I remember watching this on telly when it was first broadcast. Happy days. I've always loved the low budget effects. Like Dr Who level budget but a million times better story.
The ancient Betelguese death anthem is actually a 18th century British drinking song. Apparently the tune has been solen for other purposes, but i wouldn't know about that
You think that's bad? Socrates and Plato both wrote on the need to have limits to authority and avoid abuses of power by those with it. ~2400 years ago.
@@Lyle-xc9pg my experience is the best way to get a cop to do their job and do the right thing is to call them corrupt to their faces. Then they know they have to do the right thing
Always makes me laugh when.the other cop says we didn't enjoy that at all “You still there?” called on of the cops. “Yes,” they called back. “We didn’t enjoy doing that at all,” shouted the other cop. “We could tell,” shouted Ford.
This is where SNLs Pittsburgh Police Skit came from.. That mustache is the same as fallons glue on stache, while they spit on eachother in a different ending in this episode..
Mephostopheles Maybe Zaphod and Ford don't understand the lyrics themselves, so they would not produce any meaningful brainwave patterns. For the babelfish it would be a case of 'garbage in, garbage out'.
Yes but he might not know what the individual words mean. I could recite the old English epic poem Beowulf with the prior knowledge that it was about a bloke slaying two monsters and becoming king of the Geats, then dying from injuries sustained in a brawl with a dragon 50 years later. In my mind the words, along with any brainwave pattern, would still be 1000 year-old gibberish.
A "plot hole" is a region of literature so dense that words can not escape. But sometimes, as they fall in, the emit onomotapoetic and anagramatical radiation.
This seems very different from the movie, Beeblebrox seems slightly not so incredibly stupid as he is in the movie. Also I had to find this out because I followed Mark Wing-Davey from a BBC Shakespeare production of Henry VI
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Well sadly that is what you get when the yanks get ahold of anything not Yank made, they tend to butcher it to cater to their dumbest members of their population.
He is referring to the fact that some parts were shot on 16mm film can could be rescanned in HD, but unfortunately only the tapes are known to survive and are stuck at the formats native resolution.
This has aged in a very surreal manner.
It really has
Yep it really has
Checking in two years later to say yeah, it's really has.
Nah, cops have always been the same.
"We don't want to shoot you, Beeblebrox." "Suits me fine!"
The cops made an excellent double act. It isn't easy being a cop.
"Well, that just about wraps it up for this lifetime, I guess." THAT is definitely going on my tombstone!
Either that or "After this, things can only get better".
Both work together. Love it.
After this.... would make a good tattoo...
I remember watching this on telly when it was first broadcast. Happy days. I've always loved the low budget effects. Like Dr Who level budget but a million times better story.
In the book Marvin killed them with depression.
Yes
This is based on the original radio series it's pretty accurate.
That was because Douglas was way behind the deadline and had to wrap it up quickly.
@@Yngvarfo He was normally so good with deadlines. He loved them
@@jimlunn - Yeah, he loved the whoosh as they passed.
The ancient Betelguese death anthem is actually a 18th century British drinking song. Apparently the tune has been solen for other purposes, but i wouldn't know about that
Love the Laurel & Hardy nod at 2:49 😆
you know things still suck when satire from like 37 years ago is still applicable today
2020 says hello
You think that's bad?
Socrates and Plato both wrote on the need to have limits to authority and avoid abuses of power by those with it.
~2400 years ago.
Well, at least they agonize about the needless shootings. That's a nice touch.
This is of course how Britain sees American Cops.
This is how Americans see American cops too. The scary thing is, most of them don't see a problem with it.
It's also how Canadians see American cops. And sometimes Canadian cops. I'm sensing a theme.
It's okay I think many parts of the world are laughing at British cops arresting people over mean words on the internet.
@@williamparks867 lol you are stupid
@@Lyle-xc9pg my experience is the best way to get a cop to do their job and do the right thing is to call them corrupt to their faces. Then they know they have to do the right thing
The casting for this series is absolutely perfect.
David Dixon,... the best Doctor that never was.
He would have made an excellent Doctor Who.
"After this, things can only get better" lol Brian cox
"And I write novels!"
I feel personally attacked.
He writes em’ in crayon!
Some sad parallels between this scene and 2020.
This idiot 'protestors' gathering and spreading the virus to the risk of all the rest of us.
@@agentk1205 nah it's a beer. Coronavirus is, of course, also real.
Yep, this is probably a timeless topic. It might change for the positive this time though.
@@allybally0021 You mean spreading false positive cases.
@@MsMesem Lol....okay.
I love that they have American accents.
". .and one or two others that we noticed on the way over."
Always makes me laugh when.the other cop says we didn't enjoy that at all
“You still there?” called on of the cops.
“Yes,” they called back.
“We didn’t enjoy doing that at all,” shouted the other cop.
“We could tell,” shouted Ford.
