From: B.J.Williams@newcastle.ac.uk (Barry Williams)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.red-dwarf
Subject: Re: Is there a FAQ listing for Red Dwarf ?
Keywords: FAQ, episode guide.
Date: 5 Oct 92 13:07:42 GMT
Organization: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RU

ccsdra@gdr.bath.ac.uk (Dave Allum) writes:


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>            THE  "RED  DWARF"  FREQUENTLY - ASKED  QUESTIONS  LIST
>           --------------------------------------------------------
>Prepared by:  Michael J                                     RD.faq Version 2.2
>Montoure and Renee Byrd					    Revised:  09/04/92
>           --------------------------------------------------------


>____________________________________________________
>WHERE CAN I SEE "RED DWARF" IN THE UNITED STATES?

>	"Red Dwarf" is seen on public television stations across
>	the country.  If your local PBS station won't show it,
>	write to them, and convince your friends to write to them,
>	until they will!  All five seasons are available for purchase
>	by PBS stations.

>	For those of you who have friends in England, the BBC has
>	started to release videotapes of the series.  Seasons
>	Two and Three have been released, and Season One should
>	be out by Christmas.

Series 4 will be coming out before then.


>_________________________________________________________
>WHERE WAS THE TITLE IN THE LAST EPISODE OF SEASON TWO?

>	There was no title given in the original broadcast.  The
>	episode opened with a musical instead of the normal title sequence.
>	Many fans called this episode "Parallel Universe", as a simple
>	description of what the episode was about; others referred to it
>	as "Tongue Tied", after the song in the opening musical
>	performance.  "Parallel Universe" was the most common title
>	used, and is now the official title as printed on the BBC
>	videotape releases.

The title 'Parallel Universe' actually comes from the Radio Times (the british
equivalent of TV Guide) and was, as far as I know, always the official title of
the episode.


>IS THERE A "RED DWARF" FTP SITE?

>	Yes.  Dave Gagne (daveg@ee.ubc.ca) has been kind enough to
>	put an anonymous ftp site on toaster.ee.ubc.ca (137.82.56.10).
>	There's a lot of good stuff there in the /pub/red-dwarf directory.
>	Here's a list of the files currently on it:

>FAQ                 - A current version of this Frequently Asked Questions list
>episode-list        - Short list of all Red Dwarf episodes.
>episode-guide       - (Barry Williams) Guide to all Red Dwarf episodes.

Thanks for the plug. :-)

>red-dwarf-guide     - (Otto E. Heuer) Guide to Red Dwarf.
>reddwarf-logo.gif   - GIF file of the Red Dwarf logo.
>favorite-quotes     - Best lines in Red Dwarf.
>fortune-quotes      - Best lines in Red Dwarf in "fortune" format.

>                    - (Neil Postlethwaite) presents:
>review-V.1          - Review of RD Season V, episode 1: Holoship
>review-V.2          - Review of RD Season V, episode 2: The Inquisitor
>review-V.3          - Review of RD Season V, episode 3: Terrorform
>review-V.4          - Review of RD Season V, episode 4: Quarantine
>review-V.5          - Review of RD Season V, episode 5: Demons and Angels
>review-V.6          - Review of RD Season V, episode 6: Back to Reality

>review-IV           - Review of RD Season IV (all episodes)

>________________________________
>ARE THERE "RED DWARF" NOVELS?

>	Yes -- two so far, "Red Dwarf:  Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers"
>	and "Red Dwarf:  Better Than Life."  The books greatly expand on,
>	and are greatly different from, the television series:  although they
>	do contain several ideas from the series, these ideas are put
>	together in new and interesting ways.

>	The two books are published by Penguin Books.  The ISBN of
>	"IWCD" is 0-14-012437-3.  "BTL"'s ISBN is 0-14-012438-1.
>	These books are starting to be available in the United States
>	and you should be able to order them from your local Waldenbooks.
>
>	A third novel is rumored to be in the works.

Grant & Naylor are on contract to produce a third novel, so it's just a
question of when they get round to it. I got this from a very interesting
interview in issue 6 of the Red Dwarf Magazine (or Smegazine) mentioned below -
much recommended.

>____________________________________________________
>WHERE ELSE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT "RED DWARF"?

>	There is now a new, fully sanctioned fan club for "Red Dwarf".
>	Membership is $17 and includes four issues of their magazine,
>	"Better than Life", a badge, and a membership card.  Write to:

>	THE OFFICIAL RED DWARF FAN CLUB
>	c/o MARK KENNEDY
>	PO BOX 50552
>	PALO ALTO, CA 94303

>	There is also an official magazine for the series being
>	published in England.  There are supposed to be overseas
>	subscriptions available, and you can find it at some specialty
>        shops and convenions.  The magazine seems aimed at a younger
>	audience, but is fairly clever and has nice interviews (and
>	great photos).  For more information, write to:

>	RED DWARF MAGAZINE
>	FLEETWAY EDITIONS LIMITED
>	3RD FLOOR
>	GREATER LONDON HOUSE
>	HAMPSTEAD ROAD
>	LONDON
>	ENGLAND
>	NW1 7QQ

>--
>Michael J Montoure / number6@milton.u.washington.edu / Keeper of Red Dwarf FAQ
>   "Dehydration - 34%.  Recollection of previous evening: 2%.  Embarassment
>    factor: 91%!   Advise repair schedule:  Off-line for 36 hours, re-boot
>    startup disk, and replace head.  I've got to stop reading Usenet ... "

Barry.