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Patty
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Jan 7 2011, 4:46pm
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Permanent address: Into the West Must. Have. The Precious! Give us the LotR EE Blu-ray Ultimate Box Set!
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Elijah Wood will be in 'The Hobbit'
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News from Bree
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Jan 6 2011, 11:20pm
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I knew it!
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Mooseboy018
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Jan 7 2011, 5:52am
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Wow!
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 6:14am
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Not a fan of this
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duats
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Jan 7 2011, 6:15am
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My reaction is the same, but...
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Milknut
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Jan 7 2011, 6:24am
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It just strikes me
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duats
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Jan 7 2011, 6:29am
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The filmmakers, or the film's budget providers?
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 6:46am
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Agreed.
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Owain
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Jan 7 2011, 6:50am
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This is NOT a shock... tho is is sad.
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jarrellj
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Jan 7 2011, 2:42pm
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PJ, Fran and Philippa Boyens are huge fans of Tolkien.
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 2:44pm
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And let's not forget Guillermo del Toro
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 2:47pm
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I'm not so sure on GDT.
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 2:57pm
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I think that statement was taken out of context.
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 5:22pm
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respectfully disagree
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 5:30am
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Really?
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Sunflower
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Jan 8 2011, 6:07am
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I'm afraid PJ will turn him into at least a bit of an "action-hobbit", sadly.//
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The Party Tree
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Jan 8 2011, 6:31am
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is it that much of a stretch??
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 6:47am
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really!
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 6:36am
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A couple of questions:
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 6:48am
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...
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 7:02am
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I wouldn't say
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 2:15pm
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case in point...
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 8:39pm
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According to the EE appendices
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 8:58pm
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let me check
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 9:27pm
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I think the other reasons
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 9:38pm
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question
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 9:48pm
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Well
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 10:03pm
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I concur
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nobofthepony
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Jan 9 2011, 12:51am
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Aragorn and the cliff
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 11:06am
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exact quote...
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Mooseboy018
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Jan 8 2011, 9:51pm
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Well they were hardly going to say something like
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 10:08pm
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But sometimes they should
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Altaira
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Jan 8 2011, 10:26pm
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I meant no disrespect to them
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 10:31pm
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Lets also not forget
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Junesong
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Jan 8 2011, 11:34pm
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I think
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macfalk
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Jan 9 2011, 12:31am
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14 foot bad guys
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 11:02am
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Yes he did change his mind
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Ataahua
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Jan 7 2011, 7:54pm
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Financial gain first?
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 5:39pm
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I'm sorry but
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R11
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Jan 7 2011, 9:13pm
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Agree with duats...
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Captain Salt
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Jan 7 2011, 5:42pm
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The Hobbit or the Hen?
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mtsquad
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Jan 7 2011, 11:22pm
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HUH?
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Sunflower
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Jan 7 2011, 6:43am
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Methinks Peter has been watching too much LOST.//
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Owain
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Jan 7 2011, 6:54am
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LOL
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Sunflower
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Jan 7 2011, 7:03am
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My brain hurst as well.
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Owain
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Jan 7 2011, 7:05am
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Great points by the way.//
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Owain
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Jan 7 2011, 6:55am
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Yes, actor Ryan Gage
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 11:33am
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Also, what most of the nay-sayers are forgetting
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 11:58am
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There will be blood...
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 12:19pm
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We're Fans. Of course we're going to cry, moan, complain, and bicker about every little detail! What else did you expect? ;) //
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 2:26pm
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Narrator
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Vangalad
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Jan 7 2011, 12:30pm
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The narrator's voice
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 1:52pm
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But you forget
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Sunflower
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Jan 7 2011, 6:42pm
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How the heck must these movies then be viewed in future?
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hobbit2012
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Jan 7 2011, 7:46pm
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Two points
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 7:53pm
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My guess is that we could possibly see Ian Holm telling Wood
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Eruonen
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Jan 7 2011, 8:28pm
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Elijah Wood 10 years on
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carrioncrow
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Jan 7 2011, 11:40pm
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I love it
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Junesong
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Jan 7 2011, 6:28am
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Every time I come on here
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Lindele
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Jan 7 2011, 3:00pm
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A bit too much complaining, yes //
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 3:07pm
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If you think this is bad....
