Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
看的时候总觉有点违和，特意重看了TVA头两话，发现果然魔改了，但很好的补完了亚斯娜遇到桐人前的经过，相比TVA更有张力
没有很突出的亮点，但起码该有的都有了，粉丝值得一看
以亚丝娜的视角来重述SAO的剧情，本以为是炒冷饭卖情怀，没想到居然那么好看（完全没有看够）对亚丝娜进入SAO及遇到桐人的剧情进行了补充，并且多了很多细节。总的来说，刀剑还是SAO好看啊，之后的一部比一部屎
意犹未尽…但内容是一样的…就感觉又看了一遍…
22-07-23 一个人在家看完，好感动，“不要输给这个游戏与这个世界”。SAO回到了初心，而我之所以这么喜欢这个系列，也是因为十多年前初探魔兽世界的宝贵回忆吧，过去我也有像深澄一样PFU的“朋友”呢～
2分，虽然看过原作漫画但剧情忘了，亚总视角，新加的紫毛在刚开始一股百合味，整体上观感平实，但桐人的出场相当尬，紫毛的感情变化太突兀，打斗还可以但桐人画得太崩了，煽情也不如tv版感人，整体上就是对tv的补充。
看过第一季TV版的小伙伴，可以把此剧场版当做是SAO平行世界的感觉来看，新添加的米特妹子纯粹就是为了烘托桐姥爷登场的配角了。
完结之后又再次开启的故事，最后没有舍生相救而是各自走向不同的方向，是有点惊喜的地方，但总的来说，还是一部情怀之作。
6.5
进击篇出剧场版了我居然不知道！！情怀啊情怀，扩展SAO不比什么GGO underworld好看多了！
女二也太屑了…最后的举动让人感觉之前的铺垫都打水漂了
以亚丝娜为中心的SAO动画都挺好看的，圣母圣咏也是，加上艾恩葛朗特确实还有很多可以挖的地方，很好看
WOW既视感，满满的回忆.......Boss战BGM响起来就燃起来了
6.5分。其实制作质量还是挺高的，基本算是第0集故事来看。主要问题还是站在海报中间的紫毛，前半部分基本走百合向，怎么突然中段就被桐人给插进来了？？？这设计也太奇怪了吧？？？你要说紫毛为了保护亚丝娜挂了也好，吵架变成反派也好，这都比电影里这么设计来得更合适吧？？？
SAO还是艾恩格朗特篇是最棒的，这样一部前传的落脚点也还不错。但精彩的战斗段落还是太少，剧情落进俗套，但被俗套拯救，桐人努力黑化的样子还是最帅的。
imax音画效果真tm让我虎躯一震。紫毛你为啥跑路了？
亚丝娜作为主角的大女主电影，无法抛却桐人这个安定的男主角是最大的遗憾，不如说，中段出现的桐人导致了本作在中间开始跑题。本作前半的主题是什么？通过亚丝娜的视角，本作重新拾起了SAO系列最基础（但正传又忽略掉）的魅力：亚丝娜理性理解了现状之后，却花了一段时间才意识到死亡的存在，这种迟钝恰恰揭示了当巨大的虚构成为了血淋淋的现实，现实生活的体验、关系却被置换成了幻象，这也导致必然与米特这个现实好友别离的结果。桐人的中段介入扰乱了这个讲述，故事不再聚焦亚丝娜现实人际关系的变迁，而是转向了桐人，这个先从虚构开始认识的关系对象。
哇！亚丝娜接过朋友的剑，边跑边切换武器，直接帅炸！又要等一年，心累
原版桐姥爷14岁看着像16岁，这版的14岁看着像12岁
我不觉得这是女性独立自主的讴歌，或者说是什么大女主爽文。主人公经历的几大难关虽说靠自己，但主要还是因为打动了男性，为她处处铺路，这明显能感受到的讽刺不多说了。而电影结尾主人公身份不过是成为了老板，女性仍在牢笼中，这难道就是女性抗争想要的吗？电影也说了她活着时候会给大家带来爱和保护，那她不在了呢？我觉得这部电影并不如明面上所展现的这般美好，它深藏了巨大的本质问题没有触动，没有质问，甚至没有深挖，也有人说这也是进步，说要结合不同国情分析，我理解要一步一步前进，但这部电影真的是值得我们振臂高呼的前行吗？它的主题是如此薄弱，它的力度是如此绵软，它的号召是如此空洞，仔细一想，这真的不是蒙蔽我们的倒退吗？
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