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"Themes"
While Red Dwarf is a comedy series, the science fiction theme of the series was always treated seriously by Grant and Naylor. Also other elements like satire, parody and drama were woven into the series' episodes. A number of the episodes contain references to other (not always science fiction) television shows, films, books and plays.
Episodes have referenced and parodied the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Top Gun, RoboCop, Star Wars, Terminator, Jaws, Citizen Kane, The Wild One, Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Friday the 13th, Planet of the Apes, Pride and Prejudice and Full Metal Jacket.
Some of the episodes' whole theme was even based on their film references. "Polymorph" references and parodies several key moments from the 1978 film Alien, series IV's "Camille" echoes the key scenes from Casablanca, "Meltdown" shares many similarities to Westworld and "Gunmen of the Apocalypse" parodies the main plot of Rio Bravo.
Historical events and figures have also been referenced, and even integrated as part of many episodes. From The Hundred Years War, The Thirty Years War and World War II, and from Hitler to William Shakespeare.
Religion also plays a part in the series. Besides the overall religion theme of the Cat species, and how Lister turns out to be their God, the bible has been referenced several times.
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