Tricia Marie McMillan , also known as Trillian Astra , is a fictional character from Douglas Adams ' series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . She is most commonly referred to simply as "Trillian", a modification of her birth name, which she adopted because it sounded more "space-like". According to the movie version , her middle name is Marie. Physically, she is described as "a slim, darkish humanoid, with long waves of black hair, a full mouth, an odd little knob of a nose and ridiculously brown eyes," looking "vaguely Arabic ."
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74-438: A kiss at the end of the argument. Random is less than impressed with her mother's and Wowbagger's actions, and complains about it to Ford. Random steals Ford's company credit card . Back on Asgard, Zaphod has managed to gain access to Valhalla and finds his old acquaintance, Thor. After some negotiations, Thor agrees to help Zaphod by becoming Nano's god and killing Wowbagger. Things on Nano are not going as planned, and Hillman
111-477: A piece of bomb debris. Luckily, Hillman's death is short, as the Heart of Gold medical bay restores him to full health, with only one minor change – he now has hooves rather than feet. Even though he now has control over the populace, he grows displeased upon finding himself swamped with civic paperwork. Zaphod sets off with Left Brain to work on his re-election campaign, and Ford has decided to stay behind and sample
148-580: Is a better kind of number." In referring to the Dirk Gently book he was then working on, Adams said, "A lot of the stuff which was originally in The Salmon of Doubt really wasn't working." Adams had planned on "salvaging some of the ideas that I couldn't make work in a Dirk Gently framework and putting them in a Hitchhiker framework... and for old time's sake I may call it The Salmon of Doubt ." However, Adams died in 2001 without having written
185-492: Is a world to come back to. Trillian was played on radio by Susan Sheridan , on television by Sandra Dickinson (who also reprised an alternate-universe version of the role in the fifth and sixth radio series, playing both original and alternate-universe versions in the latter), on the Original Records LP version by Cindy Oswin , and in the 2005 film by Zooey Deschanel . In The Illustrated Hitchhiker's Guide to
222-416: Is about to have his head cut open by the mice that his feelings for Trillian are the only thing that he ever had questions about where the answer made him happy. The film concludes with Arthur and Trillian sharing a brief kiss as they prepare to return to the Heart of Gold with Ford and Zaphod as Slartibartfast plans to restart Earth, Arthur concluding that he is ready to move on from the planet now that there
259-574: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Trillian (character) Tricia McMillan is a mathematician and astrophysicist whom Arthur Dent attempted to talk to at a party in Islington . She and Arthur next meet six months later on the spaceship Heart of Gold, shortly after the Earth has been destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass. The trilogy later reveals that Trillian eventually left
296-518: Is struggling to find his god and keep order among his own populace, as well as trying to control the Magratheans who built the planet. Hillman recalls creating a cult for the rich, which preached of a coming apocalypse, only for the Grebulons to create such an apocalypse. Having received an offer from Zaphod, Hillman and his followers relocated to their "haven", the planet Nano. However, many of
333-717: Is the sixth and final installment of Douglas Adams ' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy of six books". The book, written by Eoin Colfer (author of the Artemis Fowl series) was published on the thirtieth anniversary of the first book, 12 October 2009, in hardback. It was published by Penguin Books in the UK and by Hyperion Books in the US. Colfer was given permission to write
370-516: The rubber bands involved in Wowbagger's becoming immortal, which Random believes may be able to hurt him. Using Mjöllnir, enhanced with the rubber bands, Thor sends Wowbagger into the air. The Vogons approach with the intent of destroying Nano. Thor is able to deflect the Vogon missiles, but is seemingly killed by an experimental weapon called QUEST. Constant Mown disables the Vogon gunner, and uses
407-461: The Galaxy , she is portrayed by Tali, a model. In the original radio series, she is portrayed with an English accent – in both the TV series and movie she is played as an American. The "Quintessential Phase" of the radio series features Sandra Dickinson in the role of the alternate version of Tricia McMillan as a "blonder and more American" Trillian – the radio series indicates that
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#1732802147948444-532: The Vogons. On the Earth colony Nano, the stereotypical Irish leader Hillman Hunter is seeking applicants to be the planet's god, who would keep Hillman in charge due to divine providence. Meanwhile, Prostetnic Jeltz's son, Constant Mown , is having rather "un-Vogonly" thoughts, including an enjoyment of poetry and sympathy for humans. Wowbagger and Random start arguing, and Wowbagger drugs and imprisons Random. Afterwards, Trillian and Wowbagger fight, but they share
