I Watched: Red Dwarf

Recently, much to my surprise, I've taken up- and stuck to- a bit of a workout routine. I know, I know, crazy. Occasionally it starts with me doing some strength/back-centered workouts but mostly consists of me banishing myself to the basement for a bike ride (we've got a contraption that makes my bike stationary) while my fiancé (fancy) uses the old NordicTrack his parents gave us.

Aaaand lets just take two minutes to watch this sweet 90s NordicTrack commercial.



Anywho, I would say 40% of the motivation to keep up with this routine is the fact that I'm doing it with someone, which I haven't done in the past. As soon as he gets home from work we change into workout clothes and go to the basement, even if I complain a lot.

The other 60% of the motivation comes from TV which, now that I think about it, is a big reason why I got to the point where I get winded if I go up the stairs a little too quickly. Irony (right? I have no idea. Does anyone really?) aside, the show we're watching as we exercise that's getting me on the bike each day even though my butt hurts is, at the moment, Red Dwarf and I forgot how awesome it was.

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For the uneducated, Red Dwarf is a British sci-fi comedy that originally aired from 1988 to 1999, rebooting in 2009 and continuing on to this day- with the original cast no less. I've not seen the reboot but I'm excited to check it out after we've made it through the original run. This is our second time watching it and its still fantastic and hilarious.

Then...

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A brief synopsis: Dave Lister, a slacker working on a mining ship called Red Dwarf gets put in stasis as punishment after smuggling a pregnant cat on board only to wake up 3 million years later when the ship is finally deemed safe after a radiation leak kills the rest of the crew. Though he's the sole surviving human, he's joined by the hologram of his now deceased annoying roommate Arnold Rimmer, the life form that evolved from his cat (hidden safely in the cargo hold during the leak), and Holly the ship's computer. They're later joined by Kryten, a service mechanoid, and an alternate-reality version of Lister's love interest from the former crew of Red Dwarf, Kristine Kochanski. And then funny stuff happens. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes space things and also funny things.
Also, the episodes are 30 minutes which is an ideal amount of time for a good cardio session. You're welcome.

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