#Rimmer: checking in :]

[rixareth]

As requested, I have examined my fondness for terrible characters, and I have concluded that I like them because they're terrible and I'm not sorry.

[odo-apologist]

[freshmangojuice]

they were always the same little boy

[a-literal-toaster-wtf]

thinking about how rimmer fixated on two of the queerest military men he could’ve fixated on

[clockworkcheetah]

i feel a running gag in dghda if it wasnt cancelled is nobody checking todd for weapons and him having the knuckle duster every damn time

[zarophod]

high and dry by radiohead is so arnold rimmer coded it makes me sick

[coupleofdays]

The TRON first script draft

Last year, the wonderful @greetingsprogram1982 managed to acquire a copy of the first script draft for the film TRON, scanned it, an uploaded the pages as jpgs here on Tumblr. I have now taken the liberty to convert these scanned pages into a pdf file and upload it to The Internet Archive, in order to hopefully preserve this important historical artifact a little better (many of you are probably aware that Tumblr isn't exactly the ideal place to archive things long-term for various reasons):

I can highly recommend that any fan of the original TRON movie check out this script draft, if you haven't already done so. It's a fascinating read, containing scenes and concepts that didn't make it into the final film (and missing some parts that would be added later), and versions of the movie characters who are very different from what they eventually ended up being.

Again, huge thanks to @greetingsprogram1982 for scanning the script in the first place!

[ofmdrecaps]

09/06-07/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Ruibo Qian; Vico Ortiz; Kristian Nairn; Anapela Polataivao; Erroll Shand; Andrew DeYoung; Kay Buchanen; RoseCityComicCon OFMD Panel; Tell Tale Voting Reminder; Another Call To Action; Help Matt Maher go to ECCC!; Love Notes; Daily Darby / Today's Taika;

Hey Crew, I'm working on reaching out to folks to get permission to post more Rose City Comic Con pictures! Hope to have more up tomorrow.

== David Jenkins ==

David and Kinga got married! So happy for you Chaos Dad!

Source: David and Kinga's Instagram

== Rhys Darby ==

SO MUCH RHYS today! He was out doing comedy at Largo LA!

Source: LargoLosAngelos More Comedy with Rhys, 9/10/24 at 8 PM in LA! Learn more!

Guess who's substack is up!?

Source: Rhys Darby's Instagram

== Taika Waititi ==

The Toronto International Film Festival is on! Indigenous.tv is reminding you to keep an eye out for Taika!

Source: Indigenous TV

== Ruibo Qian ==

Ruibo is in Shanghai!

Source: Ruibo Qian's Instagram

== Vico Ortiz ==

Vico and Ane are cosplaying Crowley and Aziraphale at Rose City Comic Con!

Vico will also be part of the Drag Pac's Youth Town Hall on Sept 14, 2024 at the Plaza De La Raza LA! Wanna check it out? Visit their site!

Source: Vico's Instagram

== Kristian Nairn ==

Kristian Djing "Hold the Decks" for us!

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Source: Kristian Nairn's Instagram

== Anapela Polataivao ==

Our beloved Auntie's movie TINĀ (MOTHER) will be premiering at the Hawaii Film Festival this year in October!

"HIFF44 opens at the Consolidated Theatres Kahala with the World Premiere and directorial feature debut of Miki Magasiva’s nuanced drama from New Zealand/Aotearoa. Samoan actor Anapela Polata’ivao (ONE THOUSAND ROPES, OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH, SHORTLAND STREET) portrays Mareta, a well-respected and gifted vocal coach in her community, who finds herself at a crossroads, needing to find work after the tragic death of her daughter, a death she is still processing. Mareta goes out of her comfort zone to become a substitute teacher at an elite, all-white private school and forms a choir that begins her healing as a matriarch and caregiver. Director Miki Magasiva and actress Anapela Polata’ivao are scheduled to attend HIFF44 Opening Night."

New Zealand/Aotearoa 2024 | English, Samoan w/English Subtitles | 124M

Source: HIFF Instagram and Website

== Erroll Shand ==

Everyone's sending love to Erroll for his role in The Twelve! Really hoping it'll be available outside of NZ soon!

Source: Jodie Rimmer Instagram

== Andrew Deyoung ==

One of our writers had their new movie premiered at the TIFF!

