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Forum: The Movies 07-15-2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,968
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Tolkien http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N9fDM5TEUc&feature...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N9fDM5TEUc&feature=player_embedded

Here's a video from the panel if anyone is interested. Unfortunately, it doesn't show any of the new footage that was released,...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-03-2012, 04:08 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 20,603
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Tolkien Nothing. The books are flawless. :D ...

Nothing. The books are flawless. :D

(Actually, some of the Two Towers chapters with Sam and Frodo are a little bit too long for my taste, but as Rayner Unwin says, "You don't edit Tolkien!")
Forum: The Movies 03-17-2010, 04:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,865
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Ian McKellen says filming for the Hobbit to begin in June!

http://filmonic.com/ian-mckellen-says-the-hobbit-will-start-filming-in-june-2011

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! Brb going to New Zealand....
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-17-2010, 04:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,637
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Well, I'm not really sure that this counts as...

Well, I'm not really sure that this counts as "inspiring" but, I wrote my university admissions essay on trying to learn Elvish. They always say "try to find something that's unique and different"...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 02-09-2010, 03:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,048
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
I always thought Keira Knightley would make a...

I always thought Keira Knightley would make a decent Gollum.
Forum: The Movies 11-17-2009, 06:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,551
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Ok thanks.

Ok thanks.
Forum: The Movies 11-17-2009, 05:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,551
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Pipe Quick question

Does anyone happen to know who narrated the 1977 Rankin/Bass version of The Hobbit?
Forum: The Movies 04-17-2009, 09:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 17,691
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Some new news

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/the-hobbit-will-be-the-hobbit-and-not-include-a-lord-of-the-rings-bridge

Rope of Silicon is reporting that TH movie will be just the Hobbit and no bridge...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-31-2009, 10:13 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 580,146
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
April Fool's Jokes...:rolleyes:

April Fool's Jokes...:rolleyes:
Forum: The Movies 03-31-2009, 10:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,934
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Mnemosyne, I'm not sure if you meant it, but...

Mnemosyne, I'm not sure if you meant it, but that's quite punny of you.

Morthoron, immediately after I posted this I looked down at the tages and the first one was "fool" and then I got it....
Forum: The Movies 03-31-2009, 08:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,934
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
The Eye And, haha. If this is an early April Fool's...

And, haha. If this is an early April Fool's joke... Well won't I feel silly...

:o :o :o

(I guess we'll take it as real for now, since it's not April 1st where I am!)
Forum: The Movies 03-31-2009, 08:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,934
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Pipe The Hobbit Movie... Trilogy??

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/03/31/31573-the-hobbittrilogy/

Basically, The One Ring is reporting that the Hobbit may become a trilogy. And I guess this would mean including some of the...
Forum: The Movies 03-27-2009, 11:03 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 56,820
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Tolkien I've always thought that the most successful...

I've always thought that the most successful adaptation of the Silmarillion would have to be done as a TV mini-series. There is just entirely too much information to cover in one or two or even three...
Forum: The Books 01-16-2009, 04:58 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 12,697
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Pipe Patriotism and the Lord of the Rings

I’m visiting Washington D.C. for inauguration and this has gotten me thinking about patriotism. And as I am wont to do, I’ve been thinking about Lord of the Rings as well. Naturally, this combination...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-15-2009, 05:09 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 232,374
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Take away all my fun then Runey! it's so much...

Take away all my fun then Runey! it's so much more fun to say that I live in Spain.

... Maybe I'll start saying I'm from the United States again after Jan. 20...

(No offense meant. Just joking...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-11-2009, 12:17 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 232,374
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Haha, yes, I started out studying abroad here and...

Haha, yes, I started out studying abroad here and then I liked it so much that I never left!

Nice to see you too, Lhuna! I've been around, but I hardly ever have time to post. Real Life loves to...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-10-2009, 02:50 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 232,374
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Ha! I know what you mean... I've tried multiple...

Ha! I know what you mean... I've tried multiple times to read the Lord of the Rings in Spanish or Catalan, but I always end up failing miserably...

Also, I've been living in Barcelona, Spain for...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-24-2008, 06:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,514
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
But then... it's so green... and (I suppose it's...

But then... it's so green... and (I suppose it's hard to tell from this small picture) it seems very mechanical. Almost like Star Wars or something. Down the sides are long pipes, so maybe it has...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-21-2008, 02:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,514
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
I'm familiar with the Mordor painting that you...

I'm familiar with the Mordor painting that you are talking about, but no this is not one of them. On the postcard it just says, "No. 270 Lord of the Rings." I'm willing to take any suggestions/...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-19-2008, 05:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,514
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Tolkien H.R. Giger No. 270: Mystery Illustration?

I was rummaging through an postcard bin today in an old bookstore, when I came across a postcard with an illustration by H.R. Giger titled "Lord of the Rings II: No. 270" I've never seen this...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-31-2006, 10:46 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 41,004
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Has anyone heard of this?...

Has anyone heard of this? (http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780198610694) It's a new (as in I've only just heard of it) Tolkien book that my English teacher just recommended to me. He had to...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 04-12-2006, 12:44 PM
Replies: 639
Views: 70,782
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
++King Augustus Bonifacius He's greedy and...

++King Augustus Bonifacius

He's greedy and lazy. Can someone explain why we're keeping him around?
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 04-10-2006, 03:47 PM
Replies: 3,462
Views: 594,019
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Must be a British thing Diamond, because sirens...

Must be a British thing Diamond, because sirens 'round these here parts don't sound at all like that. (I didn't get it either.) :rolleyes:
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 04-02-2006, 05:30 PM
Replies: 3,462
Views: 594,019
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Ha! Jenny, meloves your word of the day....

Ha! Jenny, meloves your word of the day. Defenestrate is undoubtedly the greatest word in the English language.
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 03-24-2006, 09:10 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,563
Posted By AbercrombieOfRohan
Today as I was leaving work (it was late at...

Today as I was leaving work (it was late at night), I started whispering to myself, "We now face the long dark of *insert town name.* (Why is it that they make the employees park the farthest away...
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