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	The remastering of Series I to III was carried out during the late 1990s with the intention of bringing the early production values up to a standard suitable for international television.<ref name="Remasters of the Universe">{{cite web\|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/dvd_remasters_of_the_universe_221206.html \|title=Remasters of the Universe \|publisher=reddwarf.co.uk \|access-date=28 January 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104012351/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/dvd_remasters_of_the_universe_221206.html \|archive-date=4 January 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> General changes throughout the series included replacement of the opening credits,<ref name="Red Dwarf Series I Remastering">{{cite web\|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_1/remastering.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series I Remastering \|publisher=reddwarf.co.uk \|access-date=30 January 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118140243/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_1/remastering.html \|archive-date=18 January 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> giving the picture a colour grade and [[filmising]],<ref name="The End Re-Mastered Commentary">{{cite video \| people =Remastering Crew \| title =The End Re-Mastered DVD Commentary \| medium =DVD \| publisher =BBC \| location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset Red disc \| date =2007 }}</ref> [[Computer-generated imagery\|computer generated]] [[~~special~~ effects]] of ''Red Dwarf''<ref name="Re-Dwarf">{{cite video \| people =Remastering Crew \| title ='Re-Dwarf' Documentary \| medium =DVD \| publisher =BBC \| location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset Red disc \| date =2007 }}</ref> and many more visual and audio enhancements.<ref name="Re-Dwarf"/>		The remastering of Series I to III was carried out during the late 1990s with the intention of bringing the early production values up to a standard suitable for international television.<ref name="Remasters of the Universe">{{cite web\|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/dvd_remasters_of_the_universe_221206.html \|title=Remasters of the Universe \|publisher=reddwarf.co.uk \|access-date=28 January 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104012351/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/dvd_remasters_of_the_universe_221206.html \|archive-date=4 January 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> General changes throughout the series included replacement of the opening credits,<ref name="Red Dwarf Series I Remastering">{{cite web\|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_1/remastering.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series I Remastering \|publisher=reddwarf.co.uk \|access-date=30 January 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118140243/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_1/remastering.html \|archive-date=18 January 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> giving the picture a colour grade and [[filmising]],<ref name="The End Re-Mastered Commentary">{{cite video \| people =Remastering Crew \| title =The End Re-Mastered DVD Commentary \| medium =DVD \| publisher =BBC \| location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset Red disc \| date =2007 }}</ref> [[Computer-generated imagery\|computer generated]] [[visual effects]] of ''Red Dwarf''<ref name="Re-Dwarf">{{cite video \| people =Remastering Crew \| title ='Re-Dwarf' Documentary \| medium =DVD \| publisher =BBC \| location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset Red disc \| date =2007 }}</ref> and many more visual and audio enhancements.<ref name="Re-Dwarf"/>

	There have been changes made specific to "Marooned". During the early shuttle bay scenes a blue-screen image has been added to ''Starbug'''s cockpit window. Shots of ''Blue Midget'' and ''Starbug'' departing ''Red Dwarf'' have been replaced with CGI versions. References to [[Cliff Richard]] and the ozone layer have been removed.<ref name="Marooned text commentary">{{cite video \| people =Remastering Crew \| title =Marooned text commentary \| medium =DVD \| publisher =BBC \| location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset, Blue disc \| date =2007 }}</ref>		There have been changes made specific to "Marooned". During the early shuttle bay scenes a blue-screen image has been added to ''Starbug'''s cockpit window. Shots of ''Blue Midget'' and ''Starbug'' departing ''Red Dwarf'' have been replaced with CGI versions. References to [[Cliff Richard]] and the ozone layer have been removed.<ref name="Marooned text commentary">{{cite video \| people =Remastering Crew \| title =Marooned text commentary \| medium =DVD \| publisher =BBC \| location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset, Blue disc \| date =2007 }}</ref>

