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DrDeath153
Lorien
Feb 12 2011, 1:28pm
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But then i only started posting on here in reaction to Richard Armitage being cast and so it may seem like i'm a bit of a 'one policy party', but yes, I am actually hugely hugely excited about this- i'm just trying to make sure the film is as good as it can be. On matters of Thorin's age- late middle-age is a good analogy. The thing about Thorin, is that much like Bilbo, he's reached an age where he must either fulfill his 'pipe dreams' or live out the rest of his days without achieving them. While Bilbo is on the cusp of going to seed and spending the rest of his days as an eccentric but respectable bachelor and country squire, Thorin is on the cusp of becoming too old to mete out any kind of vengeance on Smaug and reclaim the Lonely Mountain. There's a tragic futility to the character of Thorin. While we see Aragorn say to the kid at Helm's Deep 'There is always hope', Thorin is specifically identified as an heir without hope and so i'm hoping to see a rather melancholic and sympathetic vision of Thorin, resigned to at best a heroic and honourable death, but fearful (and suspicious) that Gandalf has just set him up for a humiliating and ignominious one- there's a great deal of pathos to be drawn from the character, and just as much as his dourness can make him defensive and aggressive, it should also show him as capable of sincere displays of wonderment and happiness- the moment where he recovers the Arkenstone should almost have the same effect on him as when Bilbo sees the ship at the grey havens at the end of LotR- the same wide-eyed wonderment and blissful happiness. It's a kind of scope that i fear someone as young, fit and virile as Richard Armitage won't be able to capture, where someone a bit more world-weary and 'past it' would (my first choice for Thorin was actually Anthony Hopkins) but if he can then he really will have proven himself.
a flashback or prologue of Smaug's arrival at the Lonely Mountain, complete with a young Thorin....a Thorin who might look rather like RA does now..... A cold shower for Ms Silverlode please! And will the horny aunties of the boards please stop elevating their hormones to the level of poetry?...... Thank you Dr Death
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Dominion's Coverage of Hobbit Press Conference
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News from Bree
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Feb 10 2011, 4:59pm
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What on [Middle] Earth??
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Brandybuckled
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Feb 10 2011, 10:24pm
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They changed the picture in the article
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duats
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Feb 10 2011, 10:33pm
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yeah, the new picture is nice
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Oiotári
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Feb 10 2011, 10:35pm
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It kinda irks me
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duats
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Feb 10 2011, 10:41pm
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Yeah but...
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Vellamo
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Feb 10 2011, 11:39pm
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From what I've seen
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Welsh hero
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Feb 10 2011, 11:41pm
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Post new photo?
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Maddie
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Feb 10 2011, 10:42pm
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Here
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duats
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Feb 10 2011, 10:46pm
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Thanks so much!
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Maddie
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Feb 10 2011, 10:47pm
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Another pic
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BG
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Feb 10 2011, 11:19pm
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No live video stream?
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Estel78
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Feb 10 2011, 10:36pm
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More photos
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LoremIpsum
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Feb 10 2011, 10:42pm
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Excellent photos
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Bexlin
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Feb 10 2011, 10:44pm
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Thanx loads.//
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 10 2011, 11:00pm
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Is this all?
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 10 2011, 10:45pm
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seems disapointing
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Welsh hero
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Feb 10 2011, 10:59pm
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yeah...
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Brandybuckled
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Feb 10 2011, 11:09pm
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Where is the bread?//
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 10 2011, 11:22pm
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Bombur ate it? //
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Brandybuckled
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Feb 10 2011, 11:44pm
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A snippet from Martin Freeman...
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Ataahua
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Feb 10 2011, 11:09pm
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Hahaha!
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Maiarmike
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Feb 10 2011, 11:11pm
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And a snippet from Richard Armitage
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ShireHorse
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Feb 10 2011, 11:16pm
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Do you think his Mum has pictures?
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dormouse
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Feb 10 2011, 11:20pm
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Yeah, I BET his mum has pictures
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ShireHorse
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Feb 10 2011, 11:25pm
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That's a fantastic picture!!
