Talk:The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Severely lacking plot summary?
I'm just a user, not an editor, but I think I'm qualified to say that this 'plot summary' isn't quite a plot summary.202.216.126.138 (talk) 18:17, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

I am working on something. I wanted to know at what point should i inclued the events of the woodshed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwatts grant (talk • contribs) 19:42, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

JK Rowling ripped off Douglas Adams?
Did Douglas Adams first originate the idea of two worlds co-existing in a railway station? If so, the method of getting Platform 9 and 3/4 sounds like a complete rip off of getting to Valhalla, especially considering St. Pancras Station (Valhalla) and Kings Cross (Platform 9 and 3/4) are literally next door to each other. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.152.1.192 (talk) 18:23, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Nah, C.S. Lewis thought of it earlier than both of them Prince Caspian. Really, though, minor imitations like these are more likely to be coincidences, or at least allusions, rather than plagiarism. Otherwise, every fantasy novel with a magic sword in it is "ripping off" King Arthur. Another example: the theme of Gods being created by Humans and forced to wander forever is also used in Gaiman's American Gods. However, it was also used in a short story by Lord Dunsany, can't remember the name. 63.87.189.17 (talk) 14:44, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Just a couple of comments
The page says 'Dirk is the only character to appear in all three stories'. By all three, I assume you mean to include 'The Salmon of Doubt' as the third? If so, then Kate Schecter and Thor, the god of thunder, also appear in that book.

Also, all of the 'Keys to deciphering the plot' seem obvious, they are not at all 'alluded to' or 'understated' that whole section seems unnecessary to me. blucat David Ritter —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.142.12.105 (talk) 17:12, 8 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree, some might be worth keeping, but most are explained in the book... they're not alluded, and one or two are mere speculations. Chnt (talk), 23 Dec 2008 —Preceding undated comment was added at 02:58, 24 December 2008 (UTC).

Let's not forget that Trilion danced with THOR both on the BBC "Fit" show and in one if the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy books a think it was "life the universe and everything " —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.66.66.220 (talk) 09:53, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Thor is the only character who appears in H2G2 and Dirk Gently. Grassynoel (talk) 14:11, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Did the article's author(s) actually read the book?
Either you didn't, or have deficient reading comprehension. How else could you reach such preposterous conclusions? However, by Wikipedia standards it's an excellent article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.9.35.1 (talk) 02:26, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

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Bugs Bunny
If anyone should ever want to include/link it, the cartoon with Bugs, Yosemite Sam, and a robot auto-pilot that bails out on them is 1951's Hare Lift, directed by Friz Freleng. I don't know if it ever got a home video release, but Boomerang has it available for on-demand streaming. JohnDBuell (talk) 19:20, 5 September 2019 (UTC)