from the Dwarf centric. Rimmer is missed, of course, but arguably Kochanski shook up the dynamics in a good way and her inability to fit in with the 3 other characters is played for laughs, which works. Series 8 on the other hand is a completely different show, and a bit of a mess. It feels crowded as it’s suddenly filled to the brim with characters (new and old) and the Boys from the Dwarf are largely diminished to prisoners with no control over their destiny. IMO “Cassandra” is the only episode in that series which bears any resemblance to Dwarf past and that’s because for a large portion the main characters are on another station away from the rest of the crew.
I would have thought the 7th series of Red Dwarf, in which Chris Barrie left the series for four episodes, was widely regarded as the worst. (Or Back to Earth maybe).
One particularly Blackadder repeat I vividly remember was on the night of the 1997 UK general election, in which they aired the election themed “Dish and Dishonesty” from Blackadder the Third. Guest star the late Vincent Hanna.
One particularly Blackadder repeat I vividly remember was on the night of the 1997 UK general election, in which they aired the election themed “Dish and Dishonesty” from Blackadder the Third. Guest star the late Vincent Hanna.
Personally, I can rewatch much of Series 7 but always completely skip 8. For all its faults, Series 7 still had elements of the original premise to it - they were all still stranded, alone, and most of the series is very Boys (and Girl) from the Dwarf centric. Rimmer is missed, of course, but arguably Kochanski shook up the dynamics in a good way and her inability to fit in with the 3 other characters is played for laughs, which works. Series 8 on the other hand is a completely different show, and a bit of a mess. It feels crowded as it’s suddenly filled to the brim with characters (new and old) and the Boys from the Dwarf are largely diminished to prisoners with no control over their destiny. IMO “Cassandra” is the only episode in that series which bears any resemblance to Dwarf past and that’s because for a large portion the main characters are on another station away from the rest of the crew.