From: starbugaboo@NOSPAMyahoo.com   
      
   Xam wrote:   
   >   
   > I hate to rain on the parade, but S.VII is one of my misses   
   > favourites.   
   >    In spite of the fact that (for me) having a woman on-board sort of   
   > spoils the concept a bit, I guess it gives women a character they can   
   > relate to.   
   >   
   > Anyway, lets just imagine for a minute that S.VII/I were never made.   
   > Consider these rhetorical questions.  How long would it be now since   
   > S.VI went to air?  How big would the dwindling fan base be now?  Would   
   > any more than a very small hand full even remember Red Dwarf?  Would   
   > there even be anyone here discussing anything at all at atrd?   
   >   
   > IMO, this S.VII/I hate rave is just a bunch of elitist bullshit. (-:   
      
   I'm not sure how it could be considered "elitist" let alone "bullshit"   
   to feel that a series of a tv show isn't as good as the preceding ones.   
   It's a simple opinion and it's an opinion that a lot of people share so   
   there's bound to be something to it. Quite often shows go on a little   
   too long and are therefore weaker in the end. The X-Files, for example,   
   should have stopped a few seasons before it did. I've heard that series   
   3 of The Mighty Boosh isn't nearly as good and while that's   
   disappointing, it's not a surprise... the novelty is gone. Red Dwarf had   
   a pretty damn good run of good series before it went off. Honestly,   
   Emohawk was the beginning of the end as far as I'm concerned. Duane   
   Dibbly and Ace Rimmer made no sense in that episode and it seemed they   
   were running out of fresh ideas at that point. Adding Kochanski changed   
   the dynamic that made the show what it was and it felt like a   
   desperation move to keep the male audience interested. Plus, I don't   
   like a whiny Kryten!   
      
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