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Elennar Starfire · 06-25-2004, 07:38 PM

I managed to convert my friend who was an obsessive Harry Potter fan to LotR...First I had to convince her to at least watch the movies, then I got her to read the books, and next thing I know she's wearing a ring on a chain, taking down her HP posters and putting up LotR ones, and RandomMovieQuoting with me!

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 06-26-2004, 07:07 AM

I made my big sister to promise to watch all the movies with me (she read FotR a long time ago but said that it sucked and she never even started with tTT). We finnished FotR EE today (she didn't want to watch the both discs on one day) and it was quite a horrible experience. She yawned every now and then, kept sending text messages to her friends and when Sam and Frodo started to walk down Emyn Muil, she asked if the film had ended and when I nodded, she bounced right up and walked away. I'm looking forward tomorrow when we are supposed to watch tTT...

Lady Snickerdoodle · 06-26-2004, 08:29 AM

ack, Dancing Spawn, i really sympathize for you...

i'm planning to buy lots of aragorn paraphernalia for the above mentioned convertite in hopes that she will turn obsessive.

also i've made another friend promise to watch TTT and ROTK with me sometime this week, so I'll let you know how that turns out...

i think that we should write a LOTR for Dummies book. Like, written by fans about fans for future fans. because i seriously hate spending 3 and a half hours explaining everything on the screen.

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 06-26-2004, 09:07 AM

Thanks and good luck with TTT and RotK for you Lady Snickerdoodle! My sister has "a crush" on Legolas and she calls him ´the cute boy´ so I keep telling her that there'll be more Legolas soon and she remains satisfied for a while.

Personally I'd be happy to clear up the plot to the person I'm watching the film with. If she asks questions it means that she hasn't fallen asleep (like it sometimes seems in my sisters case).

Lady Snickerdoodle · 06-26-2004, 10:45 AM

well, yes, i love explaining LOTR, but only when they understand. If they don't get it after the fifth time or totally disdain the whole thing and laugh it off, then i start to get impatient.

luckily my friend understood it all and (i think) liked it.

which is definitely the best reaction i've gotten from any of my friends.

EDIT: I must admit I'm a bit of a Leggybopper myself... Just a little bit though. hehe...

Morai · 06-26-2004, 11:04 AM

Okay, now I'm sure all of you are dying to hear my dramatic stories of converting non LOTR fans...right?

Well...maybe not dying.

Anyway, first let's discuss the depression tale of my Dad. When I was watching FOTR on video for the 1st time, he walked in the middle of the Moria scenes. He watched the movie for a few minutes then left saying "I think this is too deep for me." Even after me and my mother's attempts to convince to try watching it from the beginning, he refuses.

But, I think I was successful with my mom. She drove me and a friend to a movie theatre to watch FOTR months after it came out. At first she didn't understand it (cause of lack of reading the books) but after watching ROTK a few weeks ago. My mom LIKES IT! I'm not expecting her to be diehard, but it's nice. In fact she claims that ROTK makes the most sense out of all 3 of the movies. (Maybe my dad should try watching that one first? Nah...)

Just remember, I started out thinking LOTR was a pointless blood 'n action story. But after all the hype, I began reading the books and fell in love with it. THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE!!

ElenCala Isil · 06-26-2004, 12:26 PM

Ah, I know how ye feel, Morai. All too well...

My dad comes in to watch FotR with me, ends up saying something about it being demonic-looking, and falls asleep, spilling his coffee all over the couch... he wakes up, finding the coffee everywhere, yells, jumps out of his seat, screams at the TV that if my mum and I weren't watching something so stupid, so boring, it never would have happened...

My mum said she wanted to read it, but I know she'll never be a die-hard fan, and she still thinks LotR is stupid, but says she wouldn't mind reading it... *blink* Although I've successfully got it in her head that baths and Aragorn do NOT go well together.

06-25-2004, 07:38 PM	#1
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	A succesful conversion! I managed to convert my friend who was an obsessive Harry Potter fan to LotR...First I had to convince her to at least watch the movies, then I got her to read the books, and next thing I know she's wearing a ring on a chain, taking down her HP posters and putting up LotR ones, and RandomMovieQuoting with me! __________________ Don't let me die!

