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I just finished listening to the CD release of the "Tertiary Phase" of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show, based on Douglas Adams' third novel, "Life, the Universe and Everything."
It really took me back to my youth when I first heard the original Hitchhiker's radio shows. Of course, they had to do some creative modifications to make the story of the third book properly follow the end of the second radio series, but I am willing to accept the manner in which they did it (I won't ruin it by saying exactly what they did, but imagine the infamous shower scene from Dallas with Zaphod instead, and you have the gist of it).
It took a while getting used to the new voice of "the book," since Peter Jones is no longer with us, but the rest of the principal characters are all back with the right voice actors behind them. Simon Jones will always be Arthur Dent, and his delivery is still perfect. It all sounds great.
-> Ray.
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...they had to do some creative modifications to make the story of the third book properly follow the end of the second radio series, but I am willing to accept the manner in which they did it...
I understand the first two episodes have been adapted from a Douglas Adams script from a previous aborted attempt at the series. Don't know if that includes the part you're talking about or not.
I'm tempted to buy the CDs, but I'm a fan of multichannel audio, and I understand they've done 5.1 surround mixes for the series, which may wind up on a future DVD release, along with video of the recording sessions.
-Vic.
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