From: Xam@Xam.Xam   
      
   Starbugaboo wrote:   
   > 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!   
   >   
      
   "Elitist", because I have only ever heard hardcore fans voice this   
   opinion.  "Bullshit", because IMO, it is.   
      
   But I do agree with all of the points you make. Especially that last   
   one. It's just not as bad as a lot of people make out.   
      
   My main objection to S.VIII is that I would have rather have seen 8   
   separate stand alone episodes.   
      
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   I'm sorry. I must have seemed very ignorant. I hardly said anything   
   apart from, "geronimo."   
      
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