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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. And a wholly remarkable TV show. And movie. And radio series. And comic book, and video game...

When the late great Douglas Adams sat down to write a new radio series for the BBC in 1977, he created a captivating story that would stand the test of time. Unfortunately, his depressive outlook and cynism (which usually fueled his comedy) would end up taking his characters to some surprisingly dark places. And ever since Adams passed on to the restaurant at the end of the universe, other writers and studios have been poised and ready to adapt, add onto, and/or bastardize his beloved creation.

How did the sixth Hitchhiker's Guide novel, written by Artemis Fowl's Eoin Colfer, stand up to the original five? How faithfully did the BBC adapt the third, fourth, and fifth novels into the third, fourth, and fifth radio series? And what lies ahead for the most influential comic sci-fi series of all time? Tune in next time...well, I guess, tune in this time. Right here. It's all in this video.

(Note – I am aware that Star Wars came out in 1977, not 1978. I was referencing when the Primary Phase first debuted, and that Adams started writing it in 1977, but I realize now in context I should have said 1977 as the beginning of his time with the franchise. Please don’t report me to Star Wars Twitter.)

(Note #2 – You may have found it ironic that I showed a clip of CGI Hayden Christensen in Return of the Jedi while talking about why happy endings should remain untouched. The Special Editions are a whole other debate, but I was specifically talking about not making sequels that overwrite the happy ending.)

SOURCES
Pixabay
• Reading: Creat Huang
• Cloud world: Christian Bodhi
• Turntable: Matthias_Groeneveld
• Typewriter: Antonio
• MacBook: life-of-vids
• Typing, headphones 2: Coverr-free-footage
• Clock: Mike MARK
• Reels: FlanelKamerasFilm
• Math: DistillVideos
• Handshake: chideng hu
• Reading 2, library: svklimkin
• Smart phone: Activedia
• Microphone: Bastien86
• Headphones: AboutNenya
• Crying: AbrahamSuna
• Snow dog: AndyFaeth
• Thumbs up: ManishKapoor
• Teacher: chayka1270
• Talking: Life-of-Vids
Other
• Adams headstone: Ethan Doyle White, Wikimedia
• Adams headstone 2: Fin Fahey, Flickr
• Adams gaming documentary: BBC Archive
• Wowbagger art: zombie-pengwen, DeviantArt
• Side-by-side comparison: Matt Skuta
• Avatar article: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news...


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