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Send us a textOnce again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 4 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu.be/igwO0q6nn90This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Douglas Adams' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe er anden ret i den fem-retters menu, vi kender som The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-trilogien. I denne episode af SCIFI SNAK, optaget live på Fantasticon 2025, har vi pakket håndklæder og Old Janx Spirit og kastet os ud i den svære toer. Douglas Adams og den absurde arv Douglas Adams (1952–2001) var en britisk forfatter, humorist og idémand, hvis navn i dag er synonymt med skæv, intelligent science fiction. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy begyndte som radiodrama i 1978 på BBC, og blev senere til bøger, tv-serier, computerspil og en kultstatus, der lever videre i citater og håndklæder. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe udkom i 1980 som efterfølger til Hitchhiker's Guide og bygger direkte videre på radioafsnittene. Adams skrev i et tempo præget af deadlines og improvisation, og det mærkes i bogens struktur: den springer lystigt fra scene til scene, nogle gange uden logik, men altid med et stærk og hektisk dialog og masser af vilde indfald. Han var en mester i at kombinere satire med slapstick og eksistentielle spørgsmål med popkulturelle observationer. Og selv når handlingen slår knuder på sig selv, bliver man hængende for sproget, ideerne og det faktum, at ingen anden kunne få en kop te, en rockkoncert og meningen med livet til at hænge sammen som Douglas Adams. Vi har aldrig rigtig kommet nogen fundet nogen der leverede scifi-humor på hans niveau. Måske er det derfor, at der er så langt i mellem, at der er nogle der prøver. Teknologi, te og total sammenbrud Bogen starter hvor Hitchhikers Guide slutter. Ombord på Heart of Gold forsøger Arthur Dent at få rumskibets Nutrimatic-maskine til at lave en ordentlig kop te. Han beskriver tålmodigt, hvad te egentlig er – med floromvundne detaljer om Ceylon, mælketilsætning og sølvtetøj. Maskinen må have hjælp, og hele skibets computerkraft bliver opslugt i forsøget. Timingen er dårlig, da det efterlader vores helte hjælpeløse midt i et Vogon-angreb. Det er Adams i nøddeskal: en tilsyneladende lille detalje vælter det hele. Plutoniumrock og passiv ledelse Vi møder også det universets vildeste band - Disaster Area - hvis plutonium rockkoncerter er så øredøvende, at de helst skal opleves fra en bunker 100 km væk. Vi møder bandmedlemmet Hotblack Desiato (som er “død af skattemæssige årsager”) på Milliways, "Restauranten ved Universets ende." Zaphod stjæler bandets sorte stunt-rumskib, som desværre er præprogrammeret til at dykke direkte ind i en sol, som en del af Disasters Areas spektakulære koncerter show. Adams giver os et helt kapitel om koncerten og dens klimamæssige effekt på planeten. Igen typisk Adams, at tage en tangent ud af en absurd bivej. Kapitalisme, konsulenter og blade som valuta Bogens måske skarpeste satiriske bid kommer, da Arthur og Ford strandes to millioner år tilbage i tiden med en flok Golgafrinchans – et folk bestående udelukkende af ubrugelige frisører, managementkonsulenter og telefonsanitører. På en neolitisk jordklode fortsætter de ufortrødent med deres håbløse opførsel. Blandt andet indfører de blade som møntfod. Det fører til massiv inflation, fordi der er blade overalt, så de planlægger at brænde skovene ned for at gøre pengene mere værd. Adams' samfundssatire slår hårdt og præcist: Vi vælger at brænde hele verden ned for at redde økonomien. Yndlingscitater Bogen er smækfuld af gode iagtagelser, og man kommer let til at highlighte halvdelen af bogen, hvis man samler på citater. Her er et par citater fra lytterne. Randi citerer bogens ikoniske åbningssætning: "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Niels fremhæver: "The Universe, as has been observed before, is an unsettlingly big place, a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore." Jens' yndlingscitat: "Listen, Ford," said Zaphod,
Send us a textOnce again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 3 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu.be/zkt6sDNw7y8This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textOnce again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 2 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu.be/KSVZNJlAIcsThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textOnce again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 1 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu.be/7jwbc1bTOcYThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textA local theater company in the Chicagoland suburbs is performing Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, the Play. Once I knew it existed I had to see it. Though the play itself has its disconnects, the performance of the cast was outstanding. Any fan of Douglas Adams needs to see this and should start following a random stranger because you just might end up there.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textOnce again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 1, Issue 4 of the five issues in this set. For a more complete experience, you can view along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu.be/6cn_wE5WvsYThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textOnce again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 1, Issue 4 of the five issues in this set. For a more complete experience, you can view along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu.be/23WJc0kntqQThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textOnce again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 1, Issue 1 of the five issues in this set. For a more complete experience, you can view along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu.be/v-eKt1ICtPgThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
In the third in-between episode, Cain joins Aleksei and Catherine to discuss the Restaurant at the End of the Universe just is case any listeners were feeling a bit peckish. This book follows one of the great novels of sci-fi and though it may not quite live up to it's prequel, this book is still packed full of humor. There are talks of prophets appearing at the end of time, vortexes supported by fairy cakes, and cows that wish to be eaten.
