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

Anyone remember 'The Adventure Game'? Surely that's due for a remake? With CGI, they could actually make the Vortex look scary...

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/adventuregame/ for those who've forgotten it)

I liked the adventure game, it does sometimes get repeated on Challenge on cable

Ooh, yes I used to love the Adventure Game! The vortex scared the life out of me, I'd love to see what they could do with it using modern tech. I used to like the big plant - did they call it Grandfather or something like that? I third the cry to bring The Adventure Game back!

I think the big plant was actually Uncle *does really bad impression of Uncle's grumbling noises*


Yes! bring it back! the girl who used to present it was one of my first TV crushes


Gronda gronda!

Lx

Langly, you've just done a great impression of the plant; Gronda Gronda Gronda! Thanks for re-awakening my childhood memories! One of my other re-awakenings came when reading Hitchhikers Guide and being introduced (again)to Slartibarfast - my Mum used to say that word often when I was a kid (can't remember the context) but I never knew what it meant until then!

A wonderful show which went through quite a few changes in its time. Surprised there is no entry on it.

That would be doogy rev!

It wasn't until a few years ago when i was reminiscing over it that I realised the names of all the main characters were anagrams of dragon which is what they actually were before changing their appearance into human form before the guests arrived via the time/space portal known as Pebble Mill.

I thought the adventure game was brilliant - I just felt really sorry for the poor souls who had to walk home - wouldn't they get very cold having to walk through space at night? (well, I was young when I watched it! Never mind "how did they walk in space without a spacesuit, or some sort of propulsion system", I just worried they might get cold!)

BTW, I seem to recall it was the characters who said Gronda, while Uncle simply shook his leaves and made wibbly growling noises...?

Re-reads previous entries, and realises nobody said that Uncle said Gronda. My mistake, sorry!

BTW - found these links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/adventuregame/

And this excellent illustrated site:

http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/The_Adventure_Game

Great site Moonhogg It's all coming back to me now.... (nurse! the screens!)

Uncle, the Aspidistra (and apparently a teapot later on in the series) was the Rangdo – the planet's ruler – which is why the contestants were made to bow to him and utter the immortal words "Gronda Gronda Rangdo!" Everytime I see an aspidistra, or any large indoor plant in a bowl I still can't resist going up to it and saying 'Hello Uncle" whilst shaking the leaves and making grumbling noises, this is usually followed by the people i'm with edging away and disowning me

http://tv.cream.org also has the theme tune to download, and some more pictures.

What about petitioning the beeb to bring it back? With Keith Chegwin! and Lesley Judd! Wonder if they'd still use a BBC Micro to do the CGI? Or they could get Ellie from Newsround to present

Nurse! The screens again!

Lx