2003 News
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| January 2003 |
| 1st January 2003
HAPPY NEW YEAR The Red Dwarf Zone would like to wish you all the very best for the new year. 2003 promises to be a big year for Red Dwarf fans with Dimension Jump X, Series II and III on DVD, and Red Dwarf: The Movie. The Movie will begin filming early this month for an Autumn release later this year. We will bring you all the latest Red Dwarf news as we get it. Once again, Happy New Year to you all! |
| 10th January 2003
FIRST OS UPDATE OF '03 Sorry for the late update today. The Official Site updated for the first time in the year 2003 today, and oh boy was there some great news today! The main update of the day was the Series II DVD menu screens. Similar to the menu screens of the Series I DVD, but they have been modified to fit with Series II. Learn more about them here.       TOS also has news on Norman Lovett's stand-up show. Me and Madge are a bit dissapointed that Liverpool doesn't appear on his tour dates, but we'll probably still catch it. Click here for more. Kika Mirylees, Dr. Newton in Red Dwarf, and star of ITV's Bad Girls, has a chat with Mr. Flibble, here. Final update of the day is information on Series 8 hitting Australian screens from tomorrow. Click here. |
| 14th January 2003
INTRO-2 You've probably already heard the news that three Red Dwarf stars; Norman Lovett, Craig Charles, and Danny John-Jules; have been filming a music video with upcoming indie Intro2. There are now rumors going around that (SPOILER - Highlight to read) the soundtrack to Red Dwarf: The Movie will feature the new song (End SPOILER). Click here to see some pics/video clips of the guys in action. From the first video it appears that Norman is in character as Holly. Can't wait for this song to hit TV, and I look forward to seeing Intro2 in action too. The music video will be premiered in early February. We'll keep you updated.   |
| 17th January 2003
THE BIG TEASE If you live in the UK then be sure to turn your TV over to BBC 1 tonight at 11:10 pm for the first terrestrial showing of "The Big Tease", which stars Lister's Confidence, Craig Ferguson, as a Flamboyant Glasgow hairdresser. It should be alot of fun! |
| 17th January 2003
OFFICIAL SITE UPDATES The official Red Dwarf website updated before with some cool new Japanese news. It looks like Japan are getting a lot of new merchandise, I wish I lived there. There is also new information on Holly which is a cool check out. Click here. And finally, news on Red Dwarf coming back to BBC2, and some cool bits on SFX Magazine's top 100 Sci-Fi characters. Click here. |
| 24th January 2003
SERIES II DELETED SCENES The official site has released the Series II Deleted Scenes list. It is as follows:
These 18 deleted scenes appear in Kryten, Thanks for the Memory, Stasis Leak, Queeg, and Parallel Universe. However there doesn't seem to be any from Better the Life. The Series II Deleted Scene promise to be better than the Series I scenes. For more on them, click here. Also at the official site, Red Dwarf stars Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Doug Naylor, and possibly Chris Barrie, will be making an appearence to a signing at Virgin Megastores in Oxford Street, London for the release of the DVD. Click here to learn more about it. Finally at RedDwarf.co.uk, Mr. flibble catches up with sound Supervisor, Keith Mayes. Click here. |
| 25th January 2003
LLEW.TV RETURNS FOR 2003 Head over to Robert Llewellyn's website, http://www.llew.co.uk! His amazing Llew.Tv has finaly updated for the first time in ages, and he brings amazing news on his Woman Wizard Limited Edition DVD. Only available from his website, each one is individually signed by him, and each one has a unique number. There will only be a limited stock of them so be sure to keep checking his website for more information. For more on Robert's llew.tv, click here. |
| 31st January 2003
OFFICIAL SITE UPDATES The official site has done it's weekly update. Not as many updates as usual, but still some interesting ones. First up is Hudzen 10 actor Gordon Kennedy in BBC1's Red Cap. Click here. The other main update is a Talkie Toaster interview with Arnold Rimmer's parallel self, Arlene Judith Rimmer. Quite enjoyable, click here. There was also a minor update on last week's news of the cast going to a DVD signing. Chris Barrie has now been confirmed to attend. Click here. |
| February 2003 |
| 1st February 2003
IN MEMORY OF... Our thoughts and prayers go out to the those that died today in the space shuttle Columbia, and to their families. 
