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10 times 'Red Dwarf' got there before bigger sci-fi hits
Original: 10 times 'Red Dwarf' beat other TV shows and movies to brilliant sci-fi ideas
British comedy series 'Red Dwarf' is being credited with anticipating ideas later used by better-known science fiction shows and films. A retrospective feature lists ten occasions when the cult series about the last human alive aboard a mining ship explored concepts like virtual reality, AI and time travel before more famous franchises made them mainstream. Fans are revisiting the show's knack for clever genre ideas wrapped in sitcom humour.
Why now: Nostalgia for the cult sci-fi comedy and renewed appreciation of how forward-thinking its writing was.
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