DGHCaretaker
Nargothrond
Feb 20, 11:04pm
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You are aware that Guillermo was filming PETER's script, yes?
Putting part of the body of your message in the subject heading makes it more difficult to quote. Can't we use traditional subject headings? Just sayin'. Rant over.
So because of your objection to speculation, I thought I'd find a public fact to cite to corroborate your claim. But I'm also lazy so I just used Google AI. Not that I trust AI, but that's as much work as I'm willing to do for a five-minute post. So I asked, "Was Guillermo going to film Peter Jackson's hobbit script?" And sure enough:
Yes, Guillermo del Toro was originally hired to direct The Hobbit films and spent years in pre-production collaborating on a script with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens. Del Toro's version was set to be a two-film adaptation, designed to be darker and more fairy-tale-like, but he left the project in 2010 due to prolonged production delays caused by MGM's financial troubles, after which Jackson took over as director.
I would think everyone here already knows that well enough and no one would argue. though it could possibly be a Mandala Effect. So confirming facts is good. Good arguments need good citations, or it becomes opinion and speculation, which leads me to this:
I don't much like speculation. Ninety-nine percent of news is talking heads offering opinion and speculation about what might happen. It's a freaking waste of my time. I watch, read, or listen to primary sources and form my own opinions. Everything else just relates to the complaint. But what if I lead off in a post with "In my opinion," doesn't that allow speculation and expression? It would be fair warning. It might be good form, but on forums everywhere, just about everything is opinion and speculation, so can probably be assumed. Wouldn't it be better to continue with a counterfactual argument than just marginalize opinion and speculation? It's what we do here. ;)
(This post was edited by DGHCaretaker on Feb 20, 11:07pm)
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