{"id":63820,"date":"2014-08-06T14:40:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T13:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=63820"},"modified":"2014-08-06T17:24:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T16:24:57","slug":"dirk-gently-reboot-is-dr-who-meets-dumb-dumber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/dirk-gently-reboot-is-dr-who-meets-dumb-dumber\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirk Gently reboot is &#8220;Dr Who meets Dumb &#038; Dumber&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_63826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63826\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/di_2232581b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63826\" alt=\"Stephen Mangan as Dirk Gently in BBC Four's adaptation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/di_2232581b.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/di_2232581b.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/di_2232581b-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/di_2232581b-616x385.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Mangan as Dirk Gently in BBC Four&#8217;s adaptation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/max-landis-idw-adapting-novel-723107\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, <em><strong>Chronicle<\/strong><\/em> writer Max Landis is working on a US TV adaptation of Douglas Adams&#8217; Dirk Gently novels,\u00a0<em><strong>Dirk Gently&#8217;s Holistic Detective Agency<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, that trusted bastion of entertainment journalism, do seem confused as to whether it&#8217;s a book or a graphic novel.<\/p>\n<p>Clue: Google it.<\/p>\n<p>The show is being developed by comic publishers IDW who have recently expanded into television production and have a first-look deal with Entertainment One. They will also be releasing a Dirk Gently comic.<\/p>\n<p>Landis, who will write the pilot and executively produce, previously teased the announcement, tweeting:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.58.13.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63821\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-06 at 13.58.13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.58.13.png\" width=\"635\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.58.13.png 635w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.58.13-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.58.13-616x194.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.06.40.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63823\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-06 at 14.06.40\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.06.40.png\" width=\"623\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.06.40.png 623w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.06.40-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.06.40-616x365.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once the news was out, Landis got on with the important business of trolling:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.50.47.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63824\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-06 at 13.50.47\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.50.47.png\" width=\"582\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.50.47.png 582w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.50.47-300x312.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63822\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-06 at 13.50.58\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.50.58.png\" width=\"589\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.50.58.png 589w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-13.50.58-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dirk Gently was previous adapted by BBC Four with comedian Stephen Mangan in the title role. Mangan, meanwhile, reacted to the news with suitable pragmatism:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.35.57.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63825\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-06 at 14.35.57\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.35.57.png\" width=\"637\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.35.57.png 637w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.35.57-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-06-at-14.35.57-616x270.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Landis trolls Douglas Adams fans over new Dirk Gently&#8217;s Holistic Detective Agency TV show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":63826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"MSN_Categories":"Uncategorized","MSN_Publish_Option":false,"MSN_Is_Local_News":false,"MSN_Is_AIAC_Included":"Empty","MSN_Location":"[]","MSN_Add_Feature_Img_On_Top_Of_Post":false,"MSN_Has_Custom_Author":false,"MSN_Custom_Author":"","MSN_Has_Custom_Canonical_Url":false,"MSN_Custom_Canonical_Url":""},"categories":[3,207],"tags":[2474],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/di_2232581b.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}