#249660 - 17/02/2005 14:00
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: peter]
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Quite. It's a five-part trilogy, as any fule kno.
Or 5.01 if you count "Young Zaphod Plays it Safe" included in the hardcover "trilogy" put out prior to the release of "Mostly Harmless." Not that you should, because I think Adams really phoned that one in.
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#249661 - 17/02/2005 14:33
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[Re: DWallach]
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Any ideas if they'll do the full four-book trilogy
Adams said often that none of the Hitchhiker versions (radio, book, game) were consistent, and in fact weren't meant to be. As the story moved to each different media, he simply re-wrote it to better meet thata media. This is actually pretty smart, as what makes a good radio program is not the same as what makes a good movie or book. So we can expect the same charatecrs and similar situations, but the jokes might be different. And if that assumption is correct, since the story probably won't follow the book explicitly, making the same four follow up books probably doesn't make a lot of sense (not to say they won't make additional movies- they just might not match the books). We might even see some of the scenes and jokes from the sequals in the movie. Of course, this is all based on my assumption of what Adams has done with this story in the past, which all may have changed.
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#249662 - 17/02/2005 14:46
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: JeffS]
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So we can expect the same characters and similar situations, but the jokes might be different.
At least one snippet from that trailer (where Trillian is being carried off by some large beast and shouts "Arthur!" and he responds "Tricia!") isn't in any previous version AFAIR.
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#249663 - 17/02/2005 14:49
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: tfabris]
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the Heart of Gold fails at looking like a running shoe. but, it does feature some odd lights/windows.  The logo for Osiris Shoes very closely matches the design on the walls. a vague reference to the text?
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#249664 - 17/02/2005 15:18
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: RobotCaleb]
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the Heart of Gold fails at looking like a running shoe.
In that running shoes aren't spheres, agreed. But stylistically, I think it definitely has that kind of feel to it.
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#249665 - 17/02/2005 15:31
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: tfabris]
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It's probably a case of the running shoe narrative (in the book) being a lot funnier than actually seeing a running show as a ship with no explanation (in the movie).
So far I'm not digging the Marvin android suit. Though I'll reserve judgement until I hear Alan Rickman's voice-over for the character. I imagine he'd make an amazing Marvin.
I had always hoped they would cast Michael Keaton as Zaphod...
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#249666 - 17/02/2005 16:06
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: peter]
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Trillian seemed so much better as a blonde......
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#249667 - 17/02/2005 17:01
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: hybrid8]
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I'll reserve judgement until I hear Alan Rickman's voice-over for the character. I imagine he'd make an amazing Marvin.
Oh, I hadn't realized he was doing Marvin. Now that's utterly perfect.
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I had always hoped they would cast Michael Keaton as Zaphod...
Interesting choice. I'd have thought Robin Williams myself. But I have to say, I really like the character they've got in those trailers, he's different than I imagined, but still utterly cool.
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#249668 - 17/02/2005 17:18
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: tfabris]
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If you put Robin Williams in as Zaphod, he would be a most frood dude, but it might be uncomfortably close to playing Mork, which I think he's worked long and hard to get away from in his subsequent career.
I agree about Michael Keaton. If he could handle Beetle Juice, he could handle Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Also, where could you put Rowan Atkinson? Is there any role he couldn't play in HHGTTG?
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#249669 - 17/02/2005 18:46
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[Re: DWallach]
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I'm sitting in VMware class reading this trying hard not to giggle. H2G2 has been a part of my life for quite a while and listening to others natter on about it is great.
Must dig out the book again tonight.
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#249670 - 18/02/2005 10:53
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[Re: drakino]
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Does anyone know where the trailer on Amazon went to?
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#249671 - 10/03/2005 18:36
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[Re: tfabris]
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#249672 - 10/03/2005 18:59
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[Re: drakino]
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Gets better and better. Interesting things are revealed if you frame-by-frame that sucker. 
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#249673 - 10/03/2005 19:25
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[Re: drakino]
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That's the trailer we saw at WonderCon last month, along with a TON of behind the scenes footage and Robbie Stamp telling us stories. Good stuff.
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#249674 - 11/03/2005 02:27
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[Re: drakino]
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What a great trailer!
Thanks for the post.
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#249675 - 12/03/2005 21:12
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[Re: JeffS]
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Indeed. I still don't get what they're doing with Zaphod's head-in-a-head, but I'm sure it will all make sense (or an appropriate lack thereof) at some point.
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#249676 - 14/03/2005 17:47
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: DWallach]
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Agreed. I hate to pick nits, but that is NOTHING like I picture the heart of Gold, Marvin, OR Zaphod. Vogon's either, for that matter. Oh well, should still be good.
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#249677 - 16/03/2005 13:37
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: lectric]
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The mere fact that they have the falling whale is brilliant, I thought scenes like that would be dropped in a heartbeat. The ride though the planet workshop looks spectacular.
Having said (typed?) that, this is only the trailer, so may not actually appear in the released movie at all.
I notice that you can now get the TV show on DVD now. I'll have to be getting that....
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#249678 - 16/03/2005 15:50
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[Re: ashmoore]
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The mere fact that they have the falling whale is brilliant, I thought scenes like that would be dropped in a heartbeat.
I figured they'd drop that as well- I'd can't see it being nearly as funny to watch as it is to read.
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#249679 - 17/03/2005 11:31
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[Re: JeffS]
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I figured they'd drop that as well- I'd can't see it being nearly as funny to watch as it is to read.
Bill Bailey is playing the whale, which should help.
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#249680 - 17/03/2005 15:16
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#249681 - 19/03/2005 19:44
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[Re: ashmoore]
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I just grabbed the BBC mini series on DVD and watched it last night... good stuff. The special effects are now quite dated, but the theme song still gives me a thrill.
I have yet to watch the extras, but there is something weird with the stereo mix. "The Book" sounds like he is coming from the rear right. There is also a "Troubleshooting" alert inside the case claiming if the sound for the narration disappears, change the audio to Mono. Odd, but mostly harmless.
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#249682 - 20/03/2005 00:19
Re: Do you know where your towel is?
[Re: bootsy]
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cool!, my copy is on its on its way to me now from amazon.
I already have the two VHS tape set, but it is in PAL and my multi standard VCR is going on the blink.
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#249683 - 20/03/2005 02:57
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[Re: bootsy]
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The special effects in the miniseries were dated the moment it was produced. I think that adds to the humor and overall campiness of the show.
Sucks that they goofed on the audio and haven't bothered to fix it.
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#249684 - 10/04/2005 14:36
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[Re: tfabris]
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The first review of the the Hitchhiker movie has come out....and it isn't good. Not good at all.  And I was so excited about this movie.
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#249685 - 10/04/2005 14:53
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[Re: ninti]
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That's not going to stop me from seeing it. I rarely agree with movie reviewers.
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#249686 - 10/04/2005 15:15
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If the review is accurate then it might be something you'd rent out on DVD at some point but otherwise wouldn't touch...
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#249687 - 10/04/2005 15:35
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Well, this guy is not some random reviewer. He is a Douglas Adams biographer and writer of several books dealing with Hitchhikers and Adams. Read the review, it's pretty damning from any objective standpoint.
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#249688 - 10/04/2005 15:37
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I don't really see the difference between renting it and seeing it at the cinema. It's an evening out after all
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