TRP and Douglas Adams

[LBernier at tribune.com]

     Well, yes, there's the theory of devolution in a nut shell . . .


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Subject: Re: TRP and Douglas Adams
Author:  gravity at nicom.com at Internet_tco
Date:    4/1/97 9:06 AM


Hitchiker's the mini-series was better than the book, IMHO, and the BBC 
radio series was best of all.
     
Joe Varo wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 27 Mar 1997 deedle at loop.com wrote: 
> 
> > How can we possibly leave out the 5 novel "trilogy" of "The Hitchhiker's 
> > Guide to the Galaxy?" [...]
> 
> You know, I don't know how many times I've tried...I mean REALLY tried... 
> to get into this work, but it it just never takes.  I guess it's humorous, 
> in a Monty Pythonesque sort of way, but then I find it hard to really get 
> a chuckle out of Monty Python anymore...I guess I kind of OD'd on it as a 
> teen.
> 
> Again, I think that it's the writing which holds it back...potentially
> entertaining but something is missing.  It reads sort of like a comic with 
> really poor timing and trying too hard to be funny, IMHO.
> 
> Joe