Douglas Adams... :D

[CelestialStick]

I did and the other Dirk Gently, and they were good as well. I can't put my finger on which was better: those or the Hitchhiker's Guides.

"Let's go out and meet the ineffeable, and see if it might be effed after all."

Is that a quotation from Adams? I don't recall it.

I absolutely love The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. Even the title is wonderful! But I mean, modern detectives and Norse gods, mixed with Adams' nutty sense of humor? Gotta love it.

[Bookman]

haha I LOVE the hitchiker's series.....sadly the only thing of his I've read. I might pick some up if I start reading again regularly

[CelestialStick]

haha I LOVE the hitchiker's series.....sadly the only thing of his I've read. I might pick some up if I start reading again regularly

I'd recomend reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency first. The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a sequel.

Which reminds me: can anyone tell us where Thor makes a cameo appearance in Hitchhiker's Guide? :D

[Last_resort_33]

Ford's massive bluff check to get Arthur down to the pub

[fryer1]

I'd recomend reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency first. The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a sequel.

Which reminds me: can anyone tell us where Thor makes a cameo appearance in Hitchhiker's Guide? :D

At the flying party, where Arthur successfully manges to kill him, well, make him fall out of the party at least.

[Don Beegles]

My quote is from Dirk Gently, IIRC, though it may be The Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul

[CelestialStick]

At the flying party, where Arthur successfully manges to kill him, well, make him fall out of the party at least.

I'm afraid I don't even recognize the reference. I was talking about the scene in the restaurant at the end of the universe where Thor walks in with babes on either arm. :D

[Ivellios]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is great! In fact, i'm re-reading the series right now.

[Don Beegles]

Evidently, Celestial_Stick, Thor doesn't have a cameo at all, and so its a trick question. That's very clever.

[IonizedChicken]

I loved Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But for me the books got worse and worse with each one. Or maybe it was just me getting used to Douglas' writing style.

Also love, in small doses, Terry Pratchett, who's writing style is a bit similar.

[CelestialStick]

Evidently, Celestial_Stick, Thor doesn't have a cameo at all, and so its a trick question. That's very clever.

Nope. It's not a trick question. Thor does have a cameo, in the restaurant at the end of the universe, like I said.

[Don Beegles]

But he also appears in Life, the Universe, and Everything, so he doesn't have a Cameo, which is a brief appearance of a prominent actor, as in a single scene of a motion picture.

*Psst, work with me here, I'm trying to hide that you didn't get the other reference.*

[CelestialStick]

But he also appears in Life, the Universe, and Everything, so he doesn't have a Cameo, which is a brief appearance of a prominent actor, as in a single scene of a motion picture.

*Psst, work with me here, I'm trying to hide that you didn't get the other reference.*

Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to ruin your bit.

[Don Beegles]

No harm done. I've ruined any number of bits in my time. Hell, I've ruined any number of bits in teh alst ten minutes, probably.



Stupid Git

[CelestialStick]

No harm done. I've ruined any number of bits in my time. Hell, I've ruined any number of bits in teh alst ten minutes, probably.



Stupid Git

lol

[Caillach]

I love "long dark tea time of the soul" ;D what a great book!
Douglas Adams is definately one of my favorite Authors. My only problem with his books are their endings. I dunno if I'm just really dense but they don't make much sense to me.

[McDeath]

I really like all his work, but you can't deny that Mostly Harmless is bloody depressing, as only a book by an Englishman can be. Adams admitted in an interview that he wrote it during a difficult period, and it was a very dark book.

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

His books were brillent. Mostly harmless was a bit wierd with them dying and Zaphood didn't get much screening time!

The Trilogy is one of my favourite set of books i have read and i have to say the way he constructed it shows a far greater intelligence than some of the other novels i have read.

[Hooloovoo]

Massive fan here. -Just look at my username! (if you've read the trillogy/pentllogy you'll know what it is.)

Can quote the books endlessly, and do...

A sample text to a friend: "Working yet another late night at the pizza shop. The first ten hour shift was the worst. The second ten hour shift, -that was the worst shift too. After that it went into a bit of a decline..."

Favorite line:
"you just come along with me and have a good time. The galaxy's a fun place. You'll need to have this fish in your ear."

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R.I.P. Douglas Noel Adams.
-A cool frood who always knew where his towel was.
So long, and thanks...
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[Thiel]

I love Hichhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Odly enough, the part I liked the best was the Guide to the Guide.

[Tptmanno1]

One of my favorite authors, I love the randomness and how with a flip of a page he's off to something completly unrelated, and yet still amazingly funny.

[senior_stabby]

i lve him and i know this guy who the only books he will read are the hitchhikers guide.

[Shea Landford]

Douglas Adams trumps even Rich. The books are the best, but the new movie was really good, mostly because Douglas did most of it himself. I like the Dirk Gently dou quite a lot actually. But his best work is indeed the Hitchhikers "trilogy".

[Clay_Cthulhu]

GREAT AUTHOR...I first heard his stories on a tape recording of the BBC's Episodes of THE HITCH HIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY and it was up and up from there!

[Tptmanno1]

I would love to get my hands on the original radio broadcasts

[Tarnag40k]

I loved the books but am A bit disapointed by the fact that the books, radio broadcasts, and records all have differing versions of the same story. It would have been better if he could keep them all the same

[Midnight Son]

I loved the books but am A bit disapointed by the fact that the books, radio broadcasts, and records all have differing versions of the same story. It would have been better if he could keep them all the same

He did that on purpose. IIRC, he said that the world he created kept changing in his head, so every time he made a new version of it, it changed. I personally enjoy it as I get a new story for every time I switch formats.

[Chamomile]

Wow, I'm a huge fan of Douglas Adams. Has anyone read Last Chance to See? It's an environmental travelogue, where he examines the status and fates of various endangered species. It's quite moving, but still really funny.

Of course, the Hitchhiker's books are my favorite. I can read them a million times and they never get old. The miniseries from the '80s is awesome. Gotta love the special effects.

The movie, incidentally, wasn't particularly funny. The character of Trillian was less annoying than the miniseries, but that was about all it had going for it.

"Ford," he said, "you're turning into a penguin. Stop it."

[WeaponMasterLDO]

One of my favorite authors, I love the randomness and how with a flip of a page he's off to something completly unrelated, and yet still amazingly funny.

Indeed. I just got "Mostly Harmless" to read on a camping trip, and I really liked it. Personlay though, I didn't like the movie as much, but I might have to see it again.

My philosophy with all the trilogy is, that when someone tries to make sense of them, run like crazy.

"Ah! A herring sandwich! I like herring sandwiches."