Ian's Newsround - 26/03/04
Ignore the facts, G&T can give you the opinions. Corgi's Red Dwarf model looks shit. We're told that this is not the finished paint design, so presumably any faults with the colour can be fixed. Good. Unfortunately, this is the final shape design, and there appears to have been a massive error. I'm not quite sure how everyone at Corgi and GNP have missed this, but they appear to have made a toy based on a huge fucking red pencil. Surely, if you're going to market a toy at Red Dwarf fans, the eponymous ship would be a better icon to use.
In fairness, the Starbug one is good, although I'm not sure about all those black marks on it. They're presumably supposed to be marks from fires, but I just don't associate them with Starbug. Hopefully, this will be changed in time for release; then at least there'll be one half-decent product to come out of this huge development time. The models will be sold in a twin-pack, with figurines of Lister and Rimmer. If the Dwarf model is anything to go by, the Lister one will be 8' tall, and the Rimmer one will be 3'6".
Although Matt Drizzly Miller pissed on Ellard's chips by reporting news about Chris Barrie's Massive Engines earlier in the week, the TOS-er wins with a marvellous mini-interview. I'm especially looking forward to Rockets, just to see if there's any Dwarf references. He could, of course, make reference to Helen Brittas's scooter in Bikes, but it's not likely. In his interview, Chris comes across as very enthusiastic about the subject matter of the programme, and I hope that comes across in the show. It's great when a documentary is hosted by someone who really cares for what he's talking about. This is why we should be on Comedy Connections. Yes.
Tucked away at the bottom of that story is news of moon-faced legend Norman Lovett appearing at the Basildon Sci-Fi Movie Trading Card & Collectors Show (BSFMTCACS). If you fancy making your way to bloody Basildon, it's on this Sunday from 11am at the Sports Centre. Who knows; you might even score some cake. Oh, and that Talkie Toaster thing. If you like your spoof interviews with less bread products, but more misplaced apostrophes, try Back In The Red's latest offering. Or, if you fancy a slightly more entertaining evening, I can take you outside and shoot you in the head.
Comments
"they appear to have made a toy based on a huge fucking red pencil"
LMAO!! Best line of the year so far!! :D Its a shame TOS can't credit fansites like we credit it. A show without fans is, well, The Crouches
:D
I kinda knew Ellard would get something big on Massive Engines anyways, I was kinda dreading how much he'd piss all over mine.
Though my pics are bigger, so I win on size. Ah, a regular occurance :D ;)
Posted by Drzymala at March 26, 2004 09:03 PM
Also, my spoof interview was done about 3 years ago and I just enjoyed using bad grammer back then, it made my site even worse :D
Posted by Drzymala at March 26, 2004 09:05 PM
The paint on Starbug (particularly around the windscreen) is reminiscient of a small rubber dinosaur that I had years ago. The paint for the whites of its eyes overlapped onto their surrounding frames, and it was wearing lipstick I suppose, or bleeding prematurely. I think the black marks on Starbug are from the paint coming off as the model was chewed.
I hope they leave it exactly as it is.
Posted by jesley carrion at March 29, 2004 11:19 AM
Ian and John, what's your obsessions with pencils?
All right, the new Red Dwwarf design isn't as good as the old one, but it isn't "fucking horrible".
Posted by Nick at March 31, 2004 03:22 AM
Erm, nick yes it does look "fucking horrible', infact it looks worse. I agree with Ian :)
Posted by Paul (TRD) at March 31, 2004 01:23 PM
My problem with the Re-mastered ship:
https://www.ganymede-titan.info/movie/modelbehaviour.php
I don't believe it is true to the spirit of the series.
Posted by John Hoare at March 31, 2004 04:33 PM
https://www.ganymede-titan.info/movie/modelbehaviour.php
Posted by Darrell Jones at March 31, 2004 06:00 PM
Weird, the link you posted isn't working, yet copying the text into a browser is.
Posted by Darrell Jones at March 31, 2004 06:01 PM
Personally, I think it is fucking horrible. And I've no idea what's going on with the links.
Posted by Ian Symes at March 31, 2004 06:11 PM
"I screwed up."
As in: I missed the h off the link. (You have to manually create links since I turned on HTML in the comments, unfortunatley; I'll fix that soon.) That link again, in all its glory:
https://www.ganymede-titan.info/movie/modelbehaviour.php
Posted by John Hoare at March 31, 2004 06:20 PM
I think we all agree that it looks shit, but does it look like a pencil?
Answer: No
Posted by Higgery von Schtep at April 2, 2004 12:53 PM
Nick - If you think about it for a moment, the pencil obsession should be quite obvious. If you're still mystified I suppose I'll post again in a few days and go into graphic detail :-|
HiggeryVonShite - Imagine the red pencil, but somewhat chewed. See?
Posted by [mentat] at April 2, 2004 08:25 PM
In that case could you please start saying "based on a huge fucking chewed red pencil" to stop confusing people? Thanks.
Posted by Higgery von Schtep at April 3, 2004 01:15 PM
[mentat], I know why they say the pencil thing. It's just that I was trying to say a polite version of "would you two shut up about the fucking pencil thing?!" You don't have to be a smartarse.
Posted by Nick at April 4, 2004 05:41 AM
But it's the FUNNIEST JOKE WE'VE EVER DONE.
Posted by John Hoare at April 4, 2004 01:00 PM
Higgery - good idea.
Nick - Fucking hell, are you sure? (And - yes, I do).
Posted by [mentat] at April 4, 2004 01:42 PM
If we (the Red Dwarf fans) stop moaning about the Re-Mastered ship looking shit, people will think we approve of it. This could have disastrous consequences.
Posted by Ian Symes at April 4, 2004 05:17 PM
What consquences? They're already using that design in the movie and all the merchandise, and they'll have to use it in the TV show if they make a 9th series.
All the disastrous consequences have already happened. So give it a rest.
Posted by Nick at April 5, 2004 09:40 AM
If you don't tell a turd it stinks, it thinks it smells gorgeous.
Posted by Darrell Jones at April 5, 2004 10:14 AM
And the last thing anybody wants in this world is a smug turd.
Posted by jesley carrion at April 5, 2004 11:19 AM
One annoying thing about the CGI ship if I remember correctly: it fucking GLEAMS. It's in deep space, gleaming as the camera pans around it. Not good. Unless this is just the remastered version - does the series 8 ship gleam as well? - I can't remember. I seem to remember preferring the series 8 ship to the remastered one anyway. Seemed taller than the remastered one, and more of a lumbersome beast.
Ideal remodelling would involve the new ship being *more* creaky and dirty than the one for the original series. As I think the model behaviour article (or some such similar one) points out.
Posted by jesley carrion at April 5, 2004 11:25 AM
Not OT but nevermind, eh...
Robert Llewellyn has relaunched his site:
"100% new material, including
-latest Red Dwarf movie news
-latest Scrapheap Challenge series 7 news
-Blue Helmet now with 2 new chapters
-10 new movies on all new llew.TV
-brand new message board
-major biography section with new, never seen before pics
It�s easier to use, is now constantly updated and well worth a quick visit."
Thought I'd share as I know not all of us are on his mailing list.
Posted by Blake at April 5, 2004 11:38 AM
What's with the ships being constantly resized, as well?
Posted by Higgery von Schtep at April 5, 2004 02:29 PM
> What consquences? They're already using that design in the movie
I suspect that nothing is set in stone, yet...
Posted by John Hoare at April 5, 2004 06:22 PM
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