Suggestions on Hobbit voiceovers

[Rhugga II]

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

Well of course we need them! "Ina hole in the ground lived a hobbit" But either Gandalf or Bilbo..... Or maybe even Elrond But I think Bilbo is best because the Red Book is written by him.

I have long though that Ian Holm should narrate even if he didn't play Bilbo (he won't). The BBC radio version featured Bilbo interacting with the narrator and it was quite charming. Having Bilbo narrate accounts for discrepencies with LotR: This they way Bilbo remembers it (except White Council/Dol Guldur which he didn't see), not necessarily the way it happened. Sort a "There and Back Again" + "The Hobbit" type of feel. It also makes it more personal and less epic, further differentiating it from LotR.