Red Dwarf: Back to Earth - August 31st

[AP2009]

Official News Post

Pre-Order on Amazon (UK)

Although I didn't particularly enjoy this mini-series in comparison to the classic series, I think this maybe worth a watch, and perhaps it might be a bit more enjoyable in HD ;o)

[Funktion]

A question, AP2009: I only watched a few minutes of one or two episodes of the old Red Dwarf series (the series wasn't broadcast on any of the local channels, as far as I'm aware, so I only caught a few glimpses on British channels), so my knowledge of the series' back story is pretty much nil.

Can someone like me watch this recent mini-series and actually get some enjoyment out of it, not knowing anything about previous storylines?

[jason00]

Originally Posted by Funktion

Can someone like me watch this recent mini-series and actually get some enjoyment out of it, not knowing anything about previous storylines?

I thought it was quite reliant on previous knowledge of the series. The character relationships are an important part of this series, and those were obviously formed in the previous episodes. Also -- and I want to avoid spoilers here, so this will be vague -- one of the major plot mechanics is a follow up from a previous episode.

The last episode is a parody/homage to a classic sci-fi film, so that would be easy to follow at least.

[Bigmonty]

As much as I didn't like this, I have to buy it to complete the set..

[AP2009]

I think you can watch this without awareness of the previous series but you'll find you'll want to then watch the classic episodes to appreciate the story etc which are far far better than this new mini-series ;o)

[Matt74uk]

Hmmm might buy it in the sales if I need to make up a 3 for 2 offer or something, but this was such a disappointment. It looked fantastic, but even the worst episodes of Series 2 or 3 are better than this.