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Day four of my own personal 'How fast is your spaceship?' week of scifi nerdiness. Today, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy...My favourite book as a kid and I could quote great slabs of it. While the movie was never going to match the book, I still rather enjoyed it and I felt the design work was fantastic.
The Heart of Gold, stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox (he's just this guy you know) was powered by an Infinite Improbability Drive that, when fully powered, passed through every conceivable point in every conceivable universe simultaneously. This, unfortunately, means that you areΒ "never sure where you'll end up or even what species you'll be when they get there" and "it's therefore important to dress accordingly".
Pencil, ink on paper, Paint in photoshop.
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Like the dolphin homage on the tea cup.
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I put in there for those in the know
Cheers!
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I agree the movie was miles apart from the book. However, your presentation here conveys the spirit of the movie very well. I'm glad to see Marvin made the cut.Β
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Thanks! I just had to have Marvin there.... not only do I love the industrial design of him, Alan Rickmans voice is so perfect for the role!
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It wouldn't be so bad if those damn Finite Most-Likely Brakes worked like they were supposed to.
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Haha! 
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But but but, you didn't paint the Heart of Gold in...
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A design choice... I loved the graphics in the move they used when they showed the entries from the Hitchhikers Guide and they were all a flat vector looking style and I tried to mimic that.
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I recognized that, it was just breaking the pattern.
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Is there room for Majikthise and Vroomfondel?
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Unfortunately, no. DA has a no members of the Amalgamated Union of Philosophers, Sages, Luminaries and Other Thinking Persons policy. Its somewhere in the fine print
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Thanks man... and I appreciate all those extra 'o's!
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Finally, someone who also liked the movie! (As indeed it could have never lived up to the book, but is good in it's own right.)Β
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Indeed! I was just pleased that someone had finally made a movie of it. A few things frustrated me, but I loved Martin as Arthur, Stephen Fry was brilliant as the voice of the guide and I thought the design work was outstanding.
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What is written on the tea label?
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'Not entirely unlike Tea'. The full quote in the book is 'Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea' but that was too long
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GOD bless Marvin!!
This again is done beautifully funny 
YAY!!!
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Thanks man.... and Marvin would like you to know that he is feeling very depressed.
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Now you know I love your work Loop but Sir, that film... lets never mention this again please.
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I enjoy re-invention as much as the next guy (IF House = Sherlock THEN message = "Excellent!" ELSE Cumberbatch END IF) but bad is just bad... oh so terribly bad... badbadbad... wretched even...
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I've been a fan of your work for a while and I'm really digging this series!
Joe
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Thanks Joe - appreciate both the 'fan'ing and the digging!
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Thanks! Arthur Dent appreciates the love, but Marvin is too depressed to even care.
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Hilarious! Keep up the great work!
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The two mice in the top corner... <3
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They are busy running complex laboratory experiments on humans
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Did someone already thank you for all the fish?
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No, not yet... but when someone does, I may start to worry that the world is about to be destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass or something.
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How prophetic this book was, wasn't it?
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Your attention to detail is just terrific. When I have my next cup of "Not Entirely Unlike Coffee" coffee, I'll think of you.
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Haha! I appreciate the thought there... and thanks!
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And NEVER forget your towel...
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It's probably the most important take away from the entire guide
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whole series is just AWESOME !
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Ha ha ha ha ha very nice!
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