Commander Rick Husband (45), Pilot William McCool (41), Payload commander Michael Anderson (43), Kalpana Chawla (41), David Brown (46), Laurel Clark (41), Ilan Ramon (48). |
| 2nd February 2003
MORE WOMAN WIZARD DVD NEWS Rob Llewellyn's website has updated again with more news on his upcoming WomanWizard DVD. It is a MUST HAVE for all his fans. Cleck out the news here.  Me and Madge will be catching Robert Llewellyn's WomanWizard on Saturday (8th Feb) at the Neptune Theatre in Liverpool so expect our review of his show, and the Series II DVD, later on that week. |
| 3rd February 2003
A WEEK TO GO With only a week to go until the Series II DVD, I thought I would do a quick recap of the BBFCs ratings of the DVD. RED DWARF SERIES 2 DVD EXTRAS - PG RED DWARF - SERIES 2 MODEL SHOTS - U RED DWARF SERIES 2 TRAILER - U Although from looking at the DVD sleve for Series II the certificate would appear to be a 12, there is actually a good chance it will now be reduced to a PG. The 12 was probably what the BBC was expecting, but now that it has passed at the BBFC with a PG rating, the BBC will probably lower the DVD's certificate. Expect my Series II DVD Review to be up on Wednesday 12th February. My Robert Llewellyn's Woman Wizard review will also be up that week so be sure to check back. |
| 3rd February 2003
GROOVY NEWS Red Dwarf website Groovetown have reported on an interesting topic in their forums. It is worth checking out, but a word of warning that the news is about Red Dwarf: The Movie so SPOILER FREE people way wish to avoid it. Click here to go to the post. After you've read the news on Groovetown, here's my thoughts: (SPOILER - Highlight to read) Craig Charles has no other known projects in line appart from Red Dwarf: The Movie so the sighting of him filming infront of the café is very probably for Red Dwarf. The fact that it is a normal café which has been converted to an Internet café suggests that the filming is not for anything factual as they wouldn't change that for onscreen. The scene will probably take place at the begining of the movie before Lister boards Red Dwarf. (End SPOILER) If we get any more info we'll be sure to post it. |
| 7th February 2003
OFFICIAL SITE UPDATES Another weekly update from the official site. This week on Reddwarf.co.uk, Mr Flibble talks to the Captains 'bit on the side' Sister Talia. To read the interview with actress Heidi Monsen click here. This week also announces the launch of the eagerly awaited Series II DVD (in shops February 10th). To check out whats available on the two, extras-packed, shiny discs, click here. |
| 9th February 2003
LLEWELLYN GIVES NEWS AT WOMAN WIZARD Me and Madge went to see Robert Llewellyn's WONDERFUL comedy, WomanWizard, last night. We won't give you the full details of it yet, me and Madge are busy writing our review of the show so expect it up sometime next week. After his show he gave the audience the chance to ask a few questions, and an interesting news piece came up about Red Dwarf: The Movie. Not all the spaceships in RD:TM will be CGI. Model Makers are busy creating models for many of the key spaceships. This is good news to the fans after their dissapointment at the effects of the Re-mastered episodes and series VII and VIII. I also got a chance to ask my question about his WomanWizard DVD. There is no set date for it yet because basically he hasn't done it yet. He said that it will be good once it's finished and will have all his best bits from the show on it. He also gave information on a new series of Scrapheap, and also the date for Hollywood Science to hit our TV screens - 17th March on BBC2. Check back sometime next week for our review of WomanWizard. |
| 9th February 2003
TOMORROW You all know what's coming tomorrow don't you. Well if you don't here's a reminder - RED DWARF SERIES II ON DVD!!!!! As I did with the Series I DVD, I will be enjoying the DVD on Monday, studying it and writing my review on Tuesday, so on Wednesday 12th February be sure to check our review section for my review. Also, I've decided not to wait until next week to post my review of Robert Llewellyn's WomanWizard, I'll be doing it some time tomorrow. I have finished the review of it, just a few small toutch ups to do on it, so be sure to check back tomorrow (if you're not busy watching your Series II DVD). |
| 9th February 2003
WOMAN WIZARD REVIEW NOW UP Yet again I have changed my mind about when to show my review of WomanWizard. Just today it has gone from next week, to tomorrow, and now it is, well um... now! Both me and Madge have created a review of his show, to view mine click here, to view Madge's click here. You can also access them through our Reviews section. Hope you enjoy. |
| 9th February 2003
SPACED OUT - SERIES II DVD REVIEW Four updates in one night, you aint getting rid of me today! "Arnold Lister" has alerted us of a Series II DVD Review over at DVDReview.net. Well worth checking out, here. It's interesting that they've listed the certificate as a U. Something we'll have to check for you tomorrow. This is the first S2 DVD Review we've seen online, if you see any more please contact us. |
| 10th February 2003
THE DVD IS HERE The Series II DVD has been released today. If you haven't already, head over to your local video store and buy it! Check back on Wednesday for my review. |
| 10th February 2003
ANOTHER REVIEW Another review of the Series II DVD can be found over at DVD Answers, here. Looks like this DVD has been getting some good reviews. At the link is also some information on the Easter Egg: On the first disc highlight the watch on the computer dashboard by hitting down on your remote control twice and hit enter. This will take you to a menu featuring the Holly Hop Drive. There are two options here, OFF and ON. Selecting ON will let you watch the animated version of Rob Grant, Doug Naylor and Ed Bye discussing the making of the series two episode Queeg. |
