Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sure the radio screenplays came first and when he wrote the book (which he had also said had been his first intention but he found himself a bad book writer due to a chronic case of procrastination) he changed the story a bit to fit the book format (the horror!). Nonetheless, he was always proud of the way the book translated to a wider audience than the radio show had (the radio show being a bit too british said he) after all he had been hitchiking in Austria, drunk, and in a ditch, with a copy of the "Hitchikers Guide to Europe" when he had the idea for the whole thing... if it didn't sell there it would have been a shame. I am well aware he died, but he did write the screenplay - dead or not. This aint a pissing contest Marc. Don't panic. Dave On 5/1/05, Marc James Small <msmall@aya.yale.edu> wrote: > At 10:18 PM 5/1/05 -0400, David Mason wrote: > >Ah, but Marc, as a fan you should go back and read the interviews with > >Mr. Adams in which he addresses the very subject of the "British-ness" > >of the Guide. His claim was always that there was only one character > >who should spout British-ness (including humour) and that is Arthur > >Dent. Remember, he did write the screenplay for this movie. > > The BBC Radio Show came first. The books followed, being published in the > decade or so after the conclusion of the BBC radio show. > > I am sorry to have to be the one to tell you, but Douglas Adams died almost > four years ago, in May, 2001. He might well have drafted a first version > of a proposal for the movie's script, but, given the Hollywood way of doing > business, I am certain that rewrites were going on while they were filining > this turkey. His impact on this monstrosity seems minimal, at best. > > Marc > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >