Who here has read the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

DanDan · 2005-06-15, 12:57 AM

I've only read the first book for a book project but it was FREAKING good. it was so gut wrenchingly funny. Im so going to read the other 4

TheoELind · 2005-06-15, 01:04 AM

I've read the first two... classic.

Jethro · 2005-06-15, 01:44 AM

I have read the entire collection. I love both science fiction and well-done parody, so this was a big hit with me.

leeman180 · 2005-06-15, 01:47 AM

Yup I've read the first 2 and they are pretty good. I didn't find them very funny though. Dont get me wrong I still liked 'em.

EDIT - yo DanDan! you have the same birthday as me! Only its one year behind mine. Happy belated birfday to you.

PopeSamXVI · 2005-06-15, 03:34 AM

I've only read the first. I knew I loved it when I read the line about the ship floating in the same way that a brick does not.

The Yang · 2005-06-15, 04:41 AM

I have read all of them. They came in a book with gold edged pages. I was reading it in school one day when a teacher asked me about it. Thought I was readin the bible heh. I saw the movie too, it was decent, kinda short though.

James_Potter · 2005-06-15, 04:48 AM

I've read the first one. it was pretty good.

forrestunifreak · 2005-06-15, 04:52 AM

I've had a fiend tell me the movie was boring.....are the books any better?

loosejello · 2005-06-15, 05:02 AM

I've read the 6 books and seen the movie. All are fabulous. I also loved the quirky lines with the ship and the brick. And the part about the whale and petunias dropping the air. Flying by throwing yourself at the ground and missing. Ha!

maestro8 · 2005-06-15, 08:10 AM

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Originally posted by forrestunifreak
are the books any better?

Rule of thumb: the book(s) is(are) always better than the movie.

In the case of HHGTG, if the books and the movie were to engage in hand-to-hand combat, the books would finish the battle swiftly, without as much as a torn page.

Seriously, the books have so much more wit and wisdom in them; the movie could not possibly do the books justice without being many, many hours long. Of course, I'd watch it nonetheless

alexmay · 2005-06-15, 08:17 AM

yeah, but the ending was lame and dissapointing. well, in the tv series

andrew_carter · 2005-06-15, 08:38 AM

Just got back from buying it at the book shop.

I'm glad I waited to read the book first before seeing the movie.

Andrew

katch22 · 2005-06-15, 08:56 AM

I have read all the books and seen the movie. I loved the books. I liked the movie. If I had not read the books, I think I would have found the movie somewhat boring and ridiculous.
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GILD · 2005-06-15, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PopeSamXVI
I knew I loved it when I read the line about the ship floating in the same way that a brick does not.

yes
that's also the point where u should actually just put the book down and walk away from it, secure in the knowledge that no good can from this
i say that to myself everytime i read that line
and i never do
put the book down that is
i've read the whole series several times
it just gets better

the 'Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency Series' books are also exceptionally kewl and Adams' non-fiction writing is a treat

'The Salmon of Doubt' is one of my favourite books on my bookshelf.

professor_simpkin · 2005-06-15, 09:42 AM

indeedy, the salmon of doubt is a regular mover and shaker in my book collection. as is one of his lesser known books, "the unadulterated cat" If yu are cat lover (and even if you're not) you should most definately read it.

ahhh, Douglas. the world would be a much more boring place without you.

matt

2005-06-15, 12:57 AM	#1
DanDan Canned to many times to count Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 119	Who here has read the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy I've only read the first book for a book project but it was FREAKING good. it was so gut wrenchingly funny. Im so going to read the other 4 __________________ [insert witty signature here]

2005-06-15, 01:44 AM	#3
Jethro Bill Hugo Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minneapolis Age: 51 Posts: 1,072	I have read the entire collection. I love both science fiction and well-done parody, so this was a big hit with me. __________________ New Blog:Unicycle Nation What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? ~Mahatma Gandhi

2005-06-15, 01:47 AM	#4
leeman180 The Godfather of the Clan Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Camden, Maine, USA Age: 23 Posts: 436	Yup I've read the first 2 and they are pretty good. I didn't find them very funny though. Dont get me wrong I still liked 'em. EDIT - yo DanDan! you have the same birthday as me! Only its one year behind mine. Happy belated birfday to you. Last edited by leeman180; 2005-06-15 at 01:49 AM.

2005-06-15, 03:34 AM	#5
PopeSamXVI Bea Arthur Look-alike 2nd Place Join Date: May 2004 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 25 Posts: 760	I've only read the first. I knew I loved it when I read the line about the ship floating in the same way that a brick does not. __________________ Giving a good title to a short story is like selling real estate to a small dog: it's an art unto itself, and it's completely futile, because no one reads short stories anyway, because obviously dogs have no need for real estate.

2005-06-15, 04:41 AM	#6
The Yang Everything with practice Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Age: 26 Posts: 126	This Space Intentionally left blank I have read all of them. They came in a book with gold edged pages. I was reading it in school one day when a teacher asked me about it. Thought I was readin the bible heh. I saw the movie too, it was decent, kinda short though. __________________ "Dude, I once saw a unicycle breastfeed a flamingo back to health" -Random drunk rantings of a drunk man

2005-06-15, 01:04 AM	#2
TheoELind Rocking the bitches since 1994 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24 Posts: 316	I've read the first two... classic.

2005-06-15, 04:48 AM	#7
James_Potter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The skinny part of Idaho Age: 24 Posts: 10,606	I've read the first one. it was pretty good.

2005-06-15, 04:52 AM	#8
forrestunifreak is in college. and on magazines. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montana, USA Age: 23 Posts: 8,071	I've had a fiend tell me the movie was boring.....are the books any better? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by forrestunifreak; 2005-06-15 at 04:53 AM.

2005-06-15, 05:02 AM	#9
loosejello Amanda gives me sunburn Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Urbandale, IA Age: 27 Posts: 389	I've read the 6 books and seen the movie. All are fabulous. I also loved the quirky lines with the ship and the brick. And the part about the whale and petunias dropping the air. Flying by throwing yourself at the ground and missing. Ha!

2005-06-15, 08:17 AM	#11
alexmay think... Join Date: May 2005 Location: E2, London UK Age: 25 Posts: 328	yeah, but the ending was lame and dissapointing. well, in the tv series

2005-06-15, 08:38 AM	#12
andrew_carter Back into muni! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 5,242	Just got back from buying it at the book shop. I'm glad I waited to read the book first before seeing the movie. Andrew __________________ www.UnicycleTips.com \| My Photos and Videos \| "Dancing About Architecture"

2005-06-15, 08:56 AM	#13
katch22 She called me a one wheeled wanker. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento, California, USA Age: 35 Posts: 20	I have read all the books and seen the movie. I loved the books. I liked the movie. If I had not read the books, I think I would have found the movie somewhat boring and ridiculous. __________________ "So long, and thanks for all the fish" Last edited by katch22; 2005-06-15 at 08:59 AM.

2005-06-15, 09:42 AM	#15
professor_simpkin man amongst Gods Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Macclesfield. The cultural heart of the UK. Age: 32 Posts: 15	indeedy, the salmon of doubt is a regular mover and shaker in my book collection. as is one of his lesser known books, "the unadulterated cat" If yu are cat lover (and even if you're not) you should most definately read it. ahhh, Douglas. the world would be a much more boring place without you. matt __________________ Isn't it funny how the word 'politics' is made up of the words 'poli' meaning 'many' in Latin, and 'tics' as in 'bloodsucking creatures’?

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