Yeah, Part 1 wasn't that great. Hardly anything happened and it seemed to end too quickly. Still no resolution for the cliffhanger at the end of Series VIII. All we know is Kochanski is dead and Holly is offline.

I agree when you say it is now a shadow of it's former self, but I think it has been since Series VII. It'll NEVER be as good as the early series' anyway.

Who cares, Red Dwarf is back!.....for now anyway.