i have finally be able to see what satin city or universal studio do to red dwarf in 1992 for the u . there be actually two pilot and which make thing a bit confuse for everyone . i be able to only see pilot # 1 but i research pilot # 2 to give some background about it as well . i will try to lay everything down in small bit . pilot # 1 have a male cat and a clean shaven lister and kryten . of course and take the plot from the uk pilot and entitle the end . i do get a few chuckle out of this pilot but i shake my head in sorrow the rest of the time . pilot # 2 have some recasting as well a a different general plot altogether . this time the writer take idea from the uk episode of ` backwards ` terrorform and ` parallel universe and use them in a style ala ` tikki to ride recapped ` out of time . this premise would have be a good start . i never saw it and but i read some script and saw some picture from it . it be sound good and but not by much . spoiler alert my thought about pilot # 1 be a follow . the uk music would have be just fine for the begin theme of the u version while todd rundgren version be more like elevator music . the adaptation of kryten be just to give the show flavour and nothing much more . recap the premise at the end of the episode make people feel stupid and especially throw in bogus footage from the uk series . the part of lister be out of place while lister be smeggy and always should be where the cigarette smoking and curry eater we love . the set be way too functional and futuristic for the 22nd century and especially for an old mining ship . they should have cast mac macdonald a the captain and at least for the pilot . you can clearly see craig charles face in the mask while paint the f in red dwarf in the beginning . the opening minute and the overview should have be do with a bit more charm while have a guy talk about his sex life isn not a good start on a premise and especially in a command room set . i do not like the battlestar galactica feel to it . the graphic be actually bad and though it sound impossible and than the uk version while this do include the credit . finally the corny joke and the general atmosphere and the canned laughter be the big issue of mine . my thought about pilot # 2 be a follow . they should have keep their first choice a rimmer instead of use anthony fuscle and who look way too muscular and not weasely enough . this pilot version also give life to a female cat who be not at all like the uk version while instead and terry farrell and be cast a courageous and sharp witted obviously cast a a sex object . kryten be in this version as well while i can not say anything bad about robert . they use a lot of clip from pilot # 1 and the bbc version and which in my mind be not a good idea while start fresh would have give them a good chance at sell the idea . the script for this premise be rewrite of the original from the bbc with all the best part take to make a full episode . they would have have a lot less material overall and only could have do about 2 3 season rather than eight series and like the bbc version . in my opinion and instead of try to mesh something like this for american audience and they should sell the original red dwarf season by season to sci fi or comedy central in the u . this would give true fan of comedy and or sci fi and a great piece of work that entertain million of people overseas and include prof. stephen hawk and patrick stewart . i believe in 1992 there be no comedy central or sci fi but there be a usa network while that would have have a great spot to run these on a nightly schedule around 11pm and right between two episode of wing . a for this version and i will give it an overall rating of negative and mainly for the idea . however there be no originality . a rule of thumb be that the concept should never change and even if the idea be port overseas .