06-26-2004, 07:07 AM	#2
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	I made my big sister to promise to watch all the movies with me (she read FotR a long time ago but said that it sucked and she never even started with tTT). We finnished FotR EE today (she didn't want to watch the both discs on one day) and it was quite a horrible experience. She yawned every now and then, kept sending text messages to her friends and when Sam and Frodo started to walk down Emyn Muil, she asked if the film had ended and when I nodded, she bounced right up and walked away. I'm looking forward tomorrow when we are supposed to watch tTT... __________________ Fenris Wolf

06-26-2004, 08:29 AM	#3
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	ack, Dancing Spawn, i really sympathize for you... i'm planning to buy lots of aragorn paraphernalia for the above mentioned convertite in hopes that she will turn obsessive. also i've made another friend promise to watch TTT and ROTK with me sometime this week, so I'll let you know how that turns out... i think that we should write a LOTR for Dummies book. Like, written by fans about fans for future fans. because i seriously hate spending 3 and a half hours explaining everything on the screen. __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide Last edited by Lady Snickerdoodle; 06-26-2004 at 10:51 AM.

06-26-2004, 09:07 AM	#4
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	Thanks and good luck with TTT and RotK for you Lady Snickerdoodle! My sister has "a crush" on Legolas and she calls him ´the cute boy´ so I keep telling her that there'll be more Legolas soon and she remains satisfied for a while. Personally I'd be happy to clear up the plot to the person I'm watching the film with. If she asks questions it means that she hasn't fallen asleep (like it sometimes seems in my sisters case). __________________ Fenris Wolf

06-26-2004, 10:45 AM	#5
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	well, yes, i love explaining LOTR, but only when they understand. If they don't get it after the fifth time or totally disdain the whole thing and laugh it off, then i start to get impatient. luckily my friend understood it all and (i think) liked it. which is definitely the best reaction i've gotten from any of my friends. EDIT: I must admit I'm a bit of a Leggybopper myself... Just a little bit though. hehe... __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide Last edited by Lady Snickerdoodle; 06-26-2004 at 10:55 AM.

06-26-2004, 11:04 AM	#6
Morai Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Where young people go to retire Posts: 709	Alas...non LOTR Parents! Okay, now I'm sure all of you are dying to hear my dramatic stories of converting non LOTR fans...right? Well...maybe not dying. Anyway, first let's discuss the depression tale of my Dad. When I was watching FOTR on video for the 1st time, he walked in the middle of the Moria scenes. He watched the movie for a few minutes then left saying "I think this is too deep for me." Even after me and my mother's attempts to convince to try watching it from the beginning, he refuses. But, I think I was successful with my mom. She drove me and a friend to a movie theatre to watch FOTR months after it came out. At first she didn't understand it (cause of lack of reading the books) but after watching ROTK a few weeks ago. My mom LIKES IT! I'm not expecting her to be diehard, but it's nice. In fact she claims that ROTK makes the most sense out of all 3 of the movies. (Maybe my dad should try watching that one first? Nah...) Just remember, I started out thinking LOTR was a pointless blood 'n action story. But after all the hype, I began reading the books and fell in love with it. THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE!! __________________ "So why the safe distance, this curious look? Why tear out single pages when you can throw away the book? Why pluck one string when you can strum the guitar? MeWithoutYou http://fortyfifthparadox.com

06-26-2004, 12:26 PM	#7
ElenCala Isil Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somewhere Else Posts: 439	Ah, I know how ye feel, Morai. All too well... My dad comes in to watch FotR with me, ends up saying something about it being demonic-looking, and falls asleep, spilling his coffee all over the couch... he wakes up, finding the coffee everywhere, yells, jumps out of his seat, screams at the TV that if my mum and I weren't watching something so stupid, so boring, it never would have happened... My mum said she wanted to read it, but I know she'll never be a die-hard fan, and she still thinks LotR is stupid, but says she wouldn't mind reading it... blink Although I've successfully got it in her head that baths and Aragorn do NOT go well together. __________________ Prevent Merry-abuse today! Join the S.A.M. (That's the Save-A-Merry foundation) Rivendell brought to you by the long lost sister of the guy who be short.