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Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

Looks like they started it back up again.

http://www.imdb.com/Title?0371724

Posted by popatr (Member # 1334) on :

Potentially cool- but I think the real goodness of Hitchhikers is in clever language, wordings, descriptions of thoughts, etc that would be nigh impossible to do in a movie.

Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

Agreed.

If any could have ever have pulled this off, in my mind, it would have been the Pythons. Half the characters, to me, have the voice of John Cleese.

Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :

If I remember right, Douglas Adams helped write shows for the last season of Monty Python, so that makes sense...

(OK, looked it up at imdb.com, yep, he did write an episode)

[ August 15, 2003, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: plaid ]

Posted by Happy Camper (Member # 5076) on :

One of the Monty Python guys wrote a book based on an idea that came up in one of the Hitchhiker books. It's called Starship Titanic and it's really pretty good. Amazon reviewers only gave it an average of 3 stars out of 5 but I liked it.

Just looked it up, it was Terry Jones.

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

I keep hearing about a Red Dwarf movie too, but we still don't see it.

I think I'm about to Panic! [Angst]

Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :

I believe the Red Dwarf movie is currently in production.

Posted by T. Analog Kid (Member # 381) on :

Don't Panic!

IMDB is tossing out Johnny Depp and Jim Carrey for Zaphod (edited to fix)... I think those are both interesting choices...

A younger Cleese would have been a terrific Arthur... would like to see him as Slartibartfast now...

Someone also suggested David Hyde Pierce (Niles, from Frazier) as the voice of Marvin... I think that could be interesting as well...

[ August 16, 2003, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: T. Analog Kid ]

Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

Anyone read a book called Good Omens? It's by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It's very Hitchikerish. Incidentally, Terry Gilliam (Python, Brazil, 12 Monkeys) is making a movie out of it. It's a lighthearted romp about the Apocalypse and the Antichrist. I strongly reccommend.

Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :

... and Neil Gaiman wrote a book about Douglas Adams/HGttG, so that's appropriate... [Smile]

Last I heard, the Good Omens movie was on hold

I'd be surprised if either a Hitchhiker's movie or a Good Omens movie can be as satisfying as the originals... the Hitchhiker's TV show was so-so (the first couple episodes were pretty good, but after that the show lost steam)... I still like the original Hitchhiker's radio shows the best, hope I'll be able to track down a copy sometime...

Posted by T. Analog Kid (Member # 381) on :

Sorry... I meant to say Johnny Depp and Jim Carey for Zaphod not Ford.

Posted by unohoo (Member # 5490) on :

plaid, I think you can get the radio show from audible.com (http://audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp). Just download it and burn your own CD.

Benson's World (http://www.bensons-world.co.uk/) has Region 2 DVD's of the BBC series. If you have a region 2 or region free DVD player, then you can order the series from them. [Big Grin]