"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" ... coming soon to theatres

[mlady_rebecca]

Looks like it's coming out on April 29th. (Or maybe May 6th - I'm confused.) Very cool. The ifilm link below has three clips. It looks good. Loved the campy British version, but I'm looking forward to seeing the blockbuster style remake

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[sabriel_0405]

I don't know, I liked the campy British version. It matched the books exactly. I have the radio show on cassette and it is hilarious to listen to. I will probably see the movie, if it gets good reviews. I read the book when I was 16. I laughed so hard I almost hurt myself.

[mlady_rebecca]

The previews really look good. I was prepared to not like this version, but so far so good.

Still can't watch the new Battlestar Galactica on SF channel. The whole changing the gender two major characters is just wrong.

[sabriel_0405]

I've heard the new Battlestar is pretty good but I was a big fan of the two main stars and I just can't see it. But then, I wouldn't have remade the show. I would have done something new!

[mlady_rebecca]

Yeah, I know what you mean.

But then you look at "Stargate". The transition from "Stargate", the movie, to "Stargate SG-1", the tv series, was really smooth. The actors playing Daniel could be stand-ins for each other.

[sabriel_0405]

I never watched the movie - well, I tried twice. Haven't made it through yet. Which is why I haven't watched the tv show. Yet.

[mlady_rebecca]

Both are good. Although the series has been on so long now I'm getting a bit tired of it. Ready for something new and different. I don't know that the quality is dropped off, I've just lost interest.

I saw something in an entertainment magazine pointing out that the final Star Wars was being released this spring and Star Trek is ending its last (or at least latest) series. End of an era. Loved the original three Star Wars and I was a STNG fan, but frankly the end of both great franchises is not so much a bang as a whimper.

[sabriel_0405]

Watching the original 3 Star Wars movies made me realize how poorly they've aged. The middle movie is still incredible. But Lucas can't write dialogue to save his life. And it shows. As for Enterprise. I was a huge ST:TOS fan. I had a crush on Spock from the time I was 8. I watched the first season of Enterprise but it bored me. It should have been great but they focused on the wrong things. Not atypical. Unfortunately.