Overview: Red Dwarf: Series Eight

The general law of TV shows is that shows follow a general pattern. They build up, have a golden period, and then collapse down. The general consensus is that this series is what happens when a show goes beyond the collapse; an expanse of bad material. And it just goes to show; this series has produced the two worst half-hours of Dwarf I have ever witnessed.
          One has to start with the blaringly obvious. Reversing the concept which made your show unique and interesting, the cosmic misfits exploring the universe, is such an ignorant and downright stupid move that I'm suprised Naylor can write his own name. Want a way to lose all chemistry with your characters, to take the spirit of the show and grind it into the mud? Do what Naylor has done here.
          Another thing is the logical problems. Dwarf has never been particularly known for its logic, but where it mattered, things were cemented up. It made at least a little sense, and it was realistic with the absurdity it was given. What we have here now is a show trying to be funny by copying that which went before it; copying the wrong things and to too great an extent.
          The only episodes which stand out are Cassandra and Only The Good... , which have quite a few decent jokes and, apart from an off-colour joke in the last episode, made a little bit of an effort. The rest is unadulterated muck, and Pete (Part 2) is so embarrissingly bad that it took me around four hours to review it. And the most tragic thing is, it didn't end well. Red Dwarf officially ended on a bad cliffhanger, with a mediocre episode backing it up. Such a shame.

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