DwarfCast 175 – Re-Disc-overy: Series VII

DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast)

"A side-swipe at oven chips" As we enter the twentieth anniversary year of one of the most seminal short films of all time, it's an opportunity for us to reflect on our own pasts as we explore the The Movie: Yeah No Yeah No DVD, which features among its bonus material the entirety of Red Dwarf VII. It's the most personal trip down memory lane in our Re-Disc-overy series so far, as we not only commentate on the fan films, but also reveal all the behind the scenes details of the haphazard production processes, cringe at our past selves' incompetence, and consider how one simple film-making competition ultimately changed all three of our lives. But that's not all, as there's an awful lot to discuss in the rest of this three disc package too. Join us as we attempt to make amends for our past criticism of someone who really didn't deserve it, reminisce about the time Grant Naylor Productions threatened us with legal action, piece together Chris Barrie's whereabouts during the bits of Series VII he wasn't in, reveal the link between this DVD and the world of gardening, and begin to assemble our complete history of Red Dwarf via the medium of cancelling every single person involved.

Show notes

• Contemporary reviews from Ian and Cappsy
• The Flymo Garden Vac 2700W Turbo
• The Movie: Yeah No Yeah No bonus features - the video bits are also on YouTube for convenience
• They're amazing, and they're machines
• Early drafts of all the Series VII scripts, plus our original analysis of Identity Within from before the DVD version was made
• This is what Danny found in his DVD case. Aww.