[b]There are a few things I am wondering about. They make it look like Author and Trillian are an item, but it was not that way in any of the previous incarnations. And the other was from one of the trailers that says something about a main bad guy who I am guessing is John Malcovich(sp?) the half of a body guy walking across the table.

I wasn't disappointed, although the Arthur/Trillian thing definitely had the feel of Hollywood mucking about. This movie was in development hell for 25 YEARS, they had to make some compromises, I'm sure. Shame that Adams never got to see it. :-(

Posted by Thomas Lima: 
Actually if you follow the progression from the book to the radio show to the British TV movie, things change across the board.

True. None of the versions are quite the same. I believe Douglas Adams said the books and TV show contradicted each other and the radio program, but themselves as well. The BBC radio show was the first format of the story, so its the most consistent.

Posted by theda: 
If I recall correctly, in the 5th book of the trilogy (don't even try to figure that one out), there was something about Arthur and Trillian doing the nasty. It may be my mind playing trics on me, though. Haven't read book 5 in a long time, as it wasn't very good.

Not quite. Trillian ends up with Arthur as a sperm donor because he's been selling it all over the universe and when Trillian goes to get inseminated, he's the only member of her species that's donated.

Posted by Aurora: 
Any Hitchhiker's fans out there?  Don't know about you guys, but when I go to see it on Saturday, I'm dressing in jammies, slippers, robe, and a towel.  Also gonna tote my Marvin the Paranoid Android figure with me .

Yeah, I know, I'm a geek!

But does the Towel have Ketchup on it!?!

And I am defiantely taking the family 3-4 times to see it! :-)

Posted by Bob Pomeroy: 

One thing I haven't seen mentioned in the write ups on Adams is that he was the main writer for some of the best Tom Baker episodes of Dr. Who. Bringing that up shows that I am also a geek. 

Douglas Adams wrote Pirate Planet which was filmed and released. out on DVD
He also wrote one called Shada which was not completely filmed. It was actually released by fan demand with text inserts where there were missing scenes and missing effects.

Geek...Whos a geek????   :-)

Posted by Aurora: 
Definitely get the books, they're awesome.  Saw the movie yesterday, I've NEVER seen such a great movie made from a book!  Although they left out a couple bits in it, all in all it was better than I had thought, and that's good.  This is a movie that I'd watch so many times I'd have it all memorized, and still come back for more!

Good to know there's fans out there besides myself

WOW american HHGTG fans....who would have thought!
I remember listening to the bbc radio shows when i was a kid and I STILL listen to them sometimes.
You may be interested to know that today the BBC is starting the radio serialisation of the last two books with the ORIGINAL radio cast. (they did it last year with the "tiertiary phase" which you can buy on cd i think.
Want to see the film but it wont come out here in italy (besides they still dub the Sh*T out of everything here and therefore spoil it all)
so have to wait til i am back in the states.
Nice to see a few anoraks out there like me!!

Posted by Thomas Lima: 

Posted by Bob Pomeroy: 

One thing I haven't seen mentioned in the write ups on Adams is that he was the main writer for some of the best Tom Baker episodes of Dr. Who. Bringing that up shows that I am also a geek. 

Douglas Adams wrote Pirate Planet which was filmed and released. out on DVD
He also wrote one called Shada which was not completely filmed. It was actually released by fan demand with text inserts where there were missing scenes and missing effects.

Geek...Whos a geek????   :-)

He also wrote Starship Titanic.
Get the game :-)