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New Hitchhiker's Guide Radio Series Announced
AllieA writes "The BBC has announced that they will be adapting the final three Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books for radio, with this 'tertiary phase' including Life, the Universe, and Everything; So Long and Thanks for All the Fish; and Mostly Harmless. Members of the original radio series cast, including Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Susan Sheridan, Stephen Moore and announcer John Marsh, will all take part in the new series, set to start next spring and be completed before the end of 2004."
A reason to listen to "normal" radio again!
I tend to listen only to Internet radio stations where I can steer the type of programming I listen to. There is all too little original programming on broadcast radio that makes it worthwhile - and waaay too much commercialised pop rubbish.
Think about it - when was the last time you actually *looked forward* to something on the radio? And when was the lst time on TV?
Right!
A little planning goes a long way...
Without Peter Jones as "The Book" I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Also, it's important to point out that there were many differences between the books, the scripts, and the television production.
Adoption of the remaining three books to Radio by anyone other than DNA himself is something I don't believe will work.
"Everything you know is wrong. (And stupid.)"
Moderation Totals: Wrong=2, Stupid=3, Total=5.
I'm fully aware that the guide started as a radio series in the first place... But I'm still not sure that radio, nor film, can do the books justice. The surreal whimsical quality is just very hard to convey.
For those who have seen the utterly horrible adaptation of Michael Ende's A Neverending Story, read the book. Really, you should.
I guess I'm just getting old and cynical or something, but I'm still quite sceptical they'll pull it off.
.: Max Romantschuk
The most likely station they'll broadcast on will be radio 4, as that is the talk radio station that gets dramas, series, comedy etc.
If they do, there's a good chance it'll end up archived on listen again, or possibly BBCi H2G2
Remember kids, it's all fun and games until someone commits wholesale galactic genocide.
I wonder if they'll still use The Eagles - Journey of the Sorceror for the theme.
I had a nightmare about the upcoming movie. I dreamed that Linkin Park covered this song for the soundtrack. I hadn't woken up screaming like that for years. My sheets were wet, and I don't mean with passion.
- Simon Jones as Arthur (naturally)
- Jeff Goldblum as Ford
- Eddie Murphy as Zaphod
I can't remember who the preferred choices for Marvin and Trillian were, but I'm sure you can dig for it somewhere.And before someone volunteers Danny John-Jules as Zaphod, no no no no no - he's great as Cat but if he played Zaphod, it'd just be the cat with two heads.
Hmm, cat with two heads. Let me get my hacksaw...
Smegma.
You don't have to wait. When broadcast, you will be able to listen directly. All BBC Radio stations are streamed live on the net.
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was closed YEARS ago, more's the pity.
Still, there are LOADS of CDs of their work available now, so it's not all bad...
That was classic intercourse!
W-E... A-P-O-L-O-G-I-Z-E... F-O-R... T-H-E... I-N-C-O-N-V-E-N-I-E-N-C-E
[this text is inserted to defeat the lameness filter, because nobody would ever be *quoting* something in all caps, so it's obviously lame]
The only reason we have the rights we have is that people just like us died to gain those rights. -- Cheerio Boy