The Red Dwarf Boom Guide
Oh dear. Inspired by this ATVRD thread, we bring you: The Red Dwarf Boom guide, a guide to all boom mic appearances in Red Dwarf. Children are dying, and yet we devote our time to this. What a wonderful world we live in. Many thanks to Peter Chant for the idea (yes, blame him), and the various ATVRDers credited.
Note that, as stated in the thread, quite a few of these appearances won't be visible on a lot of TV sets, due to overscan (effectively, cutting off part of the picture). To view them all, watch the eps on your puter.
The list is far from complete; next time you watch an episode, keep an eye on the top part of the screen, rather than Craig Charles's FACE. Ta.
| Episode | Time | Wind Screen | Description | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confidence & Paranoia | 10:58 | Yellow | On Rimmer's rather amusing line "How about an anal reading?", the mic appears directly above his head. | John Hoare |
| Kryten | 2:01 | Blue | On Brooke's line "Your ex-husband Gary, my business rival?", a mic lurches out of shot. Obviously there deliberately, to parody badly-produced Australian soap operas; and wonderfully done. Erm, apart that... | Generally known |
| 3:04 | Blue | As the Esperanto instructor gives her line, a mic is visible, slightly to the right of centre. Your satires have backfired. Ho! | Mr. Skutter | |
| Backwards | 12:47 | Red | On the shot where Cat says "What's the matter?" after leaving Starbug, look at the top right. PATHETIC. | bewtifulfreak |
| Bodyswap | 23:55 | n/a | Note that what the cast refer to on the commentary does not appear to be a boom shadow at all - but simply the shadow from the part of the damaged ceiling hanging down, which is jiggling. Look at the wide shot. | John Hoare |
| Justice | 11:01 | Black | Just noticable above Kryten here, and then swings over to Lister for his "Yeah, yeah, but when you say criminal activity, what do you mean by criminal activity?" | Gavin Clayton |
| Gunmen of the Apocolypse | 7:35 | Black | As Lister and Cat rise up after being discovered, a mic pops in and then out of view at the top. | Stephen Fletcher |
| Tikka to Ride | 0:40 | Shadow | Looks like the shadow of a boom mic across Lister's forehead whilst doing the log. Occurs throughout the rest of the scene. | Nicked from moviemistakes.com |
| Stoke Me A Clipper | 4:25 | Grey and fluffy! | Just as the crocodile falls on the two German guards, the mic appears at the top of the screen. | John Hoare |