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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Creator: |
Douglas Adams & John Lloyd |
Network: |
BBC Television |
First Episode Aired: |
January 5, 1981 |
Episode Length: |
33 minutes |
Arthur Dent awakes one morning and finds his house is going to be demolished, but for Arthur, the demolition of his house is only the beginning, when his friend, eccentric Ford Prefect reveals to Arthur he is not a human and he is a alien from a planet called Beetleguise and is a researcher for a electronic book called "The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy." Ford saves Arthur when the Earth is destroyed by the Vogans so the Vogons can begin construction of a new hyperspace bypass. Joined by Ford's cousin, Zaphod Beeblebrox, a two-headed hippie-like former intergalactic President, Intelligent Human woman Trillian and Marvin, a depressed paranoid android, Arthur and Ford embark on a intergalactic adventure, which leads them to The Restraunt at the End of the Universe, discovering the creation of Earth and discovering the meaning of life. Based on the BBC radio series which was originally based upon the "Hitchhiker's Guide" novels written by Douglas Adams.
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Date Added: |
April 30, 2009 |
Added By: |
MistressReznor |
Times Viewed: |
1,352 |
Times Rated: | 127 |
Rating: | 9.74 |
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