Red Dwarf is hands down my all-time
favorite TV show in the history of forever. Nothing even comes close. Multiple
times in my life I’ve spent 24 hours or more doing nothing but sitting on a
couch watching endless episodes of Red Dwarf. A British
sci-fi sitcom, what’s not to love? From this is may be rather obvious that the
prospect of a new series excites the living hell out of me. A trailer for
Red Dwarf XI just blasted into the stratosphere, and I
couldn’t be giddier.
Back to Earth, the three-episode
miniseries that forms the ninth season of Red Dwarf was…it
wasn’t good. And as there was a ten-year gap between Series VIII and IX, and
the product was so lackluster, most of us thought the Boys from the Dwarf were
dead and gone, lost three million years in deep space.
Then came Red Dwarf X in 2012. Though I
was initially skeptical, it was awesome. It was wonderful. The cast may be a
little older and look little long in the tooth, but it was everything that
makes the series so fucking great. And though this trailer for Red
Dwarf XI doesn’t show much, it shows more than enough—the same absurd
sense of humor, the same ridiculous characters, the same outlandish science fiction
setting.
If you’re unfamiliar with Red Dwarf, you
should rectify that situation at your earliest convenience. The plot follows
the adventures of Dave Lister (Craig Charles), the lowest ranking member of the
crew of a deep space mining ship called the Red Dwarf. Through a series of unfortunate
events, the slovenly slacker finds himself stranded in the far reaches of
space, three million years away from Earth. His only companions are the hologramatic
representation of his deceased bunkmate, the uptight pratt, Arnold Rimmer
(Chris Barrie); a neurotic maintenance droid, Kryten (Robert Llewellyn); and a
humanoid creature descended from the domestic housecat, Cat (Danny John-Jules).
And shit gets wackier from there.
The six-episode eleventh season of Red
Dwarf hits Dave in the U.K. on September 22. At the moment, I can’t
find any word about a release stateside, but I’ll keep my eyes peeled. If you’re
curious about the episode titles and a synopsis for each one, you can find that
information below. But if you want to go in cold, I suggest you stop reading
now. Side note, we also have a Red Dwarf Series 12 in the
works, so there’s that to look forward to.
Twentica—The Dwarfers find themselves in an alternative
version of America where modern technology is prohibited, making Rimmer and
Kryten illegal. The Dwarfers infiltrate the tech savvy underground and try to
bring down the authoritarian regime.
Samsara—When the Dwarfers investigate a crashed ship at the
bottom of an ocean moon, Lister and Cat become trapped together and Lister's
nightmare begins. Meantime Rimmer and Kryten discover the ship is controlled by
a dark force.
Give and Take—After an altercation with a deranged droid
Lister has his kidneys organ-napped. The only solution is to ask Cat, the most
selfish creature in the universe, to give him one of his.
Officer Rimmer—After a scandalous piece of good fortune
Rimmer saves the life of a bio-printed Captain and is promoted, fulfilling his
life-long dream of becoming an Officer. He immediately opens an Officer's club,
which is out of bounds to the lower orders, and uses the bio-printer to fill it
with versions of himself.
Krysis—Kryten has a mid-life crisis and changes his body
cover from Mech grey to Ferrari red. The posse try and show him how much he's
achieved in life by taking him to visit a mechanoid from his old fleet.
Can of Worms—Cat takes time off from being in love with
himself to fall head over heels in love with a lady Cat with a big secret.
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