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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You know, I might have guessed you would be on this particular Vogon Constructor Fleet. *g*
And I totally promise not to read you any of the Captain's poetry...
The radio series stands alone. I have it on *vinyl*, if you can believe such a thing.HEE! I can believe it. We did have it on tape wayback in the day but I have no idea what happened to it. I keep meaning to get it on CD but never quite get around to it. One day, one day
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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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And I totally promise not to read you any of the Captain's poetry...
The radio series stands alone. I have it on *vinyl*, if you can believe such a thing.HEE! I can believe it. We did have it on tape wayback in the day but I have no idea what happened to it. I keep meaning to get it on CD but never quite get around to it. One day, one day ( ... )
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