FitTheSixth
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FORD Right, Arthur and I’ll take this one! Zaphod you and the others take the left-hand one! |
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)) |
((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 |
F/X HATCHWAY OPENS. SCUFFLES AS ARTHUR AND FORD GET IN, THE BEAST'S SCREECHES ARE MUFFLED |
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F/X DULL DETONATIONS AS CAPSULE BLASTS OFF FROM THE SHIP, AND THE WHOOSH OF IT ESCAPING |
F/X DULL DETONATIONS AS CAPSULE BLASTS OFF FROM THE SHIP, AND THE WHOOSH OF IT ESCAPING |
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| − | ARTHUR: Phew! Safe. Oh! Oh! Hey, Ford, look! The other capsule’s missing! The chute’s empty! Someone else must’ve used that capsule! The others are trapped! |
+ | ARTHUR Wheew! ('''Double take''') Hey, Ford, look. The other capsule’s missing. The shute’s empty, someone else must have used that capsule ... the others are trapped! |
| − | FORD: |
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| − | Well it’s too late Arthur we can’t help them. This capsule won’t turn back. |
+ | FORD It's too late Arthur, we can’t help them. This capsule won’t turn back. |
| − | ARTHUR: |
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| − | What happens if I press this button here? |
+ | ARTHUR What happens if I press this button here? |
| − | FORD: |
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| − | Don’t! |
+ | FORD Don’t! |
| − | [Noise of Phargilor Kangaroo Relocation Drive engaging] |
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| − | Narrator: |
+ | F/X A REALLY SMASHING SUPER SOUND OF THE CAPSULE MAKING A HYPERSPACE JUMP |
| − | Fortunately for Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent, their capsule was fitted with latest in instant space travel: the Phargilor Kangaroo Relocation Drive - by which a ship may be ejected suddenly through the fabric of the space-time continuum and come to rest far from its starting point. This is, however, an emergency device and there is rarely time to plot where the ship will land. Meanwhile, this is what happened to Zaphod, Trillian, and Marvin: |
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| − | Scene 4. Int. Spaceship |
+ | NARRATOR Fortunately for Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent their capsule was fitted with latest in instant space travel, the Phargilor Kangaroo Relocation Drive, by which a ship may be ejected suddenly through the fabric of the space time continuum and come to rest far from its starting point. This is however an emergency device. and there is rarely time to plot where the ship will land. Meanwhile, this is what happened to Zaphod, Trillian, and Marvin... |
| − | [Ferocious roaring] |
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| − | TRILLIAN: |
+ | F/X BUGBLATTER SCREECH |
| − | [Yells] |
+ | TRILLIAN ('''Screams''') Look out! |
| − | ZAPHOD: |
+ | |
| − | Oh! No. No! Get off! |
+ | 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. IT RUNS ITS TONGUE ROUND ITS LIPS, BLINKS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN MENTALLY REGISTERS THAT IT HAS JUST REMEMBERED WHAT 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 |
| − | TRILLIAN: |
+ | |
| − | Look out! |
+ | CAST (Shouts, etc...) |
| − | [More ferocious roaring] |
+ | |
| − | MARVIN: |
+ | MARVIN (Resigned) Ouch... Oh dear, oh dear... My arm’s come off. |
| − | Ouch. |
+ | |
| − | TRILLIAN: |
+ | TRILLIAN Arrrgghh, he’s got us! If ever I survive this I’ll get a job as Moby Dick’s dentist |
| − | [Screams] |
+ | |
| − | [Even more ferocious roaring] |
+ | ZAPHOD Can it Trillian, I’m trying to die with dignity! |
| − | ZAPHOD: |
+ | MARVIN I’m just trying to die. |
| − | Keep off! Ugh! Uhhh! |
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| − | MARVIN: |
+ | ZAPHOD No problem! Pas de problème! |
| − | Oh no. Dear, dear, dear, my arm’s come off. |
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| − | TRILLIAN: |
+ | |
| − | [Puffing with exertion] He’s got us! Urgh! |
+ | MARVIN Ah... the ennui is overpowering. |
| − | [The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal begins advancing on them] |
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| − | TRILLIAN: |