Source: FilmAndy Instagram

== Kay Buchanan ==

Our fabulous leather worker-- Kay Buchanan has a new movie coming out that she worked on props for! Grafted, a AoNZ horror film will be released in AoNZ on Sept 12! Check out the trailer on her IG!

Source: Kay Buchanan's Instagram

== Rose City Comic Con ==

Our crewmates over at @adoptourcrew were kind enough to share updates from the Cast Panel at Rose City ComicCon this weekend! If you have twitter, you can check it out over at Adopt Our Crew Thread. If not, you can see them below!

Source: Adopt Our Crew Twitter

== Tell Tale Voting Reminders! ==

Only a few more days to vote for Stede and Ed in Tell Tale TV's Battle of the Ships! Please vote here when you get a chance!

Source: Tell Tale TV's Instagram

== Another Call to Action! ==

Sounds like there's going to be another anniversary trailer happening on 09/15! Several crewmates are asking to QRT David's Tweet here with the text "Because The Night Belongs To Lovers #OurFlagMeansDeath" and something a little extra to help keep from being flagged as spam! Let's get ofmd trending again that day!

Source: Lucy's Twitter

== Help Matt Maher go to ECCC! ==

Looks like a few of our crewmates talked to Matthew Maher (Black Pete) and he really wants to go to Seattle! Let's help him get to Emerald City Comic Con, if you have a moment, please put in a request to have him as a guest at their next con! Thank you to Mira (@/havethisonelife on twitter) and @/Callousnstrange for trying to help Matt!

Source: CallousnStrange / Mira (HaveThisOneLife)

== Fan Spotlight ==

= The Gay Pirate News Hour =

The inaugural episode of Gay Pirate News Hour is out now covering a month's worth of OFMD fandom news and speculation including David Jenkins getting married, Rose City Comic Con, and reasons to clown about season 3. GPNH will be live on youtube once a month!

Source: Our Flag Means Fanfiction Instagram/Youtube

== Loves Notes ==

Hey there lovelies! I've been sitting with my Dad in the hospital for a few days, and it's given me a lot to think about. Today especially was particularly hard, and I wanted to send out a couple reminders I think are important.

It's okay to be scared. Things don't always go as we plan, and scary things DO happen, and you are absolutely valid in feeling fear in the unknown.

It's okay to ask for help. Sometimes, even if you are the proudest person in the entire world, you need help, and it's okay to ask for that help. Even if you're estranged, or have difficult relationships, ask for help, the worst that can happen is someone says no. Better to know for sure then not ask.

You're absolutely wonderful lovelies. You. When you're scared, when you're happy, when you're sad, you're beautiful, and you're wonderful, and you deserve love and help just like anyone else. Please ask for it if you need it <3 Rest well, I'm rooting for you.

Source: MichellCClark Instagram

== Daily Darby / Today's Taika ==

Today's theme is hair, gifs courtesy of these wonderful folks, @piratesleeves and @unaragazzadelnord

[ostaramaclay]

SORRY so you're telling me Lister's bet for their game of Mineopoly is that Rimmer can't complain all week (valid) and Rimmer's is *checks notes*... Lister wears an evening gown????

[reddwarfpoll]

Round 1 Masterpost

Check here for the links to each match-up on the first round!

Holoship vs. Meltdown

Quarantine vs. Bodyswap

White Hole vs. Duct Soup

Confidence and Paranoia vs. Krytie TV

Queeg vs. Trojan

Polymorph vs. Back to Earth

Me2 vs. Back in the Red

Cured vs. Future Echoes

Beyond a Joke vs. Legion

Only the Good... vs. The Promised Land

Dear Dave vs. Emohawk: Polymorph II

Stoke Me a Clipper vs. Pete

The Inquisitor vs. Out of Time

Can of Worms vs. Timeslides

Ouroboros vs. Krysis

Balance of Power vs. Lemons

Give and Take vs. Entangled

Blue vs. Cassandra

Marooned vs. Nanarchy

Fathers and Suns vs. Stasis Leak

Officer Rimmer vs. Camille

Parallel Universe vs. The Last Day

Rimmerworld vs. Silliconia

Mechocracy vs. Dimension Jump

Back to Reality vs. Epideme

Better Than Life vs. Backwards

Gunmen of the Apocalypse vs. The Beginning

Psirens vs. M-Corp

The End vs. Skipper

Twentica vs. Timewave

Terrorform vs. Thanks for the Memory

DNA vs. Samsara

Tikka to Ride vs. Kryten

Demons and Angels vs. Justice vs. Waiting for God

[backcornerdwarfer]

