Suggestions on Hobbit voiceovers - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morsul the Dark · 09-27-2009, 06:40 PM

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.

Rhugga II · 09-27-2009, 07:40 PM

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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.

Morsul the Dark · 09-28-2009, 05:58 AM

Well not an entire narration but just the beginning and end...

As for the BBC Radio Version: LOVE IT listen to it all the time... my fiance broke disc three by accident though

EDIT I'll do it

09-27-2009, 06:40 PM	#1
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	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. __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

09-28-2009, 05:58 AM	#3
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Well not an entire narration but just the beginning and end... As for the BBC Radio Version: LOVE IT listen to it all the time... my fiance broke disc three by accident though EDIT I'll do it __________________ Morsul the Resurrected Last edited by Morsul the Dark; 09-28-2009 at 06:12 AM.