#kochanski cosplay

[zirafail]

here it is, my final kochanski cosplay from syd supernova!! so happy with how it turned out >o<

a few details about this cosplay:

- ONE WHOLE PERSON RECOGNISED WHO I WAS! i was hoping for more but one is good. he fully came up and said “i’m sorry, are you kristine kochanski from red dwarf?”. he recognised my london jets tote bag too teehee

- she wears a watch! i didn’t even notice! mines not as chunky as hers though

- the bazookoid buttons don’t work :(

- i was going to wear a wig but couldn’t style one in time

- the bazookoid was so awkward to carry around, but i’m sure i looked cool as fuck

but ya that’s all! super fun to cosplay her and probably will again, but my main priority now is decking out a full ghostbusters cosplay. wish me luck 🤞

[rear-admiral-rimmer]

I never posted these gems from our meeting at Comic Con 👀 once again, it was really fun hanging out with you and having my own Lister for a few photos too 😘

Hope you don't mind me posting those @reddwarfisalesbian

'Christine and Lista' forever 😂

PS: really hope you're around when/if I cosplay low rimmer hehe

[boviform]

Red Dwarf XII: What We Know So Far

Since more and more new info is being released for the new season, I’d thought I’d compile a master-list of what we know about season 12 from all the different sources. As you’d expect: SPOILER ALERT.

EPISODE TITLES

As lots of you will know, due to an mix-up with the DVD case for season XI, the episode titles for XII were leaked early:

Here No Evil, M-Corp, Siliconia, Time Wave, Mechocracy, Star Knot (image from @red-dwarf-zone)

PROMO PICS

Y’all have probably seen all of them by now, but here they are anyway (with a few notes).

A pic of the Boys from the Dwarf as mechanoids. Many of us already knew there was going to be an everyone-is-a-mech episode because of convention discussions and I believe a photo like this was shown at the Australian Smeghead’s Strike Back conventions earlier this year. Also, something I noticed - another photo like this is clearly seen on Bobby’s desk in one of his Fully Charged videos. Its interesting to see the boys in these costumes (and finally share in Bobby’s discomfort). Rimmer’s face is a joy to behold. I think it’s likely that this is from the episode “Mechocracy” simply because...well, look.

This pic was released along with a couple of behind the scenes shots - you can see them here.

A pic of Cat drowning. Oh dear. There isn’t really much we can infer from this one - apart from the fact that Cat gets drowned in one episode. We don’t even get a glimpse of a new outfit!

An old-as-balls Lister. A lot of speculation over this one - loads of people have compared the look to the future Lister in Future Echoes, but because of his lack of robot arm as well as the set, it seems unlikely that its the same version. One thing to notice is the sheer whiteness of everything - I think it was @veronica-rich who suggested that this could be heaven.

One very important (imo) thing - though it’s not very visible here, on the high-res version of this image, you can see that on Lister’s shirt below his dreads is a badge that says “Megacorp”. This is super interesting as Megacorp was the sinister corporation running the Samsara in the season XI episode of the same name, who used the karma drive. It’s interesting to see that this group has carried over onto another season. Because of this reason, it seems likely that this pic is from the episode “M-Corp”.

Yike. Kryten being waited on by a group of Mechanoids. I think it’s safe to assume that this is from the same episode as the everyone-is-a-mech pic. A few things to speculate over here: I have seen some people claim that the mech on the right is female, but I don’t think its that easy to tell (or that important). I’ve also seen it suggested that the mechanoid behind Kryten looks like Butler from season XI but again, I think it’s hard to tell. Additionally - is it just me, or does Kryten’s suit seem a lighter colour than usual?

!!! A lot to think about here oh my. Obviously, Rimsy is wearing the original season 1/2 uniform and seems to be standing in a season 1/2 style set. The BIG thing here is that his rank is Navigation Officer (same as Kochanski, hmmmm). Also his H seems larger than usual (though that may not be significant). I’ve heard some people joke that he’s cosplaying but like...I’m not willing to rule anything out yet. It’s going to be a lot of fun finding out!

