Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf is a British comedy first aired in 1988 and lasted for 8 series, with the possibility of a 9th series and a Movie, the storyline of which will (if it happens) follow the directions taken from the start of the series of highly acclaimed books.

Much adored by many members of Freddyshouse and you will often find some of the language from therein repeated in the forums or the IRC channel. Probably known to most people as a bit of a cult series, the dry humour and wit has long appealed to many people worldwide.

Shamelessly lifted from the BBC's Red Dwarf site :

Dave Lister is the last human being in the universe. A lowly technician on the mining ship Red Dwarf, he wakes up one day to find that the rest of the crew have been killed by a radiation leak. He has been in stasis for three million years.

He is doomed to drift in space for the rest of eternity with only two companions: the hologram of his former crew-mate, Rimmer, and a creature called Cat who has evolved from a pet he smuggled on board.

From series III onwards, they were joined by a mechanoid servant called Kryten, and from series VII, by the attractive human female, Kochanski. The scenario changed in the most recent series (VIII), in which the boys (and girl) from the Dwarf find the rest of the crew have been restored to life.

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Not all Freddies love it though. Some find it tedious and too full of itself. Also the fact that every season was uncontroversially less funny than the last didn't help.