The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 | BBC) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

skyofcrack · 04-04-2018, 03:34 PM

Hope this works out and that Monty Python's Flying Circus and Farty Towels... I mean... Fawlty Towers aren't far behind.

mattyl149 · 04-04-2018, 04:38 PM

I was thinking earlier about getting my DVD out to watch it. I'll wait for this now

UncleBuckWild · 04-04-2018, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by malcy30

The BFI event has been delayed until later in year so almost certainly this also applies to BD release date.

Obviously someone optimistic this would be ready in time and isn’t.

You're quite right there.

I just got around knowing about the delay.

Well, look at the bright side, the Blu-ray release has merely been postponed and not canceled.

So here's hoping BBC's restoration team does it justice.

jono3000 · 04-04-2018, 07:19 PM

Not a fan myself but all for it if the BBC will do similar releases for other programmes

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Darby1985 · 07-30-2018, 11:31 AM

BFI's launch event for the bluray announced

Saturday 22 September 12:00at the Southbank is the event.

Martoto · 07-30-2018, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by skyofcrack

... and Farty Towels... I mean... Fawlty Towers aren't far behind.

No. You meant Flowery Twats.

JimDiGriz · 07-31-2018, 10:54 AM

I'm always bemused by the interest in old TV series that weren't very good at the time never mind now but obviously this is an exception to that rule!

Dragon Ranger · 07-31-2018, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JimDiGriz

I'm always bemused by the interest in old TV series that weren't very good at the time never mind now but obviously this is an exception to that rule!

You don't say why you think it's not very good. Perhaps because of the low budget? I find the old effects to be charming and they don't stop my enjoyment of the well written dialogue and the excellent characters. I'm sure some people are bemused when others are interested in old movies that weren't considered very good at the time too. Yet I see you have a few in your collection that received scathing reviews upon release. I'm not looking for an argument just trying to understand why you have this opinion on Hitchhiker's.

drush9999 · 07-31-2018, 11:14 AM

As far as Hitchhiker's goes:

Radio Show > Books > TV Show > Movie

Fnord Prefect · 07-31-2018, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JimDiGriz

I'm always bemused by the interest in old TV series that weren't very good at the time never mind now but obviously this is an exception to that rule!

Which shows do you mean? Sure it's quite inferior to the radio versions and novelisations (first 3 anyway) but the Hitchhiker's TV series is hardly a stinker.

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Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Down for a remastered DVD but no way I’m buying a BD of an upscale

Even though due to the lack of compression it'll inherently look better than any remastered DVD, and if the original sound elements still exist it'll definitively sound better.

robgmun · 08-01-2018, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Darby1985

BFI's launch event for the bluray announced

Saturday 22 September 12:00at the Southbank is the event.

Do i just turn up? I don't see how i can buy any tickets

malcy30 · 08-01-2018, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by robgmun

Do i just turn up? I don't see how i can buy any tickets

Currently only on sale to BFI members.
Assuming any tickets left unsold goes on public sale on 7th August 11:30am

Edit : Tried to post link on the BFI webpage but the auto url tool here just corrupts it so you get a dud link. Just search their site.

HotRats · 08-01-2018, 08:54 AM

The original radio series gets a lavish vinyl edition in a few weeks, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitchhikers...+the+galaxy+lp Unfortunately, the BBC has confirmed it will be the version with the music edits. Vinyl editions of the later series are expected.

thecooldud · 08-01-2018, 09:43 AM

Anyone who thinks this show isn't good needs to go stand in a corner and think about how stupid they are.

JimDiGriz · 08-01-2018, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragon Ranger

You don't say why you think it's not very good. Perhaps because of the low budget? I find the old effects to be charming and they don't stop my enjoyment of the well written dialogue and the excellent characters. I'm sure some people are bemused when others are interested in old movies that weren't considered very good at the time too. Yet I see you have a few in your collection that received scathing reviews upon release. I'm not looking for an argument just trying to understand why you have this opinion on Hitchhiker's.

I don't. As I said, obviously this is an exception to that rule. I love this series and will be buying it! But I am bemused at the interest in some OTHER old TV series that weren't great at the time. For instance - Captain Scarlet. Now I thought this was ancient and silly when I was a kid never mind now!

Id also add that the Hitchhikers film was beyond awful.

Dragon Ranger · 08-01-2018, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JimDiGriz

I don't. As I said, obviously this is an exception to that rule. I love this series and will be buying it! But I am bemused at the interest in some OTHER old TV series that weren't great at the time. For instance - Captain Scarlet. Now I thought this was ancient and silly when I was a kid never mind now!

