Comments on: I am waiting for my cat to evolve http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 00:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Paul Giachetti http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1639311 Paul Giachetti Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1639311 I'll just drop my plug off here =) : http://hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_redDwarf.php I’ll just drop my plug off here =) : http://hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_redDwarf.php

]]> By: Tomgliv http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1639269 Tomgliv Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1639269 Tim, there was no laugh track on Red Dwarf it was filmed in front of a live audience (the BBC allows you to book free tickets for recordings and the studio was 30 miles from my home, but I never managed to score one).  The later series had higher production values and contained more CGI, so they recorded it without an audience.  The last series was commissioned by another company, so it's not a BBC production anymore. Tim, there was no laugh track on Red Dwarf it was filmed in front of a live audience (the BBC allows you to book free tickets for recordings and the studio was 30 miles from my home, but I never managed to score one).  The later series had higher production values and contained more CGI, so they recorded it without an audience.  The last series was commissioned by another company, so it’s not a BBC production anymore.

]]> By: Jess http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1639127 Jess Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1639127 We've just started watching Red Dwarf with the kids, and my son's face when he figured out The Cat's origin was just *priceless*. The Cat's been a favorite of mine forever - so much personality and charisma! We’ve just started watching Red Dwarf with the kids, and my son’s face when he figured out The Cat’s origin was just *priceless*. The Cat’s been a favorite of mine forever – so much personality and charisma!

]]> By: Ambiguity http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1639000 Ambiguity Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1639000  But it is good? I really liked the first few seasons, but it seemed like the more money they had/higher the production values, the less good the show was. Early on they had to rely on the writing to make it good. Seems like later on they got lazy...  But it is good?

I really liked the first few seasons, but it seemed like the more money they had/higher the production values, the less good the show was. Early on they had to rely on the writing to make it good. Seems like later on they got lazy…

]]> By: Tynam http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638898 Tynam Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638898 Danny John-Jules performing "Tongue-Tied" may simultaneously be the funniest and most gratuitous musical number in the history of television. Danny John-Jules performing “Tongue-Tied” may simultaneously be the funniest and most gratuitous musical number in the history of television.

]]> By: NelC http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638630 NelC Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638630 Never watched it. I'll make a mental note to catch it next time it shows up on TV. Never watched it. I’ll make a mental note to catch it next time it shows up on TV.

]]> By: jerwin http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638604 jerwin Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638604 We are talking jape of the decade. We are talking April, lMay June July and August Fool. We are talking jape of the decade. We are talking April, lMay June July and August Fool.

]]> By: Singe http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638572 Singe Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638572 FISH FISH

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638539 Paul Renault Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638539  I used to say this to my cats when I fed them their little treats.  I used to say this to my cats when I fed them their little treats.

]]> By: DarthBlingBling http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638490 DarthBlingBling Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638490 He apparently got the role of the Cat after he turned up late for the audition wearing a Zoot suite. He pretty much created the character He apparently got the role of the Cat after he turned up late for the audition wearing a Zoot suite. He pretty much created the character

]]> By: Daneel http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638421 Daneel Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638421 So what is it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxWN8AhNER0 So what is it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxWN8AhNER0

]]> By: Daneel http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638420 Daneel Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638420 Indeed. Felt a bit like series 3 or 4 to me. Of course, they'll never top Series 2, especially Queeg. The moral of the story? Appreciate what you've got, because basically, I'm fantastic. Indeed. Felt a bit like series 3 or 4 to me. Of course, they’ll never top Series 2, especially Queeg.

The moral of the story? Appreciate what you’ve got, because basically, I’m fantastic.

]]> By: Daneel http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638417 Daneel Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638417 He was also one of the vampire leaders in Blade 2, if you remember that.  He was also one of the vampire leaders in Blade 2, if you remember that. 

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638389 Preston Sturges Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638389 "IT'S A BANANA" http://youtu.be/oB-NnVpvQ78 “IT’S A BANANA”

http://youtu.be/oB-NnVpvQ78

]]> By: dexitroboper http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638374 dexitroboper Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638374 <i>Mr Flibble says: "Game over, boys"</i> funniest line in the show.  Mr Flibble says: “Game over, boys” funniest line in the show. 

]]> By: smut clyde http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638359 smut clyde Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638359 Why would cats bother to evolve? They have evolved the house-apes and nothing further is needed. Why would cats bother to evolve? They have evolved the house-apes and nothing further is needed.

]]> By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638360 Dan Hibiki Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638360 So many good things in the new series. Like Lister acting as his own father and The call waiting gag... so few series can come back and manage to pick up where they left off. Also Cat has not aged a bit. it's eery. So many good things in the new series. Like Lister acting as his own father and The call waiting gag… so few series can come back and manage to pick up where they left off.

Also Cat has not aged a bit. it’s eery.