| 12th February 2003
MY REVIEW As promised, here is my review of the Series II DVD. You can also check out the Reviews section for more reviews. Hope you enjoy. |
| 14th February 2003
LOVE IS IN THE AIR I recieved this piece of news two weeks ago, but I thought I would wait until today to share it. An annonymous man/woman contacted us and told us that like the "Alternate Personalities" and "Drunk" featurettes on the Series I and II DVDs, there will also be a "Love" featurette in one of the upcoming DVDs. It will show clips from all 8 series of the crew falling in love, snogging, and all their sexual antics. We look forward to that one.  |
| 14TH February 2003
OS FRIDAY UPDATES As usual, the official site has updated again this friday. The updates include a Series II quiz, news on repeats of the show, more on Norman Lovett's stand up, and finaly news on the Series II DVD signing. |
| 15th February 2003
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RED DWARF Today is Red Dwarf's 15th Birthday. It was 15th February 1988 that Red Dwarf first hit our TV screens, and now after 15 years Red Dwarf is still going strong with the much anticipated movie in production. Happy Birthday Red Dwarf. |
| 16th February 2003
MATTHEW MARSH IN THE COMMANDER Holoship's Matthew Marsh (Captain Platini) will appear in ITV1's The Commander. The Commander is a 2 part drama, the first episode starting tonight at 9pm, and the 2nd is on tomorrow at the same time. Marsh plays Detective Chief Inspector Mike Hedges. Be sure to check it out. |
| 18th February 2003
ONE WEEK FOR AMERICA American fans only have one more week to wait until both Series I and II are released on the shiny disk. Fans in the united States can chose to purchase each DVD individually, or as part of a Series 1 and 2 pack. I'm sure the fans over there will be pleased with their DVDs. |
| 21st February 2003
WEEKLY UPDATE The official site has made it's weekly update. Today's news is about America's Region 1 DVDs of Series I and II, which is released on Tuesday. Check that out here. Mr Flibble has his 100th interview, this time it's with Doug Naylor himself. This interview is the first in two parts, the next pert will be up next week (with coverage on The Movie). Click here to check out the interview. The final update of today is news on the upcoming Dimension Jump X which can be checked out here. |
| 21st february 2003
RELATED SMEG We have updated our Related Smeg section with two new additions, Scrapheap Challenge and Ghostwatch. Be sure to check them out. |
| 25th February 2003
AMERICAN RELEASE The Region 1 DVD version of both Series I and II has finaly been released in the US today. Each series can be bought individually, or as part of a 2-pack. |
| 27th February 2003
LAST CHANCE FOR WOMANWIZARD Tomorrow will be your last chance to see Robert Llewellyn's WomanWizard live. Tomorrow he will be up on stage at the Fat Cat Bury in St Edmunds. The show will start at 8pm. If you have not yet seen his marvelous show, and you have easy access to the Fat Cut Bury, I highly recomend you try and get your ticket. If not then don't worry, his DVD of the show will be up on his website soon, hopefully sometime next month. You can read mine and Madge's review of WomanWizard by clicking here. |
| 27th February 2003
AINT IT SMEGGING COOL OR WHAT!!! Just a quick update with some AMAZING news that couldn't wait until later. Head over to Aint It Cool News at this link for the first major update of Red Dwarf: The Movie, the teaser poster! Well worth a check out. I will have a full report up about this later when I have the time to write it, but check it out here for now. |
| 27th February 2003
MOVIE UPDATE As reported before, Aint It Cool News brought us the Teaser Poster and another Red Dwarf advertisement. Here's our full report on the news:  CLICK TO ENLARGE The poster looks quite cool, and just seeing it gives me the tingles. The poster is still labled with "Coming Soon" so there is still no set date for the release of the movie. Although reported as Autumn 2003 time by Official sourses, I think a 2004 release would be more realistic.  CLICK TO ENLARGE This other advetrtisement is cool too, and gives people information on Red Dwarf items available for sale including books, DVDs, the Fan Club, and more. The most interesting thing on it though is the Plot Synopsis: (SPOILER - Highlight to read) RED DWARF THE MOVIE is set in the distant future where Homo Sapienoids - a fearsome combination of flesh and machine - have taken over the solar system and almost wiped out the human race. The only survivors are the crew of long-haul space freighters that left Earth before the conflict began. The Sapienoids send four fleets of Death Ships to hunt them down. One by one - the human ships fall, until only one remains. It's name RED DWARF... (End SPOILER) Could these Homo Sapienoids possibly be Rogue Simulants? Perhaps the Bounty Hunter which was reported a couple of months ago is one of these. Note that on the advertisement Danny John-Jules is listed as appeared in Blade I, which infact he was only in the 2nd Blade movie. We'll bring you more information as we get it. |
| 27th February 2003
MOVIE PAGE REVAMPED I have revamped our Red Dwarf: The Movie section. You can check it out by clicking here. |
| 28th February 2003
OFFICIAL SITE UPDATES Today's official site update includes the 2nd part of the Doug Naylor interview in which interesting news on Series VII and VIII, and also the upcoming movie. The movie will be shot using a combination of film, and the 24P HD (the same cameras as used for Star Wars: Attack of the Clones). It also mentions filming begins this summer, and an Easter 2004 release. Be sure to check it out! Other updates include news on UK Gold's run of Series IV, and news on a new Red Dwarf Role Playing Game in the USA. Read all about it here.  |
