Esty, I think we get a steady flux of people who join, how many end up staying for a while, who knows. But, I see a growth of new members each day
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Essex, I wouldn't be surprised if someone actually remakes LOTR. I would love to see a "futuristic LOTR" sort of like what they did with Romeo and Juliet. However, I don't think the remakes will appeal to me as much as the original (if they do remake them).
About the Silmarillion, I never see it coming out as a movie, maybe like a series on TV or something, if one would dare to do it. I thought it would be interesting if someone did a TV series of LOTR, where you have a 1 hr episode, on a chapter (or two if the chapter is bigger).