h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm just hoping that Uncle Vernon and
Aunt Petunia will develop some redeeming
qualities later in the series. There is
*some* reason why Harry is safe from
Voldemort when he is at their home...

yes...well this next book should be rather good...voldemort has just come back and all that...looks pretty dang exciting so far
mabye it has something to do with his eyes


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I'm still debating with myself whether
I want to read the last 3 books in the
Harry Potter series as they come out.
They will likely be far darker and more
disturbing than the first 4.

::Bumps into another Harry Potter posting and backs off.::
Gaak.

hmmm I don't think they will get tooooooo dark just dark enough


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They have to be light enough for kids to read them surely?

Mistadrong, why does Harry Potter
bother you?

I have heard/read somewhere or other that the author planned to make them progressively darker, and more adult in nature as the characters progress through their teen years. That could have been misinformation, though.

At any rate, if that is the case, the books would become entirely too intense and full of subject matter totally unsuited for the young age bracket they originally appealled to, but designed to grow up with the original readers instead.

I think that the idea of the novels getting "older" as they progress is a prety idea and I have read that somewhere to lady scott....I know the author had stated she was going to work on the young adults relationship issues (like the Ron and Hermione thing heating up)


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The only thing is, if the kids who are young now and just starting to read them want to progress to the books aimed at an older audience, they're going to have to wait a few years to read them.

I don't think that she is going to put things in it that they wouldn't be able to read...but I think that some of the things it will take an older child or ( adult) to get...kinda like the older bugs bunny cartoons...kids love em and can watch'em but some of the jokes are aimed at the older crowd and completly go over a young kids head...I am always reminded of bugs starting to go out the plane door and comeing back in with his heart visably beating with a big 4F on it


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Bugs Bunny is my hero!

Dangermouse is much better- and overflowing with bad puns

From what I understand that's not what the author had in mind, but I guess time will tell about that.

You think Bugs Bunny had jokes that only adults would get - What about all the puns in Rocky and Bullwinkle?

Danger Mouse rocks yyyyyyyaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy

Most of your better cartoons and shows have stuff for the kids and Adults...one of the reasons "Shrek" did so well


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I'm just an innocent rabbit.
Not sophisticated at all.
What do I know about Rodney Dangermouse?

*giggles*

David Jason is brilliant

Oh *sure* you're an innocent rabbit.....

Dangermouse.

I can still hear the theme song rolling through my head.

Penfold! What a sidekick.

He slept nonstop for three weeks on my sofa,
Lady Scott. In fact, he's there right now,
guarding the stuff that I put on the sofa because
I was too tired/lazy/whatever to put where
it belongs (not that there's a real place to
put any of it now).

How much trouble could a pink stuffed rabbit get
into anyway?