Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is considered one of the most popular sci-fi franchises of all time. The breathless journey through space uses the genre for many clever, abstruse and bizarre observations and parodies the oddities of human life, wherever she can. Today, the successful film adaptation of the work The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is on TV.
On TV: Sci-Fi comedy answers the question of the meaning of life
Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) would have imagined his day differently. The life of the average Englishman is upside down when the entire earth is suddenly about to give way to a planned hyperspace road. Luckily, he is saved by his friend Ford Perfect (Mos Def), who turns out to be an alien and leads him on a hitchhike trip across the galaxy.
Dent not only discovers the grumpy aliens from the Vogon people or the improbability drive, but also the true meaning of life. As Adams fans will know, according to the supercomputer Deep Thought, it is exactly 42.
When is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on TV?
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy this Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 10:25 p.m. on Kabel 1. If you don’t have time, you can catch up on the sci-fi film at 2.30 a.m. In addition to Freeman and Mos Def, Helen Mirren (Fast & Furious 9) and Alan Rickman (Harry Potter series) are in front of the camera.
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In this installment of our Moviepilot podcast, Stream Browsing, we take a look at the big movies coming exclusively to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and Apple TV+ this year. The result is a list of ten special recommendations.
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From the sci-fi epic to the potential Oscar nominee, everything is included. The talents gathered are particularly impressive. In 2023 we can expect new movies from Martin Scorsese, David Fincher and Zack Snyder in the streaming space, while Gal Gadot, Leonardo DiCaprio, Henry Cavill and Chris Hemsworth will be in front of the camera.
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