Send us a textJeff and Bryan discuss the first half of the second season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency from BBC America. And just when you thought it could not get any weirder...This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textAnd now for more of something completely different. Jeff and Bryan discuss the the second half of the 2016 season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. They both found it quite a departure from the depiction of the character in the novels.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a textIn December, 2010, the pilot for a Dirk Gently TV series was aired. Fifteen months later, a three episode season was released. Jeff and Bryan explain and discuss these episodes to see how they are interconnected with the books.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Deep Thought: Episode 4: Don't Forget Your Towel Adam returns as he hitches a ride to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, he follows Arthur Dent, and then team to find feats of eating they've never seen, Milliways the amazing place and the head office of The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Find Lethal Mullet Podcast on: Apple / Stitcher / Spotify / Google Play / Podbean / IheartRadio Contact: Site: fpnet.podbean.com Twitter: @fanpodnetwork Facebook & Instagram: Fandom Podcast Network Adam: @thelethalmullet (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram) FPN Master Feed: fpnet.podbean.com Catch the flagship show: Culture Clash, Blood of Kings, and the host of amazing podcasts covering all of Lethal Mullet Podcast Flashback: Universal Soldiering #fandompodcastnetwork #deepthoughtpod #adamobrien #australia
Send us a Text Message.Jeff and Bryan discuss Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, the follow up radio drama to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective agency. Both seemed to agree that simplifying the story for this medium actually improved it. This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a Text Message.Jeff and Bryan finally finish their discussion of the last quarter of the Salmon of Doubt which contains the unfinished novel Douglas Adams was working on at the time of his death. If you thought the first two Dirk Gently novels were bizarre, just wait.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Send us a Text Message.It is that time of year again where Jeff and Bryan get to go to comic and entertainment conventions. This year there were three conventions in three consecutive weeks. Once again they will tell about all the fun and excitement that was had.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan discuss and try to figure out why what is happening is happening in the second Dirk Gently novel, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Brush up on your early 19th century English literature before reading Dirk Gently's holistic Detective Agency. Jeff and Bryan got more than they bargained for tackling this book. Hear what they think and how they pieced together this intricate plot.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jiffy and Barnacle... I mean Jeff and Bryan are taken on a journey to the far corners of the Earth to learn about some of the most endangered animals in the world as they discuss Douglas Adams' novel Last Chance to See.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan unknowingly strayed outside of BBC Productions and were surprised when they listened to Apocryphal Phase, a Planet Skaro production. This six-episode serial tested the limits of their endurance, tolerance, and patience.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan discuss Hexagonal Phase, the sixth installment of the BBC radio series. This one is based off the book ...And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer. Jeff and Bryan both agreed that this story benefitted greatly from a severe abridgement. They also give all the credit to the writer who adapted this story for radio.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Twerg Sirloos is a space food inspector and he's here at Milliways to check out the after effects of the food on the diners. He also has a very roomy junk drawer stomach and an eye out (not literally) for Trellis' nose.