481-422: The argument that their orders are to kill Earthlings and not Nanites (legally two distinct groups, with the latter being taxpaying citizens). Prostetnic Jeltz agrees to his argument, and is proud of his son's ability to follow law and bureaucracy. Zaphod and Hillman tell the people that Thor is Nano's martyr and that all commands he will issue shall henceforth come from Hillman, only for Hillman to be sliced in two by
518-485: The argument. And Another Thing... starts where Mostly Harmless ends, with Arthur Dent , Ford Prefect , Trillian , and Arthur and Trillian's daughter Random standing inside Club Beta, while the Earth is about to be destroyed by the Vogons . Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz , assigned to destroy all humans, hears rumours of a colony of Earthmen, and he sets off to destroy them, while Arthur attempts to get Wowbagger to stop
555-610: The artificial universe within the Guide offices. In the books, which the third, fourth and fifth series follow, she saves the universe from the Krikketeers and later becomes a Sub-Etha Radio reporter under the name Trillian Astra. Some drafts of the movie's screenplay, and Robbie Stamp's "making of" book covering the movie, state that Trillian was to be revealed as half-human, an acknowledged divergence from Douglas Adams' original storyline. This would have been done in order to underline
592-471: The best Nano has to offer, so he can write material for the Guide . Up in space, a very much alive Thor is pleased to learn of his rise back to fame, and the success of his "martyrdom" trick. Arthur finds the beach from his construct. To his displeasure, he finds that Vogons are going to destroy it. The announcement of And Another Thing… was made on 16 September 2008. Although Colfer spoke of "semi-outrage" at
629-431: The book as a continuation of Adams' story that only suffered slightly from some jokes being too clichéd. Other positive reviews came from The Times , where Lisa Tuttle described it as "a fine job", and from Euan Ferguson of The Observer , who wrote that "Colfer has pulled off the near-impossible." Other reviews were more negative. Charlie Jane Anders , having read the first half of the book, described it as "more of
666-411: The book by Adams' widow Jane Belson. After writing five Hitchhiker books, Adams had felt the need to continue the story: "I suspect at some point in the future I will write a sixth Hitchhiker book...", and "People have said, quite rightly, that Mostly Harmless is a very bleak book. I would love to finish Hitchhiker on a slightly more upbeat note, so five seems to be a wrong kind of number; six
703-668: The character is otherwise identical to the first Trillian and was born in the United Kingdom. In the book Mostly Harmless , it is said that both the alternate Tricia McMillan and Trillian have an English accent. In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy novel, she is described as follows: "She was slim, darkish, humanoid, with long waves of black hair, a full mouth, an odd little knob of a nose and ridiculously brown eyes. With her red head scarf knotted in that particular way and her long flowing silky brown dress, she looked vaguely Arabic." She has consistently not been portrayed as such in
740-413: The character. The main emotional arc of the movie is a love triangle between Trillian, Zaphod, and Arthur. Trillian is initially attracted to Arthur when she meets him on Earth, but she's disappointed by his apparent lack of spontaneity. During their travels, Trillian discovers that Zaphod may be the more superficially exciting choice, but Arthur is the man who truly cares about her, Arthur commenting when he
777-467: The cover of the book and announce the related marketing activity which included the BBC, with their CDs of the radio series, and Pan with their reissues of the first five books of the series. As part of the book's promotion, a website collected Twitter-style messages from visitors, to be "transmitted into deep space" on the day of the book's launch. Waterstones ' science-fiction buyer Michael Rowley described
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#1732802147948814-409: The initial idea of another author contributing to the series, he came to regard the book as "a wonderful opportunity to work with characters I have loved since childhood and give them something of my own voice while holding on to the spirit of Douglas Adams". Adams' widow, Jane Belson, said that she "could not think of a better person to transport Arthur , Zaphod and Marvin to pastures new" and gave
851-446: The interview was recorded prior to the change of plan. In the novels and radio series, Trillian does not have a romantic relationship with Arthur (although when Arthur starts seeing Fenchurch , Ford Prefect asks him what happened to Trillian). In the fifth book, Trillian is revealed as the mother of Random Dent . It is unclear for how long (if ever) Trillian had a relationship with Zaphod. They seem to travel away from each other after
888-524: The loneliness of Arthur Dent, the only 100% Homo sapiens remaining in the universe, after Earth's demolition. This idea was scrapped after the "making of" book was written, and the scene revealing Trillian's heritage (by the mice, to Arthur, on the Earth Mark II) was re-written. An interview with actress Zooey Deschanel , included on the DVD version, has her mention that Trillian is half-human, suggesting
925-466: The match of Colfer and Hitchhiker's as "an inspired combination", although some Hitchhiker's fans expressed regret that "a complete unique series can't remain untouched" and hoped Colfer would not "completely ruin the books". And Another Thing... was adapted and abridged for BBC Radio 4 's Book at Bedtime , in ten parts, broadcast from 12–23 October 2009. It was abridged by Penny Leicester, read by Stephen Mangan , with Peter Serafinowicz as
