Red Dwarf

[Vertigo]

Had myself a Dwarf marathon a few months ago, and was surprised to find the new episodes (Series 10) were much better than I remembered. Just weird to see the actors so much older, and the continuity is slightly baffling.

Being a hopeless nerd I also had to give every episode a rating from 1 to 3 after watching, then aggregate the results. To the 0.76 of you who might be interested, my results:
V - 2.33, VII - 2.25, I and II - 2.17, IV and X - 2.00, III - 1.83, VI - 1.67, VIII - 1.40. I didn't watch Back To Earth/IX, because you know. I'd rather make out with Lister's wife.

Series 7 draws a lot of hate from fans, but episode by episode, it's a strong run in my opinion.

(Final thing - if anyone hasn't read the books, do it. They string together the episode ideas into one long story, and flesh out the jokes and concepts in such a way that they're funnier and more meaningful.)

[GulDukat]

Had myself a Dwarf marathon a few months ago, and was surprised to find the new episodes (Series 10) were much better than I remembered. Just weird to see the actors so much older, and the continuity is slightly baffling.

Being a hopeless nerd I also had to give every episode a rating from 1 to 3 after watching, then aggregate the results. To the 0.76 of you who might be interested, my results:
V - 2.33, VII - 2.25, I and II - 2.17, IV and X - 2.00, III - 1.83, VI - 1.67, VIII - 1.40. I didn't watch Back To Earth/IX, because you know. I'd rather make out with Lister's wife.

Series 7 draws a lot of hate from fans, but episode by episode, it's a strong run in my opinion.

(Final thing - if anyone hasn't read the books, do it. They string together the episode ideas into one long story, and flesh out the jokes and concepts in such a way that they're funnier and more meaningful.)

I remember being let down by season 7 and thinking season 8 was an improvement. When I went back and watched 7 and 8 I was surprised by how much better 7 was than I remember and thinking that 8 wasn't one of the better seasons. The dynamic of the four core characters ins't the same without Chris Barrie, of course, and the entire look of the show was totally different, but Chloë Annett was actually a good addition to the show, IMHO, and I enjoyed her interactions with the rest of the cast. I also liked the season's more dramatic feel. Seasons 1-6 will always be the best, but season 7 had a lot of strong points too. The show went in the wrong direction in season 8, IMHO, too many cast members, but there were some good episodes. I enjoyed Season X but need to watch it again.