This is where SNLs Pittsburgh Police Skit came from.. That mustache is the same as fallons glue on stache, while they spit on eachother in a different ending in this episode..
Those sunglasses are COOL!
The Cop is doing a John Wayne impersonation. Hey, isn't impersonating an actor against the law?
Punishable by death
@@jimlunn Well, only if its a really bad impersonation. Then its by lethal inflection.
If it were then community theatre would be banned.
It's June 2020 and YT recommends me this.
I've been getting this a lot lately. Videos from 1702ce recommended. OK maybe not quite that old.
But shouldn't the Babel fish translate the song for Arthur?
Mephostopheles Maybe Zaphod and Ford don't understand the lyrics themselves, so they would not produce any meaningful brainwave patterns. For the babelfish it would be a case of 'garbage in, garbage out'.
DroneBee But Ford blatantly explains what the song means.
Yes but he might not know what the individual words mean. I could recite the old English epic poem Beowulf with the prior knowledge that it was about a bloke slaying two monsters and becoming king of the Geats, then dying from injuries sustained in a brawl with a dragon 50 years later. In my mind the words, along with any brainwave pattern, would still be 1000 year-old gibberish.
A "plot hole" is a region of literature so dense that words can not escape. But sometimes, as they fall in, the emit onomotapoetic and anagramatical radiation.
Maybe just Douglas Adams didn't think about it
The death anthem is a lot like a certain dolphin song that translates to "so long, and thanks for all the fish".
Douglas Adams was the greatest Philosopher who ever lived.
Just read this part in the book again, haha, such a great part. So relevant.
The Laurel and Hardy of the Galactic Police.
i can smell the *VHS blockbuster popcorn* off the screen
I'd recognize Matt Zimmerman's voice anywhere... nice
They're not particularly good shots to be fair.
And that is why it's not easy being a cop...
Things really havent changed
Graduates from the derrick chauvin Galactic Space Police Academy
I could see Monty python doing this.
They would only have messed it up
I need to go read this again right now.
Pew pew guns 🤣
must get the dvd
They talk like John wayne
I was literally just thinking this. Especially that first cop
It's been years... years...
...and this is STILL topical.
holy shit. that's house.
could be monty python...
:)
Only much better
Funny when you consider that a few Monty Python actors are in this series.
American cops in 2020 colorized
Was I the only one focussing on Sandra Dickinson as Trillian?
Why didn't They simply surrender to the Space Cops ? Afterall, he did Steal the Heart of Gold . . .
Where can I find this series? I'm unable to find a UK version of the BBC shop.
If you have amazon prime, it’s free to stream.
Saw it from DailyMotion!
Cop talks a lot sounds like Elwood from the Blues Brothers
...after this things can only get better - then Brian Cox
Where can I get the DVD ?
same place you can get everything nowadays, amazon
eBay or Amazon
I completely understand their pain. It would have been easier if the the guys they were shooting was black. Then it's a lot easier.
This seems very different from the movie, Beeblebrox seems slightly not so incredibly stupid as he is in the movie. Also I had to find this out because I followed Mark Wing-Davey from a BBC Shakespeare production of Henry VI
Well sadly that is what you get when the yanks get ahold of anything not Yank made, they tend to butcher it to cater to their dumbest members of their population.
We're any of the original film inserts preserved from this series?
what does that mean?
please
JackWolf
The whole series is on Hulu :)
There was a point in the film where we got a glimpse of the original Marvin. I don't know if that's what you're thinking about.
He is referring to the fact that some parts were shot on 16mm film can could be rescanned in HD, but unfortunately only the tapes are known to survive and are stuck at the formats native resolution.
Oh no no no no. Brian Cox appers at the end of this video
Constantly grinning like a smug Cheshire cat.
Why are they singing the American anthem in another language?
It translates to "So long, and thanks for all the fish" when sung by a dolphin during a double loop-de-loop.
bunu Münir Özkul a benzeten tek ben miyim?
Probably. Who is he?
the guide said acab
Hilarious 😅
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Was Beeblebrox based on Howard Stern?
Ford: Who are these guys?
Me: Straw men.
Yeah, about that
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h mmmm mmm
American accent is atrocious
Conversely, the voice acting is superb. Bad upm tissss
Surprisingly one of them is American.
Still like the movie , and the robot is a perfect interpretation of the average person attitude today , f,ittttttttt
@@zaprese He was my father in law definitely American
They're not Americans; they're aliens. Anyway, their accents sounded authentic to this American.
there is no way this aired on tv, it feels like some stupid parody!
PBS, 1981
ALERT ALERT: AMERICAN COMMENTER
I watched it on the BBC when it was new, back in 1981- i can see why Americans can't deal with it :-p
@@ashmilliard6889 this Is honestly the one part of the whole series that I just can’t stand. I skip it every time I rewatch it
it was in the 80’s
So bland, soo... British..
This scene didnt translate well from the books.
Soooo GTFO
@@notanumber1311 I did, its been 3 years. You are behind the times.