HG2G - will you be listening?

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HappyG(rrr) Mar 2018 2:08pm, 9 Mar 2018 28,438 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Hmmm, it sounded like Fan Fiction. Lots of in jokes (I mean, you would have to have read all 5 books and some wiki history to get all of the references), lots of recap as Linds said, and then the actual story was very confused (whereas the original was actually quite a good yarn, as well as having hilarious, individual lines and scenes and concepts.) John Lloyd's voice as the book can't possibly be as good as Peter Jones. Marvin's voice / character seemed all wrong. But I did have a couple of proper LOL and snort moments. I'll listen again, certainly. Stephen Hawking as Book 2 was a great geek-out, but can't be sustained for long dialogue I don't think. Anyhoo, fun to have it back. G
LindsD Mar 2018 3:00pm, 9 Mar 2018 22,034 posts	0 LindsD I liked Stephen Hawking as Book 2, too.
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2018 1:47pm, 14 Mar 2018 28,455 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I prompted my boss, an old hitch hikers fan. And he professed himself, "not disappointed"! Faint praise. G
jdarun Mar 2018 2:02pm, 14 Mar 2018 2,559 posts	0 jdarun Hardly surprising it was a bit rubbish. 40 years ago it was exciting and modern to us children/young adults. Now it is old and tired like its fans
GregP Mar 2018 2:58pm, 14 Mar 2018 101,047 posts	0 GregP
Wriggling Snake Mar 2018 3:25pm, 14 Mar 2018 17,968 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I might give it a go later. Read all the books. Liked the TV show. Film was pants but that was a lacklustre Freeman* having a few days off on auto pilot affair. He is always like that.
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2018 9:00am, 16 Mar 2018 28,457 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I quite enjoyed last night's episode. The Teleportation Blues was better in print than a 2 min song! I quite like the interview with Cthulhu, a demi god applying for position of god and not getting a call back! G
LindsD Mar 2018 9:06am, 16 Mar 2018 22,165 posts	0 LindsD I only heard half of it but also liked the demi-god
GregP Mar 2018 9:07am, 16 Mar 2018 101,099 posts	0 GregP I only caught the middle section but I thought it was definitely improving. And I also liked the demigod interview scene.