The magazine I do not mind as much as the program I saw this morning on the television. I was surfing the channels, as nothing was on my standard stations when I came across channel NYE. They had a show on called "Munchables". This show, on this episode, was like a "Cliff's Notes: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Monsters". They discussed the Nazgul, the Orcs, and the Balrog.
Normally I would think that it was cute that they were trying to teach little children (as this was obviously the crowd they were aiming for, saying words such as "bad guys" and "mean people") the joys of "The Lord of the Rings", but my problem was that they gave false information. For example, they started talking about Uruk-Hai, but they didn't use the term "Uruk-Hai", they used the term "Superorcs". They also said that Sauron (they said Sauron, mind you) created these half-breeds. I know that they are aiming this at small children, but they should just not discuss the subjects rather than lie about it.
They did a good job with the Balrog, however, in my opinion. Even though they showed what every other creature looked like, they never show the Balrog. They explain that Tolkien never really described the Balrog, and they even bring up that there's a debate about whether he had wings or not (I fell off my couch laughing...literally)!
But, if they do a good job representing a part of a story
accurately, then I have no problem with them trying to sell Lord of the Rings merchandise, such as the magazine.
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warhammer had high elves and orcs way before the movie came out. they've just been remodeled to match the films.
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Well, the books were out before the movie, remember, hun! And what gets me is that they use some of the music from "The Bridge of Khadad-Dum" in the commercial...I always think it's a Lord of the Rings commercial until I see it...
[ February 07, 2003: Message edited by: VanimaEdhel ]