Colin vs Marvin (Hitch-Hiker's discussion)
Einsteinian Big-Heads
10-06-2005, 13:06
This one's for all the Hitchhiker's Guide fans out there:
I had a though a couple of days ago: Marvin and Colin seem to be opposite characters, one depressive and one uncannily happy. Does one outway the other? Does Marvin's depressiveness neutralise, exceede or fall short of Colin's happiness?
I V Stalin
10-06-2005, 13:08
Without a shadow of a doubt, Marvin's depression way exceeds every single happy character in any book/play/film. Ever.
Einsteinian Big-Heads
10-06-2005, 13:11
Without a shadow of a doubt, Marvin's depression way exceeds every single happy character in any book/play/film. Ever.
I'm inclined to agree, though Marvin's last words seem to reduce his aura of infallibale depressiveness...
Phylum Chordata
10-06-2005, 13:19
Who is Colin? One of the doors on the Heart of Gold?
I V Stalin
10-06-2005, 13:20
I'm inclined to agree, though Marvin's last words seem to reduce his aura of infallibale depressiveness...
Maybe he's kinda happy (that's really not the right word, but you try to find a word for someone with terminal depression who's infinitesimally glad about one small thing) that his depression is finally going to end.
Mind you, I think he'd have been a lot happier had someone fixed them diodes down his left side.
Boonytopia
10-06-2005, 13:20
Definitely Marvin. There's just no way to overcome someone so utterly bleak.
Einsteinian Big-Heads
10-06-2005, 13:21
Maybe he's kinda happy (that's really not the right word, but you try to find a word for someone with terminal depression who's infinitesimally glad about one small thing) that his depression is finally going to end.
Mind you, I think he'd have been a lot happier had someone fixed them diodes down his left side.
Fullfilled is what Marvin would have been.
Einsteinian Big-Heads
10-06-2005, 13:22
Who is Colin? One of the doors on the Heart of Gold?
A Robot from the Hitch-Hikers building that Ford wires to be permenantly happy. He's in the fourth or fifth book, I'm not sure which...
I V Stalin
10-06-2005, 13:27
Fullfilled is what Marvin would have been.
Good call!
Verghastinsel
10-06-2005, 13:33
I like Colin, for the short amount of time that he's actually there, but Marvin most certainly takes the gold.
Randomea
10-06-2005, 13:42
Must be five, because I just finished Four.
The Heart of Gold navigation computer did have a name though, he says something like 'please call me X if you would like' though I forget what it was.
The mattress swamp scene in 3 basically sums up Marvin. And I would like to hug him and see him and Zem get married but there you go.
Chicken pi
10-06-2005, 13:44
The Heart of Gold navigation computer did have a name though, he says something like 'please call me X if you would like' though I forget what it was.
I think it was called Eddie.
Gataway_Driver
10-06-2005, 13:55
without a doubt Marvin
I V Stalin
10-06-2005, 13:58
I think it was called Eddie.
And you'd be right to think that.