RD on your mobile - is it worth it?

Mobisodes

Despite no word yet on the film, and things looking extremely bleak as to whether we will ever see one, Grant Naylor Productions has obvious not given up on Red Dwarf. This month they have launched Red Dwarf on your mobile.

I'm always dubious about viewing anything on my mobile that I have to sent a text to subscribe to and worry that I'll be bombarded with expensive text messages telling me to download the latest Crazy Frog music video. But as this is Red Dwarf I'm curious to see what the new content is like.

What It's about:

So far four animated mobisodes, specially created for your little phone screens, have been released: 'Red Alert', 'Smeeeeg Heeeead', 'Everybody's Dead, Dave' and 'Peanuts'.

Better yet, amidst the wallpapers and chatwalls there are over 60 newly-created voicetones available. They're performed by Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn in character as Rimmer and Kryten respectively... including the odd alternate personality such as Ace Rimmer, Jake Bullet and the Data Doctor.

They're all available from www.red-dwarf.mobi, including tones created especially to be the voice of your answer message, text or calendar alert.

Expect new character voicetones to be added in the coming months, plus brand new mobisodes each and every week!

(source: www.reddwarf.co.uk)

To promote the release of the episodes especially for mobile, a TV advert (available on YouTube) will show the style in which the mobisodes will be in, and it looks like a simple Flash-animation style.

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Started by David Ball NEW at 13/11/2007, 02:24am
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The new Red Dwarf content for mobiles; is it a decent attempt to strengthen the RD community and provide content, or just a lame money making scheme? (http://www.red-dwarf.mobi)
Rebecca Tordoff NEW at 23/01/2008, 11:21pm
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I dont think it's worth it. I'd rather they save the money and make a film with it.
David VDB NEW at 24/01/2008, 12:13am
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Kinda weird. I thought that they were fan-made at first but Rebecca's right. They should end this series with what it deserves. With a massive bang(movie) instead of slowly putting out these little things. I mean, if this was fan made it would be great! Better than great! But it's not. Which is kinda sad.
Rebecca Tordoff NEW at 24/01/2008, 03:18pm
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The movie was going to be based on Infinity Welocmes. It was going to fectivly reboot the universe.

I can't see how they'd do that now, allof the actors are too old. No offence to them.
David Ball NEW at 25/01/2008, 06:18pm
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Okay here's a question, do you think they should reboot the RD franchise with different actors?

(I'm not suggesting they should - I just wanted everyones opinion!)


Rebecca Tordoff NEW at 26/01/2008, 01:29pm
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I wouldn't object to it actually, as long as they were good actors. It isn't just about who the characters look like, its post production and scripting and Doug and ROb working their magic on the script that make RD what it is.

You can't get hung up over 4 - 5 people playing the parts otherwise we will never see anymore of it. Many TV series have integrates sucessful different actors, look at due South, My parents are aliens or Roseanne...
David Ball NEW at 26/01/2008, 03:19pm
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good point.

going back to the original topic, here is a review of the RD Mobisodes: http://www.ganymede.tv/indepth/red-christmas-mobisode-review


David VDB NEW at 27/01/2008, 09:16am
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Honestly they'll be hard pressed to replace Rimmer's actor.
Hell, when the Americans tried to remake it even their directors realised that Arnold Rimmer actor WAS Arnold Rimmer.
David Ball NEW at 28/01/2008, 07:10pm
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Yes that's true. That guy *was* annoying, but not in the same way.
Andy Longman NEW at 28/01/2008, 07:13pm
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Here's a question. If the actors were to be replaced, who would you cast?
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