Satire is one of my favorite genres just in general, and Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams are two of my favorite satirical authors because they mock fantasy and sci-fi, and as sci-fi is the current topic of discussion in our class Douglas Adams is the one upon whom I will focus.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been done as a radio series, book "trilogy," television mini-series, and feature length film. If anyone answers the question of "What is the meaning of life?" with the number 42 then you'll know they're familiar with at least one of the interpretations of Douglas Adam's story. The tale of Arthur Dent and his journey's across the galaxy is fun, entertaining, and consistently clever as Adams drags the reader/viewer/listener (choose whichever you like) across the universe and back again. I can't really explain what it is that makes Adams' so funny, but perhaps it's the pure absurdity of his concepts, like sentient flower pots falling from the sky with the simple thought of "Not again." or maybe it's just his tongue in cheek approaches to humanity and it's fascination with digital watches, or it could just be that he's English. American's seem to find the English inexplicably hilarious. Any way you slice it, Adams' Hitchhikers Guide is rightly considered by many to be the penultimate in science fiction satire.
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