Comments on: The Sound of a Million Elves Celebrating

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:32:51 +0000

I’m just glad that it didn’t get turned over to Tom Cruise and John Travolta to use the alternate source material Dianelfics by Elrond Hubbard.

(I’ve used this before in an old forum, but it’s too painful to be allowed to die.)

By: Tully

Tully — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:10:48 +0000

Oh! I can’t believe I forgot about What Have I Got In My Pocket? Yep, that was him! He died his hair for many of them, and sometimes wore sunglasses. But he didn't just work in the industry as an actor. No, he took care of his people, and went on to directing and producing. He brought in some of the old gang for that Snow White thing, and he was responsible for those gay films, The Beorn Identity and The Beorn Supremacy. (Sadly The Beorn Ultimatum was never finished because of eagle difficulties.) And he produced the entire Wood-Elf series, as well as the derivitave Bard the Bowman Does LickTown. But his one attempt at mainstreaming, Romancing the Arkenstone, did poor box office and has never been re-released.

By: Buck

Buck — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:21:53 +0000

Capt. Button:

Sauron’s ultimatum was delivered by his minions, not in person (especially since that that point, he has no real corporeal form).

By: JerolJ

JerolJ — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:36:09 +0000

Damn, I stay away from Scalzi for a few days and I miss an LOTR brawl. I live a very sad life.

I was given the Hobbit and the original LOTR trilogy in their late 60s/early 70s tripped out covers by my older cousins. They had the look of drug dealers as I recall, offering that addictive first hit to a suggestible 13-year-old. Cruel bastards. I reread the whole thing countless times after that – and lord knows how many times I just pick it off the shelf to read a favorite chapter.
The movies? Loved ‘em. I can live with the changes in the story. It’s an adaptation people, not nearly as ruinous as some Tolkien freaks claim it is and far far better than we had a right to expect. My wife HATES fantasy with the heat of a thousand Balrogs. And I reckon she has watched FOTR at least a hundred times. She fell for that world (and for several attractive male actors) and has never gotten out of it. And come on, a genre picture that actually kicked Oscar’s ass! We should be thanking our geek gods for Peter Jackson. I am waiting for this like I used to jones for every new Led Zeppelin album. Bring.It.On.

By: An Eric

An Eric — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:31:07 +0000

Oh! I can’t believe I forgot about What Have I Got In My Pocket?

By: An Eric

An Eric — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:16:03 +0000

You mean that was Bilbo Baggins in such classics as One Thing To Rule Them, Sting (In My Pants), The Preciiousss, Mirk Wood and Under Misty's Mountains? That guy was huge! I mean talented. Not that I've ever seen any of those... I just heard about them from... a... friend... a friend of my uncle. Yeah.

By: Tully

Tully — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:37:20 +0000

Come to think of it, what did Bilbo do with his time between The Hobbit and FotR? He didn’t work, did he?

You obviously missed his cinematic career with young sidekick Traci Lords, under the screen name of George Spelvin. But those films are now illegal….

By: ScottE

ScottE — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:51:59 +0000

“Also, Jackson won’t be directing, just producing. For director, I nominate Guillermo Del Toro.”

Yes.

Dear Santa, that is what I want for Xmas.
P.S. Maybe a pony, too? (Or maybe I wasn’t that good.)

By: David

David — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:09:38 +0000

I need to defend myself from, well, my own comment. I DID read A Brief History of Time, but did NOT finish the Silmarillian. Understandable, really, given that Hawkings’ book was a bit more action-packed.

By: Jeff Hentosz

Jeff Hentosz — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:01:39 +0000

…don’t do it…don’t do it…don’t do it…

Gaaahhh!

Gollum:Smeagol::Wormtail:Pettigrew

God, I’m a dork.