Governing People (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy entry)

[@williamcrowe2576]

The whole purpose of being the President of the Galaxy is not to hold power but to draw attention away from it.

[@110100111000]

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[@williamcrowe2576]

@@110100111000 Hey, I'm only going by what Douglass Adams had written years ago. Zaphod may think he's the king, but he's merely the jester.

[@daemonartursson5952]

Sums up Trump.

[@martin3953]

Sums up everyone since JFK

[@waynewanderer]

@@martin3953 sums up every leader in the western world for decades

[@TeacherOfPhilosophy]

Best joke on Plato ever, since the Platonic answer is "The philosopher should govern!" and since The Man Who Rules the Universe is a skeptic who doubts the universe exists.

[@KevinJonDavies]

Nice work! I was a member of the team at Pearce Studios who made the original animations for the TV series back in 1980. You've captured the feel of those sequences really well.

[@electromaniacal]

Thank you! I really admired those animations from the TV series. They were some of the many works that inspired me to pursue a career in animation.

[@barrybend7189]

Kevin Jon Davies did you watch the one on the daleks it is another fan made video that is funny.

[@ThatTalkingDogGuy]

Great work on "The Making Of" show, Kevin! Friends and I quote it just as much as we quote actual HHG... "tatty little bits of black card!" I hope you can somehow be involved in the new Hulu reboot of HHG. The true spirit of the show seems to have taken on life inside you. The world can't take another catastrophe like the feature film!

[@slevinchannel7589]

I can't remember this from the Movie! So? Who is in Charge in the Shadow in the Hitchhiker-Universe then?? Tell me! And yeah, as simplified and summarized it is, one shouldnt forget that this is mostly True. Just mostly though. One can strive for Power and Position for a good Reason. Like: Being paid with Cookies. That's a noble goal for sure. Indeed.

[@KevinJonDavies]

@@ThatTalkingDogGuy - I've only now just seen this comment, but thank you. I'm glad you liked the documentary. I had a great team helping me.

[@Barquevious_Jackson]

I didn't even know this was fan made until I checked the description, stellar work.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

The solipsistic ruler of the galaxy is one of my favorite bits of the Trilogy.

[@benrussell-gough1201]

When you think of it, it's actually the only way that the galactic bureaucracy could GUARANTEE a totally neutral decision maker whose decisions are based solely on objective merit rather than any other possible motivation. Does it work? Well, that's for the reader to decide.

[@1973Washu]

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

[@grisellegomez1698]

Same! And it so happened I just had discovered Bertrand Russell that very same week.

[@caronstout354]

We NEED a real-life "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" with fan-created entries like this.

[@carlosvalerochavez3045]

I support this idea

[@michaelmartin9022]

It was called H2G2, and was a proto-Wikipedia, hosted by the BBC.

[@DevinBauer]

Thanks for making this, it is one of my favorite excerpts from the radio series.

[@chrish3439]

This was made by the BBC, it’s from the from the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy TV series

[@DevinBauer]

@@chrish3439 I am aware, the same section is repeated in the radio series, TV series, and books.

[@OliPutland]

I could have watched 10 more of these. Wonderful

[@connorperkins8854]

Good news, go watch the show

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Imagine if Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy actually pre-dated the idea of Analog Horor, then it created a new genre called Analog Sci-Fi.

[@PirateCat822]

I mean it kinda did.

[@michaelmartin9022]

Kane Pixels Backrooms is kind of Analog Sci-Fi, too. The old kind of sci-fi popular from the 1880's to 1950's, where present(ish)-day scientists make some new discovery they don't understand but plough on regardless.

[@sirequinox4874]

This is excellent. Well done.

[@thephantomeagle2]

One of the greatest book series of all time

[@TheKamikazeCam]

“It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.” -Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows "Tommen has been taught that kingship is his right. Aegon knows that kingship is his duty, that a king must put his people first, and live and rule for them." -Varys, A Dance with Dragons

[@davidwuhrer6704]

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

[@skylinefever]

This is absolutely perfect.

