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Katsunami · 08-01-2014, 08:14 PM

Update.

I... uh... ahum... ehhr...

Bought the radio series.
And the BBC mini-series.
At the Amazon.co.uk Market Place.

Yeah.

I've been cruising around the interwebz and youtube, downloaded some stuff here and there, listened and watched a bit, and came to the conclusion that I HAD to have this stuff. It's just plain funny

Spoiler:

Conclusion: THHGTTG does not work well in book form, but it's very good as a radio play, and it's epic as a TV series. It's like the radio play, with the addition of visuals. (As far as I've seen/heard.) The dated, old-fashioned effects actually are the icing on the cream in the old series.

I can see THHGTTG as a radio play and mini series become one of my favorites, while I'll probably continue to dislike the books. This is one of the few times a TV version is better than the book version.

08-01-2014, 08:14 PM	#102
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Update. I... uh... ahum... ehhr... Bought the radio series. And the BBC mini-series. At the Amazon.co.uk Market Place. Yeah. I've been cruising around the interwebz and youtube, downloaded some stuff here and there, listened and watched a bit, and came to the conclusion that I HAD to have this stuff. It's just plain funny Spoiler: I've listened/seen until just before Ford and Arthur are captured on the Vogon ship. Conclusion: THHGTTG does not work well in book form, but it's very good as a radio play, and it's epic as a TV series. It's like the radio play, with the addition of visuals. (As far as I've seen/heard.) The dated, old-fashioned effects actually are the icing on the cream in the old series. I can see THHGTTG as a radio play and mini series become one of my favorites, while I'll probably continue to dislike the books. This is one of the few times a TV version is better than the book version. Last edited by Katsunami; 08-01-2014 at 09:00 PM.