USA Pilot #1
USA Pilot #1
This Story: Not officially aired, so no episode count
Overall: Not officially aired, so no episode count
Airdate: Never aired
Written by Linwood Boomer
Directed by Jeffrey Melman
Notes
- This has never been aired anywhere, nor ever officially released on home video (in full).
- Robert Lewellyn’s Kryten is the only cast member from the UK version to appear.
- There’s a minor continuity issue, when Kryten says his full name is “Kryten 2XB 517P”, when the UK show made it “Kryten 2X4B-523P”.
- The music was composted by Todd Rundgren.
- There’s a postscript at the end, which sets up the series. It includes a few captures from episode of the UK Red Dwarf, with the new (Jane Leeves) Holly superimposed on the old footage.
- There was a 25 minute extra on the Season 5 DVD set about the USA specials, I’ve embedded the full video below.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tongue Tied Wiki ]#RedDwarfMarathon Extra - USA Pilot #1 - ? 1992 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 17, 2024
In between S5 & 6 of the UK #RedDwarf, an attempt was made to make a US version. It's never been aired anywhere, nor ever released officially on any home media (in full). The first attempt mostly mirrored the OG pilot except it pic.twitter.com/TX1tcWWNkq
#RedDwarfMarathon Extra - USA Pilot #1 - ? 1992 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 17, 2024
had Kryten there from the start, and a lot of the jokes were more American (Lister making mention of his baseball cards). Most people didn't care for this, but I didn't have a problem, which seems to puzzle @MrCraigBierko🤣 pic.twitter.com/pNvWOCNF6g