The Hitchhikers Guide to Starwars

O.K. Starwars has been concluded, Douglas Adams dream of HHGTTG on the big stream has been done and Stephen King has released the last book in the Dark Tower series. What is left? All these series have been kicking around for most of my life. I guess there will be spin offs, especially for Starwars and the Dark Tower.

Having said that Douglas Adams and HHGTTG has had, and will continue to have, an influence on our culture. I’m actually listening to the original radio play at the moment, not at the moment at the moment but while travelling to/from work on a so called freeway. His usage of language was very clever and the little throw away ideas were brilliant. It should be one of those books that you have to study for high school English – atleast it would keep the students interested.

Here is something to do. Watch the Matrix and then read/listen or watch the HHGTTG. Apart from the main theme of the Matrix being one of the minor sub plot of the HHGTTG try and identify how many of Adams ideas were picked up. I wonder if it was deliberate?

By the way I loved the HHGTTG move. Also thought Starwars III was fairly good. I haven’t read Dark Tower VII but V was one of the best books I have read in a few years (VI was no where near as good).