OTHER INFO

Most of the other info comes from unofficial sources including convention announcements and Ganymede and Titan’s Set Reports. Things we know:

Norman Lovett will be returning as Holly for the final episode of XII - this was mentioned by the cast at multiple RD conventions. 

Craig Charles mentioned in the documentary for season XI that the last episode of Twentica (where Kryten brushes Lister’s teeth) was filmed on the set of season XII. Unfortunately, the set is very dark (perhaps for this very reason) and you can’t really get any info on season XII from it.

A high-profile guest start will be appearing in one of the episodes - this comes from the set report of the second episode filmed (remember though, the order of episodes often changes from filming to going on air). This person is quoted as being “ known to a general audience as well as anyone who loves British comedy” and being a long-term fan of Red Dwarf. I must say I’m keen to see who this is!

From the set reports the general feeling is that the sets are very well done, the guest stars are good and some of the episodes seem to link back to earlier seasons with one seen in the fourth episode filmed apparently mirroring an earlier season scene almost exactly. 

The set report for the 5th episode filmed mentioned that it maintains the theme of Big Corporations = Bad that we’ve seen in previous seasons. Again, could this be the episode about Megacorp?

It seems we’ll get a lot of the usual smeg-ups from the sound of it - the usual made-up languages, vacant stares and “Oh Matron!”s. 

I’d recommend reading through the Set Reports if you’re super keen - there are no real spoilers but it’s interesting to see people’s opinions of the episodes.

PURE SPECULATION

One note I just want to bring up is something I’ve been speculating about since XI aired, especially since it now seems there are continuing themes throughout the two seasons (i.e. Megacorp). In the episode Give and Take, when Snacky meets Rimmer for the first time, he mentions that he once served a colleague of his called “Ronald Littlewood”. This always struck me as odd because a) there has been no character of that name in previous series, b) it wasn’t a joke and didn’t serve any purpose in the episode. Could Ronald be a character in season xii? Perhaps in the timetravel/parallel universe stuff that appears to occur w/ Rimmer’s season 1/2 uniform pic? This is just pure speculation, but what do y’all think?

A FINAL NOTE

The last thing I think I should mention is a tweet about merchandise for season XII (link). It featured a pic of one of the new t-shirt designs (The everyone’s-a-mech pic with the caption “In Space No One Can Hear You Clean”) with text saying that merch will be available in September. Considering that last year, the merchandise became available the day series XI was released, this might indicate that season XII will air in September.

Feel free to add stuff I’ve missed/discussions/telling me I’m wrong. 

[cazflibs]

GUYS IT GETS BETTER. NOW THEY ARE COSPLAYING.

They've picked out their own costumes and hairstyles and I think I'm gonna die from the pride.

The 5 year old came downstairs as Lister, her hair plaited back into dreads and announced "No smeggin' flapjacks!"

The 8 year old is Kochanski with her pretty red dress and some awesome kickass boots.

After showing my 8yr old and 5yr old the first eight series of Red Dwarf (moving onto the Dave era this week), I've just listened at the playroom door to hear their latest game....

GUYS THEY ARE MAKE-BELIEVE PLAYING RED DWARF, THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

I love my mini smegheads even more 💖

[zirafail]

kochanski cosplay is coming along well! just need to get a vest, a watch (which i didn’t even realise she wore) and maybe some blue contacts and then i’m done!

also still waiting on the bazookoid to be sanded and painted, but here’s an update if anyone’s interested :D (with junkrat for size reference)

i’ve also made a bazookoid license to clip onto my pants (cause i need to show i’m legally carrying ykyk)

[zirafail]

currently getting a lifesize bazookoid built for me for my kochanski cosplay. life couldn’t be better.

[zirafail]

finding kochanski cosplay items is the worst. like of course nowhere has a bright red quilted corset vest!!! screw you howard burden!!!!

[rear-admiral-rimmer]

Are any red dwarf fans gonna be at London mcm comic Con tomorrow??

[rear-admiral-rimmer]

Red dwarf uniform boots

I was wondering if anyone had a pic of JMC boots that come with the early beige uniform? I'm cosplaying Kochanski but I'm not sure they were ever shown. I'm guessing it's just some heavy black ankle boots?