Jeff Lesnik & Bryan Campbell

This! ...was Digital Watches Are a Pretty Neat Idea

Comedy EN ↓ 99 episodes

Welcome to This! ... was Digital Watches Are a Pretty Neat Idea. This! is a podcast about all things Douglas Adams, author of the wholly remarkable book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Jeff and Bryan are just these guys, y’know? They have been friends for almost 30 years. Tune in the first Thursday of every month when Jeff and Bryan will examine and discuss his books, sequels, and spin-offs in all forms of media. HOUSEKEEPING The following are links to all Jeff’s Hitchhiker’s referenced or inspired t-shirt designs… Digital Watches Podcast Panicking Is a Choice Hearing Protection Recomme...

Author

Jeff Lesnik & Bryan Campbell

Episodes

Another Year, Another FanEXPO Phiily 02.07.2026 1:25:04

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan retell the highlights of their experience attending the Fan EXPO Philadelphia pop culture convention. However, all of the lights were not as high as they have been in previous years. This has been a Froods for Thought production.

Don't Panic by Neil Gaiman 04.06.2026 1:30:47

Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Bryan talk about the points of interest each of them found while reading Neil Gaiman's biography of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This has been a Froods for Thought production.

Would You Rather Have Nothing? 07.05.2026 1:59:53

Send us Fan Mail With the expansion of properties created by Douglas Adams after his death, Jeff and Bryan ask each other this question a lot... If you do not want others to expand his works, would you rather have nothing at all? The answer is always YES. However, there are mixed feelings about it. So, Jeff and Bryan are going to discuss reboots and sequels of other works in the sci-fi/fantasy gen...

I Wish I Knew Reg Was a Time Lord 02.04.2026 1:28:42

Send us Fan Mail In 1980, the Doctor Who episode, Shada, was started but never completed and was shelved never to be seen. In 1992, a VHS reconstruction of the episode was released with Tom Baker doing an introduction and filling in missing scenes via narrative description. In 2003, Big Finish did a remake of it with Paul McGann as the Doctor using limited flash animation. In 2017, a version was r...

It's Hard To Keep a Bad Parrot Down 05.03.2026 1:53:38

Send us Fan Mail Way back in 1998, Jeff and Bryan both bought a brand new CD ROM game with a revolutionary new conversation engine. It was Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic. Fast-forward 28 years and they decided to buy, from GOG.com, a re-released version compatible with todays operating systems. They discovered while playing it that they remembered almost nothing about solving the puzzles. He...

BBC Radio's Starship Titanic 05.02.2026 47:25

Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Bryan discuss The BBC Radio's production of Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic... which they performed about as fast as they could. This has been a Froods for Thought production.

Dirk Gently Comic Bonus Shorts 01.01.2026 51:30

Send us Fan Mail Volume three, The Salmon of Doubt, of the Dirk Gently comic books had bonus shorts at the end of seven of the nine3 issues. They lined up with the television series and did not follow any of the storylines of the comic. Jeff and Bryn are going to look at them all at once now since they did not cover them as part of their review of the issues in which they appeared. For a more comp...

Sudden Massive Existence Failure - Part 2 18.12.2025 1:12:05

Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Bryan discuss the second half of the novel Starship Titanic. The novel was written by Terry Jones while Douglas Adams was working on the CD ROM game. They were to be released simultaneously. Even though the Starship Titanic was born in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe, it did not stay there. This has been a Froods for Thought production.

Sudden Massive Existence Failure - Part 1 04.12.2025 1:08:01

Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Bryan discuss the first half of the novel Starship Titanic. The novel was written by Terry Jones while Douglas Adams was working on the CD ROM game. They were to be released simultaneously. Even though the Starship Titanic was born in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe, it did not stay there. This has been a Froods for Thought production.

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 9 - DGHDA:TSOD 20.11.2025 39:14

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 9 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 8 - DGHDA:TSOD 13.11.2025 40:23

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 8 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 7 - DGHDA:TSOD 06.11.2025 42:06

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 7 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

Vague Thoughts As a Year Goes By 02.10.2025 39:00

Send us Fan Mail It is hard to believe but we have reached the end of another season. It all seems a blur. So, listen to us discuss our foggy memories of season 4. This has been a Froods for Thought production.

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 6 - DGHDA:TSOD 25.09.2025 34:29

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 6 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 5 - DGHDA:TSOD 18.09.2025 48:37

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 5 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 4 - DGHDA:TSOD 04.09.2025 44:30

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 4 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 3 - DGHDA:TSOD 28.08.2025 40:13

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 3 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 2 - DGHDA:TSOD 14.08.2025 34:34

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 2 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

There Are More Issues: Volume 3, Issue 1 - DGHDA:TSOD 07.08.2025 38:19

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 3, Issue 1 of the nine issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://yout...

A Conglomeration of Whatever the Hell We Want to Talk About 24.07.2025 1:05:54

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan attended the FanEXPO Philadelphia convention and talk about their experiences this year. Also, Jeff will tell his feelings about the second performance he saw of the stage play, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. This has been a Froods for Thought production.

There Are More Issues: Volume 2, Issue 5 - DGHDA:ASTS 03.07.2025 39:06

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 5 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu....

There Are More Issues: Volume 2, Issue 4 - DGHDA:ASTS 05.06.2025 36:28

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 4 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu....

There Are More Issues: Volume 2, Issue 3 - DGHDA:ASTS 15.05.2025 35:31

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 3 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu....

There Are More Issues: Volume 2, Issue 2 - DGHDA:ASTS 08.05.2025 33:22

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 2 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu....

There Are More Issues: Volume 2, Issue 1 - DGHDA:ASTS 01.05.2025 39:49

Send us Fan Mail Once again Jeff and Bryan are doing a deep dive into the comic book world. This time they are tackling Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by IDW. This episode will cover Volume 2, Issue 1 of the five issues in this series. For a more complete experience, you can view the pages along with us on our YouTube channel at the following link... https://youtu....