]]> By: dermot heaney http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638350 dermot heaney Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638350 how ...could you forget one of the greatest comedies to come out of the UK? how …could you forget one of the greatest comedies to come out of the UK?

]]> By: Wayne Dyer http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638338 Wayne Dyer Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638338 When I was but a junior developer, the managers thought it'd be good to repurpose one of the TVs for some "fun time" and show videos.  A recurring meeting was set up, a large CRT and VCR were appropriated.  The idea was nerd-friendly shows.  Red Dwarf was tried, but the managers thought it edged too close to be "HR compliant", and I think it was Cat that the guy running the show couldn't handle. I regretted this because I KNEW I'd be the only one in the office that knew the lyrics to the theme song. When I was but a junior developer, the managers thought it’d be good to repurpose one of the TVs for some “fun time” and show videos.  A recurring meeting was set up, a large CRT and VCR were appropriated.  The idea was nerd-friendly shows.  Red Dwarf was tried, but the managers thought it edged too close to be “HR compliant”, and I think it was Cat that the guy running the show couldn’t handle.

I regretted this because I KNEW I’d be the only one in the office that knew the lyrics to the theme song.

]]> By: NelC http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638336 NelC Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638336 OMG! I watched all the way through the first series, and I'm three shows into the second and I did not realise where I knew the old cop from. How did he get so old? ...How did <i>I</i> get so old? OMG! I watched all the way through the first series, and I’m three shows into the second and I did not realise where I knew the old cop from. How did he get so old? …How did I get so old?

]]> By: Senor Schaffer http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638315 Senor Schaffer Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638315 I read the novels before the show. I had an Omnibus that had the first two books, the radio script, a scan of the bar napkin they came up with the idea on, and other stuff.  They described Lister as more of a young Rev. Jim. I never accepted the BBC David. I guess I should give it another go. Either way, those books really shaped me. I read the novels before the show. I had an Omnibus that had the first two books, the radio script, a scan of the bar napkin they came up with the idea on, and other stuff.  They described Lister as more of a young Rev. Jim. I never accepted the BBC David.

I guess I should give it another go. Either way, those books really shaped me.

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638243 pjcamp Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638243 Best scene: sashaying down the corridor in a gold suit with a bottle of perfume in each hand, spraying everything and saying "this is mine, and this is mine, and this is mine . . ." Best scene: sashaying down the corridor in a gold suit with a bottle of perfume in each hand, spraying everything and saying “this is mine, and this is mine, and this is mine . . .”

]]> By: alissa mower clough http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638212 alissa mower clough Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638212 I had a polydactyl that used its "extra paw" as a thumb. No lie. It was a cute clam-shell like move. He also had a thing about goose liver. I had a polydactyl that used its “extra paw” as a thumb. No lie. It was a cute clam-shell like move.
He also had a thing about goose liver.

]]> By: itsgene http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638144 itsgene Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638144 I am so happy to discover that the new continuation of the series is just as good as the original - better, in fact, because they dialed it back to the middle years of the original before it got too avant garde and bizarre. I am so happy to discover that the new continuation of the series is just as good as the original – better, in fact, because they dialed it back to the middle years of the original before it got too avant garde and bizarre.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638135 BillStewart2012 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638135 You know how many cats are polydactyl, with various numbers of extra toes?  That's because they're working on opposable thumbs, and once they succeed we'll be in big, big trouble... You know how many cats are polydactyl, with various numbers of extra toes?  That’s because they’re working on opposable thumbs, and once they succeed we’ll be in big, big trouble…

]]> By: DevinC http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638109 DevinC Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638109 I found my way to Red Dwarf through this sketch.  I was channel surfing and there was this guy in a tuxedo doing weird and strange things to his food.  I had no idea what was going on, only that his manic energy was mesmerizing.  I figured that if he had the talent to command my attention without context using only a plate of chicken and spuds, the show deserved further attention. I found my way to Red Dwarf through this sketch.  I was channel surfing and there was this guy in a tuxedo doing weird and strange things to his food.  I had no idea what was going on, only that his manic energy was mesmerizing.  I figured that if he had the talent to command my attention without context using only a plate of chicken and spuds, the show deserved further attention.

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638067 devophill Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638067 "Too slow, Chicken Marengo!" I say this <b>all the time</b>. “Too slow, Chicken Marengo!” I say this all the time.

]]> By: NateXT http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638053 NateXT Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638053  Goldfish shoals !  Goldfish shoals !

]]> By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638051 Dan Hibiki Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638051 I'll just drop this off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKw6Z0CCNtY  I’ll just drop this off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKw6Z0CCNtY 

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/i-am-waiting-for-my-cat-to-evo.html#comment-1638033 Preston Sturges Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=208398#comment-1638033 I liked the scene where he transported into a shower stall with some guy, looked down and said "Better work on your personality."  I liked the scene where he transported into a shower stall with some guy, looked down and said “Better work on your personality.” 

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