Alright, I know I don’t write much in this blog anymore. I’m writing more over at Consumerism Commentary. What I write over there is in some ways a lot less personal (and in some ways a whole lot more personal) but I get five to ten times more readers. Anyway, except for approximately one setback in the last week or so (not getting a new job), there has been confluence in the different streams that guide my life, which have been flowing in a generally positive direction.
Maybe it’s just the winter finally ending, or maybe it’s the surprisingly fantastic Doctor Who series on the BBC that I can’t get enough of. On the official website, there’s a neat feature where each episode is “reviewed” by four children, ages 4 to 12. Their reactions to the scary bits are logged and the journal presents a good “fear factor” guide for families watching the show together.
Speaking of fun British stuff, I caught the new movie, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, having been a fan of the books when I was younger. (Did you know that Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide, wrote several episodes of the original Doctor Who? You probably did. Another interesting fact about Doug: before his death, he posted regularly on his Usenet fan newsgroup. That was not a normal thing to do. Douglas Adams was also friends with David Gilmour, guitarist with Pink Floyd. He supposedly gave their final album its name, Division Bell. So here we have Douglas Adams connecting Pink Floyd and Doctor Who, two of my adolescent Favorite Things. These two were already interconnected through the Doctor Who theme being quoted in some Pink Floyd songs.)
Oh yes, the movie. It may not have been totally faithful to the original story, but it had many funny moments. The good news is it will likely be a “trilogy,” like the written series.
In other, non-British news, now that I’m back on the east coast, it’s time to start planning more time away. I think a road trip might be next up.
I think the biggest problem with Hitchhiker’s Guide (the movie) and the reason that it probably won’t do very well is that, much like the book, the first story is basically just an introduction that sets up the ACTUAL story. So the movie, by itself, does not really make all that much sense and leaves an awful lot of unanswered questions. Unfortunately, I could see the movie not really doing well enough for the studio to think it worthwhile to do the rest of the movies, which is unfortunate.