Fic Interest Check!

so my friend Zhel, who's the reason this blog exists, is writing a rimster fic. It's, like, 30 chapters and really good, but they're scared to finish it. The premise as described by them is this:

"Inspired by Kaden MacKay’s song ‘Your Stupid Face’, this fic aims to show the evolution of the Rimster dynamic, stretching all the way from pre-canon right through to TPL, adding a new element or character development as the series progresses and is mainly told through Lister or Rimmer’s POV. Side note: books are treated as canon."

It's. Insanely good. Every chapter focuses on a different episode iirc. But they're terrified of finishing it because they've never finished a long fic before. And they don't wanna post it till it's done. So!

The more notes/votes this post gets the more I can prove to them they should finish it (there's literally nothing stopping them, this is just encouragement). So what do y'all think, should they finish it and show it off? Because I think yES!!!

[miniherodesktales]

Day 6: Stranded

The Dwarf was always busy and never at rest. Shift work was scheduled around the clock - the miners, the cleaners, the chefs, the scutters, the engineers, the payroll people, the cinema attendants, the pilots, the security teams, the bar workers, the toilet cleaners, the librarians, the scientists and their singing lab mice....it was endless, restless, noisy, dirty, overwhelming, and it never stopped, not even for a second.

Rimmer, burnt out and sleep deprived and strung out on caffeine and failure and who knows what else, stood pressed against the wall of the crowded corridor ready to scream. He had his fingers pressed against his ears and his face screwed up, but no one noticed. Every person who brushed against him, who bumped against his legs, brought him a little closer to actually screaming.

Maybe he should scream. Maybe someone then would help him.

'You OK, Rimmer? Arnold?'

A heavy hand fell onto his shoulder, making the material of his shirt rustle. Rimmer winced.

'I'm having a migraine,' he hissed.

Todhunter smiled sympathetically and Rimmer's inside twisted with envy. Frank Todhunter - always capable, always kind, always in charge. He made Rimmer want to throw up, even when he wasn't in pain.

'Really? Well here's not a good place for a migraine,' said Todhunter. 'C'mon, let's get you to the medibay. Keep your eyes closed.' His hand moved to Rimmer's back and he began gently steering him towards the turbo lift.

Much to Rimmer's annoyance it was Todhunter who later volunteered to wheel him back to his bunk room.

'Is Rimmer alright?' he heard Lister ask as Todhunter carefully placed his blanket over his shivering body. He would have retorted back himself but he was too dosed up on pain and sleeping medication to manage it.

'Bad migraine,' Todhunter murmured. 'Do him a favour, Lister, have an early night yourself. Keep the lights dim and the noise to a minimum. He's wearing a medibraclet that'll keep him out over night, but let's skip the guitar practise, OK?'

'OK, OK,' he heard Lister groan. 'I can be quiet.'

Todhunter patted his shoulder one last time.

'You're on sick leave tomorrow, Arnold,' he whispered. 'Holly has already muted your alarm. I'll be back to check on you tomorrow, make sure you're not skiving.' He sensed Todhunter moving away again and whispering, 'Lister, come for a drink before bedtime?'

There's was a soft thump as Lister dropped - quietly - to the floor. 'Thanks, man, appreciate it.'

Rimmer wanted to throw up.

Note: I wasn't intending to ship Rimmer and Todhunter...but I enjoyed playing with the idea. Maybe I'll write more ���I like to think of Todhunter as being like the school's favourite prefect or Head Boy. He gets on easily with anybody and that makes Rimmer jealous.

[smeg-and-the-red]

Smegtober Day 6: Stranded

(prompts by @strange-and-off-putting)

word count: 596

A/N: This is set during Marooned. It is a little bit of a rewrite.

Lister is going to die. He’s millions of years away from home, stranded on an icy wasteland of a planetoid, and he’s going to die. And to make matters worse, his last meal is going to be a pot noodle. He always swore hell that the day he willingly ate one would be the day hell froze over, but having stepped outside Starbug and experienced the blistering wind and frost outside, he wonders if maybe that day has come.

