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Hitchhiker's Guide, Salmon of Doubt
ReadParse writes "There was a previous story about "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" being released on DVD in January. This turned out to be a Region 2 DVD, but the Region 1 DVD was released on or about April 30th. There are two discs, the first of which is the BBC Miniseries, which was adapted from the BBC radio play. It suddenly occurs to me to submit this story, because mine was just delivered within the past hour. Right now it's the 12th most popular DVD on Amazon." Several people also noted that Adams' final (I guess) book, The Salmon of Doubt, is now hitting the shelves.
Let me start off with the fact the I really, really want to read this book. However, are the descriptions of it's origin leaving a bad taste in anybody's mouth but me?
... We have pored over Douglas's hard drive. There were so many different versions of the novel. "
From the BBC :
"The publication will reportedly be edited but remain unfinished following its recovery from files on the novelist's computer.
Sounds like Adams felt this novel wasn't ready for publication but people close to him believed otherwise after his death. What could be their motivation?
Here I am, brain the size of a planet and I'm worrying about what a deceased author would think of me reading his book.
stolen from www.dvdeastereggs.com
this is all from the r2 dvd, does anyone know if its the same in the r1?
Access The Egg
DISC 1 -
Move down to bottom of menu then move left to bring up a key pad, key in the time the earth was destroyed: 1146.
Displays the complete destruction of the earth sequence and an ad for Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters.
DISC 2 -
From the Outer Planets screen, turn on the subtitles. Go up to 'inner planets' and press left. This highlights the words "Dont Panic". Pressing enter plays all the computer readouts for the Heart of Gold display screens.
On the Inner Planets (First Screen) highlight 'Communicate' and press left to highlight the hidden planet Earth
Flick about left to right in the middle of the screen to select a hidden planet (earth). This plays the complete credit sequence (with the tunnel through the O lifted right out of the Doctor Who credit sequence)
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I heard a rummour, that DA had missed his deadlines for release on Mostly Harmless several times. His agent and the publisher were applying the pressure, and basically he just decided that it was not worth it, consequently he killed of all the characters, with no comeback, so that he wouldn't ever be in the same position again.
Just goes to show how right he was!
If nature abhors a vacuum, why isn't there more dust in the world?
Is it a takeoff on the Irish myth of The Salmon of Knowledge?
668: Neighbour of the Beast
I remember an interview with D.A. concerning the TV adaptation where he recounted how many ppl had asked him about what computers and software they had used to make the actual Guide sequences. Much to their disappointment (and Adams' amusement) he replied "..umm, well, actually they were all hand-drawn." I'm still waiting for someone to create all of the info in the Guide excerpts in Flash ;)
"I'm never going to be cruel to a Gin & Tonic again"
Actually, it's worse than that. Re-read the section that takes place on NowWhat (I think that's the planet's name: the one that's at ZZ9pluralZAlpha instead of Earth). There's a disgusting local life form that communicates by biting. One breaks into Arthurs room, and bites him, i.e. tries to communicate with him. Arthur bashes its skull in. I'm pretty sure that the bog critter is supposed to be Fenchuch, or some analogue of her.
So, essentially, Arthur accidentally kills Fenchurch and never knows it. MH is darrrrrk.
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