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| − | ZAPHOD Get in the escape capsules! |
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| − | F/X CHASE: FEET DOWN METAL CORRIDORS FOLLOWED BY BEAST SCREECH, AND GENERALLY KNOCKING FURNITURE OVER AND EATING IT |
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| − | FORD Right, Arthur and I’ll take this one! Zaphod you and the others take the left-hand one! |
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| − | ((note: radio edit removes opening "right", and gives it to Zaphod as a response to this line)) |
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| − | F/X HATCHWAY OPENS. SCUFFLES AS ARTHUR AND FORD GET IN, THE BEAST'S SCREECHES ARE MUFFLED |
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| − | FORD Press the go-stud Arthur. |
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| − | F/X DULL DETONATIONS AS CAPSULE BLASTS OFF FROM THE SHIP, AND THE WHOOSH OF IT ESCAPING |
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| − | ARTHUR Wheew! ('''Double take''') Hey, Ford, look. The other capsule’s missing. The shute’s empty, someone else must |
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| − | have used that capsule ... the others are trapped! |
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| − | FORD It's too late Arthur, we can’t help them. This capsule won’t turn back. |
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| − | ARTHUR What happens if I press this button here? |
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| − | FORD Don’t! |
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| − | F/X A REALLY SMASHING SUPER SOUND OF THE CAPSULE MAKING A HYPERSPACE JUMP |
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| − | NARRATOR Fortunately for Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent their capsule was fitted with latest in instant space travel, |
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| − | the Phargilor Kangaroo Relocation Drive, by which a ship may be ejected suddenly through the fabric of the |
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| − | space time continuum and come to rest far from its starting point. This is however an emergency device and there |
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| − | is rarely time to plot where the ship will land. Meanwhile, this is what happened to Zaphod, Trillian, and Marvin... |
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| − | F/X BUGBLATTER SCREECH |
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| − | TRILLIAN ('''Screams''') Look out! |
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| − | F/X HUGE ARM SWEEPS DOWN AND PICKS THEM UP, THE MONSTER ROLLS HIS EYES WHICH TURN RED, GREEN, THEN A SORT OF MAUVY PINK. |
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| − | IT RUNS ITS TONGUE ROUND ITS LIPS, BLINKS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN MENTALLY REGISTERS THAT IT HAS JUST REMEMBERED WHAT |
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| − | 10 ACROSS IN THE GALACTIC TIMES CROSSWORD WAS TODAY, MAKES A MENTAL NOTE TO WRITE IT IN WHEN IT'S NEXT GOT A COUPLE OF MINUTES |
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| − | CAST (Shouts, etc...) |
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| − | MARVIN (Resigned) Ouch... Oh dear, oh dear... My arm’s come off. |
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| − | TRILLIAN Arrrgghh, he’s got us! If ever I survive this I’ll get a job as Moby Dick’s dentist |
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| − | ZAPHOD Can it Trillian, I’m trying to die with dignity! |
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MARVIN I’m just trying to die. |
MARVIN I’m just trying to die. |
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F/X REVERSE OF HYPERSPACE EFFECT. LOUD CLANG |
F/X REVERSE OF HYPERSPACE EFFECT. LOUD CLANG |
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+ | [Noise of Phargilor Kangaroo Relocation Drive disengaging] |
| + | ARTHUR Are we in normal space? |
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| + | FORD No. I think we’ve materialised inside another spaceship. |
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| + | ARTHUR More problems. |
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| + | FORD We'll, we’ll see. |
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| + | [Sound of scanners checking] |
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| + | FORD Atmosphere’s ok. Le-Let’s get out and have a look. |
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| + | [Hatch opens] |
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| + | ARTHUR Ford? |
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| + | FORD Yeah? |
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| + | ARTHUR What about the others? |
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| + | FORD Arthur, you’ll have to learn it’s a convention in all space-travelling species that if have to ditch someone, you know - a friend, and there’s nothing you can do, you just let it be. You don’t talk about them, Okay? |
