04.12.02
Red
Dwarf - Series I & II on DVD in U.S.
For
The First Time Ever, Celebrated Sci-Fi Shenanigans That Created
a Global Cult Following Make The Journey To DVD February 25 2003.
In
1988, the 大象传媒 launched a new journey into the sci-fi genre with
the outrageously funny Red Dwarf. Putting a hilarious spin on the
"last-man-in-the-universe" premise, Red Dwarf tells of
one man's travails in deep space where, accompanied by some not-so-human
companions, he tries to angle his way back to Earth.
The
show's smart writing and tongue-in-cheek humor helped amass a global
cult following not seen by the 大象传媒 since it launched Monty Python's
Flying Circus. While the crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf has traveled
three million light years into space and to TV stations across the
globe, there's one place it hasn't been - on DVD. That will change
on February 25 as 大象传媒 Video releases one of its Top 10 requested
series with the long-awaited Red Dwarf Series I & II DVD sets.
Both
two-disc sets answer the call of rabid Red Dwarf fans with a full
season of the sci-fi satire along with extensive bonus material.
Viewers will have the chance to travel far beyond the experience
of the episodes themselves with special features that include commentary,
outtakes, never before seen scenes, in-depth featurettes, hard-to-find
"Easter Eggs," and more - over 90 minutes on each set.
As an added bonus for die-hard fans, each series comes packaged
with a colorful 12-page collector's booklet and an exclusive trading
card set (four cards in each DVD). Red Dwarf - Series I & II
will be available for the suggested retail price of $34.98 each.
Red
Dwarf Special Features
Both Red Dwarf sets come loaded full of special features and bonus
material. Added value for each set includes:
Series
I:
o Cast Commentary
o Episode 1 Writers & Director Commentary
o Deleted Scenes
o Smeg Ups
o Original 大象传媒 Trailer
o "Launching Red Dwarf" Documentary
o Japanese Version of "The End"
o Special Effects Raw Footage
o Isolated Music Cues
o Audio Book Chapters
o Photo Gallery
o Weblink
Series
II:
o Deleted Scenes
o Smeg Ups
o Original 大象传媒 Trailer
o "Red Dwarf A-Z" Documentary
o Doug Naylor Interview
o "Alternate Personalities" Featurette
o Tongue Tied Uncut
o Special Effects Raw Footage
o Isolated Music Cues
o Audio Book Chapters
o Photo Gallery
o Weblink
About
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf tells the saga of chicken soup machine repairman, Dave
Lister, the show's anti-hero. Lister is put into stasis for smuggling
his pet cat Frankenstein aboard ship. After three million years,
he emerges to find that he is the last human being in the universe.
But he is not alone聟
Over
the three million years Lister was in stasis, Frankenstein has evolved
into a James Brown-esque human Cat, and Holly, the ship's A.I. central
computer, has resurrected Lister's anal-retentive, fastidious bunkmate,
Arnold Rimmer, to keep him company. From the outset, the show's
writers took hold of the staples of science fiction and gave them
a good shake. Other Sci Fi series may have rogue robots, body swapping
and quantum leaping, but never before have the heroes been so un-heroic.
Or, as Lister so memorably put it, "Don't give me the Star
Trek crap. It's too early in the morning."
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