Red Dwarf X (2012/BBC Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
A- Sound: C+ Extras: B Episodes: B+
Millions
of years in the future, mankind has long since died out, except for Lister the
last (male) human. Along with his three
other crew mates, Rimmer the hologram, Kryten the maintenance droid, and Cat
the humanoid cat, they bumble around the universe in the old mining ship, the
Red Dwarf, getting more often into trouble than out of.
In Red Dwarf X, the Dwarfers run into new
problems and challenges, including an abandoned ship and Rimmer's brother,
Lister getting drunk to pretend he is his own father, a homicidal AI taking
over the ship, time travel, Kryten and Cat getting quantum bonded and them
being attacked by a Simulant war ship.
BBC
brings you another comical series of these 4 idiots bumbling across the
universe, as they barely get along, it's a miracle they haven't destroyed or
blown up their ship. Sadly, their only
real mission is to keep Lister, the last human alive and to get him home. The only up side of side of Blu-ray version is
crystal clear 1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition images of the CGI ships
though this is a terrific-looking HD production and the DTS-HD MA (Master
Audio) 5.1 lossless mix is good enough and well-recorded, but not as exciting
or as active as I had hoped for. Extras
include We're Smegged featurette,
deleted scenes, with commentary, Smeg-ups, and outtakes.
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Trojan - The crew finds an abandoned
ship and answers a distress call from Rimmer's brother, Howard
Fathers and Suns - Lister gets drunk to pretend to
be his own father, but all the meanwhile the new AI has determined the Red
Dwarf to be scrapped and head towards the nearest star.
Lemons - The crew times travels back in
time and gets stuck and meets Jesus.
Entangled - Lister loses Rimmer in a game
of poker and Kryten and Cat become telepathically entangled.
Dear Dave - Lister finds out he could have
been a dad from an old flame's letter, but gets caught in an affair between the
vending machines instead.
The Beginning - The Red Dwarf is attacked by
Simulants and it is finally time for Rimmer to come up with a REAL plan to save
them.
- Ricky Chiang
