red dwarf - wizard of oz = similarities?

[joko]

lister - is alone in a strange world, the only human and just wants to go home = dorothy

kryten = tin man, very caring, wants a heart and to be human

rimmer - a coward, and not too bright, but wants to be the cleverest and best - scarecrow

cat - the lion, cowardly and vain

kochanski - wicked witch of the east who came along and ruined it all(LOL)


what do you reckon?

do you think this was deliberate by grant and naylor?

thanks

(p.s, ok forget the kochanski one, he he)

[Kidd72]

Have you been listening to Pink Floyd? I'm sure Rob and Doug would be proud.

[marwel7]

If you play the very first episode backwards you can hear the words "There's no place like home" repeated over and over.

[enigma]

Okay I get your thinking but what about little Toto ? Your theory is a bit flawed without little Toto i'm afraid Joko. Oh and what about Holly ? Actually , perhaps Holly could be Toto - the dutiful obedient servant to them all. What do you think ?

[joko]

toto could be the skutters.

and holly is oz!! - a disembodied head that knows everything... but actually doesn't...

[enigma]

Skutters hee hee. I forgot about them ! Yup fair enough , that's a good comparison but Oz ? The wizard ? Hmm , not sure if I agree with that because he wasn't a disembodied head - unfortunately we got to see the whole lot with him ........ a creepy little old man who hides behind a curtain , frightening a little girl and her friends ! At least Holly is quite entertaining. The wizard just has the yuk factor and you can practically see the trail of ooze when he moves about. I think that the film should be renamed The Wizard of ooze to pay homage to the big ooze himself. Urgh !!!

[joko]

well, oz was just a head to all of emerald city... it was only an accident he was discovered...

but also, holly could be glinda the good witch - all knowing, wise, helpful ...

[enigma]

I must say that I like that version better. You just need to sort out Aunt Em , the evil wee monkey the wicked witch of the west had and the munchkins and you're laughing. You could be on to something here. Scary stuff !!!

[jno]

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/fanflicyberbat/oz. html

[di1411]

joko, either you're psychic - or you'd just seen the new trailer for Red Dwarf on UKG2!