XPost: rec.arts.tv   
   From: drydREMOVE@bigpond.com   
      
   kdr wrote:   
   > I had heard-- just through the regular Red Dwarf Web site, or somewhere --   
   > that at one point they had contracted all the major actors and had actually   
   > started some sort of rehersal. Did that happen?   
      
      
   In the season VIII commentary, the cast all joke about how they were   
   supposed to be back together one week after taping the final episode, to   
   start making the RD movie, entitled "Earth".  Which of course, they   
   never did.   
      
      
   >   
   > It's weird. Here in the US, they usually cancel shows because some car   
   > manufacturer or shampoo maker isn't selling enough product. In the UK, Red   
   > Dwarf cancels itself because the leading creative lights can't figure out   
   > which way to develop it. How much effort does it take to do 6 episodes a   
   > season?   
      
   I think you were right the first time, it's the money.   
      
   >(Politically Incorrect and Insensitive Comment follows) I   
   > mean...come on...does every aspect of the British Empire need to collapse at   
   > once? Why can't you Brits get with the times, commercialize, and sell more   
   > market-driven vapid TV shows like everyone else?   
      
      
    From an Aussie POV;   
   Better dead than smeg.   
      
      
   >   
   > "MarkRRose"  wrote in message   
   > news:46A394B8.9070500@nyc.rr.com...   
   >>   
   >> Lister wrote:   
   >>> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:33:34 -0000, Taylor   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>> On Jul 21, 6:32 pm, A Crosseyed Simpleton  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Is it dead?   
   >>>> "It's dead, Jim."   
      
   Of course you mean;   
   "It's dead, Dave"   
      
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> It's not dead,it's resting   
   >> I don't think it was ever actually born...outside of being talk.   
   >>   
   >> Mark   
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