BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way

Subject: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on it's way
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 09:41 PM

I saw an article in the paper last week when the Mudcat was down. It said that they found an almost finished sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide "trilogy" on Douglas Adams' computer. They are currently editing it and plan on releasing it next year.

I just hope it's not like the posthumous Pink Panter movie they made.

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: Amos
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 10:54 PM

Wow...I'll buy one!

A.

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: catspaw49
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 11:01 PM

What's a pink panter anyway? Some pale skinned guy who gets all hot and bothered making obscene phone calls?

Yeah, sign me up for a copy too! The World's Greatest Five Part Trilogy goes to SIX!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: Coyote Breath
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 11:28 PM

Ya don't suppose Douglas Adams was really Carlos Casteneda do ya?

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: hesperis
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 12:19 AM

Gosh, if this is true my mother's going to REALLY want that book!

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 01:16 AM

The poor man. He grew to hate the trilogy because no-one ever wanted him to write anything else, and yet, his other stuff is superb. Why do you think he killed Arthur in the last book?

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: SeanM
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 04:06 AM

I'm with Liz on this to a degree. "Mostly Harmless" reads a lot like someone saying "FINE. You REALLY want to know what happened to Arthur? CAN'T TAKE A HINT??? HE DIES, ASSHOLE!!!"...

The Dirk Gently books were definitely improving. The first is a wee bit opaque at first (second, third, fourth...) reading, but the second is good stuff. Thor is a wonder.

I read the same article mentioned at the start of this. They also mentioned finding a couple versions of complete HGTTG screenplays and other works in progress or completion on the drive. Shortly after his death, one of the people sorting through his material said there was enough that it may take years to figure out what all he'd written but hadn't either felt was worth publishing or just gotten around to submitting.

Now if only they can get Terry Pratchet to do the clean up and finishing work on VI...

M

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: English Jon
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 05:48 AM

Oh Christ - not Pratchett for God's sake. de Bernieres would be a much bet, surely...

EJ

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: Guessed
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 11:06 AM

I think someone's been at the pan-galactic gargleblasters again.
this is straight out of the orifices of the Infinite Improbability Machine Corp (inc Dolman Saxlo Shoe PLC).
Does 50% qualify as Douglas Adams? 20%?

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: mousethief
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 11:13 AM

Egads, book 5 ("Mostly harmless") was bad enough. As well as that "Young Zaphod Proposes a Toast" thing that's in the collections. Bleh.

I kept waiting for him to do another Svlad Gently book. I have a hard time reading Teatime, though -- it's too too sad. I empathise so much with the Norse gods, all alone and unwanted, up in valhalla, with nobody believing in them anymore. I was glum for days after I read it. It is amazing how he ties up all the loose ends though, ain't it?

Alex

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: SeanM
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 04:07 PM

As far as I'd heard, the MS for the 6th book was almost complete. Going off of memory, but I believe they said it only required 'finishing'.

Now the question is what they mean by that. 'Finishing' as in correcting typos, breaking into chapters and that sort of thing, or 'finishing' as in 'no ending, characters left at climax without way out, and no hope of resolution'?

M

Subject: RE: BS: Sixth Hitchhiker's guide on its way
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 28 Nov 01 - 07:36 PM

Ya... the 5th one was total garbage... pass... leave the poor man to rest in peace...