10th Mar 2004
Other mistake: At the start of the episode, there is a spoof Star Wars-type caption, which spools up the screen very quickly. Too quickly to be read, in fact... which may explain why few people have noticed that the last line of the caption, "And now the Saga Continuums...", is written twice. (00:00:20)
Suggested correction: It isn't known that this is a mistake; it's probably deliberate.
This is absolutely not good enough to be a valid correction. You can't just say, "It's not known that this is a mistake." That's nonsensical. Unless you can find a source that it's deliberate, it's more than likely just repeated text to pad out the opening scroll, and therefore would be a mistake. (Though it probably should be classified as "Deliberate" and not "Other").
15th Aug 2005
Other mistake: At the start of Rimmer's exam, the invigilator orders the students to "turn over their papers and start". Rimmer reads one side of the paper, then turns it over to read another question. The back of the paper should have been blank as otherwise there would be no point asking the students to keep the papers face down before reading the questions. (00:15:30)
Suggested correction: He turns the paper over, but it's not possible to state why. It's more likely it was to check if he'd missed anything. Also, the 'back' of the paper can be seen to have writing on it, which you'd expect an exam paper to have (name of the exam, instructions, etc.).
This correction doesn't make sense and seems like it was made up by someone trying to half-heartedly remember the scene. "It's more likely it was to check if he'd missed anything" is absolutely not what he did.
I watched the scene just before making this correction. The original entry states that he "turns it over to read another question." Rimmer's motives for turning the paper over aren't explained, so we don't know why he did it. We only know the "what"; the entry tries to assign a "why."
It's very clear when he turns it over that he's looking over the questions in a state of panic, realizing he doesn't know any of the answers. You can try to argue all you want otherwise, but it's very basic visual storytelling and comedy. This bizarre, pseudo-intellectual analysis of all the mistakes (delving into "interpretations," "assigning why's," etc.) is becoming very foolish.
10th Apr 2007
Other mistake: When Rimmer extracts his own light bee, it disappears with him. (00:25:10)
Suggested correction: Who's to say that isn't what's meant to happen?
Because it's a physical object and therefore shouldn't vanish when his holographic projection does. That literally makes no sense. Please don't just try to come up with possible corrections.
25th Jan 2004
Other mistake: The tax letter and Rimmer's mother's letter are both already opened before Lister takes the letters out. As there is no one else aboard Red Dwarf, the letters would not have been checked by anyone so they should still be sealed. Also, not all of the letters are already open, just the two that Rimmer receives.
Suggested correction: The letter from Rimmer's mother is closed, just not sealed. It's less clear, but this is possibly the same with the tax letter. Lister handles many other envelopes but doesn't attempt to open them, so there's no way of knowing if any others are already open.
This correction basically ignores the main issue with the mistake, which is that the envelopes should still be sealed, but they aren't.
That's what you interpret the main issue to be. I interpreted the main issue to be that only these two envelopes amongst all the others aren't sealed. There's no way of knowing if any of the others weren't sealed.
If you have to start relying on "interpretations" of the mistakes in order to try and correct them, your correction isn't valid. You're just grasping at straws.
28th Jun 2018
Other mistake: It is established in the backwards version of Earth, that all writing is reversed and is spelled backwards. However, there are some inconsistencies, as in some instances the writing has been mirrored to appear reversed, whilst in some instances the writing has just been spelled out backwards. For example, car number plates and signs on display in the background have been mirrored to appear reversed, but the newspaper that Kryten reads, the Nodnol sign and the Sensational Reverse Brothers poster appear normally typed out, and not as the mirror image that other aspects of this world have.
Suggested correction: It wasn't established that 'all' writing was in reverse, unless you can provide a time stamp when it is stated that every bit of writing on the planet is reversed.
It's obviously implied that everything is backwards in this world. Saying that the show has to come out and say it is ridiculous because it ignores the fact that television is a visual medium that can use visuals for storytelling without expressly needing to be said.
It's implied, yes, but not established. There's a subtle but important difference.
They don't have to establish it. Implication is good enough. Demanding establishment is far too big a rabbit hole to open. If you're going to demand establishment, then most mistakes could easily be just tossed out because "They didn't establish [XYZ]!" And you could easily also make up thousands of phantom mistakes using the same "They didn't establish [XYZ]!" argument. Film and television is a visual medium; they absolutely, positively do not have to come right out and explicitly explain everything. These corrections and replies are starting to become troublesome and unhinged.
4th May 2024
Other mistake: Throughout the show, reference is made to Rimmer's light-bee, a solid unit that buzzes around projecting his holographic image. Yet he constantly walks through things without any difficulty. Not physically possible if there is something solid in his form.
Suggested correction: He doesn't walk through things constantly. I mean, if you eat roast beef 11 times in your life, one would hardly say that person constantly eats roast beef. No, it would be a rare, nay, freak occurrence.
This correction doesn't actually address the main issue with the mistake. Like a lot of the other "corrections" this person has submitted, it's also very rude in tone.
The tone isn't rude; that's just your interpretation. The posts are factually correct, and this one humourously uses a quote from the script to make a point. Rimmer doesn't constantly walk through things; he only does it a few times.
This explanation still doesn't invalidate the mistake. You're just nitpicking the wording, which is not a valid correction in any way, shape, or form. This isn't Reddit, son; this isn't the place to come if you just want to be pedantic and nitpick things.
19th Feb 2013
Other mistake: When Rimmer is doing Lister's memo, there there are only about a few stars visible out the window, which is far too few given the amount of stars shown in exterior space shots of the ship. Additionally, a star suddenly appears in the window. (00:23:15)
Suggested correction: About a few? Are you sure there aren't exactly a few? Ironic that you've previously added an entry for something being a "meaningless addition."
This is a needlessly aggressive and rude correction that doesn't actually correct the entry in question. Given the overall tone and vagueness, it's starting to come across like a lot of these "corrections" are just from a fan who is upset that the show has a lot of entries submitted.
The irony of making a rude post stating that someone else's posts are rude.
I wasn't being rude in the slightest. You're flooding mistakes with barely thought-out corrections and then trying to apply mental gymnastics to justify them. I've been using this site for over 20 years now... I can confidently say that what you're doing is not how this site works. Pretty much 9 out of 10 of your corrections come across as half-baked and disingenuous at best. And the few potentially valid corrections you've made are lost in the fray as a result of this. (This reply was, in fact, a little rude.)
20th Feb 2013
Deliberate mistake: When the computer has been launched, Lister walks into the drive room and notices the computer and stands behind Kryten and Rimmer. But when the camera is focused on the computer, there is no sign of Lister what so ever. (00:10:00)
Suggested correction: What's deliberate about this? It's just a mistake.
This is not a valid correction. You should simply try to change the mistake type instead of correcting a mistake if it is not classified correctly.
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