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Darkstone
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Jan 7 2011, 3:16pm
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In my crystal ball
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 3:24pm
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Or else...
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Darkstone
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Jan 7 2011, 3:32pm
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Both.
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Silverlode
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Jan 7 2011, 7:02pm
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It's not a purse! It's a Middle Earthian carry-all!!
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Brandybuckled
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Jan 7 2011, 7:16pm
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LOL!
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 7:42pm
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Well, if we're allowed only to agree with everything...
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 4:10pm
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Right.
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Elentari03
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Jan 7 2011, 4:24pm
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That is by no means what I'm saying
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Lindele
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Jan 7 2011, 4:44pm
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Lindele..
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Patty
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Jan 7 2011, 4:46pm
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Lindele
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 5:37pm
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Not so much positive or negative,
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 6:11pm
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Sorry.
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 6:25pm
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Lindele, I see your point.
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Silverlode
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Jan 7 2011, 7:11pm
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You're right about the McKellen announcement
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 7:20pm
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I think
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 7:26pm
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Here's a thought
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 7:36pm
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I love the idea of working Bombadil in somehow
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 7:39pm
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Well, I was hoping that everyone would be new, too.
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 7:26pm
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I agree
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 7:33pm
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Well, no.
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 7:39pm
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What you are talking about sounds like a reboot
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 7:47pm
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That's exactly what I wanted.
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 8:41pm
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Audiences don't want excellent series to be rebooted.
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 8:55pm
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Everyone? Who is this "everyone"?
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 9:01pm
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I don't think I'm being unreasonable.
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 9:11pm
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Please take this to PM if you must continue
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Altaira
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Jan 7 2011, 10:14pm
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Continuity
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 11:26pm
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Thanks Silverlode
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Lindele
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Jan 9 2011, 7:00am
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I agree
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LoremIpsum
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Jan 9 2011, 8:01am
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Tying in The Hobbit with LOTR
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 11:18am
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and then...
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carrioncrow
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Jan 9 2011, 2:19pm
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Well he didn't need to
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 2:36pm
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I wish there was a like option like facebook
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Junesong
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Jan 9 2011, 6:45pm
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"Naysayers"
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Sunflower
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Jan 9 2011, 7:51pm
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Sunflower, Thanks for that
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 8:50pm
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I agree with basically everything you said
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Mooseboy018
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Jan 9 2011, 9:54pm
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Making Bilbo's journey more powerful than it is in the book.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 9 2011, 9:55pm
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Who said Bilbo's journey was weak?
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Flagg
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Jan 10 2011, 3:49pm
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Improvement is a very relative term
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 10 2011, 4:02pm
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Do you really think so?
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Flagg
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Jan 10 2011, 4:56pm
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But we know
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Bran
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Jan 10 2011, 5:05pm
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It's only going to get worse :)
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 4:58pm
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Remark about "upsetting the most ardent purists"
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 6:33am
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You are right
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MrCere
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Jan 7 2011, 7:06am
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Heh!
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 7:35am
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Regarding purists
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 12:26pm
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Oh yes, I agree there are different levels of 'purity'
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 2:19pm
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Thanks! You just gave me an idea for my sig line!
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Brandybuckled
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Jan 7 2011, 6:57pm
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Forgive my ignorance, but
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Elentari03
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Jan 7 2011, 10:51pm
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NARF: Not a real fan. //
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 10:53pm
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Many thanks.//
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Elentari03
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Jan 7 2011, 10:58pm
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Most things like that can be found at the TORNspeak dictionary
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 10:59pm
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LOL!!
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 11:16pm
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You are correct, sir!
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hamlet
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Jan 7 2011, 5:13pm
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Hmmm...
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Owain
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Jan 7 2011, 6:44am
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Good point
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Sunflower
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Jan 7 2011, 7:00am
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And what about Sir Ian Holm?
