Red Dwarf (TV 1992)

Director:

Jeff Melman

Writers:

Rob Grant (creator), Doug Naylor (creator),

Stars:

Craig Bierko, Chris Eigeman, Jane Leeves

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Craig Bierko	...	Dave Lister
Chris Eigeman	...	Arnold Rimmer
Jane Leeves	...	Holly
Hinton Battle	...	The Cat
Robert Llewellyn	...	Kryten
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Captain Tau
Elizabeth Morehead	...	Christine Kochanski
Michael Heintzman	...	1st Officer Munson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Terry Farrell	...	Cat (second version)
Anthony Fuscle	...	Arnold Rimmer (second version)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

unaired tv series pilot | remake | tv series pilot | title spoken by character

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Red Dwarf USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Satin City Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Danny John-Jules was offered the chance to reprise his role of the Cat for the second version of the pilot. But John-Jules was in a London production of "Carmen Jones" at the time and was unavailable.

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Quotes

Kryten: He evolved from cats, sir, just as your distant ancestors once swung from trees.
Arnold Rimmer: Ancestors? His grandparents swung from trees.

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Connections

Referenced in Red Dwarf: Psirens (1993)

User Reviews

Awful American remake of a brilliant original

I saw a pretty poor copy of this but the bottom line is that it lacks the punch, clarity and humor of the original series.

The characters are thin, unbelievable, two dimensional copies of the flawed but warm and likeable characters in the original series. The only actor who came from the original series is Robert Llewellyn who tries hard but is let down by the rest of the cast and the direction.

There's something seriously wrong with the timing of the humor. It's set up as if it was a sitcom not a comedy. The timing should be quite different however the canned laughter track is timed for a sitcom not for a comedy show and thus makes all of the comedy fall totally flat.

If you like Red Dwarf, give this a miss. If you haven't seen the original Red Dwarf then beg, borrow, steal or buy the original (or look for re-runs on PBS) but give this remake a wide, wide berth.