this was good, but i didn't really get the hype

pros:
- it's certainly imaginative, and also bizarre. It reminded me very much of Welcome to Nightvale in the sheer weirdness of stuff, and the irreverent writing style.
- it's funny in places and there's some strong one liners that I now wish I'd underlined. One I do remember because I liked it so much was Ford saying: I'm dangerous, and Arthur says: Yes, you fall apart so fast that everyone around you gets hit with shrapnel, or something like that.
- I liked the ending,

and the earth getting a second chance.

cons:
- my main problem was that there was zero character development. I really didn't give one shit for Arthur or Ford or Trillian or anybody. I found Zaphod vaguely interesting as the only one with any backstory, but mostly none of them got developed.
- beyond that, Arthur Dent is the most boring character ever. Which is half the point, I'm aware, but it's annoying. He hardly ever does anything.
- the "joke" about Marvin being continually depressed is awful. Not funny. Not the first time and not the four hundredth. Very bad taste for anyone who actually understands what it's like to be depressed.
- it was also kind of complicated, in a dull way, in that there's a lot of characters and i lost track. Also, all the names are stupid, and not in a particularly funny way.

so yeah, I didn't really enjoy it. sorry. It was like Nightvale, except there was no coherent plot, character development or interesting characters to root for, imo.