Red Dwarf X: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

By Adam Borders /

10. Red Dwarf is Back

More than just a statement about the show returning---the series will be set on the ship itself. Red Dwarf is returning at long last. And yes, many will correctly note that the ship returned in Series VIII, however, I will just as correctly point out that the ship itself was present in that series but the action in the episodes didn€™t take place on the ship, but rather was on the Prison level. Additionally, the ship itself is literally returning. From the teaser we€™ve seen and statements released from production---a model is being used for all of the exterior ship shots. This decision in and of itself is a breath of fresh air to fans that were disappointed with the CGI animation that was considered sub-par in series VII and VIII as well as the remastered CGI shots for earlier seasons. The model, constructed in the nineties, was given a full refit and a week was spent in Shepperton studio; where the visual effects team filmed all the space bound shots for series X using models---which leads directly to the next item on the list as our excitement builds . . . .