Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: And another thing...

[LillianSaire]

Who here has read "the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy"?

Did you know that there is a 6th book by Eoin Colfer? I thought is captured the odd flow of the first five fairly well, with a couple of new reoccurring things.  

[Sea Smokie]

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! - Me!

I've read all of them (except the 6th)
I actually played the original Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy game when it came out! If I recall it came with a small towel and a pair of Joo Janta 2000 Ultra Peril Sensitive Sunglasses which turn black at the first sign of peril thus sparing the wearer any anxiety (a pair of black cardboard glasses).  

[archenteron]

orly?
wow...

i will have to check that out

i thought the ending for hitchhiker's guide got a bit depressing. i think douglas adams was going through some bad times.

read "dirk gently's holistic detective agency"?  

[Sea Smokie]

and "Long Dark Teatime of the Soul"  

[Lady Pole]

I loved the series but I was really depressed by the "ending."  

[Sea Smokie]

Well since we lost Douglas Adams and Rovert Aspirin there hasn't really been anyone to take up their sci-fi/fantasy/humor niche.
My fave author in a similar vein is Terry Pratchett but it looks like he won't be writing anything more.  

[beaulolais]

i enjoyed all five

and miss Mr. Adams very much.

i really have no taste for sequels written by others.