there's something about being a nerd before nerds were cool and then discovering HHGTTG and seeing that seeing things differently was a feature not a flaw that was liberating … and I've always remembered to look up. also, I have a theory; In the film "It's a Wonderful Life," there is a touchstone throughout about bells ringing indicating that an angel has been awarded their wings and becoming fully vested and certified. … there are 42 such bells.
Oh, to be able to sit down and chat with Douglas... what a joy. he's endlessly fascinating, intelligent and entertaining. I love how he just described a computer as 'a bucket of reconstituted sand' , so nonchalantly!
But not with that annoying ehm-ing and ah-ing interviewer. I always get the feeling that these types are merely making sounds to pretend they’re listening while in fact they’re waiting for an opening to pose their prepared questions.
I had hoped that they would have discussed the novel more. It may be my favorite of the series. At coming back to the story, he went back to the beginning a pulled out what at the time was a simple joke about the woman who suddenly has the answers to why everything has gone wrong and builds a "conclusive" hilarious story. Truly miss Doulas's ideas🤔
"...one Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change, a girl sitting on her own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth England suddenly realized what it was that had been going wrong all this time, and she finally knew how the world could be made a good and happy place. This time it was right, it would work, and no one would have to get nailed to anything. So sad that effectively the World ended for poor Douglas just as he was beginning to understand it.
I'm just glad I'm 50 because I never wanted to die wondering what 42 would be like if it really held all the answers. I can now die knowing what 42 has to offer😄 but I won't spoil it.
While Kissinger, Trump, Cheney, Putin et al live for too many decades, Douglas left far too soon. Ironic that this reality backs up the contention DA made in HHGTTG, that God doesn't exist.
I borrowed HHGTTG from the school library 2 years after it was published. This series, along with Monty Python from age 8, pretty much ensured I, and my sense of humor, would be as bent as have become.
I liked the way he "tied-off" the loose ends but always hated the way he killed off (nerds will understand this) my family of sorts. I didn't care if he'd written it on a napkin in a bar or on a piece of toilet paper, if He wrote it...
I've loved his books since I was yay high but I've never seen Addams being interviewed before. He skirts the line between being fascinating and insufferable. Clearly he has the expansive mind one would expect but, just as clearly, this can't really be called a discussion - this was a lecture. He had stuff he was excited to share and didn't seem to notice there was a person sitting in front of him. Her talking points were more detail oriented, delivered softly and maybe they were uninteresting to him but I feel like I would have enjoyed this more if he'd bothered to weave her in. I don't mean to speak ill of the dead and, as I say, I'm a big fan. My words aren't going to hurt him any now though and I dunno, I just expected more. Maybe that isn't fair but here we are
I admire his work and his mind but I think your observations are fair. Perhaps this was exacerbated by the limited interview time creating some time pressure to get out the things on Douglas' mind to the exclusion of other. She seemed to have a good and enthusiastic knowledge of his work and it would have been great if that could have driven the direction of the conversation more.
It's a good point. I've seen many interviews with Douglas Adams and he seems a bit off here. Apparently when he was writing Mostly Harmless he was going through a rough time, a lot of personal issues and wrote what he describes as "a bleak book". I like it, but it is, admittedly, bleak. I wonder if he was still reeling from the experiences that inspired that, because in most of the interviews I've seen, he's this cheery, jolly sort of guy and quite engaging. This seems to be the statistical anomaly amongst his interviews.
![Big Thinkers - Douglas Adams [Author]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SZzjO4apsw4/mqdefault.jpg)
In a very real sense Douglas Adams raised me. Millions of others too, I’m willing to bet. I’m so grateful to him.
I'm so glad I got introduced to his work through his audio books that he narrated that's always the best❤
The man literally changed humor in writing. Great interview.
there's something about being a nerd before nerds were cool and then discovering HHGTTG and seeing that seeing things differently was a feature not a flaw that was liberating … and I've always remembered to look up.
also, I have a theory; In the film "It's a Wonderful Life," there is a touchstone throughout about bells ringing indicating that an angel has been awarded their wings and becoming fully vested and certified. … there are 42 such bells.
@@jaewok5G PG Wodehouse uses 42 a Lot!