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RaoulJ
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Jan 7 2011, 7:27am
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I believe Ian Holm has retired from acting. Health issues I believe.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 7:30am
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Oh yes, I just said this in MrCere's poll in the pollantir...
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Patty
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Jan 7 2011, 7:35am
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yes
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RaoulJ
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Jan 7 2011, 8:42am
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So
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rings7
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Jan 8 2011, 5:15am
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It would fit with the Hobbit's narrative style!
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 7:00am
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It would fit the narrative style for sure...
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Owain
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Jan 7 2011, 7:10am
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about the Princess Bride..
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titanium_hobbit
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Jan 7 2011, 7:23am
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Relax
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sharku
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Jan 7 2011, 7:35am
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"No mention of Christopher Lee"
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Patty
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Jan 7 2011, 7:40am
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Sort of like my unwavering belief
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 7:44am
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I suspect Guillermo del Toro had nothing to do with this.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 8:00am
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I don't view it as one, either
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 7:39am
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What I thought from the start...
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moreorless
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Jan 7 2011, 5:15pm
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Why not run with the book version?
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flying fish
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Jan 8 2011, 10:12am
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I may have read it wrong but
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sphdle1
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Jan 7 2011, 12:31pm
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making freeman the earlier version of holmes
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titanium_hobbit
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Jan 7 2011, 7:01am
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Of course he won't be the 15th member...
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Mooseboy018
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Jan 7 2011, 7:18am
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Now I have to go home and dig out a letter I wrote and sent
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 7:22am
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I have to be honest
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Eärwen Swan Maiden Of Alqualondë
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Jan 7 2011, 5:05pm
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Hear hear!
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Mithrandír
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Jan 7 2011, 5:24pm
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So it takes Frodo
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Ataahua
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Jan 7 2011, 8:01pm
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Hi Ataahua!! *waves*
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Eärwen Swan Maiden Of Alqualondë
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Jan 8 2011, 3:46pm
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*Points at Kangi....."Burn him!"
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Snaga
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Jan 7 2011, 11:37pm
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The thought of being responsible makes me queasy.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 12:23am
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I found the letter. I thought I had deleted it but It got saved on disk when I backed up My Doccuments
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 1:38am
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If you wrote that letter then why are you dissappointed by this news? //
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lurtz2010
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Jan 8 2011, 2:23am
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As I said earlier:
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 2:32am
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The Neverending Hobbit
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guitarzankansasfan
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Jan 7 2011, 8:04am
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But wasn't there a car chase in there some where?//
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 8:06am
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Re: The Neverending Hobbit
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Seanwise
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Jan 7 2011, 12:50pm
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Not really surprised..
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 8:49am
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Agreed!
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Imladris18
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Jan 7 2011, 9:13am
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I like it...
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Maiarmike
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Jan 7 2011, 9:21am
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sniff sniff.
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Welsh hero
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Jan 7 2011, 9:04am
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I'm just delighted!!!
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mae govannen
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Jan 7 2011, 9:26am
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This is fun!
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dormouse
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Jan 7 2011, 1:19pm
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Well, it does make sense to do it that way
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Kyriel
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Jan 7 2011, 11:01am
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Oh. My. Gahd... No
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geordie
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Jan 7 2011, 1:28pm
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That's a tad melodramatic.
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 1:30pm
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Honest question
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 2:24pm
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Perhaps
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 2:39pm
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Geordie.... come back.... ;-)
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dormouse
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Jan 7 2011, 2:48pm
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I think he was being tongue in cheek
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jan 7 2011, 3:36pm
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sorry
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geordie
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Jan 7 2011, 4:10pm
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Well... goodbye geordie.
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 4:28pm
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Ah, the youth of today...
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 4:55pm
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I'm guessing..
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 6:48pm
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I agree, it seemed as a strange comment to make //
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 6:54pm
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Very interesting
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 1:29pm
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Yes! Sam would be a better choice to flow off of tRotK
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Daeorn Aldalómë
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Jan 7 2011, 2:21pm
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Sequel? How can it be....
