Conference misery::feline_v1

    I forgot to mention that Frankenstein was pregnant and Cat is
    what remains of the race of cat-people who evolved from Frankenstein
    ("the Holy mother") and her children.
    
    I should mention that its a VERY irreverant show and nothing is safe.
    

    Lisa reminded me that Lister's roommate is Rimmer.
      Nancy
    

      Hmmm...maybe you'd be so kind as to write the producer and suggest,
    or better yet, coerce them into contacting the U.S. T.V. networks with
    the idea of exporting this series????
    
      It sure sounds a lot better than the mindless drivel that they air
    here most nights...
    
    JM

      To clarify the previous...NH Public T.V. is to most viewers about the
    same as if it was the planet Jupiter... Public T.V. DOES run some neat
    stuff, but to very small audiences overall... What I'm driving at is
    maybe the NETWORKS would air this series...???
    
    JM

    
     I wouldn't hold my breath for the US networks to air "Red Dwarf"...
    it just isn't bland enough for them!  As was stated before, it is far
    too irreverent and might offend someone.
    
    They made about 3 (or 4 I can't remember) series of this program.  Here
    in the UK a series runs about 6-8 weeks.  The first one is very good,
    the second series I found less good. Not as clever or subtle. But the 
    subsequent series were very good.  It is the kind of program that UK
    viewers either love or hate.  I have to admit that Cat is my favourite
    with Holly running a close second; he/she/it/them has a wicked sense of
    humour!
    
    LaDonna
    
	P.S. Don't get the wrong impression; UK television is quite capable
    	of producing some spectacular *rubbish* as well....but mostly they
    	import that from the US ;-)

    I agree with LaDonna.  I can't see the US Networks airing this stuff.
    It pokes more fun than "Married with Children" or "The Simpsons" and
    you know how controversial those shows are.
    
    You know that reference to Frankenstein as "The holy mother".  Well
    there's a whole cat religion that evolved and discusses the
    immaculate conception ("No, it was a Tom on Jupiter") etc.  One of
    the humorous devices used in the show is to take something familiar
    and put it in a different context.  E.g. in the alternate universe
    females are dominant but EXACTLY like males in this society and
    males get pregnant (Which Lister does).  
    
    I think it would cause a tremendous uproar!  
      (Which we could use :^)
      Nancy

      Yeah, I guess it's improbable to expect in our "politically correct",
    but narrow-minded and mindless society here in the U.S. today..
    
      Too bad...
    
      J

    Its really funny (odd) because we're used to thinking of the Brits
    as being so much more "proper" and yet their comedy can be SOOO
    outrageous!
      Nancy

    Just a comment something said earlier regarding the simpsons being
    such a controversial show, and british humor. Simpsons started out
    as a skit on the Tracy Ulman Show. That's about as british as you get.
    
    No wonder simpsons is such a RIOT!
    
    Bonnie

    Red Dwarf has been on WGBH Boston public radio for a while.  Nancy,
    you must have seen the second try at the Red Dwarf marathon--the
    first being cancelled by Desert Storm offensive.
    
    I love Cat too.  The actor really does a good job with the character.
    One of Cat's lines "These are MY shiny things, (referring to foil
    covered packets of cigarettes)  You can't have my shiny 
    things."  has become a catch phrase, in my family, that marks
    ownership of something.  In fact we don't call Nintendo Nintendo
    anymore, but Shiny Thing.  
    
    I look forward to another series in the Fall.

I saw the actor who plays Lister interviewed a short time ago on UK TV.
He said that an American TV company were looking at buying or adapting Red Dwarf
for the States.
Apparently they didn't like the idea of a humanoid mutated from a cat,
the didn't like the idea of an animated hologram, and they didn't like
Lister...... but apart from that they thought it was great! �^)

I've enjoyed the series very much. Cat is very obsessed with his appearance
and clothing. As .-1 says, it was originally a Radio Show (on BBC Radio 4
I think). In this regard it's followed the same path as the excellent
Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

It seems a shame that you don't seem to get our comedy shows "unaltered"
(Mind you, not many are of Red Dwarfs' standard).
We get Cheers, Roseanne, Golden Girls etc. There are obviously bits of these
I can't understand because of the US-specific references. That doesn't stop
me enjoying these programs.
*DC

	The Simpsons, Controversial  ?????????

	you're kidding?

	Heather 
	- who puts the Simpsons in the same bracket as ALF, light and funny.

	I haven't yet seen Red Dwarf.  How does it compare, humo(u)rwise
	with something like _Blackadder_ (my absolute favorite BritCom
	after Python)?

	Sandy :^}


	

    Heather -
      Some schools have gone as far as to ban the wearing of Bart
    Simpson T-shirts.  I know parents who absolutely HATE the show
    and feel it teaches the children horrible attitudes.
    
    Me - I just think its funny!!
      Nancy

		GULP!

    I think the San Jose Calif PBS station, channel 54, runs Red Dwarf.
    I'd have been watching if I'd known there was a _cat_ in it;  why
    don't they put these crucial items of info in the listings....
    54 runs lots of Brit shows and old time SF like the Outer Limits;
    long live Penelope Keith.
                            

>    I think the San Jose Calif PBS station, channel 54, runs Red Dwarf.
>    I'd have been watching if I'd known there was a _cat_ in it;  why
>    don't they put these crucial items of info in the listings....
>    54 runs lots of Brit shows and old time SF like the Outer Limits;
>    long live Penelope Keith.
                            
when??  I love British Sci Fi and the humor shows like, "Yes Minister",
or "No Job for a Lady" or....well, my list goes on and on...heck, I'm
a Dr. Who fan from years back....most British subjects I know think that
show is ridiculous, but I still love it....

Tom Baker forever!!!!!

    Re: .17
    
    Probably on their sci-fi night, which I think is Sunday.  Give them
    a call if you can't find it in the listings or Preview.
    

    re: Dr. Who - John Pertwee is my favorite doctor with Tom Baker a
    close second.  :^)

    Red Dwarf was on channel 54 (San Jose) on Sunday nights, according
    to a couple of weeks old TV Guide I fished out.  54 is currently in
    June Festival (aka Send Money), and I don't see Red dwarf listed
    for the rest of June in their monthly guide.
    

    all this conversation made me drag out my tv guide, cuz i thought i
    remembered hearing that red dwarf was being shown again here in atlanta.
    time is 11:30pm friday, so i get to see it tomorrow night.  if i'd
    known there was a cat in it, i woulda made a better effort to see it
    before, too.
    
    diane, stanley & stella
    
    p.s.  another vote for tom baker!
    

    
    Oh!  Thanks Diane.  I'll check it out.