this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
1070 points (98.8% liked)
People Twitter
6930 readers
1564 users here now
People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.
RULES:
- Mark NSFW content.
- No doxxing people.
- Must be a pic of the tweet or similar. No direct links to the tweet.
- No bullying or international politcs
- Be excellent to each other.
- Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it's a major figure or a politician.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
There are actually a few books based on the series, written by by the series show runners.
Lister does end up as a human puddle for a time. Which is why Holly brings Rimmer back as a hologram. The one person who can drive Lister insane enough to keep going.
The show sort of touches on this, but the books make it quite clear that Holly could have brought anyone back, and specifically chose Rimmer.
I thought the show was explicit in that reason for rimmer coming back.
Are the books worth a read? I get kind of sad watching red dwarf now because my life has changed a lot since I discovered the show. But the show is excellent and wish I knew people in real space who could appreciate it.
There are 4 books, and yeah, they're good. A bit darker than the show, but still comedy.
It starts with Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, which is Episodes one and two? Of the show.. maybe some more thrown in... It actually starts with Lister on Earth and tells how he ended up on the Dwarf. He got drunk and doesn't quite remember signing on.
Better than Life and Backwards were both single episodes... But of course expanded for book form.
I don't remember reading The Last Human...
Anyway, they're a bit hard to find, and certainly not in ebook format.
Fun fact, the full crew got together last year to film another three episode special. No idea when it will air
I re read them last year, I thought they held up pretty well.
They're available on the high seas ☠️