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Arthur Dent's home is threatened with demolition. Only he doesn't know that his friend Ford Prefect is an alien and the Earth is about to be demolished. With a copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, they hitch a ride and start an adventure through time and space.
I love the books. I love the computer game even though I could never figure it out. I love the movie. It's fun to see this as a TV serial. In fact, the movie seems to have copied a lot from the style of this TV show although I love the movie version of Marvin's design a lot more. Even the low budget has a charm that really fits the books' style of irreverent humor. I love the space cow in the restaurant. I love the animated sequences with the book. I love a lot of this. The actors are fine but they needed to be excellent. I keep thinking that David Dixon playing Ford Prefect feels like Eric Idle. It led me down the path that if only the Monty Python crew got a hold of this production. That would be perfect. Aside from that, this is great fun. It's excellent work from early 80s BBC.
score 8/10
SnoopyStyle 11 May 2019
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