How Hollywood Ruined The Funniest Thing Ever Written

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Comedy is hard. Sci-Fi comedy is almost impossible. The British seem to be best at it, with authors like Douglas Adams (a favorite of Elon Musk) and shows like Red Dwarf.

Hollywood tried to turn the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy into a blockbuster franchise. The big-budget space opera version of The Hitchhiker's Guide almost worked, until tragedy struck and destroyed not only author Douglas Adams' movie but maybe his franchise’s entire future. This is Why It Failed.