A Friend's Advent: A whole month of cool things worth talking about!
This is a short clip from a channel that offers a retrospective analysis of popular culture (video games, books, comics, films), trying to understand how our tastes in entertainment have changed over the past few decades. In these videos, examine topics such as the history behind their creation, the cultural impact they've had on the wider world, or simply celebrate milestones – experiences worth celebrating. In 2018, video gaming has become the most popular form of entertainment in the world, but that doesn't mean other forms are dead or worth forgetting. We've been fortunate to reap the rewards of an evolving industry that learns from both its successes and its mistakes – and I've learned as a consumer. This series is designed to celebrate and share milestones and meaningful releases; whether they are good or bad.
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From Wikipedia:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first book in the science fiction comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy / "six-book trilogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams' radio series of the same name, centered on the adventures of the only man to survive the destruction of Earth; while traveling through space, he learns the truth about the existence of Earth. The novel was first published in London on October 12, 1979.[2] It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months.
The novel's namesake is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide for hitchhikers (inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopedia.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (sometimes referred to as HG2G, HHGTTG, H2G2 or tHGttG) is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a 1978 radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, it was later adapted into other formats, including stage shows, novels, comic strips, a 1981 television series, a text-based computer game from 1984 and a 2005 feature film.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has become an international multimedia phenomenon; these novels are the most widely distributed, having been translated into more than 30 languages as of 2005. The first novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), was ranked fourth in the BBC's The Big Read poll. The sixth novel, And Another Thing, was written by Eoin Colfer with previously unpublished additional material by Douglas Adams. In 2017, BBC Radio 4 announced a 40th anniversary celebration with Dirk Maggs, one of the original producers, at the helm. The first of six new episodes aired on March 8, 2018.
Hitchhiker's sprawling tale follows the misadventures of the last surviving man, Arthur Dent, following the demolition of Earth by a fleet of Vogon builders to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Dent is saved from Earth's destruction by Ford Prefect – a human-looking alien writer for the eccentric electronic travel guide The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – by hitchhiking on a passing Vogon spaceship. After his rescue, Dent explores the galaxy with Prefect and meets Trillian, another human who had been kidnapped from Earth (before its destruction) by the two-headed President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox and the depressed Marvin, the paranoid android. Certain narrative details have been modified throughout the different adaptations.
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