| March 2003 |
| 2nd March 2003
WORTHINGTON CUP FINAL  They did it, the mighty reds beat Manchester United. Liverpool fans filled Cardiff stadium to cheer the team to victory. Amongst the fans was Craig Charles, joining the other scousers in a chorus of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. What a day, what a game. |
| 5th March 2003
RED DWARF TOYS ON THE WAY Red Dwarf fan site, Back In The Red, has a very interesting news on Red Dwarf toys coming this year. A Starbug play set will soon be available, with a minature Rimmer, Lister, Kryten and Cat. Here's a quote from Product Enteprise: We can exclusively announce that we have been granted the licence to produce a range of RED DWARF toys. The first release will be a large electronic lights & Sound STARBUG playset. Click here to read the whole news article at Back In The Red. |
| 7th March 2003
FRIDAY UPDATES AT THE OFFICIAL SITE Here's reddwarf.co.uk's friday updates: News on Better Than Life magazine, click here. News on Dimension Jump X, here. and Talkie Toaster chats with Queeg 500, right here. |
| 7th March 2003
DIMENSION JUMP AT FAN CLUB SITE Red Dwarf's e-mail service has dispatched a new e-mail to fans signed up to the e-mail service. It alerts you of Dimension Jump X, and the Official Fan Club's Dimension Jump page. Click here to go to it. |
| 11th March 2003
HOLLY AND KRYTERS DO THE LONDON EXPO Holly and Kryten actors, Norman Lovett and Robert Llewellyn, will be joining many other sci-fi stars at the London Expo. The London Expo will be running for two days, From Saturday 17th May to Sunday 18th. Rob and Norm will be attending on the Sunday. For those that don't know what the Londan Expo is, it is the biggest Sci-fi, Movie, Trading Card, Comic, Toy & Collectors Show. Click here for more. |
| 12th March 2003
PAINTING THE WEB RED Friday is Comic Relief day, or better known as Red Nose Day, and we would like to help Comic Relief raise money. Me and Madge have made our donation, so PLEASE also make yours. Log onto www.rednoseday.com, or click the link below:  |
| 14th March 2003
OFFICIAL SITE REVEALS STARBUG PLAY SET There were only two updates at reddwarf.co.uk today, but oh boy what an update! As previously reported on Back In The Red, Product Enterprise are creating a Starbug playset, and we now finaly have official word, and pictures of the prototype. I must say, it looks FANTASTIC! Click here for all the details.   The other update was a Mr. Flibble interview with Todd and Samantha Downing, the creators of the Red Dwarf roleplaying game. Worth checking out here. On another note, today is Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Please, please donate and help Comic Relief raise money to help poor and disadvantaged people around the world. |
| 14th March 2003
CHEN BEGS FOR YOUR HELP Today is Red Nose Day and the the BBC have a fantastic show going on as I type this. If you have not yet been convinced to make your donation, Red Dwarf actor Paul Bradley (Chen) has just been on asking for you to make your donation now. In 1999's and 2001's Red Nose Day, Paul Bradley traveled to Rwanda and witnesed the terrible effects of the genocide. Today have gave a recap of his travels and revealed some great news that the money collected in the last Red Nose Day helped save the lives of hundreds of people. So please, if you haven't done so already, phone 08457 910 910 and make a donation now! Your money will change someone's life forever! Also, be sure to tune in later to find out how other Red Dwarf guest star Ruby Wax (Blaize Falconberger, and wife to director Ed Bye) does in Celebrity Fame Academy, a singing competition which several celebrities agreed to do to help raise money for Comic Relief. Here's the number again, 08457 910 910 please get dialing. |
| 14th March 2003
MORE DWARFERS SEEN SUPPORTING THE RELIEF Peter alerts us that Red Dwarf Director, Ed Bye has been spotted in the audience supporting his wife (who unfortunatly didn't win Celeb Fame Academy), and that Kryten actor, Robert Llewellyn is there supporting Doon MacKichan of Smack the Pony. Please give your donation by phoning 08457 910 910 or by logging onto http://www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday/. UPDATE: Sarah Alexander (Queen of Camelot) also appeared in the Smack The pony sketch, and the Balnkety Blank sketch. |
| 16th March 2003
LOCK STOCK TONIGHT Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, in which Danny John-Jules plays Barfly Jack, is on TV tonight on Channel 4 at 10pm. Be sure not to miss it. |
| 18th March 2003
ZONE UPDATES I have added a new Dimension Jump page whih you can check out here. Unfortunatley me and Madge can't make it to this year's Dimension Jump, but we are interested to hear if you are or not, discuss it in our message board. |
| 21st March 2003
UPDATES AT THE DWARF Some interesting updates at RedDwarf.co.uk today. First off is news on Robert Llewellyn's WomanWizard DVD. No new information on it though. With RedDwarf.co.uk reporting on it, it probably means the DVD is coming VERY soon. Click here. The OS also reports on two Red Dwarf gues stars appearing on British TV this coming Sunday. Robert Bathurst (Todhunter) will be appearing in new comedy My Dad's the Prime Minister, and Ken Morley (Captain Voorhes) in ITV1's Hardware. Click here for more. The final update was a report on Series II which you can check out here. |
| 27th March 2003
FIRST LOOK AT BARRIE IN TOMB RAIDER 2 The first trailer for the upcoming Tomb Raider II movie, in which Chris Barrie plays Lara Croft's buttler, aired online last night. You get a glimpse at Chris in his role. you can check ou the trailer at the official Tomb Raider website, here. |
| 27th March 2003
