There's a lot to be said for low to moderate expectations; I thought that was actually pretty decent! My main issues with it are unfair and aesthetic to be honest - the fact that everyone looks a little bit too old to be doing it, Kryten's make up and costume is awful and I really didn't like any of the set design. It just didn't look like Red Dwarf enough. Although I am please they're using the model shots again instead of the ropey cgi. There were quite a few laughs in it and it seemed far more concerned with getting the jokes done than just doing more action/adventure sci-fi and getting bogged down/pissing on its own mythology (Lister fathering himself, alternative Ace Rimmers etc) like the last few series. Looks like it could be a promising series.
Although all that stuff with the phone was bloody rubbish and has been done in practically every other sitcom ever.
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