h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Recently I read MAUS by Art Speigleman. The cover has a couple of mice cowering with a massive swastika behind them, and the book's title in splattered ww2 era germainc script. It's striking and even shocking (to find such a massive symbol of the holocaust), a percursor to the powerful story inside.
(It's a comic book, wouldja belive it???)

Ah, the Maus series. There are about 7 of them I belive? My school library used to have a few.

No, there's two books, MAUS: A suvivor's tale, and MAUS part two: And Here My Troubles Began. I have both in one book. But they were first published in "RAW" in about 7 chapters.

This book is the first time I realised Comics were a medium capable of real literature and art, not just humor. But I still prefer silly comics instead.

I think there are some stories that are better left to the reader's imagination. But others work really well, and MAUS is a good example of this.

Yeah. Even after thousands of years, nothing entertains a human more than a story. Most people would argue, because it makes humanlife sound primative when put like that, but why else do we read books, watch films, and constantly watch soaps and dramas on TV?

Indeed. That's why Pratchett, in his book The Science of the Discworld II claims we should not be called Homo Sapiens (wise man) but Pan Narrans (Story telling ape).

Who's this "we" you talk of? I'm not either of those, I'm "mustelidis pinkus", The rare insane pink ferret.

Ok, humanity then.

I think it's a source of pride to be inhuman. Look at the state you guys have got the world into, and all we've done is run around biting each other harmlessly.

Yeah but we're having a blast while we're doing it.

So are we.

Very Douglaseske (!!!) It almost sounded like you where discussing something sensiable :p
orion

Well I'm a human now, may as well stay one.

I was just cruising around h2g2 and ran into this and I simply must make my own casting suggestions. In any case, I might be way off base since I'm not a producer or director, but I would like it.

Zaphod: I agree with the thought that Gary Oldman would be great!

Trillian: I must say that Nicole Kidman would make a perfect Trillian.

Arthur Dent: Hmm... tough one. A difficult role to play so it would have to be someone with inate talent. I'm having a Steve Buschemi moment I think that he might do a great job given the chance.

Ford Prefect: The part is made for Andy Garcia.


my thoughts completed...

Kaoswonder

I thought prehaps Mike Myers as Zaphod. Arthur Dent is an everyday bloke, really needs to contrast the other characters.

Slartibartfast: Billy Connoly

Just thinking about what was it, that Victorian film he was in, I'm thinking.... yeah....

Gentlemans relish I beleive. not so sure about nicole as trillian though...
Orion

Nor me but that's only because I hate her and she wouldn't do such a degrading role, she'd probably think she's too good for it.

Billy Connolly was also in "Mrs. Brown". Cracking film, that. Cracking.

Steve Buschemi would make a great Zaphod...

By the way, for anyone in this thread who doesn't already now, the cast so far is:

Martin freeman as Arthur
Mos Def as Ford
Sam Rockwell as Zaphod
Zooey Deschanel as Trillian
Warwick Davies as Marvin (voice uncast)
Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast.