Just as an update on this entry from last year, it would seem that Red Dwarf is now not making it’s long-awaited comeback: UKTV have now cancelled the reboot. According to this guy and confirmed/expanded upon here, cost played a major role in this turn of events, with broadcasters like UKTV no longer having the funds to commission big fictional television programmes. Needless to say, I think it’s quite a disappointment – you know how excited I get about such reboots. When Picard first appeared, I was squealing with excitement like I was five again; seeing Lister and co. make a similar reappearance would have been no less awesome. Mind you, it’s not that unusual for projects like this to hit such snags, so I wouldn’t be too hasty to write this reboot off completely.