DARK AGES The Related Smeg section has been updated with "Dark Ages". Thanks to Meltd0wn for the report. |
| 28th March 2003
OFFICIAL SITE UPDATES Here's this weeks updates at RedDwarf.co.uk: Mr Flibble interviews Paul Jackson, BBC2's run of Red Dwarf is postponed, and news on the cast appearing at at Birmingham's Memorabilia fair. |
| April 2003 |
| 1st April 2003
CAST DROP OUT Some terrible news for Red Dwarf fans now. Craig Charles was on the BBC last night and confirmed the rumors that he no long wants to be in the movie. "I just wasn't happy with the script," he told British audiences, "I've tried to work things out with Doug [Naylor] but we couldn't come to an agreement." Rumors for possible replacements for Lister's character have already started, including Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone, and Craig Bierko (who played him in the US Pilot). Fans wory that the movie may be delayed further, or perhaps not happen at all. It also decreases the chance of a 9th Series. We have also obtained more information but you'll have to highlight it as it contains minor spoilers: (SPOILER - Highlight to read) APRIL FOOLS :-P (End SPOILER) |
| 2nd April 2003
MORE WOMANWIZARD DVD NEWS Check out Robert Llewellyn's home page for more new news on the WomanWizard DVD including a trailer, and a new look at the sleve. http://www.llew.co.uk 
 The trailer gives details of price and ordering information. The DVD costs only £12 in the UK, $15 in the US and €15 in Europe. You can either pay on llew.co.uk, or post to: PO Box 6534, Northampton, NN1 4WR, UK. Keep checking LLew.co.uk for the release of the DVD. Also, I'd like to wish Madge the Skutter a very happy birthday :-) |
| 4th April 2003
REDDWARF.CO.UK'S FRIDAY UPDATES Quite a few updates at the Dwarf today. There is news on a new Red Dwarf poster which looks fan-smegging-tastic. Click here for that. Information on the Australian release of the Series II DVD which is released this coming Monday. Click here. Click here for the second part of the Flibble-Jackson interview. And finaly, news on Robert Llwellyn's new series, Hollywood Science (which was shown on Wednesday). Click here for that.  |
| 8th April 2003
DIMENSION JUMP Well last weekend was Dimension Jump. Unfortunatly me and Madge couldn't make it but from reading on other sites around the net it seems like it was a good one! For those who could make it, please e-mail us and tell us about your weekend. The best reviews of DJ that we get we will post in our DJ section. You can also add your Dimension Jump photos to our photo gallery, click here. On another note, there will probably not be many updates to the site this week as my computer has broken down. I'll try and update every chance I get, and I'll see if I can get Madge off her @$$ to help :-P |
| 10th April 2003
SERIES III DVD COVER? The R2 Project have got hold of a cover scan for the Series III DVD. I'm not to sure about this one though. The detail of the ship in the background is VERY similar to the Series II Starbug design, but there are also some differences. Click here for more.  |
| 11th April 2003
OFFICIAL SITE UPDATES Madge here, doing some work and taking over the updates from Bob while his computer is broken. Sounds like a sick USB Port, we are hoping it's not too serious. There are a few updates to the OS this week. Last weekend was the 10th Dimension Jump weekend, click here to read all about it. Some info and pictures from Craig Charles new, short film 'Ten Minutes' which has just been given a secret screening at BAFTA. Sounds like an interesting one and apparently it will be made available to download. Click here to check it out. Got some new DVD details about Series III and IV, release dates planned for November 2003 and February 2004 respectively. Also info about new easter eggs, menus, etc. Check it all out here. The Official Site is undoubtedly a cool place to be, but for anyone who has ever had trouble finding their way around, the OS has introduced an excellent new feature. Visitors to the site can now Launch Scouter and easily find their way around. Click here for more info. |
| 13th April 2003
TOMB RAIDER 2 PICS I was meaning to do this last week but with my computer going tits up I never got the chance. Here's some pictures of Chris Barrie in Tomb Raider 2:    |
| 13th April 2003
CRAIG CHARLES ONLINE COMING SOON For those who thought the new Craig Charles Online site was getting nowhere, guess again! The old "Coming Soon" page has now been replaced with a new one. This gives the impression that Craig Charle's Official Site will be re-opening soon! Hopefully it'll bring lots of new and juicy Red Dwarf news. Thanks to Jay-Jay for the alert. |
| 18th April 2003
POSSIBLE SERIES VIII DVD EXTRA Browsing around the web I cam across Red Dwarf - The Other Movie, the site about that excellent fan film which was shown at Dimension Jump 2002. I noticed a news flash on the page, not sure how long it's been there, but I thought it was an interesting bit of info. Helen Norman from Grant Naylor Productions would love to put parts of the fan film on the Series 8 DVD in 2005. This would be a cool extra and many fans would love to see this movie. It's interesting that it says 2005, as if the DVD pattern follows Series 8 should be on our shelves in 2006. |
| 18th April 2003
BIG SMEGGING FANTASTIC NEWS The Official Website has confirmed that the posters for Red Dwarf: The Movie, posted on Aint It Cool News a couple of weeks ago, were infact genuine, despite many fan sites claiming they were fakes. Head over here for the full story. That's not the only big news on RedDwarf.co.uk today. It also brings news on the Series III and IV Cast Commentary. Rob and Hattie have now joined the team. Click here for more on that.  Other updates include a Mr. Flibble interview with scriptwriter Paul Alexander, here. And Andrew Ellard makes his TV Writing debut with an episode of Doctors, check that out here. |
