dispatches from quilt city

So I'm Probably Way Behind Here....

...but I just found out that Martin Freeman (of The Office and Love Actually fame) is playing Arthur Dent in the forthcoming Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie, and can I just say, "What a perfect choice."

I'm probably just saying that because I've watched the final two special episodes of The Office about ten times in the last week, but I think he's great. Apparently, Lucy Davis (who plays Dawn on The Office) is in Shaun of the Dead, but I haven't seen it.