• Almost, But Not Quite, Entirely Unlike Dirk Gently - Part 1
    Nov 7 2024

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    And now for something completely different. Jeff and Bryan discuss the the first half of the 2016 season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. They both found it quite a departure from the depiction of the character in the novels.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Note Free Reviewing Season Three
    Oct 3 2024

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    Jeff and Bryan look back at season three of the podcast. Jeff also talks about two additional conventions he attended after the recording of the convention episode.

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    53 mins
  • Dirk Gently on TV
    Sep 5 2024

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    In December, 2010, the pilot for a Dirk Gently TV series was aired. Fifteen months later, a three episode season was released. Jeff and Bryan explain and discuss these episodes to see how they are interconnected with the books.

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Long Dark BBC
    Aug 1 2024

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    Jeff and Bryan discuss Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, the follow up radio drama to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective agency. Both seemed to agree that simplifying the story for this medium actually improved it.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Holistic Phase
    Jul 4 2024

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    Twenty tears after the novel was published, BBC Radio 4 turned it into a radio series. Jeff and Bryan discuss this version of Douglas Adams' story and how such a complicated plot can be reduced down to sound effects and dialogue.

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    48 mins
  • The Salmon of Doubt in The Salmon of Doubt
    Jun 6 2024

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    Jeff and Bryan finally finish their discussion of the last quarter of the Salmon of Doubt which contains the unfinished novel Douglas Adams was working on at the time of his death. If you thought the first two Dirk Gently novels were bizarre, just wait.

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    56 mins
  • Three Cons in a Row
    May 23 2024

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    It is that time of year again where Jeff and Bryan get to go to comic and entertainment conventions. This year there were three conventions in three consecutive weeks. Once again they will tell about all the fun and excitement that was had.

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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Don't Pick It Up, Pick It Up, Pick It...
    May 2 2024

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    Jeff and Bryan discuss and try to figure out why what is happening is happening in the second Dirk Gently novel, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.

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    1 hr and 41 mins