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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[Red Dwarf]]
| image = red dwarf marooned bonding.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Marooned on an icy planet Lister and Rimmer only have each other for company
| series_no = 3
| episode = 2
| director = Ed Bye
| writer = Rob Grant & Doug Naylor
| airdate = {{Start date|1989|11|21|df=yes}}
| guests =
| prev = [[Backwards (Red Dwarf)|Backwards]]
| next = [[Polymorph (Red Dwarf)|Polymorph]]
| episode_list = List of Red Dwarf episodes
}}
"'''Marooned'''" is the second episode of [[science fiction]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' Series III,<ref name="British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 3">{{cite web | url =http://www.sitcom.co.uk/red_dwarf/series3.shtml | title =British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 3 | publisher =sitcom.co.uk |access-date =2008-01-25}}</ref> and the fourteenth in the series run.<ref name="TV.com – Marooned summary">{{cite web | url =http://www.tv.com/red-dwarf/marooned/episode/10958/summary.html | title =TV.com – Marooned summary | publisher =tv.com |access-date =25 January 2008}}</ref> It premiered on the British television channel [[BBC2]] on 21 November 1989. Written by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], and directed by [[Ed Bye]], the story is about [[Dave Lister|Lister]] and [[Arnold Rimmer|Rimmer]] being marooned together on a bleak ice planet. The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998.

==Plot==
[[Holly (Red Dwarf)|Holly]] ([[Hattie Hayridge]]) discovers that ''Red Dwarf'' is on a collision course with five black holes and recommends that everyone abandon ship with what they need. While [[Kryten]] ([[Robert Llewellyn]]) and [[Cat (Red Dwarf)|Cat]] ([[Danny John-Jules]]) take a ''Blue Midget'' to escape, [[Dave Lister]] ([[Craig Charles]]) and [[Arnold Rimmer]] ([[Chris Barrie]]) make their getaway in a ''Starbug''. As Lister is made to listen to Rimmer's regaling of his military interests, their ship is struck by a meteor and crash lands on an icy planet. Lister is forced to do his best to survive until the pair can be found, making do with what food and supplies he has aboard ''Starbug'', and talking with Rimmer, whose existence as a hologram means his life is not in danger. Rimmer does his best to help distract Lister from hunger by having them exchange stories of how they lost their virginity and learns about a side of Lister he never knew about.<ref name="Prog Guide p61">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 61.</ref>

To keep warm during their stories, Lister burns Rimmer's collection of books and a sizeable amount of money he saved up in life. When the fire burns low, Lister suggests using either Rimmer's collection of 19th century war figures or his [[Cinnamomum camphora|camphor wood]] chest, to which Rimmer refuses to let them be used and recommends that Lister's guitar be burned instead. Lister reluctantly agrees and asks for a moment alone, whereupon he secretly cuts out a silhouette of his guitar from the trunk, burns it, and hides his guitar in a locker. When Rimmer returns, he commends Lister for his assumed sacrifice, noting how much their personal belongings each mean to them.<ref name="Prog Guide p61"/> Shortly afterwards, Kryten and Cat arrive, having searched for the pair for the past two days, revealing that Holly mistook grit on the ship's scanner-scope for black holes. As the group prepare to leave, Rimmer discovers Lister's deceit when he recovers his guitar, and advises Kryten to grab a hacksaw as he prepares to make him a [[eunuch]].<ref name="Prog Guide p62">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 62.</ref>

==Production==
The Starbug crash sequence was achieved by using a miniature ice planet and filmed on 35mm film stock in order to slow the footage down. The flaming meteorite was dropped from above onto the upward facing Starbug and filmed sideways on. This gave the impression of forward motion and made the meteorite's flames that desired flicker of zero gravity.<ref name="Red Dwarf Series III Effects">{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_3/effects.html |title=Red Dwarf Series III Effects |publisher=reddwarf.co.uk |access-date=7 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006082848/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_3/effects.html |archive-date=6 October 2006 }}</ref> For the icy wastelands scenes with Kryten and Cat bluescreen was used, but a more realistic snowscape scene was created for Lister's blowing about scene. Soap powder was blown down the set by powerful fans.<ref name="Red Dwarf Series III Effects"/>

Scenes that were cut included the crew playing strip poker at the beginning (as seen in the Smeg Outs video released later) and the Cat's 'Mush Mush!' which was trimmed down from its larger initial state.<ref name="Red Dwarf series III Writing">{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_3/writing.html |title=Red Dwarf series III Writing |publisher=reddwarf.co.uk |access-date=7 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421163505/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_3/writing.html |archive-date=21 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite popular rumours, the dog food eaten by [[Craig Charles]] in this episode was not real. It was actually tuna mixed with meat jelly to look like dog food.<ref name="Red Dwarf: Series 3: DVD – All Change">Red Dwarf: Series 3: DVD – All Change, BBC DVD, 2003</ref> The episode was originally titled "Men of Honour", referring to the theme of the story of the sacrifices Rimmer and Lister had to make. The title was later changed to the shorter "Marooned".<ref name="Red Dwarf Programme Guide">Howarth & Lyons (1993)</ref>

