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6 Dec 2003, 23:34
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a little bit broken
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why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
i think it might be that i dont smoke dope anymore but seeing as some of you have done a similar amount of growing up as me these last few years
do you think a sense of humour develops in the way ones pallet does to decent red wine?
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6 Dec 2003, 23:36
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Darling
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
It's because we've seen them all before about 10 times. New commission is needed.
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7 Dec 2003, 00:30
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
It's partly because sense of humour develops (I'm sure when I was a LOT younger I thought Terry and June was hilarious) and partly because it's not 'new' any more. Likewise I can watch Fawlty Towers, and while I appreciate how funny it is, I don't find it funny any more (if that makes any sense at all).
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7 Dec 2003, 01:06
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Sub
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
You only like red wine if you drink it so much you get past the nastyness. That's not maturing, its just gay!
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7 Dec 2003, 04:18
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Annoying Robot Thing
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
Red Dwarf will always be 'funny'... whether its laughable aymore is another thing
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7 Dec 2003, 04:59
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by Bob The Scutter
Red Dwarf will always be 'funny'
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7 Dec 2003, 05:03
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BlueTuba
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
Red Dwarf needs to be watched from series 1 onwards
A 'random' episode won't be as funny if you don't :/
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7 Dec 2003, 05:38
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Clerk
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
A sense of humour seems to be a bit like taste buds, but only because you can be over-exposed to certain tastes. And certain tastes overpower certain other things.
The Simpsons (while always being genius) is less laugh out loud funny these days (a) because I've seen every decent episode 2000 times, and (b) their "oddball" nature has been eclipsed by the likes of Family Guy, so it just doesn't seem as edgy anymore.
Red Dwarf (the good series I mean, 1-6) will always be classic. I can't really laugh anymore at it because I know all the jokes (and all the best ones we used to repeat ad nausea at school anyway). Upon reflection though, Red Dwarf's sci-fi / story / characters were underrated really.
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7 Dec 2003, 12:37
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The Bad Guy
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
Possibly because, its, well, shit?
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7 Dec 2003, 12:40
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Clerk
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by Rids
Possibly because, its, well, shit?
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7 Dec 2003, 15:35
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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7 Dec 2003, 19:51
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by lokken
Red Dwarf needs to be watched from series 1 onwards
A 'random' episode won't be as funny if you don't :/
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couldnt agree more. all the episodes are linked one way or another (the gags make more sense due to this). so do what i did and buy red dwarf series 1,2,3 on dvd, its brialliant
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7 Dec 2003, 19:56
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
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7 Dec 2003, 23:43
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
it's now on dutch tv aswell 0_o
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7 Dec 2003, 23:50
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I'm not a poet
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
You get BBC1 and 2 in holland anyway, it was on ages ago there.
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8 Dec 2003, 00:06
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
It was funny when I was 15 or so.
The jokes are all a bit predictable now, and my demands for humour have gone up. I now like sex jokes, and oddities.
Compare Red Dwarf to things like the Simpsons, to The Office, to League of Gentlemen.... things that make you really laugh out loud.. and you realise it's just a bit shit, really.
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8 Dec 2003, 00:17
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Clerk
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by Tomkat
The jokes are all a bit predictable now, and my demands for humour have gone up.
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Well, the jokes are obiously a bit predictable if you have heard them before. The newer series (7 & 8) were generally acknowledged as terrible.
As for comparing Red Dwarf with any other series, by all means. Compare the characterisation developed in say, an episode like Marooned with any other show and Red Dwarf compares favourably. Obviously I don't laugh out loud anymore from watching it - because I've seen every episode dozens of times. Same with Blackadder.
p.s. This week I am mainly laughing out loud at Sealab 2021.
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8 Dec 2003, 00:33
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
Blackadder is much funnier than Red Dwarf.
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8 Dec 2003, 01:43
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7 Dimensional Puddleduck
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by Rids
Possibly because, its, well, shit?
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In comparison to what?
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8 Dec 2003, 13:46
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Angry Young Man
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
The Simpsons (while always being genius) is less laugh out loud funny these days (a) because I've seen every decent episode 2000 times, and (b) their "oddball" nature has been eclipsed by the likes of Family Guy, so it just doesn't seem as edgy anymore.
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Bang on.
But i never really liked red dwarf. Craig Charles's existance kinda boned that one for me
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8 Dec 2003, 13:49
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Gone
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
I don't see why you would laugh at old comedy. Do you laugh at old jokes? The same principle applies.
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8 Dec 2003, 17:58
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Throwing Shapes
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
Most comedy only fits the time it came from. Some stuff will always be funny - unfortunately RD doesnt quite fit the latter category.
In honesty, the first few seasons of RD were great, but by the end it was so predictable.
There's this comedy series I bought the DVD's of called "SPACED". According to the unofficial website for it ( http://www.spaced-out.org.uk/) the guy who co-wrote it said he didnt want to do too many series (Ie a third series would be the last) because he didnt want the concept to grow stale. I think this is exactly what happened to RD, they should have killed it at season 5.
I still find the first two series not so much amusing but just classic.
I think what MM said also sums it up well too.
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8 Dec 2003, 17:59
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Clerk
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
Yeah, but where the hell is the 3rd Series of Spaced?
Now that was bloody classic.
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8 Dec 2003, 18:02
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Throwing Shapes
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Re: why doesnt Red Dwarf make me laugh anymore
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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
Yeah, but where the hell is the 3rd Series of Spaced?
Now that was bloody classic.
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Not sure if there will ever be one but heres hoping
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