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dormouse
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Jan 7 2011, 2:56pm
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The impression I got
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 3:07pm
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Red Book reading
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 5:47pm
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No conclusive reason.
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 5:59pm
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No probs
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 6:06pm
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Agreed
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 6:18pm
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Knowledge of the ring
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 6:54pm
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Yes that occured
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 9:23pm
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Just to add -- already looking forward to
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 9:41pm
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I think that's right
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 11:38pm
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Oh, well, welcome to TORn then Bran
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SirDennisC
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Jan 9 2011, 1:34am
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Hint to Bran:
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macfalk
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Jan 9 2011, 1:52am
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No-no Threaded always!
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 9 2011, 3:42am
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SirDennis, Macfalk
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 11:13am
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You always make good sense Flagg
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silneldor
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Jan 7 2011, 9:41pm
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Thanks, silneldor – I appreciate it. //
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 9:48pm
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Sam would have been a logical choice...
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The Party Tree
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Jan 7 2011, 11:06pm
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I'm for it.
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 2:07pm
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" the most famousest of hobbits "
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Rivendweller
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Jan 7 2011, 4:22pm
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Could Frodo be "reading" Bilbo's story in Rivendell?
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Daeorn Aldalómë
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Jan 7 2011, 2:15pm
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The Hobbit is not a LOTR prequel, it's a sequel
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nobofthepony
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Jan 7 2011, 2:36pm
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Is it sure that Frodo will experience the story through the book?
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RaoulJ
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Jan 7 2011, 3:04pm
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Since Frodo is back, Strider should make an appearance as well. //
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 3:13pm
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Boromir too //
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 3:15pm
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I wonder how are they going to get Lurtz in there? /
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Darkstone
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Jan 7 2011, 3:18pm
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We see a flashback where Lurtz attacks Itaril... //
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acheron
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Jan 7 2011, 4:05pm
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Or maybe Lurtz *is* Itaril!
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Darkstone
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Jan 7 2011, 7:16pm
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*mods up*
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Patty
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Jan 7 2011, 7:20pm
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Haha. Good one, Darkstone //
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 7:23pm
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Maybe this is where they're moving the Trolls' purse. //
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 7:28pm
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So they're making a troll's purse from an elf's ear? /
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Darkstone
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Jan 7 2011, 7:35pm
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It is a gift. //
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 7:36pm
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No wonder she wouldn't take it back /
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 10:20pm
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Boromir as the first ghost of Yules past.//
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 8:36pm
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Must... resist... fangirl.. urge... to agree... seriously... //
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 4:56pm
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Strangely absent here: "A squeee heard round the world." /
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SirDennisC
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Jan 10 2011, 5:04pm
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I knew as soon as they started announcing cameos that I'd get addicted.//
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The Party Tree
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Jan 7 2011, 6:38pm
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What I'm More Concerned About...
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DarthNeeson
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Jan 7 2011, 3:25pm
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Christopher Lee would love to play Saruman in The Hobbit
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 3:33pm
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Frank Langella as Saruman....
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KingofAncients
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Jan 7 2011, 5:24pm
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It wasn't my idea
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 5:32pm
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Langella
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 5:35pm
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They both have played Dracula, did you know?//
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 11:07pm
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Did they play the same Dracula?
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 11:14pm
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Lee did several Dracula & vampire films.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 12:31am
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Lee as Saruman
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 5:50pm
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I trust Pete!
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petesimac
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Jan 7 2011, 3:36pm
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Quite Intriguing
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Lord Maegmoth
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Jan 7 2011, 4:16pm
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Agreed.
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Elentari03
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Jan 7 2011, 4:31pm
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Relieved!
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Shireling
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Jan 7 2011, 4:36pm
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GREAT
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Alex Maglor
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Jan 7 2011, 4:52pm
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Seamless transition...
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Junesong
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Jan 7 2011, 4:58pm
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I like it!!
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Daeorn Aldalómë
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Jan 7 2011, 6:01pm
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yes yes yes!