[@ShiftyMcGoggles]

Please, dear reader, do not traverse the comments here. It's is a vast ocean of idiots with a sparse, spread out archipelago of palm-tree sized islands populated by people who are just enjoying the fact they've got a nice bit of shade and a sandy beach to themselves.

[@zhongli9965]

Sadly i read ur comment too late...

[@ShiftyMcGoggles]

@@zhongli9965 Not to worry, if we look at the sky, we can almost pretend the ocean doesn't exist.

[@glorioussoapbox]

Fantastic upload!

[@markgriffiths4826]

Excellent work!

[@BlackFoxInc]

Dude!!! Do more!!!

[@AyubuKK]

I remember seeing this many years ago

[@paularnold2289]

This is genius!

[@marcosbravo9645]

"Some people believe computers are actually in power. They couldn't be more mistaken" Translated from Portuguese, don't know what the original quote is.

[@ThomasSpettel]

This summarises the current world leaders of earth. It should be noted, that human beings have always consider themselves to be better than the person sitting next to them. It also occurs to follow up, that they want everyone else to do exactly what they want, regardless of the loss of life, housing, economics and other essential things to running a country. Some leaders of other planets have a better time ruling over an entire planet, because they have realised that the people they are ruling over, have a distinct likeness in appearance. Not counting for differences that stimuli or keep parts of their body looking pretty such as hornss, feathers, etc. One could argue that humans leaders have trouble being in charge, because they can't help but point out all the odd apearances and small issues of other people.

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@Thomas Spettel: "that human beings have always consider themselves to be better than the person sitting next to them." You autocrat! That's not true. You don't know what you're talking about. Why not? Aw, shit! There's no time for this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5-xZWh7ZbtortE

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Nice to have it confirmed, again, that am, indeed, not a human being.

[@Ronnithecyberwitch]

He's got a pont

[@aaronjclarke1973]

Profound

[@ProtoKun7]

Very nice. I've long wanted to see animations of radio Guide entries, or even new ones with the 1981 style. What are your methods/software used? (Unlike the TV series itself I see this was indeed computer-animated.)

[@electromaniacal]

+The Doctor I used Adobe After Effects and a lot of patience.

[@UKGareth316]

How did you do this? I want to know as it looks awesome

[@tempname8263]

I am not saying anything, but at 0:20 it's definetly a Trump's siluette.

[@ThomasSpettel]

It's not just trump, it's Teresa may, and every leader today

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@Temp Name: What the fuck is a "siluette"? ??? "I am not saying anything,[...]" Always talking; never saying anything, libtard sockpuppet. Yeah, I knew that. We don't give a crapola about YOUR political bent, soapbox-boy.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@codeoptimizationware2803 Wow, here we sure have someone Insulting for no Reason. Trump is a objectivly a bad President, no reason to flip out when someone points that out. You see; America was never split before like that, but the funny fact is: Outside of America, People aren't so divided about the Subject. Overseas, Intellectual laugh about Trump. I mean, just for a example, did you listen to his Hate Speech about Wind a while ago? People laughed hard about him seemingly Drunk.

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@ Temp Name: Hey, Temp Name loser! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn3Saqefq5V2prc Trump, nothin', but you're already on my nerves, and I hate libtards more than Trump seems to anyway. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4KuY4WbbZaSe6s Get some wit AND some originality, libtard phudwhacker boy-blunder. Until you do (will never happen) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYK8oJVsmdWHis0 .

[@JohnSmith-ik8nt]

@@slevinchannel7589 if you think hate speech is a problem you are objectively a wrotten danger to civilization who should never have a say in politics or rule in other peoples lives

[@josmo1363]

So basically the US Presidency in a nutshell

[@Ravenholm337]

Democracy

[@bdpickett]

My philosophy on authority.

[@Mystickrage]

So what you do is you find the brightest kid in a small town not someone smart no someone bright a kid that can walk into your backyard to help you and actually can do so one that when he speaks it can be funny it could be cute but its honest and then you make him the one in charge hes not gonna wanna do it and he wont know what to do but that just means he'll go out of his way to learn and understand what he is to do and cause hes on a kid then he will be forced to ask the adults around him to answer and if you make this a nonviolentry choice then they cant even be dicks to make him leave to get power cause the kid has it and wont stop having it till term limit so the kid has to work with other members of the government in order to actual do something

[@ladyalicent705]

I’m sorry dude, I speak English, not whatever language you’re speaking! EDIT: I mean I think I kind of understand the ballpark you’re in, but it’s hard to tell because you haven’t typed this very well, (no offence).

