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# better than the book?
are you mental? it could never be. And wasn't. Not by a long way.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 22:54, archived)
# Because, of course
it's the film of the book?
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 22:55, archived)
# to be sure
The film was mildly amusing; the only thing of book-quality was Stephen Fry's narration of text taken verbatim from the book. The rest of the film was fairly average.

Better than the telly series though...
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:00, archived)
# The TV series wasn't bad at all
You just had to realise that it was little more than an attempt to act out the radio series with the same actors and a very small budget.
(Guineapiggy Fuzzeh!, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:04, archived)
# There is only one version of HitchHilkers
The original radio series. Everything else is just other stuff (tm).
(I helped save b3ta! Hagbard ... it's been a long time., Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:09, archived)
# To an extent but the books and radio series went off in different directions
after a while.
(Guineapiggy Fuzzeh!, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:10, archived)
# Especially
the crappy recent radio series rehash, with obligatory "happy ending" :(
(I helped save b3ta! Uzbek Lobster http://custardsurgery.com/azerbaijan, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:14, archived)
# It was great to hear Mark Wing-Davey in the role of Zaphod again
He didn't look the part in the TV series but his voice and the way he played the character was 100% what Zaphod should be. Plus it made up or the shitty casting for Ford in the movie.
(Guineapiggy Fuzzeh!, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:18, archived)
# They made a book out of it?
(I helped save b3ta! shambla www.gagaprinthouse.com, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 22:57, archived)
# ha!
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:00, archived)
# I am in a reasonably fit state of mind tonight
but shall take your advice, and get the DVD at the earliest opportunity
(Baron Samedi - sale must end, Wed 30 Nov 2005, 23:01, archived)