Radio Hitchiker

Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a copy of the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series? I know the entire series is on the DVD of the TV series, but it's probably around somewhere on the net, so it's a no-brainer.

I just finished Life, the Universe and Everything, and I've got to say, it's the best one yet... Marvin's still in top form :cry: ...

 

I know I will get weird looks but I find that the second best HHGG book (the first being the best) is Mostly Harmless.
A great, logical ending to one of the greates sci-fi trilogies ever.

 

The orginal Star Wars kicks the pants of HHGG

 

The original HHGG kicked, kicks and will kick the pants of Star Wars with it's round character, intellectually-stimulating side facts and memorable locations.
But of course you wouldn't know what's "intellectually-stimulating" means, Sea Dog.


Just kidding about the second part .

 

Fine, no go on Star Wars eh? Your just playing hard to convince. What about LotR. And know I don't give a shit about the two novels per book coz it's three books not six.

 

Well, I've got my hands on a copy of So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, and it's...odd. Yes, I know how bizarre that sounds when I'm talking about a HHGTTG book, but...hmm...

I've read about 80 pages so far, and I like it. There hasn't been any real humour as such, and it's a bit more grounded than normal...but meh, it's all good. I've heard that Adams "writes in one-liners"...this is the first time where that's not the case.

Aaaaaargh! Why am I just disgusted at what I wrote?!

 

I'll tell you why your disgusted. Your posts are annoyingly conversational. Who the hell goes "hmmm" or "meh" and you over use the "..." It's like saying "Lol" on a forum. Your unlucky because you live in Australia and I can and will track you down and kill you

 

LotR is... So-so.
The descriptions are good, the idea is good (welsh and celtic myths combined to make Middle Earth) but the characters are flat and the story's fairly predictable. Yes, it's the granfather of modern fantasy but it doesn't mean it's good.
Of course my point of view is fairly subjective but isn't everones'?

 

I was surprised to read that I am not the only one to prefer The Hobbit to LotR.

Yes, the Hobbit was a very good book.

 

the hobbit's the only one i've read. my step-dad read the others to me as a bedtime story when i was eight... i remember being fascinated. but that might've been due to the fact that i practically worshipped him, not cuz the books were any good...

 

I read them arround... from 8 to 9, I don't remember. I liked Hobbit then but I have no idea if I'd like it, would I read it now.

 

The Hobbit is awesome. LOTR sucks donkey dick. Meh, they're okay, but I just got bogged down what with all the genealogy lessons in them. Gimli son of Gloin, fine, but only because I fucking know who Gloin is. Was. The whole "man" race and their Fuck-head, son of Ass-wipe, son of Pizza-face, heir to the throne of Porcelain... BORRR-ring.¹


¹My opinion. Disagreement with opinion may cause butt rash.

Meh.

 

Yeah, I tore through the Hobbit when I was about 8, loved every second of it...LotR took me about three years to get through, on and off. It's good, but not great.

 

Yeah, chalk up another one up for someone (me) who prefers the Hobbit over the LotR series. I frequently skipped past the boring parts of LotR, like Tom Bombadil and all the other songs, and seriously, could Frodo and Sam's journey have been any more boring, farcical and wannabe tragic?

 

I agree with the LOTR books being boring, I flew through the hobbit and only just finished the first book.

 

OH, FRODO...I'MA CUMMING MR. FRODO! FRRRRRROOOOOOODDDDOOOO! :-o
Hobbit was and is good for its tager audience. Keeps the kids' attention etc. But Lotr was the first lengthy book I read and I liked it. HHGG has too many one liners and the humour is relatively predictable, gets old and drones on for too long.

Rosie, it sounds kinda disturbing about you and your step-father

 

You know what's even better?
The Silmarilion.
You should all read it, it is so exciting and interesting, it is far better than The Hobbit.

 

Bored of the Rings was funnier!