Douglas Adams, Left earth with his towel...

I dont even want to think about what Disney will do to his vision now that he's gone.

I actualy got to talk to him a few years ago on a local radio show. He was great and said he had complete control over the future movie. Disney was the studio he mentioned, but that was almost 3 years ago.

I'm so sad I almost want to recite Vogon Poetry. 🙁

They were thinkng about a third radio series as well, with the original crew... it's very sad. Guess Marvin was right after all.

Do ya mean, "Dont talk to me about life!" ?

That might sum it up for me right now.

I do indeed... also his final moments lookinmg at the huge sign that said 'Sorry for the Inconvenience' has a certain feel to it as well.

Sigh.

I havent read Mostly Harmless, but its now on the top of my list.

Why!?!

Mostly Harmless is not his BEST work... thought it does have a VERY funny start with the robots trying to work out what his wrong with their ship... classic stuff.

Oh freddled gruntbuggly... Thy micturations are to me/ as plurdled gabblebotchits on a lurgid bee.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

And I was hoping he would make a sequal to Starship Titanic!

Thats made me really sad now!

A sequel to ST? THAT would have been odd...

Wasnt everything he did? Thats what made im so amazing!

It would have been odd by HIS standards.

'Oh dear, I think you'll find reality is on the blink again'- Marvin

Man, I heard this earlier today. WHat sort of age is 49 to be dieing?

Was the news report correct on that fact, did he write HHGTTG in his twenties or something?

Yes, it was done twenty-two years ago.

Hi, Jameous, so sorry to read of Adams' passing; he was so young. BTW, I now have all 5 of Adams' books to the hitchhiker's odessy. Finally opened my mail.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1326000/1326657.stm

I cant believe it. He was a great guy. The world wont be the same without him. 🙁

I know it was 22 years ago, I was just amazed at how young he was.

Still, he was a cool frood who knew where his towel was. I'm sure he was happy.

Quite wherew this leaves the new film, I don't know...

I feel I should point out a couple of points, looking at the site- they missed out Mostly Harmless from his list of sequels, and the radio series came BEFORE the novel...

Guess the BBC's field researchers got caught up with other things while working on the report, eh...?

Everybody over to Milliways and lets toast him a final farewell.

I think you will find that we all have reservations...

Well we'll have to wait for the supply of lemon soaked paper napkins first.