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| + | ARTHUR What, really? |
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| + | FORD And then we get blind drunk about them later. |
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| + | ARTHUR I think there must be something terribly wrong with the universe you know. |
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| + | FORD I think there must be something terribly wrong with this ship! |
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| + | ARTHUR Yes, it looks like a mausoleum. |
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| + | FORD That’s it! Yes you’re right! The place is full of sarcophagi as far as the eye can see! Wild! |
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| + | ARTHUR What’s so great about dead people? |
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| + | FORD Well I don’t know. Let’s have a look. Here! Here. There’s a plaque on this one. |
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| + | ARTHUR What does it say? |
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| + | FORD ”Golgafrincham Ark Fleet. Ship B. Hold Seven: Telephone Sanitizers, Second Class.” And a serial number! |
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| + | ARTHUR ”Telephone Sanitizer”? A dead telephone sanitizer? |
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| + | FORD Best kind. |
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| + | ARTHUR Well what’s he doing here? |
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| + | FORD Not a lot. |
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| + | ARTHUR No! - but I mean why? Good god! This one’s a dead hairdresser. |
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| + | FORD And this one here’s an advertising account executive. |
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| + | ARTHUR Are these really coffins? They’re terribly cold. |
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| + | NUMBER TWO Alright! Hold it right there! |
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| + | ARTHUR Why isn’t anyone ever pleased to see us?</pre> |
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=== Alternate online script === |
=== Alternate online script === |
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Revision as of 13:18, 20 September 2015
Start of segment timecheck: 11:00
MARVIN I’m just trying to die. ZAPHOD No problem! Pas de problème! MARVIN Ah... the ennui is overpowering. F/X BUG BLATTER BEAST SWALLOWS THEM WHOLE. SOUNDS OF HUGE CAVERNOUS THROAT WITH SLIMY SLOPPING AND GURGLING NARRATOR And this is what happened to Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect. F/X REVERSE OF HYPERSPACE EFFECT. LOUD CLANG [Noise of Phargilor Kangaroo Relocation Drive disengaging] ARTHUR Are we in normal space? FORD No. I think we’ve materialised inside another spaceship. ARTHUR More problems. FORD We'll, we’ll see. [Sound of scanners checking] FORD Atmosphere’s ok. Le-Let’s get out and have a look. [Hatch opens] ARTHUR Ford? FORD Yeah? ARTHUR What about the others? FORD Arthur, you’ll have to learn it’s a convention in all space-travelling species that if have to ditch someone, you know - a friend, and there’s nothing you can do, you just let it be. You don’t talk about them, Okay? ARTHUR What, really? FORD And then we get blind drunk about them later. ARTHUR I think there must be something terribly wrong with the universe you know. FORD I think there must be something terribly wrong with this ship! ARTHUR Yes, it looks like a mausoleum. FORD That’s it! Yes you’re right! The place is full of sarcophagi as far as the eye can see! Wild! ARTHUR What’s so great about dead people? FORD Well I don’t know. Let’s have a look. Here! Here. There’s a plaque on this one. ARTHUR What does it say? FORD ”Golgafrincham Ark Fleet. Ship B. Hold Seven: Telephone Sanitizers, Second Class.” And a serial number! ARTHUR ”Telephone Sanitizer”? A dead telephone sanitizer? FORD Best kind. ARTHUR Well what’s he doing here? FORD Not a lot. ARTHUR No! - but I mean why? Good god! This one’s a dead hairdresser. FORD And this one here’s an advertising account executive. ARTHUR Are these really coffins? They’re terribly cold. NUMBER TWO Alright! Hold it right there! ARTHUR Why isn’t anyone ever pleased to see us?
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Alternate online script
http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/THHGTTG/THHGTTGradio6.htm (note that this appears to be a transcription of the broadcast, rather than following the script books as the above prefers to do)
Other info
- Episode is 30:40 duration in total
- Fix the Sixth: Casting Call - <4c45cf06$0$28644$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>
- Fix the Sixth - Froup Production - <4c45cf06$0$28644$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> - http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.douglas-adams/browse_thread/thread/57981f852b86f48b#