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titanium_hobbit
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Jan 9 2011, 3:26am
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Great narrating
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Mithrandír
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Jan 7 2011, 5:22pm
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without even reading ...
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xy
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Jan 7 2011, 5:22pm
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No, he was nor born
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 5:26pm
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As good a way as any
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DrDeath153
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Jan 7 2011, 5:52pm
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Great news if true
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LoremIpsum
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Jan 7 2011, 6:09pm
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What happens to....
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Jettorex
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Jan 7 2011, 6:30pm
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Especially since...
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Daeorn Aldalómë
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Jan 7 2011, 6:34pm
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That depends
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 6:38pm
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If you ask me,
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Silverlode
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Jan 7 2011, 7:40pm
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I agree
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Jettorex
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Jan 7 2011, 8:31pm
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That would be perfect.
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The Party Tree
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Jan 7 2011, 6:44pm
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Who knows?
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dormouse
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Jan 7 2011, 7:11pm
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Me too
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 7 2011, 11:20pm
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Wonderful news!!
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peleowyn
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Jan 7 2011, 7:17pm
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Guess I'll jump in
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Doriath
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Jan 7 2011, 7:40pm
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I like the idea
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 8:01pm
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Middle-earth I: The Phantom Hobbit
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 8:23pm
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I'm just glad they won't swap Gollum with Jar-Jar. //
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macfalk
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Jan 7 2011, 8:24pm
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You said it, Macfalk...
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Patty
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Jan 7 2011, 8:28pm
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What makes you so certain?
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 8:43pm
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Gandalf to Balrog: "Why do I get the feeling you will be the death of me?"//
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nobofthepony
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Jan 8 2011, 5:44am
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Drogo and Primula
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jan 7 2011, 8:56pm
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Yes it looks as if the Bridge Film is being reborn as a Wrapper for the Hobbit.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 9:30pm
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I wonder how much GDT is really still involved in the script writing.
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 9:44pm
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The script should be very close to completion by now
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Flagg
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Jan 7 2011, 9:48pm
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Most likely true,
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 9:53pm
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Going out on a limb here
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 9:55pm
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I'm not saying I mind...
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 10:00pm
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True dat
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 10:17pm
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NDA?
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 10:18pm
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Guessing Non-disclosure agreement.
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 10:19pm
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ah right...
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 10:22pm
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Both Kangi and I take exception to that appraisal
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 10:46pm
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Apologies...
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 11:01pm
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Sean Astin
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macfalk
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Jan 8 2011, 12:08am
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Wait, what?
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Ataahua
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Jan 7 2011, 11:16pm
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Yarp...
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 11:23pm
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Love him to pieces, but...
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The Party Tree
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Jan 7 2011, 11:32pm
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Honesty the best policy..
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Bound
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Jan 7 2011, 11:39pm
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I love Sean
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Sunflower
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Jan 7 2011, 11:56pm
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Oh no, I agree completely
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 8 2011, 3:39am
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Thanks for being understanding
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Sunflower
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Jan 8 2011, 6:19am
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Wrong target
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SirDennisC
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Jan 8 2011, 12:37am
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Oh, well,
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Ataahua
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Jan 8 2011, 2:03am
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I would beg to differ.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 10:00pm
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It may have escaped my attention
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 10:13pm
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Not necessarily so. 3-D is a big for instance.//
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 9:56pm
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I think this whole approach is new.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 9:54pm
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Not new
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jan 7 2011, 10:10pm
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Perhaps you are correct but there is new and NEW.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 10:38pm
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Bringing back cast members
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Bran
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Jan 7 2011, 11:53pm
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Except that, of all of those...
