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Son of Soup: A Second Serving of the Least Worst Scripts
(A second collection of Red Dwarf scripts consisting of six scripts, one from each of the first six series, printed in reverse order, with the most recent script coming first.)
164 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1996
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Rob Grant
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Writes under the name Grant Naylor when collaborating with Doug Naylor
Writes under the name Grant Naylor when collaborating with Doug Naylor
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February 6, 2018
Voor de fan een zeer leuk boekje. Ik ben fan en vond het super leuk de scripts te lezen.
October 24, 2017
This book is effectively the sequel to Primordial Soup, and so as such it’s just a collection of six more of “the least worst scripts” from the cult favourite sci-fi show. It’s not going to make much sense if you read it out of context, but it’s a great read for a die-hard fan who’s seen every episode, like myself.
In this collection, then, we have the scripts for Gunmen of the Apocalypse, Holoship, Camille, Backwards, Kryten and Me2, and that in itself is pretty cool because it gives you an interesting cross-section of different series. It’s also interesting to see some of the bits that were cut out from the final shows, which makes it an Easter egg fest for viewers of the show.
All in all, not for everyone – but pretty good if you’re already a fan of the series.
In this collection, then, we have the scripts for Gunmen of the Apocalypse, Holoship, Camille, Backwards, Kryten and Me2, and that in itself is pretty cool because it gives you an interesting cross-section of different series. It’s also interesting to see some of the bits that were cut out from the final shows, which makes it an Easter egg fest for viewers of the show.
All in all, not for everyone – but pretty good if you’re already a fan of the series.
September 25, 2022
Honestly, you can't really fault the red dwarf scripts but actually reading scripts when you're familiar with the show can sometimes be less entertaining. This book balances that out nicely with some entertaining stage directions and quite a few bits that were cut by the time the episodes reached the screen.
May 6, 2015
Two Smegheads for the price of one! What's not to love? It even comes with instructions!
April 17, 2019
Son of Soup is the second published collection of scripts from the cult television show Red Dwarf (the first collection was titled Primordial Soup), featuring the television script to one fan-favorite episode from each season. At the time of the book's publication there were only six seasons of Red Dwarf (I believe they are around series Twelve now), so six scripts is what you get.
In reverse chronological order - because why not - the episodes represented in this collection are:
Gunmen of the Apocalypse
Holoship
Camille
Backwards
Kryten
Me2 (I don't know how get the 2 to show as an exponent. Sorry.)
I've never been fully aware of why people would want published copies of film or television shooting scripts identical to the finished product, and that's despite the fact that I own several myself. I suspect Son of Soup would be most enjoyed by obsessive fans of the show, those interested in the craft of screenwriting, or some unhealthy combination of the two. If you don't feel squeamish about proclaiming membership to one of those groups, by all means, grab yourself a copy. If you are unfamiliar with the TV show, I'd suggest either watching it or instead trying out the novelization of the television show by the same name.
However, regardless of your motivation or lack thereof for picking up a copy of Son of Soup, doing so will drop you behind the scenes (in a literary sense, at least) of the last surviving human, his dead hologram sidekick, a humanoid evolved from his cat called Cat, and their reprogrammed service droid, as they encounter bizarre and even more bizarre adventures involving polymorphs, holograms, hologram clones, backwards planets, deadly VR simulations, and gazpacho soup. What more could you want?
In reverse chronological order - because why not - the episodes represented in this collection are:
Gunmen of the Apocalypse
Holoship
Camille
Backwards
Kryten
Me2 (I don't know how get the 2 to show as an exponent. Sorry.)
I've never been fully aware of why people would want published copies of film or television shooting scripts identical to the finished product, and that's despite the fact that I own several myself. I suspect Son of Soup would be most enjoyed by obsessive fans of the show, those interested in the craft of screenwriting, or some unhealthy combination of the two. If you don't feel squeamish about proclaiming membership to one of those groups, by all means, grab yourself a copy. If you are unfamiliar with the TV show, I'd suggest either watching it or instead trying out the novelization of the television show by the same name.
However, regardless of your motivation or lack thereof for picking up a copy of Son of Soup, doing so will drop you behind the scenes (in a literary sense, at least) of the last surviving human, his dead hologram sidekick, a humanoid evolved from his cat called Cat, and their reprogrammed service droid, as they encounter bizarre and even more bizarre adventures involving polymorphs, holograms, hologram clones, backwards planets, deadly VR simulations, and gazpacho soup. What more could you want?
August 14, 2018
Another fun quick read (finished his in about 2 hours).
More scripts from the series Red Dwarf.
Nothing much to say really. It is great fun to read the unedited scripts and get to read the bits that were cut from the show.
I really do enjoy reading these even though I am very familiar with the series. If you are a fan of the series I would imagine you will enjoy this book as well.
More scripts from the series Red Dwarf.
Nothing much to say really. It is great fun to read the unedited scripts and get to read the bits that were cut from the show.
I really do enjoy reading these even though I am very familiar with the series. If you are a fan of the series I would imagine you will enjoy this book as well.
March 1, 2015
Script books equal easy money, that's why this didn't get five stars. That being said, I love the Red Dwarf TV show, and these scripts weren't bad - though I'm not sure how Holoship got in there when they could have had Quarantine.
November 2, 2011
What's not to like smeghead?! This is awesome and gave me a stitch from laughing so hard!
November 18, 2013
I always like the humor of Red Dwarf!
June 2, 2016
It was great to return to some of my favourite Red Dwarf scripts throughn this book. Lots of laughs, and very easy to read.
June 20, 2021
If you are a fan of the television series, some of the older favourite scripts have been collected here for your consumption.
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