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Pilgrim Soul
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You should try the Goudy version, Herald, I think the opening conversation between Bilbo and Gandalf is particularly effective. However the illustrations by Arnold Boecklin are somewhat crude in comparison to the elegance of the others.
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and how about Brad the Bowman...assume Brad II's mother was Queen Angelina, then...
EDIT: I thought, "hang on, must be a joke", then clicked link...
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Well, it is April 1st. And if it isn't a joke, it's a sad commentary on PJ's need to warp the story.
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The saddest thing is that we're now so used to expecting the worst from PJ's adaptation that an April joke like this is all too believable. Reality defeats satire.
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You know, I heard Jackson and Walsh were so impressed with Arial Black's work they had the Carolingian Minuschool edition translated back into English and used that as the basis for their screenplay! You can imagine how proud that makes me, as a San Serriffean! ![]() *A poor choice of name. I know many readers here were just confused by the similarity to Port Elrod in the Upper Caisse! Last edited by Herald_of_Mandos; 04-01-2011 at 09:05 AM. Reason: spelling; extra comment. |
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
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I should warn you that the original has eagles not the giant Kwotes... and substituting swarfega for waybread or lembas was not fortuitous either.
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