I didnt think much of the casting at-all
I know the BBC series was cheesie, but it told the "tale" a lot better....

Problem is its a story that was forever changing everytime it hit a new medium Adams would change the bloodey thing, there was no real consistancy other than the names.... you can't do better than Slarty bardfast
( tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 15:04, 2 replies)

The guy who played Arthur Dent in the TV show
is the same person the character was based on.

Can't get better casting than that.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 15:17, closed)

He was also
Walter Raleigh in that episode of Blackadder 2
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 16:03, closed)

Awesome. Definitely an excuse for a rewatch

(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 16:13, closed)

Actually I thought the casting was one of the better aspects
Hugely disappointing overall, though - even forgetting the 20+ year wait! It failed for both audiences: fans were disappointed, n00bs wouldn't have had the foggiest idea what the hell was going on.

I did quite like the Magrathean workshop, however. A rare scene where the radio didn't have better pictures...

I should admit to being a fan of a fairly obsessive level. To the point where I've edited together the audio versions (radio, LP and TV soundtrack) to produce the ultimate mega-complete extended disco remix, with every single joke ever recorded -- sometimes editing between the three versions several times during a single line of dialog...

If anyone wants a copy of this, Gaz me and I'll send a URL. I'd like to get it "out there".
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 15:48, closed)

they should have had Jack Davenport play Arthur

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 16:23, closed)