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HUnewearl_Meira
May 26, 2004, 02:53 PM
And then Marvin despondently said, "Sounds awful."

Skuda
May 26, 2004, 02:55 PM
is marvin gay?

Mixfortune
May 26, 2004, 02:58 PM
I can't think of any good quotes at the moment. Sorry. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

HUnewearl_Meira
May 26, 2004, 02:59 PM
On 2004-05-26 12:55, Scott_Kuda wrote:
is marvin gay?



Nah... He's a chronically depressed robot.

As he says...

"A mind as big as a planet... And what to do they tell me to do? Pick up that peice of paper."

Cowboy
May 26, 2004, 03:02 PM
you didnt tell marvin about porn, did you?

Skuda
May 26, 2004, 03:05 PM
On 2004-05-26 13:02, Cowboy wrote:
you didnt tell marvin about porn, did you?




hopefully just women. they are teh beauty!

geewj
May 26, 2004, 03:48 PM
Who was that?

Oh it was Marvin. He just called to wash his head at us.

geewj
May 26, 2004, 03:58 PM
Oh oh, one of my favorites...


"True? Of course it's true."
"...then we don't stand a whelk's chance in a supernova."
"A what?" said Arthur sharply again. He had been following the conversation doggedly up to this point, and was keen not to lose the thread now.
"A whelk’s chance in a supernova," said Ford without losing momentum, "the…"
"What’s a whelk got to do with a supernova?" said Arthur.
"It doesn’t," said Ford levelly, "stand a chance in one."
He paused to see if the matter was now cleared up. The freshly puzzled looks clambering across Arthur’s face told him that it wasn’t.
"A supernova," said Ford as quickly and as clearly as he could, "is a star that explodes at almost half the speed of light and burns with the brightness of a billion suns and then collapses as a super heavy neutron star. It’s a star that burns up other stars, got it? Nothing stands a chance in a supernova."
"I see," said Arthur.
"The…"
"So why the whelk particularly?"
"Why not a whelk? Doesn’t matter."
Arthur accepted this, and Ford continued, picking up his early fierce momentum as best he could.
"The point is," he said, "that people like you and me, Slartibartfast, and Arthur--particularly and especially Arthur--are just dilettantes, eccentrics, and layabouts if you like."
Slartibartfast frowned, partly in puzzlement and partly in umbrage. He started to speak.
"…" is as far as he got.
"We’re not obsessed by anything , you see," insisted Ford.
"…"
"And that’s the deciding factor. We can’t win against obsession. They care, we don’t. They win."
"I care about a lot of things`," `said Slartibartfast, his voice trembling partly with annoyance, but partly also with uncertainty.
"Such as?"
"Well," said the old man, "life, the Universe, Everything really. Fjords."
"Would you die for them?"
"Fjords?" blinked Slartibartfast in surprise. "No."
"Well then."
"Wouldn’t see the point, to be honest."
"And I still can’t see the connection," said Arthur, "with whelks."
Ford could feel the conversation slipping out of his control, and refused to be sidetracked by anything at this point.
"The point is," he hissed, "that we are not obsessive people, and we don’t stand a chance against…"
"Except for your sudden obsession with whelks," pursued Arthur, "which I still haven’t understood."

Outrider
May 26, 2004, 04:17 PM
Am I the only one who felt that the fourth and fifth books were almost tacked on? Especially the fifth book. It was funny, but I didn't really care for it.

EDIT: Not so much tacked on as... I feel the series as a whole was just fine with the first three books. The fourth was a nice addition, but it was a little weird, and everything just went to hell with the fifth one.

And as soon as I dig out my book, I'll throw some quotes up.



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HUnewearl_Meira
May 26, 2004, 04:26 PM
I have to agree, Outrider... The last two books were indeed, just kinda tacked on.

Albeit, the end of the fourth book did seem to bring things about quite nicely.

I'm still reading the fifth book, though.

The ironic thing is that Douglas Adams abhorred writing novels. He wanted to write sketches and radio plays. TV mini-series. That sort of thing.

Also, the first three books all would've been just one, except that he was about six months late in finishing the first one, so the publishing company just sent a guy over to pick up whatever garbage he had finished. He was notorious for not only missing deadlines, but skipping by them completely.

Zaneatron
May 26, 2004, 04:32 PM
THGTTG was turned into a 6 part TV series, very good it was too http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

And dont for get to take a towel.....

Outrider
May 26, 2004, 04:34 PM
I agree that the fourth book had a nice happy ending. As much as I think it was tacked on, I do think it was a very nice way to leave things.

Were any of the TV shows, radio shows, or movie(s?) released in America? I remember reading about them in the forward to my copy of the Ultimate Hitchiker's Guide, but I have no idea if they were released outside of Europe.

HUnewearl_Meira
May 26, 2004, 04:42 PM
The series originated as a radio play, but due to copyrights on some of the music snippets and sound effects, that version couldn't be released commercially. Later on, another version was made for release directly to audio cassette, which featured different voice actors as well as music snippets and sound effects that could be legally distributed. CDs of this album have also been released, as well as the script. If they've been commercially released in the United States, I don't know, but the market being such as it is these days, I don't see that attaining them should be terribly difficult if you only look around.

There was also the BBC mini-series that aired in the early 80's. That same mini-series aired on PBS in the early 90's, and I personally stumbled over a copy of this mini-series on DVD at a Sam Goodie one day, and promptly snatched it up.

Something to consider that Douglas Adams prided himself on: There are only two releases of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that are consistent with eachother-- the radio play and its script. He was actually disappointed when it occured that both were consistant with eachother.

Zaneatron
May 26, 2004, 04:48 PM
I could probably send you copies of the TV series http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

We also have the radio casettes on tape as well, but theyre kinda weird, they cover all the way to The end of the Universe, but i cant quite remember if it goes all the way through it, and whether its actually consistent with the books, even considering Merias comments.

I need to listen to them again regardless, i like it when theyre in the hanger with the plane that doesnt want to lift off, with psychotic cabin crew, i think thats what happens :S

Also i think they had plans to turn THGTTG into a Film, but Douglas Adam's death kinda slowed that down http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

I believe its still on the drawing board though http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

Outrider
May 26, 2004, 07:08 PM
On 2004-05-26 14:48, Zaneatron wrote:
Also i think they had plans to turn THGTTG into a Film, but Douglas Adam's death kinda slowed that down http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif



I remember hearing that. Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything since.

HUnewearl_Meira
May 26, 2004, 07:21 PM
Well poop, if they're wanting a writer to substitute for Douglas Adams, just to make sure that the inconsistancies are proper, I'd certainly volunteer. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_yes.gif