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Red Dwarf Returns In a 3-Part Showing

News · Scifi · 2009-04-09 23:43 · posted by timothy · from the parts-the-first-through-third dept. · 161 comments

Logrusweaver writes "It looks like Red Dwarf is finally returning! Red Dwarf: Back to Earth is airing in 3 parts in the UK starting this Friday. It seems to be a 3-parter followed by a 'Making Of' special. Not trying to give away any more of the plot than the title does, but it does involve the crew finally returning to Earth. (Just hope it's not a bombed out planet with 'space angels' running around...)"
The Formula for a Successful Sitcom

News · Tv · 2005-06-09 05:33 · posted by CmdrTaco · from the everything-is-just-math dept. · 291 comments

indylaw writes "A team of scientists commissioned by British satellite channel UKTV Gold has developed a mathematical expression to predict the success of TV sitcoms. Using the formula [((R x D + V) x F) + S]/A, they determined that "Only Fools and Horses" and "The Office" are the best of British comedy, while "According to Bex" (which is being adapted for CBS in the fall and will star Jenna Elfman) scored in the bottom five."