Red Dwarf is a British sci-fi comedy that premiered in 1988. The Red Dwarf is a mining ship that suffered a catastrophic radiation leak that killed the entire crew with the exception of Dave Lister (Craig Charles), vending machine technician, 3rd class, who was in stasis as a punishment for brining a cat onboard. As the ship was irradiated, it took 3 million years before it was safe to let Dave out of stasis. In order that he wouldn't be lonely, his bunkmate, Arnold Judas Rimmer (Chris Barrie), was 'revived' as a hologram. It should be noted that Rimmer was responsible for the radiation leak. Dave's cat, cleverly named Frankenstien, survived the radiation and spawned a race of cat people who had lived on Red Dwarf but now only Cat (great name, that) remains. Lastly, there is Kryten, an android recovered from a wreck in the premier of series 2. No greater band of misfits has ever been assembled to explore space.
The 6 episodes of series X are comic gold. Lister explores his father-son relationship, which is unusual since he is his own father. The crew find themselves on Earth in 23 AD and meet Jesus! Oh, the antics! In a grand finale, the team must face a bloodthirsty band of humanity-hating simulants while armed with 2 forks and a pencil sharpener.
Despite a near 30 year run, there are only 73 episodes. Every sci-fi trope is explored to its peak of hilarity. Highly recommended.
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