Was Red Dwarf remastered?
Yes, it was. All of Series 1-6 received a Star Wars-style makeover in 1998 to update the visuals and make the show more consistent. Doug Naylor explained: We’re basically remastering the whole of the first six series for BBC Worldwide (the video company) who feel that they would be able to sell it more easily in Europe and America if there was a more unified look and feel to the whole of the series. What this means is . . . consistent opening titles; it means that in places we can replace and improve the model shots. The remastering project included the following changes: • The soundtrack was replaced with a new digital master. • Most of the special effects shots were scrapped and re-filmed. Computer-generated graphics replaced some of the model shots. • Red Dwarf has a slightly different look (more elongated and detailed). • Blue Midget (the smaller vessel used in Series 1-3) has a radically different look: it has legs (like Starbug’s) that give it a spidery appearance, but Blue Midge
