Dirk Gently comes to the BBC... • Non-Gaming • TV • Eurogamer.net

nickthegun 13 Jul 2007 18:13:34 87,711 posts
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...yay!

But he is played by Harry Enfield!

Still, the glass is half full at the moment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6898007.stm

Deleted user 13 July 2007 18:25:10

aweee, well maybe it'll be good but i was hoping if they did it they'd pick someone with a harder more cynical edge

Deleted user 13 July 2007 18:29:24

Harry Enfield recently went on stage with a shoebox of ashes, claimed it was Diana, poked a hole in it and explained how now he could 'fuck Diana'.

Harry Enfield should fuck off.

ekko 13 Jul 2007 18:33:32 904 posts
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Owen-B wrote:
Harry Enfield recently went on stage with a shoebox of ashes, claimed it was Diana, poked a hole in it and explained how now he could 'fuck Diana'.

Harry Enfield should fuck off.

She wasn't even cremated.

Deleted user 13 July 2007 18:34:05

ekko wrote:

Owen-B wrote:
Harry Enfield recently went on stage with a shoebox of ashes, claimed it was Diana, poked a hole in it and explained how now he could 'fuck Diana'.

Harry Enfield should fuck off.

She wasn't even cremated.

I know! Factually incorrect AND just not funny. Pathetic.

Deleted user 13 July 2007 18:36:09

did he tiptoe in or some shit?

Walshicus 13 Jul 2007 18:44:18 268 posts
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Start a petition? Might make them take notice.

agparrot 13 Jul 2007 18:46:40 11,901 posts
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Didn't the books describe him as the sort of chap with whom you might have difficulty identifying whch country he came from?

X201 1 Oct 2007 13:34:38 22,150 posts
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Heads up people.
This Wednesday.

AcidSnake 1 Oct 2007 13:43:13 8,461 posts
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Only heard about this now!
I really liked the Dirk Gently books...

Often when trying to get somewhere, but not knowing exactly where it is I use Dirk's theory of just following another car...

Doesn't always work though...

pjmaybe 1 Oct 2007 13:45:04 70,666 posts
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Definitely not appeee about Enfield being Dirk Gently.

I reckon Jim Broadbent would've been better.

Peej

X201 3 Oct 2007 18:32:34 22,150 posts
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Just started if anyone wants to listen.

MetalDog 3 Oct 2007 18:41:02 24,076 posts
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It'll be on Listen Again for a week too.
I've not read the books, so I'm coming to this in the same unspoiled state I came to Hitchhikers. =)

X201 3 Oct 2007 18:48:05 22,150 posts
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MetalDog wrote:
It'll be on Listen Again for a week too.

Hopefully with a full surround sound mix like H2G2

mwtb 25 Aug 2010 21:29:45 2,381 posts
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TV adaptation due later in the year. I'm not too hopeful.

Deleted user 25 August 2010 21:35:03

Well it's BBC4, which makes me a bit hopeful. Only a bit though.

coastal 25 Aug 2010 21:39:35 5,432 posts
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It's comedy though innit. got to get a comedy starlet like harry :-(

Alfred Molina would have been my vote.

Ged42 25 Aug 2010 21:39:58 7,985 posts
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/Gets electric monk to pray that this will be good.

Deleted user 25 August 2010 21:42:45

@coastal- the Harry Enfield thing was on radio a few years ago, check the posting dates. I don't think he's involved with this one (at least I hope not).

Blaketown 6 Oct 2010 10:45:18 5,658 posts
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I just can't see how this is going to work. Mangan seems a decent choice though.

Blerk Moderator 6 Oct 2010 10:48:07 48,222 posts
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Are they doing the whole of the first book in the initial episode, then? Or are we just getting a bit of it? Or is it not based on the book at all?

S.J.Rogers 6 Oct 2010 10:50:51 3,593 posts
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Blaketown wrote:
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I just can't see how this is going to work. Mangan seems a decent choice though.

This is the BEST news EVVVVEEEERRRRRR....!!!! \o/

I love both the Dirk Gently books and have always said that if i won the lottery, i would make them into films...

Happy days...

Fab4 6 Oct 2010 10:53:38 8,924 posts
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I always pictured Colin Firth as Dirk Gently.

Edit: But Mangan would also do

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ModishNouns 15 Dec 2010 10:49:33 4,986 posts
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Twitter conversation with Mangan this morning:

http://www.thecomplex.plus.com/manganconv.jpg

There will be no hat.

boo 15 Dec 2010 11:01:07 13,901 posts
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FUCKING HELL!!!!

DIE, BBC, DIE!!!!

After the fucking travesty that was the H2G2 film why can't you leave Adams's memory alone you bastards?

I read the interview in SFX... well we're changing the story... and the characters...

JUST FUCK OFF AND DIE, EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU THAT'S INVOLVED IN THIS!!!!!

/is cross

Scimarad 15 Dec 2010 11:09:41 9,964 posts
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I'm starting to think that you consider actually reading Adams' book to be only borderline acceptable and would really prefer people to put them in a case and worship them

Why do you care if someone does a bad adaptation? It's not as if you're being forced to sit and watch it and doubt if it would put off someone who was interested in the books to begin with.

S.J.Rogers 15 Dec 2010 11:27:51 3,593 posts
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boo may be a bit over the top, but i am starting to agree with him.

DDHDA and TLDTTOTS are 2 of the best book of all time imo and i really hope they dont screw this up..!

ModishNouns 15 Dec 2010 11:37:26 4,986 posts
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Scimarad wrote:
Why do you care if someone does a bad adaptation?

Surely if you enjoy a book and find out there's going to be a TV version it is only natural to want to watch and enjoy it.

This could be different and still be good. Some stories and authors, though, achieve a kind of cult worship status that makes it impossible for any kind of interpretation that does not slavishly follow the original to work.

Edit: My last paragraph is completely self-contradictory. Can anything that inspires this level of cognitive dissonance be good? Can anything that inspires this level of cognitive dissonance be anything but good?

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