Hogfather!!

[Cort Haus]

Indeed, and Pratchett was originally my substitute for Adams' lack of output, and eventual death. Douggie's final resting place is in Highgate Cemetery, close to my home in Islington, where much of his earth-bound stuff is set.

PG Wodehouse was Adams' own inspiration, but he leans too heavily on farce unfortunately for my tastes.

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Indeed, and Pratchett was originally my substitute for Adams' lack of output, and eventual death. Douggie's final resting place is in Highgate Cemetery, close to my home in Islington, where much of his earth-bound stuff is set.

PG Wodehouse was Adams' own inspiration, but he leans too heavily on farce unfortunately for my tastes.

I assume whenever you get invited to a party there,
you are on lookout for a strange two-headed guy who hangs out with a super inteligent female mathematican

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Douglas Adams is the closest in terms of wit and intelligence.
Sadly, he's dead.

QFT

[Cort Haus]

Did we ever have a thread on what a balls-up was made of the HHG movie?

I was reading a piece recently about it which hit the nail on the head. They somehow managed to take out all the jokes and massacre the rythym of the dialogue - which was one of the greatest strengths of Adams' writing.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Did we ever have a thread on what a balls-up was made of the HHG movie?
.

We did. Personally, I don't think it's as awful as most people say. I even liked the Vulgons...well, as much as anyone could like Vulgons.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

There's now a DVD out in the US at Borders!

[Cort Haus]

Vogons, Zkribb.

Oh feddled gruntbuggly,
thy micturations are to thee
as turgid gabbleblottings
on a lurgid bee.

Groop, I impore thee
my footing turlingdromes
and hooptiously thrangle me
on furgid gabbleblottings

for otherwise
I shall rend thee
in my burldecruncheons
see if I don't!

[Lord Avalon]

Vogon poetry! Teh horror! Teh horror!

[Lord Avalon]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Indeed, and Pratchett was originally my substitute for Adams' lack of output, and eventual death. Douggie's final resting place is in Highgate Cemetery, close to my home in Islington, where much of his earth-bound stuff is set.

PG Wodehouse was Adams' own inspiration, but he leans too heavily on farce unfortunately for my tastes.

BTW, I hope you're regularly checking the bulletin board in the basement of your city hall. Give us a head's up on any major construction notices, k?