To those who don't know, Rob Grant - one of Red Dwarf's two main writers - passed away recently on the 25th February. He had co-written every episode of Red Dwarf for the first six series. Rob had also worked on Spitting Image in the 80s and had written several Red Dwarf novels, including one that is set to be released on July of this year. Look out for Red Dwarf: Titan.

Rest in peace you genius! It's better to have loved and lost, than to have listened to an album by Olivia Newton-John

Last week I discussed a show that was as simple and gimmick-free as a sitcom could be. This time we’re going right the other way and entering rather specialised territory, a science fiction comedy with quite the hook: its cast of characters features only a single human being, the last one left alive in the universe.

As you might imagine, the creators of the show faced an uphill struggle getting their creation onto the air. Among their challenges, they had to cope with cripplingly small budgets, industrial action, a bemused crew, and prejudiced TV bosses who couldn’t seem to get past that dreaded label: sci-fi.

But for those who could see beyond the genre, a great sitcom was waiting for them, one that really wasn’t about space at all.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/49666472

Frames are fetched from Smega Drive.

From About the Smega Drive:

1,625,013 frames and 33,003 subtitles have been smashed together into what might be the most important website on the entire Internet. We are proud to present to you The Smega-Drive, a complete archive of Red Dwarf screenshots, and meme maker to boot.

So, it works like this. We've based the indexing and the search system on the subtitles from the DVDs / Blu-Rays, so you can look for a quote (or a small part of a quote) and with any luck you will find the subtitle screen you need, along with previews of frames that that subtitle covers. Alternatively, you can use the episode browser.

Hi. I was messaging a friend earlier and managed to amuse/embarrass them so they replied "DEAD" and "I CAN'T TURN OFF CAPS LOCK BECAUSE I AM NOW A GHOST".

So I remind her that even a soft light hologram has a physical light bee and they could shimmy about until they hit the right button.

This is from Red Dwarf, right? Was Rimmer trying to turn off a rogue scutter but couldn't touch it, and Ace reminds him after hilarity ensues that actually yes he could have? I tried to find a clip or anything but came up short. Cheers if you can name it.