Blightyvision: “Dirk Gently” Series 1
Directed by Tom Shankland Written by Howard Overman, based on the novels by Douglas Adams Starring Stephen Mangan and Darren Boyd When the initial “Dirk Gently” pilot came out, opinions were hugely mixed — to be honest, mine were mixed. As a fan of the books, I enjoyed it while recognizing just how far from […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: based on a novel, Darren Boyd, detective series, dirk gently, Douglas Adams, Howard Overman, mystery, Stephen Mangan
Lincoln’s Quote of the Day: Happy Towel Day!
A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the […]
In: Books, Quips and Quotes · Tagged with: Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
Blightyvision: “Dirk Gently”
Directed by Damon Thomas Written by Howard Overman Based on the novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams Starring Stephen Mangan, Darren Boyd, and Helen Baxendale When I was a teenage Kara, I got my hands on two non-Hitchhiker’s Guide-continuity novels by Mr. Douglas Adams: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective and its sequel, The […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: based on a novel, Damon Thomas, Darren Boyd, detective series, dirk gently, Douglas Adams, Helen Baxendale, Howard Overman, Stephen Mangan
Trailer Watch: “Dirk Gently”
I hate not knowing how I feel about something. Earlier today, a trailer dropped for BBC4’s upcoming Dirk Gently TV movie, based on the Douglas Adams detective novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Stephen Mangan of “Free Agents” and “Green Wing” plays the titular character, an eccentric detective who solves his crimes based upon a […]
In: Television: British and Canadian, Trailers · Tagged with: crime, dirk gently, Douglas Adams, this will either be awesome or awful
Don’t Panic: Did you remember your towel today?
Happy Towel Day! A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus […]
In: Books · Tagged with: Books, Douglas Adams, Geeks Celerate, Towel Day