The stupid "42" joke finally made sense...

[Armada]

Over so many forums, and so many friends - ive always experienced that damn "The answer is 42" joke thing when regarding the meaning of life, discussing religion and so on.

Well 2 days ago, i asked a friend about suggestions about some cool movies i mightve missed and he proposed seeing "The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy"

How old is this movie anyways? just came to the "the answer is 42" part - watching it now. its a fun movie, but the most important thing is i finally found out the silly 42 thing :P lol

[Batman]

Yes, but what's the question?

[ward_rb]

Yes, but what's the question?

"whats the meaning of life, existance, and things like that" probably not the exact wording used, been awhile since ive watched the movie.

i really want to get around to reading the books one of these days.

edit - was bored, and looked it up. 42 is the answer to "life, the universe, and everything."

[dharma]

I thought it was "How many roads must a man walk down in his life to obtain the answer to life, the universe and everything?"

[Dharken]

as for the age of it.. its been a book / radio / tv series / film.. its old..

[Batman]

It was a radio show first. First aired on March 8th 1978. I have a first issue book that is dated 1979.


"It begins with a house".

[Benfea]

Over so many forums, and so many friends - ive always experienced that damn "The answer is 42" joke thing when regarding the meaning of life, discussing religion and so on.

Well 2 days ago, i asked a friend about suggestions about some cool movies i mightve missed and he proposed seeing "The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy"

How old is this movie anyways? just came to the "the answer is 42" part - watching it now. its a fun movie, but the most important thing is i finally found out the silly 42 thing :P lol

Holy crap!

The movie is based on books that were originally published in the 1980s (read the first four, ignore the rest), which in turn were based on a BBC radio show that aired sometime earlier.

You must, must, must read the books; they're a thousand times funnier than the movie!

[Batman]

I totally agree with Benfea. Although the TV series, which I have on DVD, is a darned good laugh too.

The "Movie" destryed the whole feeling of the Guide, IMO. Watched it once, never again.

"Brain the size of a planet........."

[Anatta]

HAHA!

Welcome to the world of television and movies.

It is great huh?

There are people inside that screen!

Real PEOPLE?!?

How do they fit them in there?

Anyhow as a side note don't forget to bring your towel.

[The Iron Monkey]

He could be taking about the recent movie just released last year.

Anyway, as stated, the books are waaaayyy better.

There was also a word game for PCs, quite fun to play.