| 18th April 2003
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW MOVIE NEWS RedDwarf.co.uk posted some new news on Red Dwarf: The Movie earlier, but what information on the movie can we actually get from it? Well ofcourse there's the plot synopsis: RED DWARF THE MOVIE is set in the distant future where Homo Sapienoids, a fearsome combination of flesh and machine, and the next stage of human evolution, have taken over the solar system and almost wiped out the human race. The only survivors are the crews of long-haul space freighters that left Earth before the conflict began. The Sapienoids send forth fleets of Death Ships to hunt them down. One by one - the human ships fall, until only one remains. Its name - Red Dwarf... But the site then tells us the the synopsis "misses the bit where Lister, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten come together." Is this confirming that the movie is set before it all happened? Also, take a look at this image: 
If you see what I see it is the, re-mastered version of the Red Dwarf ship, and it's being blown in two. Does this happen in the movie? Looks probable. Now look closer, towards the left. Do you see a face? Could this be a Sapienoid? |
| 20th April 2003
HAPPY EASTER Happy Easter everybody! |
| 21st April 2003
TOMB RIMMER Here's a cool promotion image for Tomb Raider 2 with Chirs Barrie.  Thanks to TombRaiderChronicles for the picture. |
| 23rd April 2003
MORE MOVIE NEWS Aint It Cool News has more on Red Dwarf: The movie: (SPOILER - highlight to read) ...while I was working on an Aussie TV film at Pinewood Studios, I bumped into the Chris Barrie double this month during pickup shots for Tomb Raider 2. He said he was about to work on Red Dwarf when Tomb Raider finishes -again as Chris Barrie's double and they are to film at a derelict refinery complex in Oxford towards the west side of the city, which will be the exterior shots of a huge crash site. There will also be filming at a military armoury somewhere in Hampshire that was also used for the last Bond movie. (End SPOILER) Very interesting stuff. Could this storyboard be part of a scene mentioned above? Check the link about for the whole article. |
| 25th April 2003
UPDATES AT OFFICIAL SITE Just two updates at TOS today. First off is the second part of the Paul Alexander interview, and second is a report on RedDwarf.co.uk's statistics. |
| 28th April 2003
FREE KRYTEN DVD Sorry for the late update on this guys but my computer has been playing up again. If you buy Wednesday's (30th April) Daily Mirror you get a voucher for the episode Kryten on DVD from Woolworths. |
| May 2003 |
| 1st May 2003
X-MEN The sequel to the highly successful X-Men movie is released in the cinema this month (me and Madge are going to see it tomorrow). As you probably know, Patrick Stewart, self confessed Red Dwarf fan and the host of Red Dwarf night, plays Professor Xavier. There is another Red Dwarf actor in X2, guest star Brian Cox (The King in Stoke Me A Clipper) plays a General who's task is the hunt down the X-Men. I'm sure it will be an enjoyable film, I'd recommend it if you get the chance to see it. |
| 2nd May 2003
SERIES III DVD UP AT BLACKSTAR Browsing through BlackStar.co.uk, I have just noticed that the Red Dwarf Series III DVD is listed. It is not yet available for pre-order but you can select to be notified by e-mail when it is. You can check it out here. Note that the cover listed with the DVD is the same as posted on The R2 Project a couple of weeks back. Could it be the real deal? |
| 2nd April 2003
REDDWARF.CO.UK UPDATES Here's RedDwarf.co.uk's updates for today: An update on a new addition for the Red Dwarf Role Playing Game, here. Some new (very smart looking) RD clothing for Australian fans, here. An update in Intro2's upcoming music video, Clear (released this month), which Norm, Craig and Danny appear in. More on that can be found here. Finally, Talkie Toaster chats with the Inquisitor here. |
| 4th May 2003
SERIES III DVD EXTRA UP AT THE BBFC Browsing through the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) website, I came across the first extra for the Series III DVD, "Backwards Reversed". It has been classified a PG, and has a running time of 27 minutes and 26 seconds, so it will be the whole episode backwards. This is an extra I've been hoping will be on the DVD, I can't wait to see it! Click here to go to the BBFC. |
| 5th May 2003
MORE ON THE SERIES III DVD The other day we reported that Blackstar.co.uk had the Series III DVD up on their site. Now DVD.co.uk also have the DVD listed, with the same cover image (although possibly a fake), and a release date of 3rd November. The only extras listed with the DVD are cast commentary and Backwards Reversed, which we already know about. Click here to go to DVD.co.uk. |
| 6th May 2003
IS THE SERIES 3 DVD COVER REAL? The Series III DVD cover, which was first published on The R2 Project, has had mixed thoughts on if it is the real deal or not. With the cover being posted on Blackstar, Ganymede and Titan contacted them to see if they could get an answer. Here's a snippet of what they had to say: The cover scan that we have is that supplied by the distributor. This is the image that we do have to use and it will remain in place on the site until it is updated. Very interesting indeed. My thoughts are now heading towards the genuine side. You'll have to hit this link to see what else was said about the cover. |
| 8th May 2003
MYSTERY REVEALED You'll have to check out Ganymede & Titan for the whole news, but they have got the official word, from Andrew Ellard himself, that the Series III DVD cover is infact a fake. |
| 11th May 2003
WHAT IS COMING SOON? 
