Directed by:
Doug NaylorComposer:
Howard GoodallCast:
Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Mark Dexter, Rebecca Blackstone, Peter Elliott, Richard O'Callaghan, Sam Creed, Isla Ure (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(6)
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Trojan (S10E01)
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Fathers & Suns (S10E02)
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Lemons (S10E03)
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Entangled (S10E04)
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Dear Dave (S10E05)
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The Beginning (S10E06)
Plots(1)
Space battles, quantum entanglement, and love triangles with snack dispensers, are just some of the problems facing the boys as they return on the small rouge one. Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from an old foe and is suddenly faced with the dilemma of his life. Lister grapples with the problem of being his own father, gets romantically involved with snack dispensers 23 and 34, while Kryten and Cat become quantum entangled forcing them to do everything in unison. The posse also find themselves marooned in 23 AD where they rescue a famous historical figure with a beard. (2 Entertain Video)
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Reviews (7)
Diplomatically speaking, the hesitant reception of the experimental 9th season prompted the creators of the show to rearm and, for a change, rely on certainty. They carefully considered what worked, and the 10th season is therefore the essence of what made the show attractive in its early seasons. Witty humor, playful banter, and pervasive irony. The trouble is that, despite all the efforts, it simply isn't and cannot be the same as when the same characters were played by actors 25 years younger. Not that the makeup artists didn't give it their best and the actors didn't try, but some things simply cannot be disguised. When young Lister dreams of his future, of Kochanski and children in the early series, the audience roots for him, but here you can see a man who, no matter how you look at it, has spent the greater part of his life on a wreck somewhere deep in space, and it becomes increasingly clear that he has no real purpose. And that leads to more of a sense of anxiety if not something worse... Overall impression: 85%.
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Red Dwarf is back in all its glory (I know, I know, there was no other way to do it with the Cat) and the tenth series is just a joy. The fourth episode, Entangled, is a bit too involved for my taste, but I'm not afraid to rank at least three episodes (with Jesus, Lister and Rimmer's father) among the best with which Red Dwarf has ever assaulted the audience's diaphragms.
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When this mismatched group appeared in Back to Earth, I was firmly convinced that it would be their last adventure, one that would symbolically conclude the Red Dwarf escapades on a slightly more serious note. I approached the tenth season without much faith, but I am glad that the six new episodes don't diminish, but instead transform the intermezzo into a stop that spurred Lister to renew old aspirations and desires. Trying to connect with the spirit of incidents that first appeared over a quarter of a century ago was a huge risk, which fortunately paid off. Although half the time the plots are only half-hearted, once the ongoing jokes become more intricate and the storylines escalate, it becomes powerful again. This is thanks in part to the episode Lemons, which I might include among the very best in the entire history of the series.
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Although it took them thirteen years, in the end the Dwarf got a decent new season, that doesn’t just rely on it’s name to find it’s place in the spotlight (that’s right, I’m talking about you, you pesky season nine!). The creators achieved something here that you don’t see very often: a comeback in all its glory that made (and still makes) this legend a legend. For example, I would have no qualms at all about inducting episode two into the dwarf hall of fame. And if season eleven is going to be this high quality, I’ll gladly wait another thirteen years for it.
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They’re back with all the trimmings. Jokes with the perfect punchlines, crazy stories and, most importantly, constant quality throughout the season. Lister and his relationship with the vending machine, Jesus and the unforgettable gag with the moose. If it weren’t for the wrinkles on the faces of the crew, these episodes could have come straight out of the golden age of this series, the first three or four seasons.
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