Red Dwarf Nuzlocke

Intro

So... I took a bit of time off from marathoning Batman Beyond. Red Dwarf X was my TV show of choice. So today I bring you a review of Red Dwarf X as well as today's Nuzlocke Challenge Adventures. Enjoy.

SPOILER WARNING

If you have not seen all of Red Dwarf, please leave the blog and come back later. My reviews always contain spoilers as it's next to impossible for me to discuss things on my own without doing so completely... mostly because I'm kinda lazy in that regard.

Enjoy your review.

Red Dwarf X - Review

The boys are back! Well... except Holly. And there's no Kochanski in sight either... but she's not one of the boys so... yeah... Still not entirely sure where she's got herself off to, but Lister hasn't found her yet.

I honestly loved Red Dwarf X. It was back to the hilarity that was largely left behind in Red Dwarf: Back To Earth. I quite enjoyed the newest update to the Dwarf as well, though I found myself missing the largely grey sets of the first couple of seasons. I'm glad Lister now has a couch, though I wonder where the heck it came from. I liked the updated Dwarf cockpit; I liked the new vending machines; and I adored Cat's suits!

I laughed myself silly through all of the episodes. I think my favorite was "Dear Dave." I accurately predicted the outcome of Lister's girlfriend's pregnancy, but seeing him go bonkers over it was funny. I especially loved the bit where he was attempting to help the vending machine up off the floor. I do have to wonder, though, why there is still some monetary exchange going on when there can't be any money coming in. Still, the whole thing with the toilet paper was funny.

If you are a fan of the rest of the Red Dwarf series, I would highly reccomend getting your hands on Red Dwarf X. If you've never seen Red Dwarf before and are reading this for some reason, go watch it. You won't regret it. Also, don't take the continuity seriously. As The Red Dwarf Introcast is fond of saying: "It has been accounted for."

Nuzlocke Challenge - Day Nineteen

The Game: Pokemon Fire Red

The Character: Vera

The Pokemon:

Frankie - 35

Ms.Feather - 35

Bri - 30

Knight - 31

Jordan - 30

Rogen - 31

Day 19

Another day in which none of my Pokemon bit the dust! Yay!

I essentially did a lot of training today. My team battled random Pokemon in the grass of Route 15 for a while before I got bored and went back to the Fuchsia Gym. We battled all the trainers there and then I decided we ought to train some more... We were honestly nearly slaughtered by the last two guys.

Overall though, we had a brilliant day training. Hopefully we'll get in good shape to challenge Koga at some point tomorrow.

Housekeeping

Okay so... I went just a little gif crazy today, hope you don't mind. It's what happens after I've had a Green Tea Frapp from Starbucks. All of these gifs were searched out using Google Images and pretty much came off Tumblr... I should make a Tumblr...

Love ya, Jessie

Red Dwarf Vampire Diaries

Wednesday is just one of those days where I get extremely distracted... But hey, I watched The Vampire Diaries tonight. ((SMILE)) I also have a review for you, but it's not for either of yesterday's shows. It's a spoiler-free review for Red Dwarf. But to start off with, a SPOILER-FILLED initial reactions section for tonight's TVD.

The Vampire Diaries - "A View to Kill" - Initial Reactions

• Yeah, really, Klaus.
• Good question.
• That's a super annoying color.
• Can I just say how annoyed I am with that "kill the sire, kill the line" thing.
• Mystic Falls is turning into Sunnydale.
• Go Bonnie.
• Okay, but bad.
• "Villian bonding time"... nice.
• Oh, just answer it!
• And now we have to explain the plan to everyone.
• Rebekah's not that bad!
• That's a good plan.
• Why are we surprised by that?
• Lies.
• Oh gah! Klaus gets to have fun being a jerk.
• Something you won't ever understand because you're a psychotic ass.
• FINALLY!!!! Call him out on his bullshit.
• And Cole gets suckered into Elena's... Elena-ness.
• Lol, Mary Sue Vampires.
• Good reasoning.
• Why is she back?
• Well that was... uninteresting.
• Elena is being annoying noble.
• Lol, horror movies.
• I have seen two of those three movies.
• That is the ugliest thing I've ever seen.
• Jeremy's too on edge.
• Shane has hypnotized you, child!
• What was that?
• Lol. Also Angel's trademarks.
• Seriously, didn't we just have this talk about your BS, Klaus?
• He's been in a cell for a while! He doesn't know anything!
• Of course. Vervain in the water.
• I totally knew she had it on her.
• That's not going to stop a vampire, Elena. Duh.
• Kol looks a lot like Jeremy.
• Well crap.
• Sliding around on the floor is fun.
• And she can't hear him? She's closer!
• Oh it's a Koala?
• Ouch.
• Nice.
• Bye bye Kol.
• Dun Dun DUN!
• Yeah, because your terms are all that matters, asshat.
• Imprisoning spell? Nice.
• She does not believe you.
• Good question.
• Drama, drama, drama.
• And there that goes.

Red Dwarf - Series 1-9 - Review

I cannot express just how much I love this series. Yes, it can be incredibly immature. Yes, the sets do get somewhat stale. Yes, it was made in the '80s and '90s. Yes, it is a hilarious show. It's also quite British, which is a good thing in my book.

I'm not usually into comedy shows or more hardcore Sci-fi. Red Dwarf skillfully mixes those two things together and creates this... masterpiece of crazy. What made Red Dwarf for me was, like other things, the characters. Each character is developed well. It's possibly to completely understand where each character is coming from. It's also pretty great to see how they grow throughout the run of the show.

Red Dwarf also has amazing continuity. They set up their universe in a particular way and keep up with it through the entire run of the show. On the odd times they mess up or change the way things work, it's well-explained.

I think if you're a somewhat casual TV viewer and like your drama mixed with comedy, like me, you'll really love Red Dwarf. I will say, though, that the first series is a bit hit and miss. But then, a lot of first series/seasons of anything are. I also really found myself missing the laugh track in the ninth series. Otherwise, though, Red Dwarf is stellar.

And here's the part where I tell you it's available on Netflix. The 10th series isn't up, but the first 9 are. Oh, and when I say "series" as it pertains to this show, it's because Red Dwarf is British and they use "series" rather than "season."

Housekeeping

I will probably watch Arrow and Supernatural tomorrow, but I'm not making any promises.

Love ya, Jessie.