Oh, to be able to sit down and chat with Douglas... what a joy. he's endlessly fascinating, intelligent and entertaining. I love how he just described a computer as 'a bucket of reconstituted sand' , so nonchalantly!
What a brilliant lively honest thought-provoking discussion . . . I wish it were 2 to 3 hours longer =-)
You've probably already seen it but just in case, "Parrots, The Universe, And Everything" is also well worth watching!
But not with that annoying ehm-ing and ah-ing interviewer. I always get the feeling that these types are merely making sounds to pretend they’re listening while in fact they’re waiting for an opening to pose their prepared questions.
Brilliant interviewer. Well read, listens, smart. Wow.
Lost too soon. Absolute tragedy.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
ah, well, the best laid plans of mice.
I had hoped that they would have discussed the novel more. It may be my favorite of the series. At coming back to the story, he went back to the beginning a pulled out what at the time was a simple joke about the woman who suddenly has the answers to why everything has gone wrong and builds a "conclusive" hilarious story. Truly miss Doulas's ideas🤔
"...one Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change, a girl sitting on her own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth England suddenly realized what it was that had been going wrong all this time, and she finally knew how the world could be made a good and happy place. This time it was right, it would work, and no one would have to get nailed to anything.
So sad that effectively the World ended for poor Douglas just as he was beginning to understand it.
Isn't it obvious? The Vogons got him.
I'm just glad I'm 50 because I never wanted to die wondering what 42 would be like if it really held all the answers. I can now die knowing what 42 has to offer😄 but I won't spoil it.
There were 41 likes when I found this! :P
"I didn't want to beat people around the head with that, because when you beat people around the head, they'll put their head somewhere else"
The bath towel. lol!!
Douglas Adams. What a fascinating, insightful and nice man he was. Gone far too early.
Of course he would be first to argue with you about that.😄
While Kissinger, Trump, Cheney, Putin et al live for too many decades, Douglas left far too soon. Ironic that this reality backs up the contention DA made in HHGTTG, that God doesn't exist.
It's pistachio bonussiny himself?
I borrowed HHGTTG from the school library 2 years after it was published.
This series, along with Monty Python from age 8, pretty much ensured I, and my sense of humor, would be as bent as have become.
when you try to take life apart and see how its working the first thing it does is that it stops working
I liked the way he "tied-off" the loose ends but always hated the way he killed off (nerds will understand this) my family of sorts. I didn't care if he'd written it on a napkin in a bar or on a piece of toilet paper, if He wrote it...
I’ve never seen a nerd so horned up
lol. She's a smooth one for sure. 😅
Do we think she got some? Man, I hope so.
She should learn not to make a polite noise every five seconds, throughout the entire interview.
It is "mostly" harmless. Red Pill.
I've loved his books since I was yay high but I've never seen Addams being interviewed before. He skirts the line between being fascinating and insufferable. Clearly he has the expansive mind one would expect but, just as clearly, this can't really be called a discussion - this was a lecture. He had stuff he was excited to share and didn't seem to notice there was a person sitting in front of him. Her talking points were more detail oriented, delivered softly and maybe they were uninteresting to him but I feel like I would have enjoyed this more if he'd bothered to weave her in.
I don't mean to speak ill of the dead and, as I say, I'm a big fan. My words aren't going to hurt him any now though and I dunno, I just expected more. Maybe that isn't fair but here we are
I admire his work and his mind but I think your observations are fair. Perhaps this was exacerbated by the limited interview time creating some time pressure to get out the things on Douglas' mind to the exclusion of other. She seemed to have a good and enthusiastic knowledge of his work and it would have been great if that could have driven the direction of the conversation more.
@@HVDonkeyPark A baby donkey was the cutest thing I've ever seen, just fyi
It's disappointing that someone who has written at length about the self-serving nature of humans would be so careless of his interviewer.
It's a good point. I've seen many interviews with Douglas Adams and he seems a bit off here. Apparently when he was writing Mostly Harmless he was going through a rough time, a lot of personal issues and wrote what he describes as "a bleak book". I like it, but it is, admittedly, bleak. I wonder if he was still reeling from the experiences that inspired that, because in most of the interviews I've seen, he's this cheery, jolly sort of guy and quite engaging. This seems to be the statistical anomaly amongst his interviews.