An Unexpected Journey, or the morning after

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by alatar

"They should make a sequel."

"Maybe they should even make a book."

[alatar]

Galadriel55, you jest, but consider seeing The Hobbit aside THE HOBBIT TUJ, DOS and MEH (Middle Earth Havoc): Super Extended Trilogy Addition in your favorite bookstore (should an actual book store exist in these times). For your gold, do you choose the anemic 'slimmed down' 200-300 page version, or the two ton tome with glossy pictures 'straight from the movies?'

<Note that you need to end of that last sentence dramatically, as you would if you saw the book inside its special storefront marquee.>

One looks like a screenplay while the other the real deal.

"Dad, why did that Tolkien guy leave Azog out of his version?"

Scary...

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by alatar

Galadriel55, you jest, but consider seeing The Hobbit aside THE HOBBIT TUJ, DOS and MEH (Middle Earth Havoc): Super Extended Trilogy Addition in your favorite bookstore (should an actual book store exist in these times). For your gold, do you choose the anemic 'slimmed down' 200-300 page version, or the two ton tome with glossy pictures 'straight from the movies?'

<Note that you need to end of that last sentence dramatically, as you would if you saw the book inside its special storefront marquee.>

One looks like a screenplay while the other the real deal.

"Dad, why did that Tolkien guy leave Azog out of his version?"

Scary...

And thinking along those lines, The "Original" Hobbit would become "the children's adaptation".

[Aganzir]

Your discussion reminds me of this (which you've probably all seen before, but it always makes me so happy):

[Galadriel55]

On the subject of pessimistic thoughts...

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Your discussion reminds me of this (which you've probably all seen before, but it always makes me so happy):

You win.

[alatar]

I cannot believe, in these days of instant information, that someone would make such a glaring error. Has to be trolling.

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by alatar

I cannot believe, in these days of instant information, that someone would make such a glaring error. Has to be trolling.

Al, never underestimate the dizzying power of abject ignorance.

Why just yesterday posters on TheOneRing.net bemoaned the fact that The Hobbit didn't win any Oscars. One poor soul considered it to be a conspiracy, and that a 3-D fantasy would never win any Oscars; that is, until I reminded him that The Life of Pi, a 3-D fantasy, just won four. I then suggested that perhaps The Life of Pi didn't win four Oscars because it was a 3-D fantasy, but that it was a compelling film. I am sure my meaning was lost in translation.

[Morsul the Dark]

http://www.cracked.com/article_20315...re-honest.html

Figured you'd guys get a kick out of this version of the movie scriopt.

[Morsul the Dark]

I've seen tha post and always hoped in my two hearts(Yeah I'm a timelord now. deal tih it) that he was just a joking troll...

[Aganzir]

Don't forget this is the internet. Instant information, yes, but also the easiness of speaking before thinking. This is to say I wouldn't be surprised if he was a troll, but it wouldn't surprise me either if he wasn't.