962-500: The original announcement of the book. The recording is ten hours and twenty one minutes in length and is the first Hitchhikers audio book starring Jones. The others were read by Stephen Moore (known for playing Marvin in the radio series and television series, and did recordings for all books except Mostly Harmless ), Douglas Adams , Martin Freeman (who had played Arthur in the 2005 film ) and Stephen Fry (known for being
999-751: The party with Zaphod Beeblebrox , who, according to the Quintessential Phase , is directly responsible for her nickname. In the radio series, she is carried off and forcibly married to the President of the Algolian Chapter of the Galactic Rotary Club and consequently does not appear in the second radio series at all. The later radio series (the Tertiary Phase and beyond) reveal this (probably) occurred only in
1036-577: The project her full support. When the announcement was made on the BBC Radio 4 's news show The Today Programme , a special sketch starring Simon Jones as Arthur Dent (whom he played in the radio and television series ) was broadcast. In it, Arthur was angry at the news that he had been "brought back from the dead". A reception was held at the Penguin offices in London on 9 March 2009 to launch
1073-579: The same being from parallel universes , both of whom made deals with Zaphod. It is revealed that this is what brought him to Earth, saving Arthur and the rest. With Wowbagger representing the Tyromancers for show and Thor representing the Nanites, the two meet in battle. The battle begins, but Thor is unable to win because Wowbagger does not die, even when hit with the hammer Mjöllnir . A package for Random arrives through interstellar freight, containing
1110-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Trillian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trillian&oldid=1216165331 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1147-471: The sixth book. Unlike the previous Hitchhiker's sequels, the title is not a quotation from the first novel, but taken from the third chapter of So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish , where it appears in the following passage: The storm had now definitely abated, and what thunder there was now grumbled over more distant hills, like a man saying 'And another thing...' twenty minutes after admitting he's lost
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1184-477: The staff abandoned their rich employers and several rival religious groups also settled on the planet, the most prominent of these being the cheese-worshiping Tyromancers, led by Aseed . The Tyromancers and the Nanites enter into a war, and during one of the war's battles, the Heart of Gold and Thor suddenly arrive. Wowbagger's ship lands on Nano and is met by the Tyromancers. Zaphod negotiates for Thor to be Nano's god and reveals that Aseed and Hillman are actually
1221-669: The television and film adaptions, although the film adaptation Trillian is closer to her appearance in the books than it was in the television series. Trillian comes closest of all female characters to appearing in the entire "Hitchhiker's" saga. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series Featuring Susan Sheridan as Trillian: Featuring Sandra Dickinson as the alternate character Tricia McMillan: Featuring Sandra Dickinson as Trillian and Tricia McMillan: Featuring Cindy Oswin as Trillian Featuring Sandra Dickinson as Trillian Featuring Zooey Deschanel as Trillian And Another Thing... (novel) And Another Thing...
1258-484: The third book, although in the fourth one Arthur states Trillian is with Zaphod, and in the fifth Trillian implies that she hadn't had a child with Zaphod simply because they're different species. In the sixth novel, And Another Thing... , she pursues a relationship with Wowbagger, the Infinitely Prolonged ; she accuses Arthur of carrying a torch for her as well. The 2005 film puts a different spin on
1295-585: The voice of The Guide in the 2005 film, the voice of Murray Bost Henson in The Quandary Phase of the radio series, and a close friend of Adams). The book received mixed reviews from both readers and critics. Reviewing the book in The Guardian , Mark Lawson described Colfer's writing as "the best post-mortem impersonation I have ever read" and considered the book "a perfectly calculated adaptation". Curtis Silver of Wired also praised
1332-540: The voice of The Guide , and produced by Heather Larmour. The parts are about half the size of a regular "fit" of the more formal radio adaptations of the other books, totalling about five fits in comparison, but each part has its own short title. A full cast radio adaptation under the title The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Hexagonal Phase and adapted from And Another Thing... , with unpublished Hitchhiker material by Douglas Adams,
1369-491: Was announced in October 2017 by the BBC as the sixth series of Hitchhiker's Guide . The first episode of the series was broadcast on 8 March 2018 and the complete series was released commercially both on CD and via audio download by Audible.com on 19 April 2018. The audio book version is read by Simon Jones , who played Arthur Dent in the radio and television series as well as a short made by BBC Radio 4 to celebrate
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