From: starbugaboo@NOSPAMyahoo.com   
      
   Steve B wrote:   
   >   
   > I don't think Kryten aging would be that big of a deal to cover up.  I   
   > mean Robert's face is almost entirely covered in foam (or whatever)   
   > anyway, so I don't think his thinning hair or increased facial   
   > wrinkles are going to be the noticeable on Kryten.   
   >   
   > I don't agree that the aging of Lister or the Cat becomes pathetic or   
   > creepy at all.  Their characters can evolve into something new and   
   > provide different types of comedy.   
   >   
   > Maybe the Cat wakes up one morning and decides all the preening just   
   > isn't worth it anymore and shows up in a pair of sweatpants.   
      
   Okay but then it's not the same Red Dwarf at all. If the Cat isn't vein,   
   I'm not sure what his purpose would be comedy-wise... that was what made   
   him funny. I don't think older actors would work... you'd have to know   
   what came before to understand and be amused by their character's   
   progression and a new audience wouldn't get it. In fact, I had always   
   assumed a Red Dwarf movie would have to sort of go into the origin story   
   for people who've never seen the show and, for me at least, having all   
   this happen to middle aged men wouldn't work. If one guy is still not   
   caring about where his life is leading and another is still enthusiastic   
   about the career he sees ahead of him (and has bothered to take and fail   
   the officers exam 500 times) it's just odd, not really funny.   
      
   I'm not completely opposed to new actors playing the roles but then it's   
   more for a new audience rather than long-time fans.   
      
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