i watch both the first and second pilot on youtube ( go to youtube . com and type in red dwarf pilot ) . the first one be utter garbage and the only saving grace be the captain and tau ( play by a woman and she be very good ) . and and of course holly . the actor play lister and rimmer look like they be choke on line wrap in painful barbed wire . the actor play the cat be utterly and unbelievably bad . and and poor kryten ( the original british actor ) and though good and look bore with the whole affair . the set look ok and but the special effect be stock british dwarf . now on the other hand and the second pilot look much well . my favorite there be terry farrel ( later to play dax on star trek deep space nine ) play the cat . she be fantastic . the actor playing lister be pretty good in this one and guess he do a bit of practice between pilot . but and the actor play rimmer be stumble dreadfully on the character . holly be very good in this one as well . american television have be guilty of steal british sitcom for decade . three company and all in the family and even sanford and son start out a british comedy and though translate well for american audience . but and red dwarf be one of those show that lose everything it be in translation . this project be doom from the start . it might have be promise if it be not translate and just import . i give the first pilot a negative . but and the second pilot i will be nice and give a 4 and if not just for holly and the cat .