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Forum: The Books 07-27-2023, 12:48 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,818
Posted By mhagain
If I'm allowed shoot for the stars, my hope is...

If I'm allowed shoot for the stars, my hope is that some forgotten box somewhere might contain the rest of the 1950s Fall of Gondolin. Of course it 99.999999% probably doesn't exist at all, and was...
Forum: The Books 09-09-2022, 12:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,607
Posted By mhagain
You've got your timespan wrong, it's one hundred...

You've got your timespan wrong, it's one hundred and eleven years, not eleven. Still short by the standards of some parts of the chronologies, but ample to establish kingdoms and raise armies among a...
Forum: The Movies 09-08-2022, 03:21 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,537
Posted By mhagain
All I've ever wanted was for it to not be crap. I...

All I've ever wanted was for it to not be crap. I think it's still too early, after only two episodes, to form any kind of judgement in that regard, and I'm happy to stick with it to the end of the...
Forum: The Movies 08-29-2022, 10:27 PM
Replies: 412
Views: 174,105
Posted By mhagain
It's not only the big stuff. Even small details...

It's not only the big stuff. Even small details have been ripped apart, shuffled around, and reinserted out of context and in a way that causes them to lose their subtlety and nuance. Things like...
Forum: The Movies 08-29-2022, 01:27 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 174,105
Posted By mhagain
I re-read LotR book V lately, first time in a...

I re-read LotR book V lately, first time in a long time, and my opinion of the Jackson movies went the other way. I'm now inclined to agree with Christopher Tolkien: Jackson butchered the story.
Forum: The Movies 08-28-2022, 11:49 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 174,105
Posted By mhagain
This is at least evident from their use of the...

This is at least evident from their use of the map of Númenor in early promo material. That map only appeared in UT, so therefore they have been able to get access to at least some material from UT.
Forum: The Movies 07-21-2022, 11:15 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,595
Posted By mhagain
"The sun always existed" was the "destructive...

"The sun always existed" was the "destructive idea" that CJRT referenced in a number of places in HoME. It's certainly not as simplistic as saying "the sun always existed, get over it, move on" -...
Forum: The Movies 07-16-2022, 06:03 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,595
Posted By mhagain
I'd take issue with the claim that LotR has the...

I'd take issue with the claim that LotR has the Sun coexisting with the Trees; for example on the basis that Gildor's party's song has a reference to Varda's creation of the Stars in "the Sunless...
Forum: The Movies 06-05-2022, 09:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,649
Posted By mhagain
I mostly just want the show to not suck....

I mostly just want the show to not suck. Otherwise I'm happy enough to go along for the ride with whatever story it's going to tell. I know it won't be Tolkien, I know there are going to be parts of...
Forum: The Books 05-12-2022, 06:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,875
Posted By mhagain
I once posited Belecthor as a name that Tolkien...

I once posited Belecthor as a name that Tolkien might have used instead of Rog, if he'd ever finished the later tale of Tuor. It seems to fit nicely with a character known as "the strong", and both...
Forum: The Movies 02-21-2022, 07:49 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,299
Posted By mhagain
That's one way of viewing it, I suppose. Maybe an...

That's one way of viewing it, I suppose. Maybe an attractive way if you're predisposed to hating and negative interpretation of what's being done here.

Another way might be to view it as a "show,...
Forum: The Movies 02-20-2022, 04:32 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,299
Posted By mhagain
The single strongest argument against a wise 2nd...

The single strongest argument against a wise 2nd Age Galadriel is how she's handled at the end of the 1st Age. That's a story that was developed in multiple variants, but whether she rejects the...
Forum: The Movies 02-17-2022, 01:37 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,299
Posted By mhagain
It occurs to me that the First Age stuff is...

It occurs to me that the First Age stuff is easily solved. There's enough material in the LotR Appendices to form an outline that can be usable as a prologue, and then all that needs to be done is...
Forum: The Movies 02-16-2022, 10:31 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,299
Posted By mhagain
Apologies for dragging up Hobbits again, but...

Apologies for dragging up Hobbits again, but Tolkien did describe them as clearly having a prehistory before they became known, having already divided into the three subtypes. As for where they are...
Forum: The Movies 02-14-2022, 02:43 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,299
Posted By mhagain
... And the reason why you think the Hobbits...

... And the reason why you think the Hobbits depicted in this show will be west of the Misty Mountains is?

Go on, I'm waiting.



Given that I cited Of Dwarves and Men I might have thought...
Forum: The Movies 02-13-2022, 09:40 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,299
Posted By mhagain
The "Hobbits where none should be" thing needs to...

The "Hobbits where none should be" thing needs to be addressed.

There is absolutely nothing in Tolkien stating there were no Hobbits in the Second Age.

Quite the opposite, the Of Dwarves and...
Forum: The Movies 02-12-2022, 07:51 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,299
Posted By mhagain
I'm not convinced at all. Amazon did a deal...

I'm not convinced at all.

Amazon did a deal with the Estate, but the Estate don't control the rights to the Hobbit nor to LotR. They're with whatever Saul Zaentz's company is called this week....
Forum: The Movies 02-07-2022, 10:01 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 174,105
Posted By mhagain
I'll bite - here's a top three. :cool: I...

I'll bite - here's a top three. :cool:


I want to see the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. There are so many cinematic scenes in that, from the arrival of Turgon, to the charge of Gwindor, to the...
Forum: The Movies 01-30-2022, 12:40 PM
Replies: 412
Views: 174,105
Posted By mhagain
This, basically. There's absolutely nothing wrong...

This, basically. There's absolutely nothing wrong with diversity, it's all in how it's done. To take two current or recent examples: Star Trek Discovery and The Expanse. Both present diversity as a...
Forum: The Books 11-22-2021, 02:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,713
Posted By mhagain
This isn't actually the case for catholics,...

This isn't actually the case for catholics, though. Biblical creationism is very much not a thing, and literal biblical creationism very much less so.


There's something of an overview here:...
Forum: The Movies 10-28-2021, 01:21 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 174,105
Posted By mhagain
I'm going to keep an open mind, not pre-suppose...

I'm going to keep an open mind, not pre-suppose whether I'll like it or not, and at least watch it for what it is. If it's good, I'll enjoy it. It won't be the books, it won't be the same story as in...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-15-2021, 06:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,339
Posted By mhagain
My first time reading order was the Hobbit, the...

My first time reading order was the Hobbit, the Silmarillion, Lord of the Rings. I accept that this is very unusual, but it does give me a different perspective on approaching the Silmarillion.
...
Forum: The Movies 08-20-2021, 02:22 PM
Replies: 412
Views: 174,105
Posted By mhagain
The Silmarillion has rape, attempted rape,...

The Silmarillion has rape, attempted rape, incest, lust, nudity: it doesn't pull any punches and gives the lie to notions of Tolkien as some kind of puritan prude.

The old complaint that the...
Forum: The Movies 08-15-2021, 01:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,164
Posted By mhagain
It's also possible that season 2 might be in...

It's also possible that season 2 might be in completely different parts of Middle-earth making the switch easier to pull off.
Forum: The Books 08-06-2021, 08:02 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 33,554
Posted By mhagain
I'm hugely stoked for this. Two intriguing...

I'm hugely stoked for this.

Two intriguing tidbits from the preview are indications that it was Sauron, not Melkor, at the original Fall of Men, and that Ingwe, Finwe and Elwe were not first...
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