Going to read the 1st "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" book today.

[Neoma]

I am new to it all, i heard it went from a radio show, to books to a tv show to a movie.
Maybe i should listen to the radio show first. :shrug:

[Richardo]

1. Book first - always

You'll love it. :thumbsup:

[Neoma]

4. Good to know.

Thank you for the advice.

[MissMillie]

2. a very good read

enjoy!

[Neoma]

6. I will.

It seems inevitable.

[lukasahero]

3. Books first - absolutely!

Nothing else lives up to the books.

[billyskank]

7. Usually that is correct

but in this case, not. The HHGTTG was originally written for the radio.

[lukasahero]

17. I didn't say the books came first

I said, when asked for an opinion, that none of the other forms offered by the OP lived up to the books. ?

[billyskank]

18. Not just first

but different. There is much more stuff in it.

[lukasahero]

19. In *your* opinion

which is what I thought this thread was asking for...

Dropping out now. Not going to argue about opinions.

[Neoma]

20. I would think they all stand out on their own.

Is this not the case?

[Neoma]

9. We'll see now won't we.

:D Debatable by the looks of it.

[billyskank]

5. Actually the radio series is better

It was a radio series before it was a book. There is much more stuff in the radio series than was put into the book.

The book is still great, though.

[Neoma]

8. I wouldn't know how to get the radio show.

To listen to, but i'm sure there is a website somewhere.

[billyskank]

10. From the BBC

You might find it on a website, but not legally. The copyright on the recording is owned by the BBC. They want you to buy the CDs, of course... ;)

[Neoma]

12. I found the books on a website.

Why not :shrug:

[billyskank]

13. Oh, you mean to buy?

Fair enough. :)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

11. I loved the radio series...loved the book too

haven't seen the movie version

[Neoma]

14. The commercial for the movie was hilarious.

All i know about it.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

15. yeah I did like that

just never got around to seeing it

[Neoma]

16. Well, here i go reading it before i see it.

Just like i do with so many other books.

[mduffy31]

23. The movie version was good

I love Marvin with Alan Rickman's voice, am a big fan of Martin Freeman (he ruined the Office USA version for me), and I am in love with Zooey Deschanel so for me it was a hattrick. On edit: I forgot about Mos Def, he is fantastic in this movie.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

24. I'm going to have to check it out

another DU'er posted a thread wherein they felt it was done poorly....I wondered HOW it could be done in a movie and simply haven't wondered enough to watch it...but I will :D

[Neoma]

25. I think you need a open mind.

That a movie is a movie and a book is a book. No matter what topic, those are always going to be separate entities.

[mduffy31]

26. No matter how good a movie is

there is always going to be some naysayer about it.

[hfojvt]

30. I gave up after about half an hour

because it was deviating too much from the book

maybe it was true to the radio series but I have not heard that.

The Vogons were pretty funny, and the effects were better than the TV show, although Marvin still looked ridiculous.

[El Fuego]

21. I envy you, because you are reading it for the first time.

By all means, read the book!

[Neoma]

22. Don't Panic.

I'm reading it.

[El Fuego]

28. Hope you have your towel.

[realisticphish]

27. I would say

Book first, radio second, tv show third, movie if you must.

The radio show came first, but i think the book goes better when read to begin with

[YankeyMCC]

29. Enjoy!

It's a great read. I don't know how it compares to the Radio show I've never heard it but even Adams said that all the incarnations are pretty much new creations of thier own so they each stand alone very well I think.