@RUTGERS.ARPA:TRUDEL@RU-BLUE.ARPA (01/14/85)
From: Jon <TRUDEL@RU-BLUE.ARPA> SPOILER WARNING-The following contains material related to the Douglas Adams book, So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish. Those who have not read the book may wish to skip this message. >1) What is the Earth doing back in existance? >2) Why don't Fenchurch's feet touch the ground? >3) Why did Arthur, Fenchurch and Wonko the Sane receive gray crystal >globes from the dolphins and why does Arthur's globe have only half >of the inscription, "So Long, and Thanks ..." >5) Is Marvin really dead? Any ideas? Well, here goes... 1) If you recall in the first book, those Hyper-Intelligent, Pan-Dimensional Beings that otherwise resembled mice were having the Earth Mark II made so they would know The Great Question (although we know it supposedly isn't possible to know the answer as well). Also, the mice must have known enough not to make another Arthur, being that they knew he survived the destruction. 2) I think that this could be related to the mice. They probably knew that someone had the answer, but had no clue as to who it was. By making Fenchurch float, perhaps she was flagged for easy identification by the mice? 3) Why, indeed? See below. 5) I certainly hope not! Throughout the series, Marvin has been my favorite character. I would hope that Adams doesn't have the heart to break up a winning team. What was he doing there, anyway? Obviously, Adams has something more planned. A recent entry into the digest about an Adams interview suggested that he was taking some time off, so I do not expect to see anything coming soon. I'm sure he has some ideas brewing on a back burner about the fifth book of the trilogy, so I'll be waiting with my peril sensitive sunglasses in the meantime. JOn arpa:RU-BLUE ------- -------
cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth) (01/15/85)
In article <topaz.247> @RUTGERS.ARPA:TRUDEL@RU-BLUE.ARPA writes: >Obviously, Adams has something more planned. A recent entry into the digest >about an Adams interview suggested that he was taking some time off, so I >do not expect to see anything coming soon. I'm sure he has some ideas >brewing on a back burner about the fifth book of the trilogy, so I'll be >waiting with my peril sensitive sunglasses in the meantime. > >JOn > >arpa:RU-BLUE > >------- >------- Bad news: I was at a lecture Adams gave in Berkeley and he said the Hitchhiker's series was over. He was working on a movie (with the people who did Ghostbusters). Anyone else have information on this? -- Cheryl Nemeth All opinions expressed in this article are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Calma Company or my cats. "Life is a series of rude awakenings" R. V. Winkle [Robert Asprin]
cs2532aa@unm-cvax.UUCP (01/22/85)
> Bad news: I was at a lecture Adams gave in Berkeley and he said the > Hitchhiker's series was over. He was working on a movie (with the people > who did Ghostbusters). Anyone else have information on this? > -- > Cheryl Nemeth From what I have heard, Ivan Reitman (Heavy Metal, Meatballs, Caddyshack, Stripes, and Ghostbusters) has been signed to produce, direct, or both for the motion picture version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Probably means that Bill Murray will play Zaphod and Harold Ramis will play Ford, leaving John Candy to play Arthur [:-)]. "I'm a doctor, not a Vogon Constructor Fleet!" .rne. ----------------------------------------------------------+ USnail: UUCP: {purdue,cmc12,ihnp4}!lanl!unmvax!unm-cvax!cs2532aa | Ernie Longmire {csu-cs,pur-ee,gatech,ucbvax}!unmvax!unm-cvax!cs2532aa | 311 Don St. SE ----------------------------------------------------------+ Los Lunas NM 87031
kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (01/23/85)
Re: Is Marvin dead? Come on! There's no reason why Marvin must be dead if the series continues. After all, he claims he's been sent through time by Arthur, Ford, & company enough to be quite a few times older than the universe. The first three books don't contain enough to justify this statement, so we can easily conclude that they could have future meetings with a younger Marvin in forthcoming books. Maybe Marvin at several points in his lifespan will be at the same place and time. Can you imagine dealing with several Marvins at once? How depressing! Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)
agd@pucc-i (Gerrit Huizenga III) (01/24/85)
>Bad news: I was at a lecture Adams gave in Berkeley and he said the >Hitchhiker's series was over. He was working on a movie (with the people >who did Ghostbusters). Anyone else have information on this? >-- >Cheryl Nemeth I recall that after each book of the series was released, D.A. said that there would definately not be a next book. For some reason, I don't think that I would trust his word on whether or not he puts out a book 5. I personally hope he does, but I would also be interested in seeing him do other writing, too. Unfortunately, I fear that only time will tell. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerrit Huizenga | Wombat Group | Purdue University User Services {decvax|ucbvax|allegra|seismo|harpo|teklabs|ihnp4}!pur-ee!pucc-i!agd -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beam me up, Scotty, This planet *SUCKS*!"