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thesithempire
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Feb 10 2011, 11:37pm
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Indeed!
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Maiarmike
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Feb 10 2011, 11:44pm
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Here's another shot of Armitage
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ShireHorse
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Feb 11 2011, 12:21am
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is it bad
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titanium_hobbit
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Feb 12 2011, 1:07am
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Actually, he said a paper mache Gollum.
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Milknut
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Feb 11 2011, 7:28am
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My version, Milknut,
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ShireHorse
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Feb 11 2011, 9:34am
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Armitage's voice
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Lost Hobbit
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Feb 11 2011, 10:00am
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Sounds like he's got just the sense of humor that will make the long shoot a pleasure.
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Patty
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Feb 10 2011, 11:32pm
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More importantly:
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Vellamo
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Feb 11 2011, 12:00am
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Probably doesn't matter
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duats
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Feb 11 2011, 12:02am
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Ahem
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Vellamo
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Feb 11 2011, 1:34am
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Ha ha ha ha
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debo
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Feb 12 2011, 7:52pm
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Yes they is! Vellamo's preciousesss… //
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Vellamo
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Feb 13 2011, 4:21pm
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Beard versus clean-shaven Idea: latex allergies
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titanium_hobbit
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Feb 11 2011, 5:17am
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It could also be....
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Silverlode
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Feb 11 2011, 5:21am
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Wouldn't it have been epic...
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Maiarmike
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Feb 10 2011, 11:10pm
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Actually
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duats
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Feb 10 2011, 11:32pm
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What a gyp!
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Pipe Dream
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Feb 10 2011, 11:36pm
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This is monumentally disappointing.
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Hamfast
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Feb 10 2011, 11:56pm
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Yeah...
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Maiarmike
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Feb 11 2011, 12:00am
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And...
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Hamfast
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Feb 11 2011, 12:14am
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Well I, for one, am thrilled.
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RosieLass
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Feb 11 2011, 3:20am
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A little video
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BG
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Feb 11 2011, 12:24am
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A ha! Thanks BG
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Oiotári
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Feb 11 2011, 12:32am
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And another:
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Ataahua
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Feb 11 2011, 12:47am
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Thanks BG.
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silneldor
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Feb 11 2011, 11:12pm
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thanks to everyone who posted pics and videos
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Magpie
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Feb 11 2011, 12:37am
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It wasn't for me
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Oiotári
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Feb 11 2011, 12:46am
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actually...
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Magpie
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Feb 11 2011, 1:00am
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I was talking about
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Oiotári
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Feb 11 2011, 1:04am
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tvnz.co.nz vid
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hikaru
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Feb 11 2011, 1:44am
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thanks for the link. //
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Magpie
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Feb 11 2011, 2:51am
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The latest Real Player downloaded them flawlessly.//
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 11 2011, 1:38am
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ah, yes... sorry. I'll try it in IE //
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Magpie
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Feb 11 2011, 2:50am
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The Hobbit media press conference - full version (video) and direct link - by duats
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Altaira
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Feb 11 2011, 5:02am
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Stott and Armitage
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SirDennisC
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Feb 11 2011, 5:08am
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Very much so!
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Ainu Laire
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Feb 11 2011, 5:42pm
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fun... but I can't hear any of the questions.
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Magpie
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Feb 11 2011, 5:12am
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It was hard for me to hear too.
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Pipe Dream
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Feb 11 2011, 12:48pm
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Thanks for reposting, Altaira
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duats
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Feb 11 2011, 5:41am
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Prosthetics may not play
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SirDennisC
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Feb 11 2011, 6:05am
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Dwarf age?
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mulubinba
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Feb 11 2011, 9:48pm
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Yes!
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RosieLass
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Feb 11 2011, 10:19pm
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Thorin is the oldest dwarf in the company.
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Ælfwine Samylfin
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Feb 12 2011, 7:55am
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You know, that makes me wonder....
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Silverlode
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Feb 12 2011, 10:02am
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It would justify the youthful casting wouldn't it? //
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 12 2011, 10:06am
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It might help to explain it...
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Silverlode
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Feb 12 2011, 10:24am
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Yes, but.......
