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I have the it and also an unaired version of it
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For those of you who do not know, Red Dwarf is a very funny UK Sci-Fi Sit Com.
In 1992 A US Pilot was made.
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US version
A pilot episode for an American version was produced for NBC in 1992, though never broadcast. The show followed essentially the same story as the first two episodes of the original series compressed into one 45-minute episode, substituting American actors (including Craig Bierko as Lister, Chris Eigeman as Rimmer, and Hinton Battle as the Cat) for the British; exceptions being Robert Llewellyn, who reprised his role as Kryten, and the British actress Jane Leeves as Holly.
A later pilot consisting of scenes from the first pilot edited in with new footage (and featuring Terry Farrell as a female Cat) was also unsuccessful.
However, the comparison between the UK and US shows is interesting: the anti-hero, slobby atheist Lister was replaced with a muscular hunk when he is translated for American TV. When Lister learns that three million years have passed in the UK show, he says “I’ve still got that library book…”; in the American version he says “My baseball cards must be worth a fortune!”
Clips from the first pilot can be found on the DVD of Series 5 in the featurette Dwarfing USA, along with interviews with the British cast and Doug Naylor. Bootlegs of the pilots are widely circulated among Red Dwarf fans, and sold at conventions.
Now I have a copy, but its crap. Very Poor quality, and small. I was wondering if anyone knows of a half decent copy? I’d love to get one to make my Set Complete…
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