Douglas Adams was right... - Page 2

TarJak · 03-13-08, 12:23 AM

Forget the recent movie and even the TV series.

I'm with Knipper. Get a CD copy of the original radio play as broadcast on BBC in stereo back in 1977! My first introduction to HHGTTG was one Sunday afternoon when it came onto ABC radio here in Australia. I'd never heard anything as funny or as amazing on radio in my then short life.

I've got the lot including an additional radio play broadcast after Douglas' death which was put toether from part finished scripts and ideas and used the voices of a number of the original cast where possible.

StarFox · 03-13-08, 01:02 AM

Give it time. When we go extinct, Dolphins will inherit the earth from us. Give it about 20,000 years, they Will have office buildings in new york :P

Come to think of it, maybe thats why we cant find atlantis, the Dolphins built it

Sailor Steve · 03-13-08, 01:41 AM

Don't be ridiculous. The dolphins didn't build Atlantis.

They just destroyed it and then hid it from us.

They're much less benign than they would have us think. It's a conspiracy, I tells ya!

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-13-08, 04:36 AM

I enjoyed watching the movie, actually (then again, I'm only on book three)

I liked the little Guide segments voiced by Stephen Fry

seafarer · 03-13-08, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Douglas Adams wasn't he the author of Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy? I just watch for the first time the movie of the book few months back and thought it was damn funny.

Adams also wrote the very excellent book "Last Chance to See" - a 'round the world tour with zoologist/photographer Mark Carwardine to look at some of the worlds rarest and most threatened species (komodo dragon, yangtze river dolphine, white rhino, etc). It was also a BBC special or series, I think.

Biggles · 03-13-08, 11:24 AM

Truly, a real HHGG fan should get their hands on the BBC radio series. That's how it all started! It's not just a person reading the books, it's an radio act, and the damn funniest one I've heard too!

Besides, I liked the movie. Alan Rickman as the voice of Marvin was by far the best choice.

-FREEZE!
-Freeze? I'm a robot, not a refrigerator....

And remember folks: 25th of May is the international Towel Day!

August · 03-13-08, 11:41 AM

Rose and I just watched the BBC television series on DVD. It was ok I guess but they must have had a seriously low budget!

Biggles · 03-13-08, 11:49 AM

You know what I really like about the books?

The fact that Adams sometimes took use of things that had happened to him in RL.

For example, remember the part where Zaphod found a spaceship that had been stranded for 900 years while waiting for it's delivery of lemon-soaked paper napkins? He got inspiration to that from the time that he had to wait about 3-4 hours in an airplane on Heathrow for a similar reason. He took the plane to get to Manchester (or something like that) somewhat early so he didn't have to rush, but since something rather unimportant was missing from the planes cargo, they had to wait, and he didn't earn any time at all.

It's a mad world we live in.

03-13-08, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

The Hitchiker's Guide movie (The new one)... All I have to say is...

Read the book.

The BBC TV movie was better and caught the flavor of the book a heck of a lot better than the Hollywood movie. The Hollywood treatment of The Hitchikers guide was an abomination ! I think the writers thought that American's wouldn't understand the witty British humor so they removed it ALL and put in a whole crapload of side plots and a stuped love story to inject seriousness into the story where seriousness didn't belong, and none of the stuff they added was in the book !

I'll agree with that. I still have the BBC version on tape, and I'd have to say it beat anything that has ever come out since, including that poor excuse for a movie. For me, the only "movie" is the full set of 6 episodes back to back.

03-13-08, 01:02 AM	#17
StarFox Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 216 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Give it time. When we go extinct, Dolphins will inherit the earth from us. Give it about 20,000 years, they Will have office buildings in new york :P Come to think of it, maybe thats why we cant find atlantis, the Dolphins built it __________________ Devoted fan of the SS United States, America's Flagship! I dream of her second life....

03-13-08, 01:41 AM	#18
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Don't be ridiculous. The dolphins didn't build Atlantis. They just destroyed it and then hid it from us. They're much less benign than they would have us think. It's a conspiracy, I tells ya! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-13-08, 04:36 AM	#19
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	I enjoyed watching the movie, actually (then again, I'm only on book three) I liked the little Guide segments voiced by Stephen Fry __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

03-13-08, 11:24 AM	#21
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Truly, a real HHGG fan should get their hands on the BBC radio series. That's how it all started! It's not just a person reading the books, it's an radio act, and the damn funniest one I've heard too! Besides, I liked the movie. Alan Rickman as the voice of Marvin was by far the best choice. -FREEZE! -Freeze? I'm a robot, not a refrigerator.... And remember folks: 25th of May is the international Towel Day! __________________

03-13-08, 11:41 AM	#22
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,222 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Rose and I just watched the BBC television series on DVD. It was ok I guess but they must have had a seriously low budget! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-13-08, 12:23 AM	#16
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Forget the recent movie and even the TV series. I'm with Knipper. Get a CD copy of the original radio play as broadcast on BBC in stereo back in 1977! My first introduction to HHGTTG was one Sunday afternoon when it came onto ABC radio here in Australia. I'd never heard anything as funny or as amazing on radio in my then short life. I've got the lot including an additional radio play broadcast after Douglas' death which was put toether from part finished scripts and ideas and used the voices of a number of the original cast where possible.

03-13-08, 11:49 AM	#23
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You know what I really like about the books? The fact that Adams sometimes took use of things that had happened to him in RL. For example, remember the part where Zaphod found a spaceship that had been stranded for 900 years while waiting for it's delivery of lemon-soaked paper napkins? He got inspiration to that from the time that he had to wait about 3-4 hours in an airplane on Heathrow for a similar reason. He took the plane to get to Manchester (or something like that) somewhat early so he didn't have to rush, but since something rather unimportant was missing from the planes cargo, they had to wait, and he didn't earn any time at all. It's a mad world we live in. __________________