very minor spoilersat first glance and this show be a campy and cheesy and low budget and poorly act britcom . but and once you get past that and it take on a certain charm that make it one of my favorite tv show . what really give this show it awesomeness be the soul put into it . grant and naylor work very well a a team to write script that rival anything in monty python . the first two season play out like a standard sitcom and with most scene be film in just a couple of location on red dwarf itself . begin in season 3 and however and the show get a big budget and cgi and and the actor even get a couple act lesson . with the addition of kryton a a full time cast member and the show really become awesome . it still cheesy and low budget and but at least now they have resource to explore other location and meet new character . think of it something like the classic doctor who represent a small regular cast and no budget and and very entertaining to a cult audience . the show slip a notch in the last two season and with the addition of kochanski a a full time cast member . it stop be a bunch of geek and loser romp aimlessly around the universe while kochanski be smart and give the show direction and while the writer seem to be try to fit a storyline to the randomness of the first 5 season . it like try to put a storyline to all of the monty python fly circus skit and and it fail completely . bottom line represent don not judge the show on the first two season alone . give it some time and at least until the awesome episode dna and before you disregard it out of hand . and and the last two season be still worth watch and even if the storyline do interfere with the joke .