Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Language: English, Esperanto
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: BBC Warner
• VHS Release Date: July 19, 2000
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004WG9U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,634 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the Best, August 23, 2000

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Elizabeth (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Dwarf - Series 2, Byte 2: Stasis Leak [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is my favorite Red Dwarf video. Although the second season is not as stylish as the episodes that follow and more importantly, Kryten had not yet arrived to balance out the crew, the three episodes on this tape are simply wonderful.

Stasis Leak deals with Lister's unrequited love and the Cat's inability to grasp the existence of a glitch in the space-time continuum. Dead Rimmer must try and convince a living version of himself to prepare for his impending demise. This episode flawlessly pokes fun at many of the common recurring themes in sci-fi literature.

Queeg focuses mainly on Holly the computer. Holly (still played by Norman Lovett) must battle a sleeker, smarter computer for control of Red Dwarf. The Dwarfers do not like the changes set forth by Queeg and Rimmer goes jogging while unconscious. In the early days of Red Dwarf Rimmer had much less control of his holographic body. The fact that Chris Barrie is an artist of physical comedy greatly increases the enjoyment of this story line.

Parallel Universe is my personal favorite of all 52 episodes. It begins with a musical number as the Cat performs "Tongue Tied", using Rimmer and Lister as back-up. This episode is wild; the crew travels to the fifth dimension and encounters female versions of themselves. Talk about getting in touch with one's feminine side!

I would highly recommend this tape to anyone, even the poor souls among us who have not experienced Red Dwarf yet. I feel my vocabulary is inadequate to properly express the sheer genius that is Red Dwarf.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three more great episodes of Red Dwarf., June 10, 2002

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hamilcar barca (nowheres in particular) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Dwarf - Series 2, Byte 2: Stasis Leak [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Red Dwarf continued its evolution with these final 3 episodes of the 2nd series.
"Stasis Leak" - One of the best episodes. The crew finds a way to go back to Red Dwarf before the accident, and Rimmer decides to try to save himself from his untimely death. It doesn't work.
"Queeg" - The crew votes to relieve Holly of his duties and the much more strict Queeg 500 takes over and begins a reign of terror. Chris Barrie does an excellent job of running while asleep.
"Parallel Universe" - Holly invents the Holly Hop Drive (a box with a start button pasted on), and sends the crew to an alternate universe where everything is the opposite, with female versions of Rimmer, Lister and Holly, and a Dog instead of a Cat. The female Rimmer is hilarious.

5.0 out of 5 stars Boyz from the DWARF!!!, March 26, 2003

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"lothodies" (Lakewood, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Dwarf - Series 2, Byte 2: Stasis Leak [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great place to start if you wish to find more out about this phenomenon known as Red Dwarf, however, if you have a DVD player I would spring for the set on DVD of which you can now find series I and II. If you still don't have a DVD player and are looking for a good excuse the Red Dwarf series on DVD is it.
The first episode "Stasis Leak" - is one of the more confusing and hilarious combinations of time travel and quick British explanations (which adds to any comedy). You almost feel bad for Rimmer in the end - but not really.
The second installment is "Queeg" - one of my favorite where Holly gets the last laugh.
The final episode in series 2 is "Parallel Universe" guaranteed to split your sides as Lister finds himself in a bad situation.