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mulubinba
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Feb 12 2011, 10:55pm
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A younger actor:
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 12 2011, 11:20pm
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Does anyone think
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ShireHorse
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Feb 12 2011, 11:34pm
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I don't think so
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duats
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Feb 12 2011, 11:47pm
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Well
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ShireHorse
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Feb 12 2011, 11:56pm
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FoTR opened in a spectacle
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duats
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Feb 13 2011, 12:03am
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I suppose I find flashbacks
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ShireHorse
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Feb 13 2011, 12:12am
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I think...
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Maiarmike
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Feb 13 2011, 12:16am
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To be exact
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duats
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Feb 12 2011, 4:53pm
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Marvelous.
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Silverlode
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Feb 11 2011, 8:34am
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Thanks for the links...
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dormouse
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Feb 11 2011, 1:25pm
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what a wonderful way to meet the cast
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Oiotári
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Feb 11 2011, 4:41pm
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Seriously
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rings7
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Feb 11 2011, 4:52pm
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Very much fun. Thank you Altaira\\
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silneldor
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Feb 11 2011, 11:38pm
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I was not disappointed in the least by this conference...
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Owain
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Feb 11 2011, 5:34am
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Having watched the full conference now...
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Vellamo
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Feb 11 2011, 12:45pm
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So surreal...
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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Feb 11 2011, 6:15am
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Lovely!
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maut
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Feb 11 2011, 10:30am
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yes yes yes!
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titanium_hobbit
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Feb 11 2011, 1:29pm
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Vowel Movements and Burrrrs
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Finrod
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Feb 11 2011, 3:08pm
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Now there's a conspiracy theory I can get behind.
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Ataahua
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Feb 11 2011, 5:43pm
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Finrod
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macfalk
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Feb 11 2011, 6:06pm
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The Hobbit & Dwarves have spoken
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Dragon81
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Feb 11 2011, 11:34am
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Ian McKellen
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ShireHorse
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Feb 11 2011, 4:43pm
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I don't know what people are complaining about
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DrDeath153
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Feb 11 2011, 12:43pm
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Here you go, DrDeath!
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ShireHorse
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Feb 11 2011, 3:15pm
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Speaking for myself
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Oiotári
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Feb 11 2011, 4:39pm
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From the Home Page -->Complete Audio of 'The Hobbit' Press Conference
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Altaira
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Feb 11 2011, 1:08pm
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Actually, sod cynicism, this is THE HOBBIT!
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DrDeath153
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Feb 11 2011, 1:45pm
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May I join your digital dance?
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Vellamo
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Feb 11 2011, 2:42pm
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A happy DrDeath?
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Ataahua
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Feb 11 2011, 5:42pm
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It may seem so
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DrDeath153
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Feb 12 2011, 1:28pm
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I fear that may be impossible.
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dernwyn
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Feb 12 2011, 6:59pm
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haha
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Magpie
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Feb 12 2011, 7:31pm
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I'm a silent member of the club.
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Silverlode
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Feb 12 2011, 8:08pm
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I have to say
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Magpie
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Feb 12 2011, 10:16pm
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Or
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Kelvarhin
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Feb 13 2011, 12:54pm
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Oh, my...
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dernwyn
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Feb 13 2011, 1:49pm
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*grins*
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Kelvarhin
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Feb 14 2011, 4:53am
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Ha!
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Silverlode
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Feb 12 2011, 7:44pm
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Yes I agree
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debo
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Feb 12 2011, 7:49pm
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I think that's part of the fun
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Magpie
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Feb 12 2011, 8:05pm
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Great description of Thorin - thanks!
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mulubinba
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Feb 12 2011, 11:39pm
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RA and Tolkien
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bookgirl13
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Feb 13 2011, 7:05am
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Vicar of Dibley
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Magpie
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Feb 13 2011, 4:19pm
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RA & comedy
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Vellamo
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Feb 13 2011, 5:00pm
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Richard Armitage
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ImmortalThree
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Feb 11 2011, 4:29pm
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It's great to finally see the cast together
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Flagg
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Feb 11 2011, 5:38pm
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