==Cultural references==
Among Rimmer's possessions in his [[camphor]] wood trunk are his nineteenth century replicas of [[Napoleon]]'s [[L'Armée du Nord]]. Rimmer references Lieutenant-General Baron Jaquinaux of the First Cavalry Division when Lister picks the replica up. Lister comments that Rimmer is obsessed with war, half his books being about [[George S. Patton|Patton]], [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]] and "various other gits". Lister references [[Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|Road Runner]] in describing Rimmer's cowardly act in fleeing a bar room brawl. Rimmer references [[Newcastle Brown]] bottles when stating that Generals don't resort to violence. Rimmer said to Lister that he had visited [[Alexander the Great]]'s palace in [[Ancient Macedonia|Macedonia]].

Among the few edible items found aboard ''Starbug'' are a [[Pot Noodle]], half a bag of soggy smoky bacon crisps, a tin of [[mustard seed|mustard]] powder, three [[water biscuit]]s, a brown [[lemon]], 2 bottles of vinegar, and a tube of [[Bonjela]] gum ointment. As Lister looks through Rimmer's books they all remind him of food; [[Charles Lamb (writer)|Charles Lamb]], [[Herman Wouk]] (whose last name Lister pronounced as "[[Wok]]"), the complete works of [[Sir Francis Bacon]], [[Eric Van Lustbader]] (arguing that food comes in [[van]]s) and [[Harold Pinter]] (Pint-er). As an alternative to the "[[Mayday (distress signal)|Mayday]]" distress call, which he mistakenly believes is named for a [[bank holiday]], Rimmer comes up with "[[Shrove Tuesday]]", "[[Ascension of Jesus|Ascension]] Sunday" and "The fifteenth Wednesday after [[Pentecost]]". In a continuity error in that scene, Rimmer is shown operating Starbug's distress call system, when as a hologram he should not be able to interact with the ship's controls. In another error it is not explained how Rimmer is able to smell burning camphor wood, despite being a hologram. It is also something to wonder why there would be a can of dog food on board ''Starbug'' when ''Red Dwarf'' would not allow pets, as well as the food still being in good condition after three million years. Lister references the [[Ryder Cup]] while Rimmer compares Lister's bottom to two badly parked [[Volkswagen]]s.

To keep warm Lister starts burning some of Rimmer's books including ''[[Biggles|Biggles' Big Adventure]]'' and the ''[[Complete Works of Shakespeare]]''. Rimmer name-checks Shakespeare's work as Lister gets ready to burn it: "Goodbye ''[[Hamlet]]''? Farewell ''[[Macbeth]]''? Toodle-pip ''[[King Lear]]''." He states that he's seen ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'',<ref name="Marooned movie connections">{{cite web | url =https://www.imdb.com/rg/title-tease/movieconnections/title/tt0767232/movieconnections | title =Marooned movie connections | publisher =IMDb |access-date =8 January 2008}}</ref> which is based on one of them and loathes the idea of burning ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' with its "unforgettable" speech that starts with "Now..." (presumably referencing the "Now is the winter of our discontent" speech), although he cannot remember anything beyond that first word. ''[[Lolita]]'' is also burned on the fire, minus one particularly racy page. The song Lister plays on his guitar is "[[She's out of My Life]]" by [[Michael Jackson]].

==Continuity Goofs==
As Rimmer is a hologram, he is not supposed to have any sense of smell, taste, or touch, yet he displays at least one of each in this. While Lister is outside looking for wood, Rimmer is shown pushing a button on the console to get help. How can he touch the button if he is a hologram? Secondly, Rimmer says later that he tried some gum ointment and says that it has a minty flavour. How could he taste minty flavour as a hologram? Rimmer also says that he found a tin of dog food in the cupboard. How could he open the cupboard if he is a hologram? Lastly, while Lister is burning the part of Rimmer's trunk that Rimmer thinks is Lister's guitar, Rimmer says he can smell camphor wood. How can he smell something if he is a hologram?

