'First Date'
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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.
I read somewhere that they made up something where only one head is visible most of the time -- for budgetary reasons, apparently.
I do see the reasoning behind it, so I can't hold it against them if it does happen that way. But still ...
I did, in fact, read the first 2 books, just for the record. So now I know what all y'all are talking about.
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.
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.
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?
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.
The head spoiler was on AICN. It's mentioned in one of the reviews I linked to a while back. (I'd threadsuck and find it myself except that I'm completely swamped at work today and really shouldn't even be here.)
In other news, I think my DH may be going for a Section 8 discharge (if the Foreign Service has those). He pretty much only speaks in movie quotes anyway, but apparently in staff meeting yesterday when asked what he wanted, he responded "I want Tina Sparkle to walk through that door and say 'The Finance Minister's broken both his legs and I want to dance with YOU!'"
His secretary told me this, in a worried tone of voice. My response was "That was unexpected."
I am loving this so much. Raquel and her DH are my new heroes.
Also, that martial arts movie looks impressive. Well, not so much the movie, actually, just the martial arts. Which is what that trailer was advertising, so that's all good.