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[–] graham1@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago (19 children)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It did quite well when it came out, and it felt like there was potential for sequels

[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm surprised nobody has done a modern TV version. All five books have been successfully adapted for radio, the scripts are done, it's already blocked out into well-paced individual episodes. It's just sitting there waiting to be made. You just need a good cast and a show runner who isn't going to monkey with the source material. It's already proven to be popular and long-lived. Seems like a no-brainer.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They know they could never top the existing tv series

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Which I didn't like at all, it felt too much like an audiobook to me, reading all the guide bits, not like an adaptation. Looks like you can never satisfy all fans at once.

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