Episode Six: Hitchhikers Guide and BBC remakes

Episode 6: Shiri and Luke pull up an Infinite improbability Drive and, armed with Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters and their towels, discuss the various incarnations of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(listen for the embedded writing segment on asides).  Next, they delve into Broadchurchand the general superiority, though sometimes spectacular failure and or/lameosity, of genuine BBC television and its bastard stepchildren on BBC America.  Some stuff Sucks, but a lot of things are Good.  The Last Chance Salon Podcast: now with actual intros and outros!

Links:

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (book): http://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Douglas-Adams/dp/0345391802

(film 2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/?ref_=nv_sr_1

(BBC radio drama): http://www.amazon.com/The-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Complete/dp/1602834792

Douglas Adams http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/

Pangalactic Gargle Blaster: http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster

BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/

Broadchurch: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2249364/

Luthor: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474684/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Copper: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2006374/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Whitechapel: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186356/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Ripper Street: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2183641/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The Killing: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0826760/?ref_=nv_sr_2

The Killing(US): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637727/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Hauntings: http://www.amazon.com/Hauntings-Tales-Supernatural-Henry-Mazzeo/dp/038509373X

The Steampunk Trilogy:

http://www.amazon.com/Steampunk-Trilogy-Paul-Di-Filippo/dp/1568581025/

Person of Interest: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839578/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Chronicle: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706593/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Charlie Stross: http://www.amazon.com/Atrocity-Archives-Laundry-Files-Novel/dp/0441016685

Redshirts: http://www.amazon.com/Redshirts-Novel-Three-John-Scalzi/dp/0765334798