Speaking of, my first encounter with Jeff Bridges was Starman. Naked (from the back).

So much love for him and that movie.

I've never been able to get through HG. Loved Lebowski--it was Jeff Bridges, Cindy, not Daniels.

I always do that, Beverly. Thank you. In my defense, I was picturing Jeff Bridges in my head.

I loved the HHGttG book, but never watched the movie. I might own the DVD though, which is weird. I can't imagine why I didn't at least try to watch it.

Originally it was a radio drama/comedy and it's very worthwhile to hear it in its original form.

Seconded. Though I am also a superfan of the books, and an appreciator of the BBC TV miniseries, and the Martin Freeman movie. Putting the plot in a blender for each new adaptation is a longstanding H2G2 tradition, and it's fun to see how the bits rearrange themselves over time.

Having now played Arthur Dent, John Watson, and Bilbo Baggins, I think Martin Freeman may have won British Everyman Bingo so thoroughly nobody else even needs to try.

I enjoyed the HGGttG movie (even with Martin Freeman), but I had to remind myself that it's a different medium, format, etc., and that it doesn't, won't, & possibly shouldn't follow the book too closely. (That mindset also helped with Bohemian Rhapsody.)

I am profoundly meh on The Big Lebowski. Dada is not my thing, but there are great performances.

Who reads the audiobook, askye?

I love the book (though I think it took a couple of reads to really gel with me). I enjoyed the Martin Freeman movie until I realized they never explained towels. Mos Def keeps gesticulating with his and newbies HAVE NO IDEA WHY.

Then I remember who voices Marvin and everything's okay again.

Stephen Fry. Who is also the narrator for the movie.

The lack of explaining the towel bothered me. So did the way the scene with the bulldozers played out. They didn't go into the whole thing about the plans so inaccessible and the foreman not caring.

I would have cut the doolin musical number to at least have the explanation for the towels.

I have listened to the radio play but it's been ages. I realized I was kind of expecting parts of that during the book.

And I have a ting criticism about Fry's reading. At times when the dialogue switches person he doesn't quite change his voice quickly .

I've never read the book, but I really liked the movie. I rewatched it this year, and I still thought it was great.

So, sj, did you wonder about Ford's towel drama, or did it not stick out as a problem?

Didn't stick out to me.