I am very disappointed with Red Dwarf X.

Hello Sheperdspy, I know that you are right and that we should overlook such things, although I did find it rather disappointing. I had been discussing this with a friend prior to the new series starting, and I suggested that maybe they would provide some level of explanation. One suggestion of mine was to make reference to how Kryten and Rimmer had altered their appearance to make Lister feel less conscious of his inevitable age, but they never made any attempt at all and simply expected us not to notice or not to care. I expect that after a few episodes I will be used to the new appearance, but the comparison is so obvious due to the long absence that it was hard to ignore initially.

To be honest I never really noticed data's aging, which is surprising since he should look the same in 200 years time. This may be because I watched the series and you fail to notice the difference if it is gradual, whereas the long gap between the Red Dwarf series made it stand out quite blatantly.

You can't help but notice (and make allowance for) age creeping up on the "Humanoids" in the show,but I haven't really looked closely at RL's Mask to see where the age was showing with him... Rimmer has a precedent in having some alterations to his holo-appearance at various times..Remember him as the Beardy Peaceloving "Give Quiche a Chance" T-shirt wearing anger free personality in "Polymorph"? or the time He accidentally got a female crewmembers torso? You could argue as they no longer have Holly to muck things up that things might go more smoothly..Star Trek-Next Generation had the same problem during its run..Brent Spiner as Data also had some explanations due as an Android showing Age..(You couldn't help but notice on a Cinema screen!) I forget how long he was supposed to be with Starfleet (and unchanged in that time) before he showed up to join the Enterprise -D Crew in "Encounter at Farpoint"..

This is true, it is a new series. It is the fact that it the original cast that creates the problem due to the inevitable aging of the actors. In many programs this would not matter because the chronology of the series would fit with older characters. In this case Lister and the cat fit in fine, but they made no attempt to explain why an android and a hologram should be older. Nice to hear from Australia. I was unsure if the program had been shown outside of Britain, now I know that both Australia and the U.S.A. have aired it at some time.

Dwarf X is not a remake..it's a New series with the Original Cast.

No, it is on an independent channel called Dave. Red Dwarf was originally a BBC program, but was rerun later on Dave. It is Dave that has launched the new series Red Dwarf X.

Yes, I have to confess to being a lover of silly humour. As you say, red dwarf is s British sitcom, but I cannot be certain that it is not transmitted in other countries, especially the older series.

That makes you happy,which is good for your health.Maybe It has ever been transmitted here ,only I missed it.