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	"'''Terrorform'''" is the third episode of [[science fiction]] [[~~sit-com~~]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' Series V<ref name="British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 5">{{cite web \| url =http://www.sitcom.co.uk/red_dwarf/series5.shtml \| title =British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 5 \| publisher =sitcom.co.uk \|access-date =2008-01-29}}</ref> and the twenty seventh in the series run.<ref name="TV.com – Terrorform summary">{{cite web \| url =http://www.tv.com/red-dwarf/terrorform/episode/10971/summary.html \| title =TV.com – Terrorform summary \| publisher =tv.com \|access-date =2008-01-25}}</ref> It was first broadcast on the British television channel [[BBC2]] on 5 March 1992.<ref name="BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF V – TERRORFORM">{{cite web \|url=http://catalogue.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/NMRE196A \| title=BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF V – TERRORFORM \| publisher =BBC \|access-date =2007-12-12}}</ref> It was written by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], and was directed by [[Juliet May]].<ref name="Terrorform cast and crew">{{cite web \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684179/fullcredits \| title =Terrorform cast and crew \| publisher =IMDb \|access-date =2008-01-29}}</ref> The episode's plot has the ''Red Dwarf'' crew rescuing Rimmer from a [[Terraforming\|terraform]]ed moon based on his own psyche.		"'''Terrorform'''" is the third episode of [[science fiction]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' Series V<ref name="British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 5">{{cite web \| url =http://www.sitcom.co.uk/red_dwarf/series5.shtml \| title =British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 5 \| publisher =sitcom.co.uk \|access-date =2008-01-29}}</ref> and the twenty seventh in the series run.<ref name="TV.com – Terrorform summary">{{cite web \| url =http://www.tv.com/red-dwarf/terrorform/episode/10971/summary.html \| title =TV.com – Terrorform summary \| publisher =tv.com \|access-date =2008-01-25}}</ref> It was first broadcast on the British television channel [[BBC2]] on 5 March 1992.<ref name="BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF V – TERRORFORM">{{cite web \|url=http://catalogue.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/NMRE196A \| title=BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF V – TERRORFORM \| publisher =BBC \|access-date =2007-12-12}}</ref> It was written by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], and was directed by [[Juliet May]].<ref name="Terrorform cast and crew">{{cite web \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684179/fullcredits \| title =Terrorform cast and crew \| publisher =IMDb \|access-date =2008-01-29}}</ref> The episode's plot has the ''Red Dwarf'' crew rescuing Rimmer from a [[Terraforming\|terraform]]ed moon based on his own psyche.

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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[Red Dwarf]]
| image = Terrorform (Red Dwarf).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = To escape from the psi-moon, the crew pretend to like Rimmer
| series_no = 5
| episode = 3
| director = [[Juliet May]]
| writer = [[Rob Grant]] & [[Doug Naylor]]
| airdate = {{Start date|1992|03|05|df=yes}}
| guests =
* [[Sara Stockbridge]] as Handmaiden
* Francine Walker-Lee as Handmaiden
| prev = [[The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf)|The Inquisitor]]
| next = [[Quarantine (Red Dwarf)|Quarantine]]
| episode_list = List of Red Dwarf episodes
}}
"'''Terrorform'''" is the third episode of [[science fiction]] [[sit-com]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' Series V<ref name="British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 5">{{cite web | url =http://www.sitcom.co.uk/red_dwarf/series5.shtml | title =British Sitcom Guide – Red Dwarf – Series 5 | publisher =sitcom.co.uk |access-date =2008-01-29}}</ref> and the twenty seventh in the series run.<ref name="TV.com – Terrorform summary">{{cite web | url =http://www.tv.com/red-dwarf/terrorform/episode/10971/summary.html | title =TV.com – Terrorform summary | publisher =tv.com |access-date =2008-01-25}}</ref> It was first broadcast on the British television channel [[BBC2]] on 5 March 1992.<ref name="BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF V – TERRORFORM">{{cite web |url=http://catalogue.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/NMRE196A | title=BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF V – TERRORFORM | publisher =BBC |access-date =2007-12-12}}</ref> It was written by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], and was directed by [[Juliet May]].<ref name="Terrorform cast and crew">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684179/fullcredits | title =Terrorform cast and crew | publisher =IMDb |access-date =2008-01-29}}</ref> The episode's plot has the ''Red Dwarf'' crew rescuing Rimmer from a [[Terraforming|terraform]]ed moon based on his own psyche.

