I'm a heretic without humor...

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

I haven't seen the 2005 movie, but I already agree regarding the radio series vs the books; the radio series is better. The voices, acting, sound effects and atmosphere is what makes this stuff work.

Pity that the TV series seems to end after 6 episodes, covering only up to the ending of book two. Is that correct, or is there another DVD?

There was only one TV series.

The various forms of H2G2 diverge after Magrathea for a variety of reasons. There were originally just two radio series, but the others got made after the books came out.

[QuantumIguana]

Originally Posted by ApK

I thought the same. Updates are received by sub-etha and kept locally in sub-meson storage.
But now that you mention it, Ford did use it's sub-etha to send the "mostly harmless" update about Earth....if he could SEND updates, why couldn't he send a request to be picked up from Earth??
OMG! Plot hole!

See, I knew I'd regret this thread.

Perhaps his update also included text to the effect of "I am stuck on thus miserable little planet. Would someone please, please, please come by and pick me up?" It's only a plot hole if that would actually have resulted in someone picking him up! Adams' galaxy doesn't seem all that friendly and caring, after all.