Ooh, excellent. *g* Perhaps we can encourage you to try them. They're really great fun (the original radio series is for the real hardcore retro geeks, of course). I liked the new movie, too, but the books rock.
It's such an old fannish plot to use, but I had fun with it.
Oh, I love the radio series, and I have a horrible weakness for the BBC TV version too, wobbly second-head and all. It also, totally, has the best theme music ever.
Great fic. Completely cracked, and therefore fabulous.
You know, I might have guessed you would be on this particular Vogon Constructor Fleet. *g*
The radio series stands alone. I have it on *vinyl*, if you can believe such a thing. And I also have the BBC version on DVD, heaven help me.
*dies* The theme music! *Adored* it. And can I geek out completely for a minute here? I have "The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts", and there is a gorgeous explanation of the choice of the theme music:
"Simon (ed. Brett, not Jones) remembers that right from the start Douglas knew exactly what he wanted. For instance, he spent some time looking for a signature tune which had to be electronic but which also had a banjo in it. Quite why he was so keen on a banjo is a bit of a mystery (he says he thought it would help give an 'on the road, hitch-hiking feel' to the whole thing), but there is no doubt that the choice of Journey of the Sorcerer from the Eagles album One of These Nights was inspired. Interestingly many of the people who wrote in asking what it was were surprised to find that they
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How did I not know that half my flist was this familiar with the Guide? Sheesh. And I shoulda guessed. Y'all are too good to not appreciate the classics.
The very young author who actually wrote this thanks you profusely. *g*
One of my ex-roommates, one year, gave each other lovely pseudo-leather bound copies of the first four books of the trilogy. One of the bestest prezzies evah.
That was AMAZING. I'm sure Eddie is reading this to Adams right now just to get away from Marvin again. After all, it's just another plane... right? =^n.n^=
Thank you so much! It will be one of my great regrets of this life that I never got to show it to Mr. Adams myself. If Eddie can get it to him, I only hope he'll be amused.
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*spins with you, giggling madly*
I was sure no one I knew would get this at *all*.
Methinks Douglas would be flattered.
There is flattery indeed. *blushes* I would hate to have to tell you how long ago I wrote this. *g*
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It's such an old fannish plot to use, but I had fun with it.
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It also, totally, has the best theme music ever.
Great fic. Completely cracked, and therefore fabulous.
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The radio series stands alone. I have it on *vinyl*, if you can believe such a thing. And I also have the BBC version on DVD, heaven help me.
*dies* The theme music! *Adored* it. And can I geek out completely for a minute here? I have "The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts", and there is a gorgeous explanation of the choice of the theme music:
"Simon (ed. Brett, not Jones) remembers that right from the start Douglas knew exactly what he wanted. For instance, he spent some time looking for a signature tune which had to be electronic but which also had a banjo in it. Quite why he was so keen on a banjo is a bit of a mystery (he says he thought it would help give an 'on the road, hitch-hiking feel' to the whole thing), but there is no doubt that the choice of Journey of the Sorcerer from the Eagles album One of These Nights was inspired. Interestingly many of the people who wrote in asking what it was were surprised to find that they ( ... )
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Great job with the story; sounded perfectly "in voice".
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How did I not know that half my flist was this familiar with the Guide? Sheesh. And I shoulda guessed. Y'all are too good to not appreciate the classics.
The very young author who actually wrote this thanks you profusely. *g*
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Does that sentence not beautifully sum up the insanity that is HHGG? *g*
And yeah. Definitely.
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Mr. Adams was a great writer and by all accounts a wonderful person to know. We lost him much, much too soon.
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Thank you so much! It will be one of my great regrets of this life that I never got to show it to Mr. Adams myself. If Eddie can get it to him, I only hope he'll be amused.
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