[@mathewmurphy3034]

What software did you use?

[@electromaniacal]

Adobe After Effects

[@NemoThorx]

@@electromaniacal very nice! I had an idea to do this kind of thing once, and got myself Final Cut Pro and Motion, and set about learning enough to make this typing effect. Which I got pretty close, but it had a timing bug I was unable to track down, and so the project languished till such time as I got motivation again. I'm sure that'll happen one day, right? RIGHT?! I saw some videos once which simulated the effect in Keynote - but it was an effect in an ancient version of keynote that they took out many many years ago!

[@Kissamiess]

You can sing to my cat if you like.

[@Snowy123]

I didn’t know the Illuminati was intergalactic

[@inquisitorthomasdefinitely536]

SnowToad the inquisition wants to know your location

[@onehackingzero]

The new Intergalactic order.

[@SidneyBroadshead]

"Power attracts the psychotic." - Frank Herbert

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@SidneyBroadshead : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKWudoCNjZ2Cp7c Misquote on your behalf. That's not what he said. He said kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5erfqmagc6koZo , um, he said _Do you own damned homework, Wikipedia._ Now _that's_ quotable! Why didn't you say that he said that? ???

[@SLAV326]

How on earth did you get a Peter Jones voice????

[@SLAV326]

Oh, is it from the radio series?

[@chinaberg]

Doest this make the argument in favor of a supreme AI.

[@NjSpec]

*watches video* neat. I'm bummed I never got to enjoy the old one *Reads comments* wait it's fake? *Reads description* holy fuck it's fake. Seriously good shit!

[@TSR1989FF]

Well; a clip from the radio series mated to visuals in the style of the TV series 😉😁

[@collegeman1988]

Is this from the H2G2 radio series? I ask because Peter Jones (the voice of the Book) died in 2000, and the animation of the outline of the person in this entry looking like Donald Trump either was a prophetic coincidence, or was produced recently and is intentional.

[@LuficariusRatspeed]

I take pleasure in the fact that you represented presidents by the silhouette of Trump.

[@Kilroy_5150]

Now, if they would make it, i would buy a Google Home/Echo Home version of the Hitchhiker's of the Galaxy.

[@glencmac]

Why is the image at 0:26 look like Trump???

[@UKGareth316]

how did you it?

[@electromaniacal]

Magic.

[@Dim4323]

Peter Jones and Stephen fry can do the aduio

[@slevinchannel7589]

I can't remember this from the Movie! So? Who is in Charge in the Shadow in the Hitchhiker-Universe then?? Tell me! And yeah, as simplified and summarized it is, one shouldnt forget that this is mostly True. Just mostly though. One can strive for Power and Position for a good Reason. Like: Being paid with Cookies. That's a noble goal for sure. Indeed.

[@christopherwall2121]

Some guy in a small cottage who lives alone with his cat and all the brandy he can drink. He doesn't believe in anything he can't see or hear for himself, so he doesn't even trust his memories, or even the idea that there's anything outside his house, or if the nice men who come to visit him every once in a while are real. What he does know is that he sure likes the brandy they leave him.

[@nelsonclub7722]

Anyone else see Trump in that graphic?

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

*Q:* [It's in the video above, so watch that and pay attention for the question.] *A:* Those of whom are so concerned with the answer to that one should fund the think-tank.

[@slevinchannel7589]

I can't remember this from the Movie! So? Who is in Charge in the Shadow in the Hitchhiker-Universe then?? Tell me! And yeah, as simplified and summarized it is, one shouldnt forget that this is mostly True. Just mostly though. One can strive for Power and Position for a good Reason. Like: Being paid with Cookies. That's a noble goal for sure. Indeed.