+ | F/X BUG BLATTER BEAST SWALLOWS THEM WHOLE. SOUNDS OF HUGE CAVERNOUS THROAT WITH SLIMY SLOPPING AND GURGLING |
| − | If ever I survive this [Pant] I’ll get a job as Moby Dick’s dentist |
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| − | ZAPHOD: |
+ | NARRATOR And this is what happened to Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect. |
| − | Urgh! Wh! Ge- |
+ | |
| − | [More eating] |
+ | F/X REVERSE OF HYPERSPACE EFFECT. LOUD CLANG |
| − | ZAPHOD: |
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| − | Can it Trillian, I’m trying to die with dignit-eeeeee! |
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| − | TRILLIAN: |
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| − | Urghh! |
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| − | MARVIN: |
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| − | I’m just trying to die. |
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| − | TRILLIAN: |
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| − | Urgh-huh-huh! |
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| − | ZAPHOD: |
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| − | [Yells] |
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| − | [The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal begins eating them] |
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| − | ZAPHOD: |
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| − | No problem! Pas de problème! |
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| − | MARVIN: |
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| − | Ah... the ennui is overpowering. |
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| − | [The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal swallows and burps] |
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| − | NARRATOR: |
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| − | And this is what happened to Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect: |
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</pre> |
</pre> |
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Revision as of 23:01, 10 May 2015
Start of segment timecheck: MM:SS
ZAPHOD Get in the escape capsules!
F/X CHASE: FEET DOWN METAL CORRIDORS FOLLOWED BY BEAST SCREECH, AND GENERALLY KNOCKING FURNITURE OVER AND EATING IT
FORD Right, Arthur and I’ll take this one! Zaphod you and the others take the left-hand one!
((note: radio edit removes opening "right", and gives it to Zaphod as a response to this line))
F/X HATCHWAY OPENS. SCUFFLES AS ARTHUR AND FORD GET IN, THE BEAST'S SCREECHES ARE MUFFLED
FORD Press the go-stud Arthur.
F/X DULL DETONATIONS AS CAPSULE BLASTS OFF FROM THE SHIP, AND THE WHOOSH OF IT ESCAPING
ARTHUR Wheew! ('''Double take''') Hey, Ford, look. The other capsule’s missing. The shute’s empty, someone else must have used that capsule ... the others are trapped!
FORD It's too late Arthur, we can’t help them. This capsule won’t turn back.
ARTHUR What happens if I press this button here?
FORD Don’t!
F/X A REALLY SMASHING SUPER SOUND OF THE CAPSULE MAKING A HYPERSPACE JUMP
NARRATOR Fortunately for Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent their capsule was fitted with latest in instant space travel, the Phargilor Kangaroo Relocation Drive, by which a ship may be ejected suddenly through the fabric of the space time continuum and come to rest far from its starting point. This is however an emergency device. and there is rarely time to plot where the ship will land. Meanwhile, this is what happened to Zaphod, Trillian, and Marvin...
F/X BUGBLATTER SCREECH
TRILLIAN ('''Screams''') Look out!
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. IT RUNS ITS TONGUE ROUND ITS LIPS, BLINKS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN MENTALLY REGISTERS THAT IT HAS JUST REMEMBERED WHAT 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
CAST (Shouts, etc...)
MARVIN (Resigned) Ouch... Oh dear, oh dear... My arm’s come off.
TRILLIAN Arrrgghh, he’s got us! If ever I survive this I’ll get a job as Moby Dick’s dentist
ZAPHOD Can it Trillian, I’m trying to die with dignity!
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
End of segment timecheck: MM:SS
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#