==Reception==
The episode was originally broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 21 November 1989 in the 9:00pm evening time slot.<ref name="BBC Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF III THE SAGA CONTINUUMS – 2, MAROONED">{{cite web | url =http://catalogue.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/NMRJ901F | title =BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF III THE SAGA CONTINUUMS – 2, MAROONED | publisher =BBC |access-date =11 December 2007}}</ref> In its review, ''DVD Talk'' stated that "the dialogue is witty and hilarious", and said that "there are tons of memorable lines and scenes from this episode, and is consequently a fan favorite as well."<ref name="Series III at DVD Talk">{{cite web | url =http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=10049 | title =Series III at DVD Talk | publisher =dvdtalk.com |access-date =25 January 2008}}</ref> The episode came 15th in a ''Red Dwarf Magazine'' readers poll, gaining 2.4% of the votes.<ref name="Red Dwarf magazine: Survey Results">Readers Survey Results, Red Dwarf Smegazine, p. 27., issue 10, December 1992, Fleetway Editions Ltd, ISSN 0965-5603</ref> Chris Barrie has said that the episode is one of his all-time favorites.<ref name="Series III at DVD Talk"/>

==Remastering==
{{See also|Red Dwarf remastered}}

The remastering of Series I to III was carried out during the late 1990s with the intention of bringing the early production values up to a standard suitable for international television.<ref name="Remasters of the Universe">{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/dvd_remasters_of_the_universe_221206.html |title=Remasters of the Universe |publisher=reddwarf.co.uk |access-date=28 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104012351/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/dvd_remasters_of_the_universe_221206.html |archive-date=4 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> General changes throughout the series included replacement of the opening credits,<ref name="Red Dwarf Series I Remastering">{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_1/remastering.html |title=Red Dwarf Series I Remastering |publisher=reddwarf.co.uk |access-date=30 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118140243/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_1/remastering.html |archive-date=18 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> giving the picture a colour grade and [[filmising]],<ref name="The End Re-Mastered Commentary">{{cite video | people =Remastering Crew | title =The End Re-Mastered DVD Commentary | medium =DVD | publisher =BBC | location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset Red disc | date =2007 }}</ref> [[Computer-generated imagery|computer generated]] [[special effects]] of ''Red Dwarf''<ref name="Re-Dwarf">{{cite video | people =Remastering Crew | title ='Re-Dwarf' Documentary | medium =DVD | publisher =BBC | location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset Red disc | date =2007 }}</ref> and many more visual and audio enhancements.<ref name="Re-Dwarf"/>

There have been changes made specific to "Marooned". During the early shuttle bay scenes a blue-screen image has been added to ''Starbug'''s cockpit window. Shots of ''Blue Midget'' and ''Starbug'' departing ''Red Dwarf'' have been replaced with CGI versions. References to [[Cliff Richard]] and the ozone layer have been removed.<ref name="Marooned text commentary">{{cite video | people =Remastering Crew | title =Marooned text commentary | medium =DVD | publisher =BBC | location =Bodysnatcher DVD Boxset, Blue disc | date =2007 }}</ref>

Upon its release on VHS the new re-mastered episodes were generally received poorly by fans of the show, although it has been stated by critics that they are "actually an invigorating new take on a classic series".<ref name="Sci-Fi-London Film Festival – The Bodysnatcher Collection">{{cite web|url=http://www.sci-fi-london.com/news/article/1195080035/3/red-dwarf-the-bodysnatcher-collection |title=Sci-Fi-London Film Festival – The Bodysnatcher Collection |publisher=sci-fi-london.com |access-date=30 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408061055/http://www.sci-fi-london.com/news/article/1195080035/3/red-dwarf-the-bodysnatcher-collection |archive-date=8 April 2008 }}</ref> The re-mastered series was later released, along with other material, on The Bodysnatcher DVD boxset, in 2007.<ref name="Bodysnatcher">{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/the_bodysnatcher_collection.html |title=The Bodysnatcher collection |publisher=reddwarf.co.uk |access-date=30 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117111612/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck01/the_bodysnatcher_collection.html |archive-date=17 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Better Than Life]]'' The second ''Red Dwarf'' novel which uses some of the "Marooned" plot for part of the story.<ref name="Red Dwarf Series III Aftermath">{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_3/Aftermath.html |title=Red Dwarf Series III Aftermath |publisher=reddwarf.co.uk |access-date=25 January 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006082816/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_3/aftermath.html |archive-date=6 October 2006 }}</ref>

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book |last=Howarth |first=Chris |author2=Steve Lyons |title=Red Dwarf Programme Guide |year=1993 |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=0-86369-682-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/reddwarfprogramm0000howa }}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Red_Dwarf#.22Marooned.22|Marooned}}
*{{BBC episode|p00bp2wr|Marooned}}
*{{IMDb episode|0767232|Marooned}}
*[http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=3 Series III episode guide at www.reddwarf.co.uk]

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