==Plot==
While moon-hopping in the ''Starbug'', [[Arnold Rimmer]] and [[Kryten]] become separated in a planet-quake while claiming a planetoid for the Space Corp. Badly damaged, Kryten detaches his arm, and sends it back to ''Red Dwarf'' for help. The arm scares [[Dave Lister]] and [[Cat (Red Dwarf)|Cat]] at first, since [[Holly (Red Dwarf)|Holly]] described it as a tarantula-like creature when it arrived. Taking another ''Starbug'', the pair track down Kryten near the wreckage and repair him. On the search for Rimmer, the surroundings lead Kryten, Lister and the Cat to conclude that they've landed on a psi-moon: an artificial planetoid that can tune into an individual's (in this case, Rimmer's) psyche and adapt its terrain to mimic his mental state. This psi-moon has appeared to emphasize his mostly dominant negative qualities, with his positive ones being weak and represented by a graveyard.

When the group find Rimmer, they discover him imprisoned by hooded legions of his negative emotions and a creature made of his self-loathing, with the hologram having been given a physical presence as a side-effect of the moon's transformative abilities. Attempting to rescue him, they find themselves struggling against the creature, until it retreats when Kryten reassures Rimmer they won't leave him behind. When they find their ''Starbug'' sinking into a swamp made of Rimmer's despair, Lister and Kryten realise they must boost Rimmer's self-confidence with Cat's help, and persuade Rimmer they like him greatly. In response, Rimmer's self-respect and confidence emerge from the graveyard as musketeers and slay Rimmer's personal demons, allowing the group to escape. After leaving the psi-moon, Rimmer suspects the others only pretended to like him just to escape, to which the other three blatantly agree.

==Production==
Another episode that was cut in the edit room although this time it was felt that some of the dialogue didn't work. The final scenes with the crew gathering around Rimmer to make him feel wanted was trimmed down.<ref name="Red Dwarf Series V Production">{{cite web | url =http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_5/production.html | title =Red Dwarf Series V Production| publisher =reddwarf.co.uk |access-date =2008-01-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080104013121/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_5/production.html  |archive-date = 2008-01-04}}</ref>

Other small cuts included the Master, who was fully built, but cut down to show only a hand, foot or shadow. This was considered more effective than seeing the character full on.<ref name="Red Dwarf Series V Effects">{{cite web | url =http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_5/effects.html | title =Red Dwarf Series V Effects| publisher =reddwarf.co.uk |access-date =2008-01-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071030185842/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_5/effects.html  |archive-date = 2007-10-30}}</ref>

Some scenes from this episode were incorporated into the second pilot (actually, a promo reel) for the prospective American Red Dwarf series.<ref name="Red Dwarf Programme Guide">{{cite book |author=Chris Howarths |author2=Steve Lyons |title=Red Dwarf Programme Guide |publisher=Virgin Books |section=Section 1: The History |isbn=0-86369-682-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/reddwarfprogramm0000howa }}</ref>

[[Sara Stockbridge]] and Francine Walker-Lee both appeared as Handmaidens.<ref name="Terrorform cast and crew"/>

==Cultural references==
* We see Rimmer's 'self respect' and 'self confidence' rise from the dead, looking like two members of [[The Three Musketeers]].
* The word 'Terrorform' is a play on the term [[terraforming]].
* At the start of the episode when [[Kryten]] is knocked offline, his CPU plays him a musak version of ''[[Copacabana (song)|Copacabana]]''. On the first transmission of this episode the recording used was that by [[James Last]] and [[James Last Orchestra|his orchestra]], but subsequent showings used that by [[Victor Silvester Junior]].<ref>[http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=5&sectionID=cast-and-crew Cast & Crew – Series V], reddwarf.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2012</ref>

==Kryten's Colours==
During the episode, the viewer can see Kryten's internal display, which among other things shows his system status as various shades of red: [[Mauve]], [[magenta]], [[taupe]], [[Marigold (color)|marigold]], [[Heliotrope (color)|heliotrope]] and [[Tangerine (color)|tangerine]].

==Reception==
The episode was originally broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 5 March 1992 in the 9:00pm evening time slot.<ref name="BBC – Programme Catalogue – RED DWARF V – TERRORFORM"/> One review said that the episode "provides an excellent example of how writers Grant and Naylor combine sci-fi premise with a closer look inside one their regular characters."<ref>{{cite book |last=Berman |first=Garry |title=Best of the Britcoms: From Fawlty Towers to The Office |page =75 |year=2011 |publisher=Taylor Trade |isbn=1589795660}}</ref> However, among fans it was considered one of the weakest episodes from the series.<ref name="Red Dwarf Smegazine: Survey Results">Red Dwarf Smegazine: Survey Results, issue 10, December 1992, Fleetway Editions Ltd, {{ISSN|0965-5603}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Red_Dwarf#.22Terrorform.22|Terrorform}}
*{{BBC episode|p00bpl5f|Terrorform}}
*{{IMDb episode|0684179}}
*[http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=5 Series V episode guide at www.reddwarf.co.uk]

{{Red Dwarf episodes}}

[[Category:Red Dwarf V episodes]]
[[Category:1992 British television episodes]]

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