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RosieLass
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Jan 7 2011, 11:59pm
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Well yes
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Bran
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Jan 8 2011, 12:08am
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Only Balin's tomb was shown //
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macfalk
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Jan 8 2011, 12:31am
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Balin's tomb
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Bran
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Jan 8 2011, 9:31am
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The bridge film is dead.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 10:32am
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I know the bridge film is dead
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Bran
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Jan 8 2011, 10:56am
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I did not say that such events would not be drug in.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 11:05am
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Balin
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Bran
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Jan 8 2011, 11:13am
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The telling of the failed effort to colonize Moria by Balin & company
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 11:46am
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Kangi
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macfalk
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Jan 8 2011, 11:55am
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The letter I quoted in an earlier post was from the fanfic part of my brain.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 12:05pm
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Balin in Moria not necessary for the Hobbit
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Bran
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Jan 8 2011, 12:01pm
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It would take one line of dialog
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 12:55pm
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Let's agree to differ!
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Bran
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Jan 8 2011, 1:00pm
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Bridge film is dead, but
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macfalk
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Jan 8 2011, 11:25am
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I am not trying to champion a purist approach to the Hobbit.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 12:00pm
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There's an easy solution to this
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 1:42pm
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I agree with that
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Bran
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Jan 8 2011, 2:08pm
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I was pointing out that many of these side issues can be taken care of inside the story of The Hobbit.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 5:34pm
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Haha
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 9:48pm
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I mentioned it, Voronwe
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Sunflower
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Jan 7 2011, 9:32pm
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With his patented weird angles and everything
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 9:43pm
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and don't forget the slo-mo!
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Sunflower
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Jan 7 2011, 10:42pm
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Preach it sista!
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 10:49pm
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They can do a bazillion frames a minute...
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 10:58pm
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So it was you huh? When was your last visit to France?
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 11:27pm
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Sadly, I have never been to France.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 12:56am
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Are you kidding?
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Sunflower
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Jan 8 2011, 12:06am
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Not really
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SirDennisC
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Jan 8 2011, 12:41am
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Best example...
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Bound
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Jan 8 2011, 10:11am
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Guillermo's tentacles are only an ugly rumor. //
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 10:36am
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One thing is for certain.
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 10:26pm
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He's pretty savvy and/or
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SirDennisC
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Jan 7 2011, 10:38pm
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Everything is different now
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lurtz2010
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Jan 7 2011, 10:43pm
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It was at dinner at Ozzie & Harriet's house
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 7 2011, 11:03pm
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-Pretty close.
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Pipe Dream
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Jan 7 2011, 11:13pm
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torn
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carrioncrow
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Jan 7 2011, 11:21pm
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for what its worth
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carrioncrow
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Jan 8 2011, 12:03am
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This is a charming idea!
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The Party Tree
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Jan 8 2011, 12:15am
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I've always wonderd about that.
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Sunflower
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Jan 8 2011, 12:29am
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Sam inherits Bag End and stays there in the book, but they must have just abandoned that whole idea in the movie
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The Party Tree
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Jan 8 2011, 12:37am
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If so,
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Sunflower
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Jan 8 2011, 6:16am
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The couldn't have easily changed it for the EE, though.
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The Party Tree
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Jan 8 2011, 6:33am
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It seems like a deliberate change to me
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FarFromHome
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Jan 8 2011, 11:48am
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Perhaps film-Frodo liked to live alone
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Flagg
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Jan 8 2011, 1:35pm
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According to what Frodo is writing in the Red Book in those final scenes...
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The Party Tree
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Jan 8 2011, 4:11pm
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I'd forgotten that Sam becoming Mayor
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FarFromHome
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Jan 8 2011, 8:23pm
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Sam and his family were
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 9 2011, 1:25am
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If that's not Sam's own door closing
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FarFromHome
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Jan 9 2011, 10:50am
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You are free to believe what ever you want as am I.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 9 2011, 5:20pm
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Not so much belief as a matter of perspective --
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SirDennisC
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Jan 9 2011, 6:25pm
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Why, thank you Sir Dennis
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FarFromHome
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Jan 9 2011, 9:19pm
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Bag End
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 7:07pm
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I think that was in Sauron Defeated
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Flagg
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Jan 9 2011, 7:21pm
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Quite possibly
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 7:27pm
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That was The Quest of Erebor
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Flagg
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Jan 9 2011, 7:50pm
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It's in The Return of the King
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geordie
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Jan 9 2011, 8:06pm
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Thanks
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 8:51pm
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Thanks geordie
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 9 2011, 10:26pm
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My pleasure -
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geordie
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Jan 9 2011, 11:11pm
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That's the book.
