HHGTG still -- I wonder if this is pre-effect, since Zaphod's just got the one head. Does anyone know how many books it covers?
That's disturbing. You're emotionally scarred and will end up badly.
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§ ita § - Feb 08, 2005 4:30:10 am PST #8947 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jim - Feb 08, 2005 4:31:34 am PST #8948 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Just the first, I think. I love the design of Marvin, although my friend commented that the designer clearly took the phrase "brain the size of a planet" literally.
alienprayer - Feb 08, 2005 4:53:06 am PST #8949 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
My understanding is that it sets up restaurant in a casual sort of way, so probably just the first book/first three (four?) radio eps sort of thing.
I have stopped looking for Zaphod info, for fear of anger, but I have heard both it's in his nose and his head rolls back and his beard is the hair on head two of course I have also heard that it is pre-effect.
So if nothing else, self-motivated disinformation campaign on the part of the filmmakers, huge success.
Jesse - Feb 08, 2005 5:10:59 am PST #8950 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I read somewhere that they made up something where only one head is visible most of the time -- for budgetary reasons, apparently.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2005 5:12:10 am PST #8951 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I do see the reasoning behind it, so I can't hold it against them if it does happen that way. But still ...
Steph L. - Feb 08, 2005 5:16:02 am PST #8952 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I did, in fact, read the first 2 books, just for the record. So now I know what all y'all are talking about.
Jim - Feb 08, 2005 5:23:12 am PST #8953 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Does anyone have a cite for the (crazy, wrong, ludicrous) H2G2 change? Because if they could afford to do the FX on the TV show, they can afford to get a guy to walk behind Rockwell with his chin on his shoulder , for pity's sake. How To Get Ahead In Advertising managed it.
Jesse - Feb 08, 2005 5:27:14 am PST #8954 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have a vague feeling I read it on AICN, which I can't remember why I even went there, but now I'm afraid to go back.
Vonnie K - Feb 08, 2005 5:27:20 am PST #8955 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
So, what's the advance word on The Jacket? The trailer looks interesting.
I guess I should read this Hitchhiker book everyone's talking about, eh?
Frankenbuddha - Feb 08, 2005 5:28:59 am PST #8956 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Does anyone have a cite for the (crazy, wrong, ludicrous) H2G2 change? Because if they could afford to do the FX on the TV show, they can afford to
Well, the FX on the show were about on par with Doctor Who, so that's not saying much, although I thought that was part of its charm.
I agree with you on How to get Ahead though - they did pretty well there. I do like the casting of Rockwell, though.