Coming soon... |
| 11th May 2003
UPDATES AT THE DWARF Sorry about the late update. On Friday, RedDwarf.co.uk updated as usual with the following cool news: Mr. Flibble chats with Meltdown's Monroe, Pauline Bailey, click here. Chris Barrie will be hosting the SFX Reader Awards, click here for the info. An update on Red Dwarf on TV, here. And saving the best 'till last, news on brand spanking new cast interviews for the Series III and IV DVDs. Click here for all the juice on that. |
| 12th May 2003
WOMANWIZARD DVD Well it's here, it's finaly arrived! Robert Llewellyn's WomanWizard DVD is now up on his official site. Click here to order yours now.  |
| 12th May 2003
MORE NEWS AT LLEW.CO.UK Appart from the WomanWizard DVD, there is more news at Llew.co.uk on the Series III and IV DVD Commentary, here. There was one interesting sentance, "We also gabbled excitedly about the upcoming movie." Was Hattie Hayridge included in this babble? Could she have a small part in the movie? Also, will there be some movie information on the commentary? |
| 16th May 2003
TODAY'S UPDATES Here's a lineup of today's updates at RedDwarf.co.uk: An announcement of The Brittas Empire Series 1 on DVD, here. Hattie Hayridge is attending a merchandise signing in Australia, here. A report on the history of Time in Red Dwarf, here. |
| 17th May 2003
RED CORGI Ganymede & Titan have discovered that Comet Minatures have got two Red Dwarf corgi minatures due up for sale in September. A minature Red Dwarf and Starbug. Both cost £5. |
| 20th May 2003
THE SITCOM STORY Last night's The Sitcom Story showed a preview of what to expect in next weeks program, and Red Dwarf was among the clips, so be sure to check out The Sitcom Story at 10:50pm on Monday. |
| 21st May 2003
WOMANWIZARD ARRIVES Robert Llewellyn's WomanWizard DVD arrived through the post today. It brought back some fond memories of his show. My review of it will be up shortly. |
| 22nd May 2003
WHY ISN'T WOMANWIZARD SIGNED We've been getting e-mailed asking why Robert Llewellyn's WomanWizard DVD didn't come signed. I e-mailed Robert yesterday, and here's what he said: Danny, In the panic to get the DVD's out, knowing that a lot of people had been waiting a long time, the notion of signing them just flow out of the window. I plain and simple forgot. Please be patient and I will send a signed cover as soon as All the best Robert Llewellyn So there we have it, it looks like Rob will be sending out signed covers. |
| 22nd May 2003
SERIES III DVD COVER Ganymede & Titan have noticed that the UK Red Dwarf Shop has been open since Friday (although not mentioned on Red Dwarf.co.uk) and more excitingly that the REAL Series III DVD cover is up on the site. Unfortunatly the image is only small, but you can get a good look at what it'll be like. Hopefully RedDwarf.co.uk will have a better image of it up soon (maybe tomorrow?). Good work G&T :-)  |
| 23rd May 2003
OFFICIAL SITE UPDATES Here's a roundup of reddwarf.co.uk's updates today: News on the UK Red Dwarf shop opening it's doors last week and a little on the Series III DVD cover. Click here to check it out. There is also news on "The Little Shop Of Horrors" coming to DVD which Danny John-Jules was in as a small child, click here for that. There is also a small note that Mr. Flibble is on holiday downunder and will return soon. I wonder why he's downunder, could he possibly be filming for Red Dwarf: The Movie??? |
| 26th May 2003
ON BBC TONIGHT... Don't forget to check out The Sitcom Story on BBC One tonight at 10:50pm. |
| 27th May 2003
BACK IN THE RED RETURNS One of the best Red Dwarf websites has returned, with a cool improved design too. Check it out here. |
| 30th May 2003
OS UPDATE Official Site updated today as usual. Only a few updates, first off is more information on the Brittas Empire DVD, including some menu screens. Click here to check that out. Also there is a reviews section opened in the Red Dwarf shop. Click here to read about that. Finaly there is a small note that Talkie Toaster will be back soon. |
| June 2003 |
| 6th June 2003
UPDATES AT OS Todays update at the official site includes news on the Series III and IV Deleted scenes, click here. Info on Robert Llewellyn's DVD, here. And info on Norman Lovett's stand up and upcoming website, here. |
| 9th June 2003
