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[jlundberg]

My first exposure to Neil Gaiman was not through his comics, but through the book Don't Panic; I was big fan of Douglas Adams in high school, so this behind-the-scenes companion (as it were) to The Hitchhiker's Guide immediately got snapped up.

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[rsheslin]

I read the book a few years ago and finally talked Shawn into Netflixing the series. Awesome stuff, and I completely agree with you about Paterson Joseph.

[jlundberg]

From a writer's point of view, the series is fascinating, as you see Gaiman getting more comfortable and confident with each episode, building on earlier material and making things more complex.

I also love Tamsin Greig in the memorable part of Lamia. A cool character played by a great actress (she was also Fran in Black Books).

[tim_pratt]

I remember back in '98 my housemate D. and I found a bootleg of this at the local indie video store. It was a pair of second-or-third generation dubs on videocassette with a blurrily photocopied cover. We rented the first one... and we were hooked. Raced back to get the second tape before the place closed, and promptly made a copy for ourselves. The Marquis de Carabas alone makes it worth the time.

[jlundberg]

It seems that's how a lot of people saw the series, as copied bootlegs. Ironically, according to the Wikipedia article, "Gaiman himself commented that the loss of quality resulting from multi-generational VHS copies actually improved the appearance in this respect."