And anyway, a pot noodle can hardly be any worse than dog food.

Lister grimaces and runs his tongue across the roof of his mouth. He can almost feel the rancid texture of the jellied meat still stuck to his gums. He couldn’t even say it was worth it because now, as well as the gnawing ache of hunger, he feels his stomach occasionally curl with nausea.

He looks over at Rimmer. The hologram is sat at the console attempting to send out another distress call. He’s been sending them more and more frequently, Lister has noticed. He wonders if he should say something about it, but he doesn't. He hasn’t said much about anything for a while.

Rimmer hasn’t either, and he probably thinks that Lister hasn’t noticed. The same way he probably thinks Lister hasn't noticed the tightness around his eyes, the grim set of his mouth whenever he glances towards the fire flickering weakly in the middle of the floor.

The silence sits like a stone in Lister’s chest. Rimmer doesn’t think he’s going to make it. He doesn’t believe the others will get to them in time. He smiles grimly at the thought that maybe Rimmer does care about him after all, but he knows that’s not true. All Rimmer can think about is the fact that once Lister is dead he will be switched off. He speaks up.

“Any luck?”

Rimmer shakes his head, “No.” His voice is quiet and subdued, without any of the usual snark.

Lister tears another page from Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker and drops it into the barrel, watching the flame slowly lick at it.

“Fire’s starting to die.”

“Is it?” Rimmer responds absently, but Lister can see the slightest pinch in his eyebrows when he turns to check for himself. Rimmer eyes the dwindling stack of books, as if trying to gauge how long they might burn for.

“Yeah. Could have done with a few more books.”

“Well, pardon me for not having an entire library at my disposal.” Rimmer says crisply. “If I had known they’d be used for kindling I would have brought the entire works of Jim Patters on board. That would have kept the fire going for a few decades.”

Lister shifts in his chair. He can’t quite feel his fingers. “Maybe.”

Before Rimmer can reply with another quip or comment, Lister continues. “Rimmer, listen. If the others don't get here in time-

“They will,” Rimmer cuts him off. His voice is tight and leaves no room for argument, but when has that ever stopped Lister before?

Lister tries again, “yeah, right. But if they don't…” He falters, his tired brain struggling to find the right words. His stomach groans, Rimmer's lips thinning even further at the sound.

Lister swallows. “If they don’t-”

Fortunately, Lister doesn’t have to finish the thought, as he is interrupted by Kryten and the Cat bursting in.

Visibly relieved, Rimmer watches him as Kryten checks him over. He scans Lister's face, as if trying to guess what it is he was going to say.

Lister isn’t sure either.

[doyouknowthisactor]

By "roles" I mean playing a different character, and in a different piece of media; someone playing one character across a franchise only counts as one thing for the purposes of this poll, as does playing multiple characters in one franchise/piece of media

Below are some of this actor's roles. Please only check after voting!

Red Dwarf as Rimmer

Tomb Raider films (2001, 2003) as Hillary

The Brittas Empire as Gordon Birttas

A Prince Among Men as Gary Prince

More roles

[clockworkcheetah]

just noticed lydia has braces

[veronica-rich]

Yo, new folks to the RD side of Tumblr: You have some choice in podcasts about the show (lord knows there was nearly nothing, like even just under a decade ago).

Luckily, you can hear them all and don't have to choose! Except for how you want to stack your listening time, naturally.

If you're looking for a somewhat askew POV to the usual analysis, check out "Smeg and the Femmes." It's now into Series 7 episodes (just having tackled "Blue" (!!!) 💋), and you can listen to newer ones FREE online, on Spotify, and the backlog on YouTube. Right now, new episodes drop about 1-2 a month.

The host and founder @janamelie comes at it from both a female and LGBTQ+ perspective; themes of race, ability level, class, age, and more also come up in an ep-by-ep breakdown of intent, subtext, and whatever the fuck Doug and Rob meant "Terrorform" to be.

And yes, there's plenty of Lister/Rimmer to be had.

Guest fans are on each episode to help examine the show in this ongoing audio love letter (I've been on a few, but loads of other fans from Tumblr are too). Find out where you can access past and new episodes by heading over to check out the pinned post at the top of the aforementioned founder's profile!

Up into Series 8 now!