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 HHGTTG Episodes 1 and 2 Thursday, March 6 at 7.45pm
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:30
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That vorgon guard doesn't realise the phrase is ...resistance is futile... This was before it was resistance is futile! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:32
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That vorgon guard doesn't realise the phrase is ...resistance is futile... This was before it was resistance is futile! Well the borg got about a bit, you know Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:37
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Such a lot of shouting in this!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:39
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Such a lot of shouting in this! We were deafer in those days. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:39
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I mean, they could have brightened things up with a few holograms. Or even projected backgrounds. Instead, they more or less invented steampunk.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:40
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Love the improbability drive!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:42
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I want Marvin to be the patron saint of Library staff.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:42
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I mean, they could have brightened things up with a few holograms. Or even projected backgrounds. Instead, they more or less invented steampunk. Steampunk works. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:45
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I want Marvin to be the patron saint of Library staff.  |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:46
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Is it just me, or do the staff of the Sirius Cybernetics Corp look awfully like Elon Musk? |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:47
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Is it just me, or do the staff of the Sirius Cybernetics Corp look awfully like Elon Musk? Omg that's just what I thought!!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:48
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Is it just me, or do the staff of the Sirius Cybernetics Corp look awfully like Elon Musk? Omg that's just what I thought!! Great minds think alike! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:49
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David Tennant's mother in law
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:50
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David Tennant's mother in law Who is? So is he the son-in-law of Peter Davison, then? Dr Who is starting to look very incestuous. Edited by AnneArthur on 06-03-2025 20:53 |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:52
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Trillion. The only woman on screen so far. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:53
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Trillion. The only woman on screen so far. Sorry! So he's the son-in-law of Peter Davison? |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:54
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David Tennant's mother in law Who is? So is he the son-in-law of Peter Davison, then? Dr Who is starting to look very incestuous. The woman in red. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:54
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I had forgotten how effortlessly brilliant this was/is.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:55
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Trillion. The only woman on screen so far. Sorry! So he's the son-in-law of Peter Davison? Lol. Yes and that too. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:57
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Trillion. The only woman on screen so far. Sorry! So he's the son-in-law of Peter Davison? Lol. Yes and that too. It's the improbability drive effect Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:58
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That was wonderful! I don't think I've seen it since it first came out, but (apart from Zaphod's extra head) it really stands up well. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:58
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Trillion. The only woman on screen so far. Sorry! So he's the son-in-law of Peter Davison? So you knew trillion was married to no 5 then! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:59
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That was wonderful! I don't think I've seen it since it first came out, but (apart from Zaphod's extra head) it really stands up well. Yes indeed it does. It was so outstanding then and it still outshines most tv now. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:00
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Anyway, going to have to dash, and sadly I'm going to miss next week because I have a meeting, but I will look forward to the week after next very much. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:00
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That was wonderful! I don't think I've seen it since it first came out, but (apart from Zaphod's extra head) it really stands up well. Yes indeed it does. It was so outstanding then and it still outshines most tv now. You said it. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:01
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Trillion. The only woman on screen so far. Sorry! So he's the son-in-law of Peter Davison? So you knew trillion was married to no 5 then! Yes, I did. I have even seen her, as the wife in 'Barefoot in the Park', I think with Peter as her husband. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:02
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OK, I'm not wildly impressed, TBH. TV makes everything happen at once... and loudly. But you knew I was going to prefer the books, didn't you? The casting is good, and it does hang together nicely, though. See you next time anyway.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:03
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That was a great rewatch. It was made for binge watching before it was even invented. Time to go.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:05
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OK, I'm not wildly impressed, TBH. TV makes everything happen at once... and loudly. But you knew I was going to prefer the books, didn't you? The casting is good, and it does hang together nicely, though. See you next time anyway. I've changed my mind. Not Arthur Dent with Ford Prefect rising.... Just Marvin. But hey I'm saying how intelligent you are! See you Tuesday.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:10
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I was still watching. Terrific stuff! I love HHGTTG in book, radio or TV form. Only the movie failed! Vote Og.
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:12
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OK, I'm not wildly impressed, TBH. TV makes everything happen at once... and loudly. But you knew I was going to prefer the books, didn't you? The casting is good, and it does hang together nicely, though. See you next time anyway. BUT Peter Jones as a book and those wonderful graphics (way ahead of their time) and they got Marvin spot on - no attempt to make him look wizzy. He's perfect as he is! Vote Og.
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:19
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Just went off to check before I said another incorrect thing...the man who walked naked into the sea in ep 2 was douglas adams himself. I didn't like to say at the time. Once bitten, twice shy.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 06-03-2025 21:51
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Just went off to check before I said another incorrect thing...the man who walked naked into the sea in ep 2 was douglas adams himself. I didn't like to say at the time. Once bitten, twice shy. You got something right? It's definitely a Thursday then  Yup, it's definitely Douglas Adams. Vote Og.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 07-03-2025 08:31
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You lot! Call yourself HHGTTG Fans! I am quoting Marvin the paranoid android. It might have been "It's rubbish". The upshot being we got berated for not recognising a two-word quote, half of which was wrong! Lol! |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 07-03-2025 08:50
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At least nobody's going to be going on about how much better this is blu-ray. There was a Blu-ray release a couple of years back, but they didn't do such a good job of it. And they couldn't put the improved footage back into the episodes... I love the fact they attempted to realise this on a bog-standard BBC budget! They didn't have the money to do both HHG and the Goodies, which is one of the reasons the Goodies ended up defecting to LWT. Unfortunately, LWT couldn't do what the Beeb could do and it looks dismal despite some good scripts. The graphics here are pretty good. I think someone did a crash course in mastering the BBC Micro! It's all hand-drawn and photographed frame by frame with a rostrum camera. Imagine doing that with all that text typing out on screen! The same guys did the graphics in the Max Headroom telemovie, and the heads-up overlay on the B7 S4 titles. Kevin Jon Davies, who did the Making of B7 documentaries (that didn't get onto the DVDs) was a big part of it. How come Betelgeuse is still called Betelgeuse to all the other alien races? Because we're hearing it translated into English. And who was Barnard? An American astronomer. Why can't someone invent the Babelfish? Me being crap at languages would no longer matter! Simultaneous translating earphones have been around for a few years now: https://headphonesproreview.com/best-translating-earbuds/ Is it just me, or do the staff of the Sirius Cybernetics Corp look awfully like Elon Musk? One of them is a cartoon of Douglas Adams. They use the same graphic in the sequence explaining dolphin intelligence and also (with added hair) as the female 'worst poet in the universe'. David Tennant's mother in law Peter Davison also pops up later on. I love HHGTTG in book, radio or TV form. Only the movie failed! The LP version is pretty good too, plus we got the Disaster Area single out of it - Douglas Adams playing with Glen Matlock from the Sex Pistols and Rusty Egan. "I bought you everything that money buys/but all I ever got was teenage lies/Our love is titanic, baby don't panic/I'll take you down the road as the moon explodes./It's only the end of the world again, only the end of the world again..." |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 07-03-2025 19:15
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You lot! Call yourself HHGTTG Fans! I am quoting Marvin the paranoid android. It might have been "It's rubbish". The upshot being we got berated for not recognising a two-word quote, half of which was wrong! Lol! Double lol. I'm crap.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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