Id also add that the Hitchhikers film was beyond awful.

Going to disagree with you; Captain Scarlet is for me the peak of Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation series. The puppets had more realistic proportions (compared to the oversized heads seen in Thunderbirds); the shorter episode format meant storylines were taut and zipped along at a great pace; an alien threat comes from the fact humanity was over eager and fired the first shot which is a surprisingly mature thematic choice to make for a kids series; it's slightly more gritty and grounded particularly in it's depiction of violence. Captain Scarlet is the best puppet series ever made; I loved it as a kid when it was re run in the 80's/90's and as a near 40 year old I love it even more.

oddbox83 · 08-01-2018, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Down for a remastered DVD but no way I’m buying a BD of an upscale

Why not? If you were to pay again for the new restoration, does it not make sense to buy it in the best possible quality?

Upscale, yes, but you get better compression and they are scanning surviving film material in HD. KJD has posted on FB a photo of some Babel Fish segments from the guide scanned in HD from 16mm and being graded on a HD suite.

jonali · 08-02-2018, 10:19 PM

Will support this BD release, even though much (most) of the non-16-mm footage is upconverted. Also hope the 1981 version of Day of the Triffids will receive a similar release sooner rather than later.

NoFro · 09-04-2018, 04:23 PM

Can someone please provide me with a pre-order link for this? I can see that the BFI event is still scheduled for September 22nd and if you go you get the Blu Ray with your ticket but I can't seem to find a pre-order for this on the usual sites. I'm quite confused

chip75 · 09-04-2018, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NoFro

Can someone please provide me with a pre-order link for this? I can see that the BFI event is still scheduled for September 22nd and if you go you get the Blu Ray with your ticket but I can't seem to find a pre-order for this on the usual sites. I'm quite confused

I can only find the North American releases for pre-order.

04-04-2018, 03:34 PM	#21
skyofcrack Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Isn't this where...we came in? 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:1159 DVD collection:1324 Trading Score:1	Hope this works out and that Monty Python's Flying Circus and Farty Towels... I mean... Fawlty Towers aren't far behind.

04-04-2018, 04:38 PM	#22
mattyl149 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Old Hill, West Midlands 4K collection:494 Blu-ray collection:8413 DVD collection:1045 Digital collection:133 Blu-ray reviews:1	I was thinking earlier about getting my DVD out to watch it. I'll wait for this now

04-04-2018, 07:19 PM	#24
jono3000 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 Trading Score:5	Not a fan myself but all for it if the BBC will do similar releases for other programmes Sent from my LG-H870 using Tapatalk

07-30-2018, 11:31 AM	#25
Darby1985 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2017 Location:Middlesborough, England 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:2302	BFI's launch event for the bluray announced Saturday 22 September 12:00at the Southbank is the event.

07-31-2018, 10:54 AM	#27
JimDiGriz Blu-ray Champion Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:647 DVD collection:142 Blu-ray reviews:11	I'm always bemused by the interest in old TV series that weren't very good at the time never mind now but obviously this is an exception to that rule!

07-31-2018, 11:14 AM	#29
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6093 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	As far as Hitchhiker's goes: Radio Show > Books > TV Show > Movie

08-01-2018, 08:54 AM	#33
HotRats Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009	The original radio series gets a lavish vinyl edition in a few weeks, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitchhikers...+the+galaxy+lp Unfortunately, the BBC has confirmed it will be the version with the music edits. Vinyl editions of the later series are expected.

08-01-2018, 09:43 AM	#34
thecooldud Banned Member since:Jul 2017 Location:The interior of my own mind 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:928 Blu-ray reviews:1	Anyone who thinks this show isn't good needs to go stand in a corner and think about how stupid they are.

08-02-2018, 10:19 PM	#38
jonali Senior Member Member since:Oct 2011 4K collection:426 Blu-ray collection:3517 DVD collection:20	Will support this BD release, even though much (most) of the non-16-mm footage is upconverted. Also hope the 1981 version of Day of the Triffids will receive a similar release sooner rather than later.

09-04-2018, 04:23 PM	#39
NoFro Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	Can someone please provide me with a pre-order link for this? I can see that the BFI event is still scheduled for September 22nd and if you go you get the Blu Ray with your ticket but I can't seem to find a pre-order for this on the usual sites. I'm quite confused

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