BBC America ’s US adaptation of Douglas Adams ’ beloved Dirk Gently novels has chance the holistic tec ’s irascible sidekick Todd . hold back . Who the Scheol is Todd ?
Well , he ’s a companion that writer Max Landis has created for the show . The press discharge has plenty to say about Dirk ’s “ reluctant assistant ” Todd :
He ’s not a sidekick . Todd ’s just flat out better than Dirk at a peck of things . He always attempts to clear matters with the fewest footstep possible ; despite being a compassionate , seraphic , smarter - than - intermediate human race with biting card , Todd often finds himself at the intersection of virtuously hoary crossroads . Thus , his bad habits of consist and stealing have dire effect that he ca n’t put off constantly , even though he tries . Todd ’s not a bad person . He ’s not a good someone yet , either , but he ’ll get there .
As Todd describe himself to Dirk Gently : “ I am not your Watson , asshole . I am not available for side - kicking on something I am not call for with . I am my own messed up mortal with my own messed up job . ”
sound very Max Landis - y , but to be fair , even the BBC ’s recent television version of Dirk softly give Dirk a sidekick . It ’s a act more entertaining to watch two people discuss a mystery than to watch one someone suppose about a mystery ( at least on TV ) .
Hopefully , we ’ll take who ’s playing Dirk soon . Will he also be American ? Will he be a transplanted Brit ? Will he be Max Landis in a clever wigging ? Time will recount , presumptively .
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