LIMITED EDITION TRADING CARDS There are two new, very smart looking, new items at the UK Red Dwarf shop. Limited Edition Trading Cards in two albums, the Red Dwarf Edition, and Blue Midget Edition. Only 250 of them will be made. The Red Dwarf edition contains "Red Dwarf" Silver plated collectors card, Factory Set Memorabilia Card, 63 Card Parellel Set(Regular card designs from the inaugural TV series released in 2002) produced on special chrome board, Black Imperial Bonded Leather Album embossed with Blue Misget Edition, Red Moire Silk Lining. The Blue Midget Edition contains "Blue Midget" Silver plated collectors card, Factory Set Autograph Card, 63 Card Parellel Set(Regular card designs from the inaugural TV series released in 2002) produced on special chrome board, Black Imperial Bonded Leather Album embossed with Blue Misget Edition, Red Moire Silk Lining. They are both priced at £89.99 (RRP £99.99). Check out the UK Red Dwarf store for more. |
| 13th June 2003
NORMAN LOVETT COMING SOON Just a small note that now when you access Norman Lovett's website there is a Coming Soon message. Can't wait for his website, hopefully some juicy info on Red Dwarf :-) Don't forget to check out RedDwarf.co.uk's Friday Updates later. |
| 13th June 2003
FRIDAY UPDATES The Official Site updated today, a bit later than usual (probably a Friday 13th thing). Todays update includes some new Series III images, info on the Trading Cards on the Red Dwarf shop, BBC2 are repeating Series II, and finally info on the Cast Interviews on the Series III and IV DVD. All worth checking out. |
| 19th June 2003
MORE ON THE STARBUG PLAYSET The new Product Enterprise website has launced, with a cool new look at the upcoming Starbug Playset. Click here to check it out.  |
| 20th June 2003
UPDATES AT REDDWARF.CO.UK Just the two updates at the official site today. First off Mr. Flibble chats to Lister's GELF bride - Steven Wickham. Click here for that. And RedDwarf.co.uk have opened a new Arcade Section and has news on the Red Dwarf mobile game which has been mentioned on Ganymede & Titan. Click here for that news. |
| 25th June 2003
RED DWARF ARCADE NOW OPEN The Arcade section on RedDwarf.co.uk is now open, a little later than planned, but I'm sure the wait was worth it. You can now download the Simulant's Revenge game for your mobile. Unfortunatly my phone won't support the game, but there will be some lucky Red Dwarf fans out there with a top-of-the-range mobile who can play it. Be sure to tell us what you think of it. G&T have also posted up a link for the Red Dwarf logos which will be up for grabs soon, which my phone WILL support :-D. You cannot order any logos yet though because they haven't been given any codes yet, but keep your eyes open. |
| 25th June 2003
INTRO-2 FILM NEW VIDEO Remember Intro-2, the band that had Norm and Craig in their music video? We'll they're set to make a new song for an upcoming feature movie, and the video to the song will contain the members of the cast: Yes you did read that correctly, INTRO2 have been asked to make a second video, & because we're all completely mad we've agreed! And in true INTRO2 style it would be full of familiar faces. The song (yet to be named) is to be used on the soundtrack to a feature film, which is being shot in the next couple of months. The video will incorporate the actors from the film, & will be a real James Bond affair!! If anyone puts a message on the board, asking when the premiere will be, I will personally slap them!! Although this is just speculation, could this movie be Red Dwarf? That is starting filming in a few months, and the cast have done videos with them before, so it's probable they will again! Still not seen the Clear video which features Craig Charles and Norman Lovett, but I'm sure it'll be good. Let's hope the Red Dwarf fan's get to sing for Red Dwarf: The Movie! Click here to jump to intro-2's website. |
| 27th June 2003
FRIDAY'S UPDATES Sorry for the late updates today. I'm sure you've already checked them out, but here's a recap of today's update at RedDwarf.co.uk. Talkie Toaster chat's with Stoke's Princess Bonjella. Click here< to read through that. And the only other main update is news on Australia's Red Dwarf shop, and Series III airing on UK.TV. Click here to read about that. Ganymede & Titan have also noticed that the Red Dwarf mobile Logos now have numbers assigned for ordering. G&T also has some interesting info on Winchester Films and more, which is worth checking out by clicking here. |