The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [DVD] [1981]

After having watched and loved this old BBC series for a long time now, through VHS tapes, and DVDs it's great that it's now available on Blu-Ray! If you've never seen it and you are a fan of the books, be sure to check it out. It's a bit dated, but it's great!

BBC continues to release their older series on Blu-ray; following the first series of Tom Baker's run on Doctor Who, there were high hopes that The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy would impress in the same way (as much as Standard Definition upscaled to HD can, mind you) annnnnd, kinda? The video doesn't look great, and it hasn't been restored to the degree Doctor Who was, but the audio is fantastic. The other selling point is the quite impressive 5 1/2 hours worth of extras (split over discs 2 and 3) of vintage interviews. So things even out and I suppose the entire experience is Mostly Harmless.

While the program itself is a classic and looks marginally better in HD, the true calling card are the new extras with lots of outtakes, alternate cuts, and behind the scenes footage. Grab your towel and enjoy!