Dirk Gently: NYCC Interviews and Preview Review
Dirk Gently is a quick witted, fun frolic through the world of Douglas Adams via the mind of Max Landis. GeekMom Karen interviews the cast and reviews the show.
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Douglas Adams’ ‘Dirk Gently’ TV Show Announced by BBC America
BBC America is set to make a new adaptation of Douglas Adams’ less well-known, but no less brilliant, novels.
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I Miss Douglas Adams
I miss Douglas Noel Adams. I miss him like I would miss a friend and mentor who will no longer be able to share his words of wisdom and bizarre philosophies.
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Nine Badass Quotes That Motivate
Need an extra boost of confidence to face your nemesis? Here are some of my favorite ego-boosting, up-to-no-good, rebel-without-a-cause quotes to motivate you!
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Best Audio Books for Family Road Trips
Park the gadgets and keep the road trip bonding flowing with our extensive list of great audio books the whole family will love.
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Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in Pop Culture
Any good geek knows that the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything is 42, but were you aware just how often that number has crept up in pop culture? From apartment numbers to Hurley numbers, dates to car registrations, the number 42 is everywhere when you start looking hard enough. Here are 42 examples of the number turning up in pop culture.
Continue ReadingGeekiest Google Doodle Ever Celebrates Douglas Adams
There’s not much more to say than, if you are a geek, and especially if you are a fan of the works of Douglas Adams (most especially Hitchhiker’s Guide) then you must go lose 10 minutes of your day looking …
Continue ReadingShada: The Lost Douglas Adams Doctor Who Episode is Novelized
If you are a fan of Douglas Adams or Doctor Who, this novel is a must read. Roberts plays Adams’ dialog back and forth with his own narrative and, if you squint just right you can even believe that some …
Continue ReadingBook Review Doctor Who: Shada by Douglas Adams and Gareth Roberts
Back in 1978-1979, Douglas Adams was a Script Editor for Doctor Who. One of the scripts that he wrote, Shada, was never completed due to a labor strike and was left unfinished until now.
Continue ReadingA Geek’s Dream: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Radio Show Touring the UK
I had the pleasure of catching the Hitchhiker’s Live radio show that is currently touring theaters in the United Kingdom. I thought fans who can’t be in the UK for the tour might like to hear a little about it.
Continue ReadingGeeky Novel Word Counts–How Long Are You In For?
Earlier this week, I found myself in a discussion about the lengths of various novels. It was spurred by two similar conversations I’ve found myself in repeatedly, based on the recent Game of Thrones TV show and the release of the final Harry Potter film. They go like this: Game of Thrones Harry Potter Friend: […]
Continue ReadingCelebrate Towel Day in Style!
In memory of Douglas Adams, May 25th is Towel Day. Excerpt from Ch 3 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold […]
Continue ReadingTen Years Later and I’m Still Thankful for All the Fish.
On this day in 2001 Douglas Adams died and the world became a little less nonsensical. He is best remembered for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which started life as a BBC radio series before being novelized, produced by the BBC for television, serialized in comic form, adapted for a video game, and in […]
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The Unsinkable Starship Titanic
A few years ago, I inherited some of my dad’s book collection when my mum decided to have a clear out. Included in the books were all five volumes of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy “trilogy.” I couldn’t wait to read them. As a child, I had been brought up watching the 1981 […]
Continue ReadingThe Unsinkable Starship Titanic
A few years ago, I inherited some of my dad’s book collection when my mum decided to have a clear out. Included in the books were all five volumes of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy “trilogy.” I couldn’t …
Continue Reading33 Years Ago Today, Science Fiction Got a Whole Lot Funnier
Before March 8, 1978, a Ford Prefect was just an old car. The world was blissfully unfamiliar with Vogon poetry. And 42, believe it or not, was just another number. I speak not of the publication of The Hitchhiker’s Guide …
Continue ReadingSweet Geek Cuisine: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Magrathea Cake
Ruth Suehle over at GeekMom gives a step-by-step recipe for this perfectly geeky (and surprisingly easy) cake: If you’ve got a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fan with a birthday coming up, this Magrathea whale cake is easy to make, …
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Sweet Geek Cuisine: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Magrathea Cake
If you’ve got a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fan with a birthday coming up, this Magrathea whale cake is easy to make, even if you don’t have much cake decorating experience. Don’t panic!
Continue ReadingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide Turns 30
On October 12, 1979, a novelization of a popular British radio series first saw publication. In the next 22 years, its author would become an icon of humorous geek literature, would write four sequels to it, and would, tragically, die …
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