There was nothing like Red Dwarf on TF (British or American) back then - a laugh-tracked show that could be simultaneously the most hilarious dry wit, not-so-dry bawdy humor, and a compelling and thought-provoking sci-fi action-adventure all at the same time.

I fell off it after they had that comeback season roughly in 2000 where the whole ship got revived. Then I saw a few clips from a later season where everyone was pretty schlubby. I'll need to track down some way to re-watch the whole thing.

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nephihaha 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I watched the whole lot thanks to lockdown. I used to like up until series six or so, but had a look at the later ones. Yes, the actors certainly all look more "lived in" nowadays.

The later series/seasons are very uneven, which surprised me. I stopped watching originally around when Chloe Annette's Kochanski was introduced but I was surprised that instead of a steady decline that the quality was very up and down.

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KineticLensman 3 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. Kryten had definitely been at the pies

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jeffwask 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I rewatch it a lot and the only season I skip is 9. There are a couple bad later episodes I'll skip but there are more than a few bangers in the later seasons.

	▲	evanelias 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Ditto here, season 9 ("Back to Earth") is the only one I have no desire to rewatch. Season 12 is particularly good though. In my opinion, the first and last episodes of that season are among the funniest they've ever done!