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

*Takes a deep, nervous breath as this is her first started conversation*

So what do you plan to do to celebrate the opening of this movie? Me and a friend have taken to impersonating Wowbagger the infinately prolonged on IMDB and randomly handing out harmless, meaningless insults in alphabetical order. Just to see who gets it.

I also plan on taking a towel to the movie.

Good question. Should one turn up in a dressing gown?

There was vague talk of meet up in London, involving going to see the movie dressed in gowns and carrying towels http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F19585?thread=595653&skip=0&show=20 But i don't know if there's any definate plan about it.

I think a towel is a nice statement, elegant yet understated...

Of course having a towel embroidered with *Property of Milliways* and wearing it jauntily over the shoulder would be even better!

Sounds weird enough to try it, carying you towel and PDA [] on display and wearing a dressing gown.

Be it, I wont be in London at the premiere. Mine is 30th June

Is that the NA premier or the US one? (Living in hope that Canada might get a leg up on this one...)

I wont be in London either. But I think everyone taking towel where ever, when ever their premiere is, would be a nice touch!

Release dates according to IMDB;

UK 29 April 2005
USA 29 April 2005
Israel 5 May 2005
Iceland 6 May 2005
Italy 6 May 2005
Australia June 2005
Czech Republic 2 June 2005
Brazil 3 June 2005
Switzerland 3 June 2005 (Italian speaking region)
Croatia 9 June 2005
Germany 9 June 2005
Switzerland 9 June 2005 (German speaking region)
Poland 10 June 2005
Austria 16 June 2005
Argentina 23 June 2005
Belgium 29 June 2005
France 6 July 2005
Finland 22 July 2005
Sweden 27 July 2005
Netherlands 4 August 2005
Denmark 12 August 2005
Norway 12 August 2005
Switzerland 17 August 2005

I'm assuming Canada is once more lumped in with the Excited States of America.

thinking of migration 4th August. And trying to miss the spoilers

cl zoomer, Well it is the first day in the UK and USA, so does it matter? We aren't evil! Well, not all of us are evil....Well not entirely evil....ish.

August 4 is a long wait. Maybe you could take a trip to England around the end of April!

>> I'm assuming Canada is once more lumped in with the Excited States of America. <<

Not necessarily. It is entirely possible that Disney Corp may take this opportunity to punish us for our sins.

They know Canadians are all red coated royalists at heart and that
by denying us this titbit of English culture they can strike another blow at our morale.

So stiff upper lip, towel at the ready, bring on the sour grapes.



~jwf~

Sour Grapes? We no longer need an aged vintner to tell when to harvest the grapes, depending as he does on touch and smell, taste and a lifetime of experience! No! NASA has a better idea! http://www.nasa.gov/lb/missions/science/f_grapes.html Just like so much of our lives, let's McDonaldise everything!

The fact that the film was actually produced in Britain didn't surprise me, it wasn't a proven brand concept. Wait and see if it's popular, though. Walt will reach out from the grave and make sure Hootoo II is a Yankee Doodle dandy!

As the 51st (52nd?) state I'm certain we'll have the same release date.

I'm hoping to meet up with another Researcher and our kids to go and see it, but I doubt there will be any dressing gowns or towels between us. I might take a cushion as the cinema is a bit old, so will probably be uncomfortable.

Should I turn up on the campaign stump carrying my towel on release date until I get to see the film?

Cast your votes now.

Yes! Definitely!

Will it guarantee me your vote instead of the loony candidate.

I would love to pop over to London for the actual premiere, but over on my forum people set their minds on May 6 and are still sticking to it, so I guess I'll wait until then. Loads of people going to London then, should be a thrill to meet them. I am counting on a beer orgy after the show.

There'll be a Scotmeet for the film if anyone's in the area?

>> As the 51st (52nd?) state I'm certain we'll have the same release date. <<

You've been tainted by exposure to too much of the unholy Yankee dollar. The phrase "In God WE TRust" which appears on all their coinage and currency has obviously rubbed off on you, but you must remember m'dear that their 'we' definitely does not include us.

The fact that we are currently engaged in economic and cultural warfare with the bush elephant must never cloud our clear and poresent vision that the world's biggest economic foundation is based on a collective lie. They don't really trust god. And even if they wanted to, their Constitution forbids it.


~jwf~