Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy DVD

[Khorn]

I really liked this series and want to buy the 2 DVD set. Is anyone here familiar with this show and have the DVDs?

[JonUrban]

I have the LD, but I probably would get the DVDs at some point. The LDs have a nice, clean image, so the DVDs should be pretty nice too.

On a scale from 1 to 50, I'd say they rate..................."42"! :D

[John B]

Khorn,

I read the books and they are brilliant. Funny that the ultimate punishment is total insight.

John

[cunningham]

i picked up the dvd's. I had recorded the series on beta years ago. The Dvd's did the same thing i did when i recorded the series, they kept each intro! So you have a new show into every thirty minutes.... Besides that, the quality is good. A fine series.

[ratskrad]

Ya I have it copied from tv on VHS and picked up the DVD's a couple of months ago. I have had a couple of showings here at home and I get the strangest looks from my kids when they walk by. Worth owning if you are a fan.

[sgraham]

I really enjoyed it when it came on the radio, but somehow the TV series left me cold.

[Pinknik]

I thought a neat bonus would have been the complete radio show. Is it "available" in the "non-bootlegged off of radio" sense?

[aashton]

Originally posted by Pinknik
I thought a neat bonus would have been the complete radio show. Is it "available" in the "non-bootlegged off of radio" sense?

From Her Britannic Majesties Broadcasting Corporation

http://www.bbcshop.com/bbc_shop/venda.plex?ex=co_disp-view&bsref=bbc&icat=101

All the best - Andrew

[Todd Fredericks]

That's a great link Andrew!

Back in 1992, I brought a cd box set of the entire radio series. I guess that's oop. I picked it up at Tower when I lived in London. I bet it can be tracked down on Ebay or other sources. It sounds fantastic and it's at least red book quality. I also have all the edited vinyl versions that were released in the 80's. I love that show! In honesty, I've always enjoyed the original radio broadcasts better than the latter TV series...

Todd

[aashton]

Todd

I remember the set you refer to - I think both radio series plus the audio book are contained on the Collectors Edition 8 CD set http://www.bbcshop.com/bin/venda.plex?ex=co_disp-view&bsref=bbc&invt=0563477024&bklist=icat,3,,101

All the best - Andrew

[Todd Fredericks]

The set I brought in the early 90's has 6 CD's in a nice slip case. The CD's have different colored spines (a shiny foil).

The Collector's Set looks very nice, especially for the bonus behind the scenes stuff.

It's such a shame Douglas Adams passed away. He was so young...

Todd

[RDK]

"Bootlegged off the radio?"

Well, if that's what you call it when a kid records it on his little Teac cassette recorder when it first aired on a local sci-fi radio program called "Hour 25" back around 1980 or so! ;)

The original radio series is still the best way to hear this wonderful show imho.

Ray

[Pinknik]

Originally posted by RDK
"Bootlegged off the radio?"

Well, if that's what you call it when a kid records it on his little Teac cassette recorder when it first aired on a local sci-fi radio program called "Hour 25" back around 1980 or so! ;)

The original radio series is still the best way to hear this wonderful show imho.

Ray

Well, yes. Although, in my case, it was a wretched little Sansui or Sanyo cassette deck, and it was off of college radio a few years down the line from 1980. I missed one installment, and another was a fairly faithful recording of fairly poor reception. I have nothing against the UK, but I'd like to be able to find a nice complete CD copy here in the states, and the BBC's link to their American site wasn't working yesterday. I'll keep searching though.

[Pinknik]

Well, the link's working now, but they've only got the DVD/VHS sets. Perhaps I'll just shush-up and order it from the United Kingdom.

[tomcat]

I love the DVDs. Got them in a plastic box which looks like the protecting box for the hitch hiker's guide itself. There is a writing in big, nice and friendly letters on it: DON'T PANIC!
And thanks to the DVDs I can finally have a closer look at these great computer graphics like the babel fish and other curiosities...
Thomas

[Khorn]

Originally posted by tomcat
I love the DVDs. Got them in a plastic box which looks like the protecting box for the hitch hiker's guide itself. There is a writing in big, nice and friendly letters on it: DON'T PANIC!
And thanks to the DVDs I can finally have a closer look at these great computer graphics like the babel fish and other curiosities...
Thomas

Great, I've just ordered it along with the 'Rumpole' box and a couple of 'Miss Marple' sets.