Jeff and Bryan clean up some loose ends as they look back over season 2. They also talk about how they discovered they do not actually have "every word" of the novels memorized as well as they thought they should.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
This is the second half of the discussion Jeff and Bryan had about ...And Another Thing, Eoin Colfer's addition of a 6th novel in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
This is the first half of the discussion Jeff and Bryan had about ...And Another Thing, Eoin Colfer's addition of a 6th novel in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 3, Issue 3 of the Life, the Universe, and Everything comic book. Well, actually it is Volume 1, Issue 3 but I hope you understand the reasoning for wanting to renumber them for the podcast. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/WxVtB4quUusThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 3, Issue 2 of the Life, the Universe, and Everything comic book. Well, actually it is Volume 1, Issue 2 but I hope you understand the reasoning for wanting to renumber them for the podcast. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/6sZUE6gFPdIThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Bryan tells of the experience he had at FanEXPO Philadelphia and tells his own story involving a raffle ticket. The prizes were so nice, very tasteful, and he was sure to like them.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan have scoured the Internet looking for answers about the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Here is what they found. And what could be a better episode to talk about the number 42 than episode 43?This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Calvin Howl is from a planet of werewolves called Lunis and he's here to spread the word that it's not as violent a planet as many think it is. His body is also unexpectedly hairless (Trellis is jealous) after Snap Traveling to Milliways.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 2, Issue 3 of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe comic book. Well, actually it is Volume 1, Issue 3 but I hope you understand the reasoning for wanting to renumber them for the podcast. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/WodfSIDMAnkThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 2, Issue 2 of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe comic book. Well, actually it is Volume 1, Issue 2 but I hope you understand the reasoning for wanting to renumber them for the podcast. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/5m3RJfckWwUThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 2, Issue 1 of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe comic book. Well, actually it is Volume 1, Issue 1 but I hope you understand the reasoning for wanting to renumber them for the podcast. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/Sb5dcMio52sThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 1, Issue 2 of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comic book. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/bQcf7PwfILwThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 1, Issue 2 of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comic book. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/m0Fv83oggcgThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan look at, describe, and discuss Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comic book. Here is a link to this episode in our YouTube channel where you can see what they are seeing... https://youtu.be/OpG6xo842gQThis has been a Froods for Thought production.
The final eleven and a half minutes of Quintessential Phase flipped everything on its head. So much so that Jeff and Bryan decided to devote an entire episode to it.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan discuss Quintessential Phase, the fifth installment of the BBC radio series. This one is based off the book Mostly Harmless. Unlike the first two radio series, which were original productions, this one, like the third and fourth, is adapted from the existing material. Jeff and Bryan will discuss and debate this adaptation... until the end where they had to hit pause and digest what they just heard.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Yillb Ttirrem is a bartender from a planet of bartenders and it's fortunate for us that he's put his natural abilities to work here at Milliways.
It has been said about this series of books that it can be inconsistent and contradictory. Like they did after The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, and So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, Jeff is going ask Bryan to clarify some of the questions he had after reading Mostly Harmless.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan continue their discussion of Mostly Harmless, Douglas Adams' fifth and final novel in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Since we needed a bonus Bonus Episode and Random, Arthur, and Ford were approached by squirrels with offerings in the forest and since my brother, John, and I REALLY like telling our squirrel stories, here is an episode of squirrel stories. In the tradition of our previous Valentine's Day Bonus Episode, like The Guide, Mk. II, we have no filters and have not censored our language and the dirty jokes fly.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Jeff and Bryan begin their discussion of Mostly Harmless, Douglas Adams' fifth and final novel in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
In 1986 a short story called Young Zaphod Plays It Safe was included in a charitable book titled The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book. Jeff and Bryan discuss this piece of political satire and try to determine if it includes some comic relief or if it is utterly relieved of comedy.This has been a Froods for Thought production.
Peter, the best of Milliways' managers, stops by Booth 42 to make sure we're enjoying our dining experience. He also teaches us about the secrets hidden by the kitchen's swinging doors.
Penhaligon Rutherfordium is from Planet Geminus II, where everyone has a twin. Her quest to differentiate herself from her own twin lead her to Milliways where she serves as the Chief Buyer of Produce, Protein and Spice.
Our series of behind-the-scenes interviews with Milliways employees continues with gift shop manager Yelraf Cram, who regales us with fascinating items for sale and the hilarious antics of Juiciano.
Blammmo is more than Milliways' head bathroom attendant, he's also a hygiene expert and an encouraging voice in your time of need.
Quell is a very young multi-dimensional omnipotent being from the suburbs of the Universe and he's on a field trip to Milliways. He's also rapidly growing up and making the usual mistakes along the way… like being a fan of Horatio's old band. Thank you to our guest R. Kevin Doyle Garcia for playing!