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@@slevinchannel7589 : Don't you speak to me, you spammin' libtard psycho freak! **ploink!**

[@davidwuhrer6704]

@@slevinchannel7589 God's caretaker. The ultimate skeptic. He doubts that he has any say in anything, though. I have to disagree with you on noble goals. Sure, one can seek power for a good reason, but no-one can be sure not to be wrong about it, so it is always the wrong thing to do. Good leaders don't seek power, they seek to relinquish it. And they will gladly pay you in cookies, too. With great power comes a lack of accountability. And that is never a goid thing.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@davidwuhrer6704 Yeah. I wasnt talking about Self-Perception though, but about Perception. You CAN be a good Leader while being a powerful Leader - that and that alone was my Statement.

[@zaphodb777]

Rule yourself with personal responsibility for one's own actions. The libertarian ideal could work anywhere.

[@emperordalek102]

Boris Johnson in a nutshell.

[@Mikewee777]

666 likes

[@daemonartursson5952]

Someone Please forward to the White House

[@rmj8905]

They know they just don't care.

[@VirtualKnight64]

The current British government is a perfect example of this.

[@CyberLink70]

Zaphod would make such a better president than Trump, eh?

[@BaronVonQuiply]

Definitely a hoopier frood to say the least.

[@AckzaTV]

E L O N

[@gustavgnoettgen]

Oh God This crown guy is Trump

[@mikkelnpetersen]

0:19 Loooks like Trump

[@miladbassil2730]

mikkelnpetersen was thinking the same exact thing

[@kellydalstok8900]

That picture of “a leader” looks familiar. Someone who is all too willing to draw attention away from everything, because he lives for it. The part about him being the least suited to be a leader fits him like a glove, albeit a tiny one.

[@perfectionbox]

i'm still hoping that trump has all this time been president only in VR

[@alokinzna]

Well , since Hillary wanted the presidency the most , she is ipso facto the least suited for it ....

[@CyBirr]

You're talking about Trump, right?

[@screamtoasigh9984]

Cy Birr this was created in the 70s, Douglas Adams z"l has unfortunately been gone a long time. Thankfully, the horrible reign of Marxist Obama is over; unfortunately, the DNC, and Clinton corrupt cronies need to be excised post-haste. Trump would be great as galactic president, and he wouldn't even need to steal a ship like Zaphod. IN case you're unfamiliar, this is an excerpt of the Douglas Adams sci-fi comedy series, HHGTTG (Hitchhikers' Guide to The Galaxy). It was originally a BBC UK radio show, then a book series. Adams ( was also part of Pink Floyd & a big supporter of the original Apple computer company, etc.) The series was a tv show, movie, etc. This video's audio was part of the radio series. The different editions all have different small details and side characters. You can hear the first bit of the radio series, plus KZbinr Nick page animated them incredibly well at, kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qtZptraMyUras

[@benrussell-gough1201]

Actually, Douglas Adams is talking about ALL OF THEM. His thesis is that anyone who accepts the nomination is, by absolute and unquestionable historical precedent, completely mentally and morally unsuited for high office. Indeed, the very act of seeking high office should automatically be reasonable cause for an immediate and in-depth FBI investigation into their every action in adult life. Possibly even immediate and pre-emptive life imprisonment.

[@TSR1989FF]

Basically all politicians and rulers ever are what Adams was referring to. Adams was after all British; few nations have quite as much contempt for nor such a history of ridiculing politicians, as we do 😁

[@burnouttx2415]

Really sums up Trump now doesn't it.....

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Trump only ran because when he told Obama that he could become president, Obama laughed at him. No-one is laughing now. In this context it should be noted that Ronald Reagan once said tgat tge presidency scares him and he thinks he doesn't want the job. Later he became president anyway. Wherher he did a good job or not is still controversial.

[@burnouttx2415]

@@davidwuhrer6704 Oh people are laughing.... AT HIM.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

@@burnouttx2415 You're not wrong.

[@110100111000]

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[@burnouttx2415]

@@110100111000 I see it more like this..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIellql7jqp_h5I

[@jeremyripton]

Trump and Boris....

[@smartyyone2000]

Donald Trump silhouette

[@PowerSkiff12]

There actually was a us president who didn’t want to be president but was voted anyway because of that reason I believe it happens right after the us civil war.