i saw a pretty poor copy of this but the bottom line be that it lack the punch and clarity and humor of the original series . the character be thin and unbelievable and two dimensional copy of the flaw but warm and likeable character in the original series . the only actor who come from the original series be robert llewellyn who try hard but be let down by the rest of the cast and the direction . there something seriously wrong with the timing of the humor . it set up a if it be a sitcom not a comedy . the timing should be quite different however the canned laughter track be time for a sitcom not for a comedy show and thus make all of the comedy fall totally flat . if you like red dwarf and give this a miss . if you haven not see the original red dwarf then beg and borrow and steal or buy the original ( or look for re run on pb ) but give this remake a wide and wide berth .