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

Episode 2 I found a bit nondescript, strangely, but Episode 3 I laughed a few times. The best things are still the voices and the superb theme music, though

Quite poignant that Prof Hawking is now no longer with us either. Must be one of his last 'performances'.

Oops. I ed the link to the end of a page.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vm093

I missed the second episode... but listened to the third... TBH... nah... Not even just it's 'not DNA', it just doesn't work for me, as a series, with or without the DNA aspect... Its not overly produced, IMO, and is in desperate need of someone to have gone through the series scripts, and weed them out somewhat... such a pity, I was looking forward to a new HHGG series

I will listen to ALL the episodes, but so far I find it a little too obviously "try hard" - may have something to do with MY expectations ...or maybe as I have aged I am not so easily surprised.

Definitely a little too "obvious" for me but I will listen to it all for nostalgia

'try hard' is about right actually.... its like its trying too hard to 'try to be ....', and just not being what its aiming for, and thereby not just standing up in it's own right, as a play/drama... and I so wanted it too work... maybe just me mind, no doubt otters may like it more than I do personally

Well...............

I never really warmed up to Mos Def as Ford Prefex in the movie version, though everyone else was fine in my opinion. He wasn't actually bad, just not what I expected. And someone who hadn't seen the original BBC series might think he was just fine.

Do I want to see the new series? Still thinking about that question. The older I get, the more I want the Earth to not get destroyed, even in fantasy. I wish Adams had lived long enough to write some other way to rid this planet of those idiots from that ark ship, but letting the planet stay green and nice.

If you're not all Radio-Hitchhikered out, then BBC4 Extra's broadcasting a 3-hour celebration of Douglas Adams' radio career on Saturday April 7th. You'll be able to catch it on iPlayer after that date - follow the link here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yjlyj

"Features Vogon poetry from listeners..."

Last night I went ahead and got the Kindle version of _The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy_ (books 1-5).

It's been awhile since I've read the books and while I have multiple copies, reading on the Kindle is quite convenient. Also, it will be nice to read The Guide on a Guide-like device.







A list of the various books and other versions I currently own:
Original paper backs I read as a kid;
The aforementioned Ultimate Guide in hardback;
First edition hardbacks I acquired about a decade ago;
The Tenth anniversary edition of the Radio Scripts;
The complete Radio Series (1-5) on CD;
The original TV series and the Film.
Also, a book mark to the BBC web version of the Game (which I still haven't completed. )

i have the original radio series on longplaying vinyl. So I have the soul of a Luddite vogon....

Here's a good argument nailing down the actual date the Vogons arrived.

http://youtu.be/Yufv5dfTgQ4

Mayday! Mayday!

Brilliantly crafted.

PP.

And so appropriate that the world should be attacked on Mayday.

Yes, 'trying too hard' does describe the new radio series rather well...

Still, I laughed a couple of times during Episode 4, and Lenny Henry's voice was a pleasure to listen to. Still strangely bitty, and could probably have been polished as 2legs says, but it sounds like the plan is for some of the bits to be tied together somehow by the end of the series...

I'm going to need to relisten to the earlier episodes. I keep either nodding off or getting distracted by work.

Work is a four-letter word -- literally.

Wasn't that a Cilla Black film from the 1960s?

Not that I can tell.

But there was an episode of "Kings" in 1984 with that title
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8076294/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1