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

Have you read the backlog?

Backlogs's for squares! so is best used of angles.

Right.

wosh! right over...

No, I got the joke, I just don't get the reply to read the backlog. It would help, y'know

it's mixed english, duel meaning.

Since when was a posting about backlog a fight to the death? Unless of course the fight to the death is trying to get someone to read the backlog when they won't.

indeed!

The problem with those posts are that I was posting at work and I posted the first one in the wrong thread without meaning to. I wish my back wasn't to the door!

Anyway, I'm not trying to pick a fight. Fwiends?

opotunistic

There is a report on ITV from the premiere on ITV at 12.35pm tonight on ITV (Scottish regional time - may be different in your local region )

unfortunatly I've already seen it, you get to watch the outside on the big screen inside, plus I'd already passed by, gone in and sat down to enjoy my pringles and HichHikers towel by the time all the stars turned up.

I got to see it all uncut too

The cut version is less boring.

http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_talkingmovies.asp?pageid=665&co_pageid=5

I read his review and looked at the list of missing things and well to say I didn't follow the guide's advice would be an understatement... I panicked!!! I panicked like a teenage virgin would faced with Mila Jovovich dressed in naught but a smile and a tube of KY Jelly, would. However in the 3 hours since reading his review I've read others praising the film... whats a boy to do... well book 2 tickets for tonight's 8:45 showing and go watch the damn thing.

I can dig where the critisim is coming from as when I glanced upon the list of missing material I made several noises of dismay. I mean... the conversation with Prosser, the scene with the vogon guard, the "space is big" guide reference, Southend Pier, GPP on the doors, "This is Zaphod Beeblebrox from Betelgeuse Five, not bloody Martin Smith from Croydon." , Arthur marvelling at actually standing on another planet, Joo Janta 200 Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses and most importantly I feel the guide's entry on Earth. (I'll just note there was a bit of copying and pasting there so don't none of you complain)

The key thing is... is it still funny. I mean if the jokes have been replaced with 'jokeoids' then that will be the thumbs down to me. I read the guide whenever I feel down and it brings me back up cos I laugh. I mean ok there is alot of stuff there that I'm not so dismayed at being missing (hell I've got my books and videos if I miss em that much) but the point remains. Also he does make a good point that just cos Douglas Adams did write bits doesn't mean they are good.

Anyway!!! I'll get back to you all in a few hours when my fears have been either confirmed or destroyed.

there are a few comment type things which I missed, they do have GPP doors, southend is replaced by somthing equaly as funney. the zaphod thing isn't required at _all_, the earth guide was missed, so was the return by the vogon captin about his calous exterier ect. but I await the DVD as it _was_ a film of 100 minuets, disney funded and some things had to get cut for time, I would have personaly cut the crab for more guide entries, but it's been done to include a lower comedy pice, plus perhaps because they spent so much time doing that one pice they felt they couldn't cut it.

But just because bits are missing from the book dosn't make it a bad film, just not a book with the pages being turned every 40 seconds.

28.5 hours till I get to see it.

23 hours 15 minutes and counting

at least 3 month ....