Hmmm...interesting!

I've watched 'part one' of 'Back to Earth', and the most noticable missing component IS the studio laughter, as you mentioned (otherwise, the gags/characters seemed...well to ME, anyway...the same as always, good to see them all back...and MAN, they look GREAT, considering!)...

Anyway, I was just curious as to how the whole thing would work if a laughtrack WAS added...so Im doing it for fun...(I make films/animation for a living...;)

In case you are curious as to whether or not this 'helps' make 'B2E' seem more like the RD we all knew and loved, check out this sample (sorry the edited in laughs are sortta choppy, it was a quick edit just to get the 'feel' of the possibility...;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFjYRyGf9Vg

-Kevin Karstens

I also disagree with all the naysayers! I loved "Back to Earth". It was like checking back in with an old friend after many years and rediscovering just how freaking funny they really are. I've really missed these characters, and with the open-ended developments of this mini-series, I'd love to see a new series of the show emerge.

I also enjoyed Lister's emotional development as the episodes progressed. The Remembrance Garden scene was incredibly poignant, and Lister wanting to return to reality to actually win the real Kochanski back was great.

Note: it wasn't a "despair squid" that attacked them... it was a "joy squid" that fed off of their greatest desires.

And R.H. Golem... come on and fess up: You're just Rob Grant lurking on various boards trashing anything RD that was made after you left! :-)

Were you surprised? It hasn't been good since Season 4.

Ummm, wasn't that the episode "Back To Reality" from season 5. That would be the episode with the despair squid.

I disagree entirely! This mini-series ROCKED! I admit, the first was a bit of a disappointment but the 2 that followed... unreal! They dared to venture into something you only think they can do... who would have predicted Steve McDonald would every make a reckoning with Lloyd about his past days on the dwarf... Brill! Total Brill! I guess being an avid corrie fan helped.

Yeah I got to admit I was dissapointed with the three eisode series. It had it's funny moments, but I missed the laugh track the old series had.

I remember watching the whole series as kid with my dad. And I had high hopes for this.

"Spoilers follow..."

You don't say, you gave away the ending in the first sentence - bravo!

I was so let down by this and want to blame the channel Dave.

It should have been left as one of the greatest comedies to come out of the UK.