Page 1 of 1

Hitchhiker's Guide

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 17:16
by alice
For those who had not been lucky enough to get a look at the original BBC series, it is now on youtube (for how long we dont know)

see :
http://tinyurl.com/2qwd55 (tinyurl'ed by markfiend)

more episodes on search

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=T ... o=1&num=10

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 19:57
by eotunun
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Alice!!!!!
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Thanks for the news&the linky! ;D

That was some 25 years ago I saw it on the german telly.

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 20:53
by SomeKindOfStranger
A classic.

Sooooo much better than the recent film version. My old VHS copies rarely get time to gather dust.

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 20:58
by Izzy HaveMercy
I had a DVD copy of that and I threw it away a couple of weeks ago :|

If I had known some of you actually like this junk, I'd've sent it over :cry: :oops:

Naught beats the book IMO.

IZ.

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 21:18
by eotunun
Deffo the book is the best, but I borrowed mine to some colleaugue (A real Yorkshireman now screwing up helis near Bonn, Krautland) and never saw it again.
Next comes the BBC TV series and with a long distace behind it the 2005 cinema version. It was very nicely filmed and well made and all, but it distorted the story just too much to score better. But I still enjoyed it.

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 21:46
by Spigel
The BBC radio play is really worth listening to, if ya can find it anywhere.

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 22:13
by Big Si
Spigel wrote:The BBC radio play is really worth listening to, if ya can find it anywhere.
Pirate Bay? :innocent:

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 22:22
by Spigel
Big Si wrote:
Spigel wrote:The BBC radio play is really worth listening to, if ya can find it anywhere.
Pirate Bay? :innocent:

Excellent!!
Well spoted Mr Si :lol:

Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 23:53
by James Blast
radio, the best movies...

Posted: 26 Jan 2008, 09:20
by Pista
Big Si wrote:
Spigel wrote:The BBC radio play is really worth listening to, if ya can find it anywhere.
Pirate Bay? :innocent:
I have all the parts on CD & it is excellent.
The TV show was good too though, although a lot was missed to get it all to fit their allotted time.
(& Marvin was much better in the original).
I have the VHS's but I can't believe the Beeb hasn't put out a dvd yet. :roll:

Posted: 26 Jan 2008, 09:33
by smiscandlon
Pista wrote:
Big Si wrote:
Spigel wrote:The BBC radio play is really worth listening to, if ya can find it anywhere.
Pirate Bay? :innocent:
I have all the parts on CD & it is excellent.
The TV show was good too though, although a lot was missed to get it all to fit their allotted time.
(& Marvin was much better in the original).
I have the VHS's but I can't believe the Beeb hasn't put out a dvd yet. :roll:
http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1092

Posted: 26 Jan 2008, 09:40
by Pista
:eek:

Mister master card's going to be busy today then.

Thanks for the linky.
:notworthy:

Posted: 26 Jan 2008, 09:42
by alice
OOOOOOOH ! Nice one ! :notworthy:

Posted: 26 Jan 2008, 17:20
by reactiv8
The ORIGINAL radio series is infinitely superior! ... :wink:

Posted: 27 Jan 2008, 00:19
by gudge
Play are selling it at £17.99,HMV did have it instore for £7 and Tesco instore was a jaw dropping £3(but this could be store specific)in their Jan sale.

Posted: 27 Jan 2008, 17:43
by markfiend
Of course one wouldn't condone copyright theft... :innocent:

Posted: 27 Jan 2008, 18:00
by James Blast
not here fiendy :innocent:

Posted: 30 Jan 2008, 19:02
by mh
Cracking find! :notworthy:

I'm sure the movie's nowhere near as bad as I seem to remember, but despite having been given a copy on DVD some time back I still can't bring myself to watch it again. It completely misses the point - I don't really care what happens to Arthur Dent, but let's have more about the Great Nogzert of Arctoron IV.