Who read the book long before they showed the movie trailer?

[eccentrica]

eek I feel so old in this forum...

I read the books TEN years ago when I was 16. The movie was about a 6 out of 10 on the disappointment scale (1 being "wow they did a great job", 10 being "What a complete smeg-up that was.")

I nearly weeped with joy when I saw the preview. Yes, I'm a freak.  

[Verax]

My friend lent the book to me.

A few weeks later, I bought 'i, Robot' and saw the trailer.

When I asked her about it, she said she had no idea that it was going to be a movie.  

[HotSoupBurns]

I started the book long before the movie but it was taken back by my friend. I didn't get to pick it back up until about 3 months before the movie, and am now addicted to it, and have read it twice. Need the cash to buy the second one lol.  

[Jupiter-X]

I read the 5 books back to back to back to back to back from I think september to october 2003. They were the First books I read in sixth grade. I'm currently rereading them (i'm on mostly harmless already)
i saw that the movie was in production sometime last year.
I think that they did a good job with it. it doesn't have to be exactly the same, becase it was never the same from edition to edition.
I thought production was taking forever, but, after reading the salmon of doubt, I have a clearer understanding of the word "forever"  

[Jesse_Yuywell]

I read the books a few years ago, and have even read a couple of the non-Guide series. I think the movie was pretty darn good, considering the fact that he wrote so much of it before he died...  

[Beka_Valentine]

I started reading the books about six years ago...I've read all the "Hitchhiker's Guide" books (including The Salmon of Doubt, even though I'm not entirely sure it quite qualifies as a "Hitchhiker's" book). I've read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe so many times that my copy is completely falling apart.

I never got into any of Adam's other books though. (The Dirk Gently ones.) I'm not sure why.  

[Lullabee]

I read the first two books when I was quite young, younger than twelve, perhaps even just ten. I'm fourteen now. At any rate, long enough ago that I got dragged to cutesy reading-is-FUNdemental literacy-rocks free book things. Three free books per kid, thanks to the company my dad works for. I remember I was reading like there's no tomorrow (ha ha) during the puppet show. I had no idea what Eccentrica Gallumbits was back then, except perhaps often uncomfortable while running.  

[The Sexiest Se...KURU!]

i read the book exactly a day before the trailer was released biggrin  

[eccentrica]

Gyakuten no Megami

I had no idea what Eccentrica Gallumbits was back then, except perhaps often uncomfortable while running.

If I thought I could petition Gaia to give my av a third breast, I would.  

[_Card]

Read the books, listened to the Radio-show, his biographies, and am working on Long Dark Teatime for the Soul right now. Only I forgot it at my bro's apartment.  

[I Feel Toast]

Hmm, I think I read it a few months before they started showing any movie trailors.

It was because in GD I saw someone's saig said, "Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it." So I Googled that to see what it was from, and...Yeah.  

[Nephthys Assyria]

I read the first one around two years ago. At the time I didn't even know there were more until a friend of mine told me. I had never actually heard of the movie/trailer until the same friend got back from vacation and told me she saw the movie while she was in New York. I never got to see it (I feel so denied crying ), so I have obviously read the books before watching the movie.  

[Appoggiatura]

I actually read and finished the first book the day the movie came out. I didn't realize there was a movie though, because I'm oblivious to things like that. xp  

[Tokagima]

i read the book almost 5 years ago. then again about a year later and then when i saw the trailer i decided to read it again for old times sake. good stuff.  

[Cooldude2356]

i read the book about 6 months before the movie came out. i didnt even know they were making a movie about it until i saw the TV trailers (by the way, the movie didnt do the book justice)