Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
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firesprite
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That's my buddy Aaron being all threatening on the bridge! 
I will be watching for certain.
I will be watching for certain.
Not sure how much this will have to do with the books apart from the characters but I am still looking forward to anything related to Dirk Gently
I actually loved the first book more than the Hitchhiker's "Trilogy". Everytime I read it I catch things I didn't before
The book actually started out as a Dr Who episodes written by Adams - "City of Death" and Shada (which got cancelled due to a strike)
He removed the trademark Dr Who stuff and reworked it a bit, but the same basic premise is there
I actually loved the first book more than the Hitchhiker's "Trilogy". Everytime I read it I catch things I didn't before
The book actually started out as a Dr Who episodes written by Adams - "City of Death" and Shada (which got cancelled due to a strike)
He removed the trademark Dr Who stuff and reworked it a bit, but the same basic premise is there
wizardofthenorth
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How did I never know this was a TV series? And more coming.
Did anyone see the premier on Saturday?
Really not much of anything to do with the books, other than a reference to a missing cat , and that he had previous cases involving a sofa incident and he met Thor.
So I doubt we'll be seeing anymore related to the two books.
All though there does appear to be a time machine as Todd runs into himself when the elevator doors open and he is listening to himself talking about not knowing a time machine was involved
It's pretty much a bare bones framework loosely based on the Dirk Gently character
They introduced a lot in that episode.
Really not much of anything to do with the books, other than a reference to a missing cat , and that he had previous cases involving a sofa incident and he met Thor.
So I doubt we'll be seeing anymore related to the two books.
All though there does appear to be a time machine as Todd runs into himself when the elevator doors open and he is listening to himself talking about not knowing a time machine was involved
It's pretty much a bare bones framework loosely based on the Dirk Gently character
They introduced a lot in that episode.
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firesprite
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I have it on my DVR.
Rhett Thanas
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What do people think? The reviews are mixed, but it seems those who don't really care for it are those who wished it followed the spirit of the source material more. Anyone here had a chance to get caught up and want to share their thoughts?
I'm not sure yet. While I wish it was more true to the source material, I am not opposed to the direction they are going.
It was a lot to take in and there was no real payoff so its hard to tell at this point with only that one episode. I think that's why much of the bad reviews. Basically we were introduced to a bunch of "unconnected" stuff that seems pretty random and no resolution to any of it, or even why we need to care about any of it. In a way though, that kind of is the perfect intro for the premise, It just is hard to draw you in though since it lacks much focus.
I like what they are setting up though. I need to see a few more episodes to see how it starts playing out. See how these things connect
The idea of a "Holistic assassin" was pretty amusing
It was a lot to take in and there was no real payoff so its hard to tell at this point with only that one episode. I think that's why much of the bad reviews. Basically we were introduced to a bunch of "unconnected" stuff that seems pretty random and no resolution to any of it, or even why we need to care about any of it. In a way though, that kind of is the perfect intro for the premise, It just is hard to draw you in though since it lacks much focus.
I like what they are setting up though. I need to see a few more episodes to see how it starts playing out. See how these things connect
The idea of a "Holistic assassin" was pretty amusing
lovelyandy
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I definitely didn't get the feeling that Farah was intuitively good at everything, in fact i thought she got into the most trouble out of everyone, or possible had the least idea what was going on during the series.
I loved this show. Roll on series (on UK Netflix)
I loved this show. Roll on series (on UK Netflix)
firesprite
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I thought the show was a lot of fun. Gordon, in particular, was great, but I will freely admit that was, in large part, because I know Aaron was just having so much fun with the role. It's not every day that a production lets an actor dictate so much about how the character looks and sounds and he definitely went all in on it.
I thought the show was a lot of fun. Gordon, in particular, was great, but I will freely admit that was, in large part, because I know Aaron was just having so much fun with the role. It's not every day that a production lets an actor dictate so much about how the character looks and sounds and he definitely went all in on it.
Ah but did you catch what his character is based on?
You'd need to be familiar with Max Landis and his new Redlettermedia buddies.
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