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Revision as of 21:29, 30 July 2002 by Bryan Derksen (talk | contribs) (Lister's first name)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Red Dwarf was a British science fiction sitcom series, which parodies most (if not all) of the sub-genres of the medium.
The Red Dwarf is a gigantic spaceship, belonging to the fictional Jupiter Mining Corporation, which, following a nuclear disaster on board, was left to drift into space. Millions of years later, after radiation levels have dropped, the only surviving crew member is reanimated from stasis.
This is the slob anti-hero David Lister (Craig Charles). He is joined by the android Kryten, a hologrammatic representation of deceased crew member Arnold J. Rimmer (Chris Barrie), and the Cat, Felix Sapiens, a descendant of a domestic cat which Lister smuggled onto the ship which became humanoid whilst retaining a cat-like interest in fish and heightened fashion sense, as well as Holly, the ship's computer.
A pilot episode for an American version was produced, though never broadcast. The show was essentially the same, substituting American actors for the British. A notable exception was Robert Llewellyn, who reprised his role as Kryten. Another notable difference was that it considered by many to be not funny. Additionally the franchise has expanded to include four novels, written by the show's producers, Doug Naylor and Robert Grant.
See also red dwarf, the stellar classification