Week 14: Science Fiction and Satire

Week 14: Science Fiction and Satire
DON'T PANIC!
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

To finish the course, I decided for I would finish off by listening to the Hitch Hiker's Guide Radio Show. I've originally both read the novel and watched the movie.
I grabbed the nearest towel, and was ready. This is definitely one of my favorite all time books in the galaxy. It begins with the duo Arthur and Ford escaping the earth before it is destroyed to make way for a freeway. They begin their journey and use the guide. I would  like to add this is probably one of the best audio books I've ever listened to, especially the effects. They add a lot to the listener. The beginning starts out with the duo escaping earth and hitching a ride on a Vogon's ship which this particular Vogon is one of the worst poets in the galaxy. In which they have to either tell him how good is poem is or die. Of course, them saying his poem was good ended up getting them the death sentence anyways. These two meet a lot of different people throughout the audio book after they get thrown out of the airlock like Zaphod Beeblebrox who is the president of the galaxy and Trillian. They embark on a journey to a planet that sells planets. This is where we learn that the meaning of life is 42 from the supercomputer and Marvin, who I like because he's basically a depressed robot. In the end Trillian's mice don't even want to build a second earth but rather have Arthur's brain instead. Zaphod ends up saving Arthur from getting his brain removed from the mice and decide to go to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

So long and thanks for all the fish.