Well, I'll be a monkeys uncle.

Heckler

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Oct 8, 2012, 6:27:34 AM10/8/12

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I had no idea this place still existed in some form... I remember the old usenet days. from the late 90's through early 2000's.

I remember some of the meets, and giggles... the time Covert Badger and I found a theatre starring Felicity Kendal........ we walked around that a few times.

I remember Skutter, and Garth, Starbugaboo, Raul and his Tampon gun, the aforementioned Covert Badger and many others.

I watched the new Series X opener the other night... Was pleasantly surprised.

Whilst not as good as the original series 1-6, it was far superior to series 7-8... More jokes in that one episode than I found funny in all of season 7.

I refuse to acknowledge the abomination that was BtE.

So... who's around after all these years, or is this place truly dead dave.

If anyone comes across this after many years... it was Aliens.

dx...@albury.nospam.net.au

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Oct 9, 2012, 9:08:31 AM10/9/12

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There are still some about, but not many.

Here in Australia, I'm yet to see any of the new stuff....last I've seen
is BtE!!

Daniel

Col

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Oct 12, 2012, 6:40:32 AM10/12/12

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Heckler wrote:

> I remember Skutter, and Garth, Starbugaboo, Raul and his Tampon gun,
> the aforementioned Covert Badger and many others.

Domus's chest & Val's butt!

> I watched the new Series X opener the other night... Was pleasantly
> surprised.

I thought that first episode was very good. Better than series 7/8 as
you say. Possibly even getting toward the 'classic' series 1-6 in quality.
Second episode last night wasn't anywhere near as good as the first one
though.

> Whilst not as good as the original series 1-6, it was far superior to
> series 7-8... More jokes in that one episode than I found funny in
> all of season 7.
>
> I refuse to acknowledge the abomination that was BtE.

Funny you should mention that but I have just bought the
'Back to Earth' episodes, being prompted to do so by series
10 being shown. It took me over 3½ years to get around to
it, so you can imagine I was less than impressed when I saw
them first time round. I have just watched the first episode
and it wasn't all that bad, though I do have a vague memory
that the first episode was by far the best, before they actually
went back to earth and started messing around on Coronation
Street and the like.

> So... who's around after all these years, or is this place truly dead
> dave.

Well I'm still here obviously. I look in every now and again,
possibly even to post something. But I'm pretty much the last.
Garth is around too, but that's about it.

Col

Paul Hyett

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Oct 12, 2012, 12:07:56 PM10/12/12

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On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 at 11:40:32, Col <reddw...@btinternet.com> wrote
in alt.tv.red-dwarf :

>
>Well I'm still here obviously. I look in every now and again,
>possibly even to post something. But I'm pretty much the last.
>Garth is around too, but that's about it.
>

Cough...
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

Col

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Oct 13, 2012, 2:11:56 AM10/13/12

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"Paul Hyett" <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uQRu54yc...@blueyonder.co.uk...

> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 at 11:40:32, Col <reddw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
> alt.tv.red-dwarf :
>>
>>Well I'm still here obviously. I look in every now and again,
>>possibly even to post something. But I'm pretty much the last.
>>Garth is around too, but that's about it.
>>
> Cough...

Never mind <cough>. You never used to post here on a
regular basis, lurking and cross-posts to uk.media.tv.misc
don't count :)

Col

garth2k5

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Oct 21, 2012, 10:04:01 PM10/21/12

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On Monday, 8 October 2012 11:27:34 UTC+1, Heckler wrote:
> I had no idea this place still existed in some form... I remember the old usenet days. from the late 90's through early 2000's.

Me 2.

> I remember some of the meets, and giggles... the time Covert Badger and I found a theatre starring Felicity Kendal........ we walked around that a few times.
>

Lucky you. of the current cast, I've yet to see Rob Llewellyn live.

> I remember Skutter, and Garth, Starbugaboo, Raul and his Tampon gun, the aforementioned Covert Badger and many others.

*waves* I even met 'bugaboo, when she had a uk tour.. it was awesome.

> I watched the new Series X opener the other night... Was pleasantly surprised.
>

Yay! Have yet to watch episode 3 yet.

> Whilst not as good as the original series 1-6, it was far superior to series 7-8... More jokes in that one episode than I found funny in all of season 7.
>

A little harsh, I .. no, wait.. no you're right there.

> I refuse to acknowledge the abomination that was BtE.

It wasn't *that* bad..

> So... who's around after all these years, or is this place truly dead dave.

I think the phrase is .. limping.. still going, but on crutches?

> If anyone comes across this after many years... it was Aliens.

or trains. I like Trains.

Garth - random comments is I.

Frank Winans

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Nov 21, 2012, 2:12:19 AM11/21/12

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"Heckler"wrote

>I had no idea this place still existed in some form...

<snip>

>
> So... who's around after all these years, or is this place truly dead
> dave.
>
> If anyone comes across this after many years... it was Aliens.

Careful, that almost sounds like 'atvrd is a garbage pod'...

Starbugaboo

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Feb 27, 2013, 11:01:26 AM2/27/13

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On Monday, October 8, 2012 3:27:34 AM UTC-7, Heckler wrote:
> I had no idea this place still existed in some form... I remember the old
> usenet days. from the late 90's through early 2000's.

I haven't stopped in here in years, I can't believe it's still around! Good to see Marie Birch is still posting The Alternative Red Dwarf and that the comma key on her keyboard has not broken yet.

I haven't seen the new series yet but I'm hoping to get it for my upcoming birthday.