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FarFromHome
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Jan 9 2011, 8:56pm
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My apologies, FFH
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 9:02pm
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No need...
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FarFromHome
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Jan 9 2011, 9:14pm
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No argument about that.
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FarFromHome
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Jan 9 2011, 9:10pm
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So Frodo will probably end film 1
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lurtz2010
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Jan 7 2011, 11:45pm
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I certainly hope not.
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 6:53am
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UPDATE
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Bound
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Jan 8 2011, 10:19am
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Now we know who is replacing Bard for the killing of Smaug!
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 8 2011, 10:42am
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"Star" in the film?
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Ainu Laire
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Jan 8 2011, 6:17pm
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I think and hope
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dormouse
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Jan 8 2011, 7:11pm
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The way it works:
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SirDennisC
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Jan 8 2011, 7:54pm
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dormouse
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macfalk
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Jan 8 2011, 8:17pm
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don't like it
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Ardamírë
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Jan 9 2011, 4:27am
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Well this changes everything
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Frodosfriend
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Jan 9 2011, 4:36am
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Call Guiness World Of Records!
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Ruijor
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Jan 9 2011, 5:33am
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Just to clarify
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duats
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Jan 9 2011, 9:12pm
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I wanted no more LoTR tie-ins than what was absolutely necessary.
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 9:28pm
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Well
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duats
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Jan 9 2011, 9:51pm
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OK, I'm repeating myself, too.....
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Bran
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Jan 9 2011, 10:17pm
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Here's another question
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duats
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Jan 9 2011, 10:30pm
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I don't know how those things work
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Bran
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Jan 10 2011, 12:10am
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I raised the same question earlier
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Flagg
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Jan 10 2011, 3:51pm
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I suppose the question is........
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dormouse
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Jan 10 2011, 4:16pm
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Maybe nobody knows
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Junesong
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Jan 10 2011, 4:40pm
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Agreed...
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Bound
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Jan 10 2011, 4:46pm
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I think it's safe to assume Bilbo knew about Dol Guldur, etc.
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Altaira
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Jan 10 2011, 6:11pm
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I very much agree with that altaira
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Bran
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Jan 10 2011, 6:39pm
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He did, to an extent
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duats
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Jan 10 2011, 11:10pm
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Artistic licence
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Flagg
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Jan 11 2011, 10:27pm
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Gandalf's report
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 12 2011, 11:13pm
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This could work really well.
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Bregolas
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Jan 13 2011, 10:54pm
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Regarding Balin
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duats
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Jan 9 2011, 10:41pm
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Whilst I don't think it is necessary
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Bran
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Jan 10 2011, 12:12am
|
It appears that the only non-essential things that might be included in these two films
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 9 2011, 10:54pm
|
As I said earlier Kangi
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Bran
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Jan 10 2011, 12:13am
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Just Say Nay!
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Kangi Ska
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Jan 9 2011, 10:45pm
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'Just say Nay'
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geordie
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Jan 9 2011, 11:14pm
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Speculation is not fact
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shadowdog
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Jan 10 2011, 1:56am
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right on
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Ardamírë
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Jan 10 2011, 11:20pm
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As long as the opening is set during "The Hobbit" timeline
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Pete
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Jan 10 2011, 5:35am
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Posted by Jettorex: CNN.com quoting EW on Elijah Wood appearing in The Hobbit...
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Altaira
|
Jan 10 2011, 10:14pm
|
And add to that....
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dormouse
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Jan 10 2011, 11:12pm
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Questions. Questions???
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Jettorex
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Jan 11 2011, 3:18pm
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WAHOOOO!!!!! :D
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grammaboodawg
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Jan 11 2011, 9:53am
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After a little thought, in the "it's good" camp
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Tim
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Jan 11 2011, 2:12pm
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Skeptical...
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meltsar
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Jan 14 2011, 1:06am
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