Nothing left to wait for?

[Boromir88]

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 .

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).

[The Saucepan Man]

Great paraphraseology, Esty.

Originally Posted by Turin

Because it shouldn't be forgotten that the movies can in no way overtake the pre-eminence of the books.

Well, they probably have in terms of sheer popularity. I would wager that more people have seen and enjoyed the films than have read and enjoyed the book. And, like Essex, I do think that the films will become classics of their genre.

Nevertheless, I take your point. The books will remain pre-eminent in the minds of (most of) those who have read and enoyed them.

It is certainly the case that there is far more to the Downs than discussion, although I don't see discussions dying down simply because the films are finished. The books discussions will go on here, as they have done for some 3 or 4 years already. There are always new opinions, new angles and new ideas.

As for the Movies forum, I would like to see it turn more to dicussion of the films as films (techniques, themes, performances etc), rather than the usual comparisons to the book and "what did you like/dislike" type threads. I have a few ideas for threads in mind, but time (as always) is against me getting them out.

I must say, however, that there has been a decline in new members joining since the film trilogy ended. That was natural, given that they gave such widespread coverage to Tolkien's story. And many (probably most) who joined as films fans have since become book fans and stayed, while some others have drifted away (no doubt to find sites with a greater emphasis on the films). Ultimately, given that there is a natural decline in active members over time, due to the demands of "real life", this will lead to a "population reduction". But that is no bad thing in itself. This site was just as active (and just as erudite), if a little slower, when it had only a handful of members, if the old threads are anything to go by. And I think that we will still have a good many members for a good many years yet.

[Nimrodel_9]

I know I'm not going anywhere.

I`ll be right here with you!

There may come a day when we are no longer interested in Tolkien discussions, but this is not the day.
There may come a day when real life keeps us so busy that we have no time for the Downs, but this is not the day.
There may come a day when our computer access is limited so that we are not able to log on, but this is not the day.
Today we post!

Yay! Well said!

Gah! You guys are right. Maybe I`m just paranoid...

[The Only Real Estel]

Well, we've still got the Golden Ring Marathon to look forward to, & by then hopefully we will have heard more about the possibility of PJ making the Hobbit so that would spark more interesting rumours . At any rate, we'll always have Crazy Captions here on the 'downs .