Douglas Adams

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Douglas Adams was the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, originally commissioned as a BBC radio series and adapted into a book series. After his death, the story was later filmed, with characters adapted by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Adams was also a close friend of Christopher Cerf.

Neil Gaiman stated in Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion that Adams was consulted regarding the creation of The Muppet Institute of Technology, which would have been "a one-hour special for television, using the Muppets to promote the idea of computer literacy." Jim Henson flew Adams and twenty others to New York for discussions, but "the project did not happen." (Page 133) However, a book/video game was released under that banner, with no involvement by Adams.

Adams went on to pen several sequels to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and various other works. Adams was an atheist and an ardent environmentalist. He was often puzzled by fame and wasn't always sure what to make of some of the behaviors of fans. He was also notorious for repeatedly submitting novels for publication well past deadlines. Some of his last works were published in The Salmon of Doubt which featured an introduction by Christopher Cerf, and a brief reference to a toy Kermit the Frog.