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grammaboodawg
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Oct 4 2012, 11:57pm
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Of course it's about marketing and profits :)
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WB came forward and gave Jackson what he needed to get these films made... from 2 to 3!! Of course they do it for the money... that's the purpose of their business. To make films and make money. I don't care how many action figures, calendars, t-shirts, or versions of the films they market as long as it has given us Peter Jackson's telling of Tolkien's story AND made it possible for Jackson to fulfill his dedication to finish the series of films. He's been wanting to make The Hobbit since they were still in the process of filming LotR. It took years... YEARS of believing and persevering to accomplish this. Peter is a fan of Tolkien's stories, and he believes in us... the fans... and knows what this means to us. He has overcome so much to make these films... for all of us. The Hobbit in 3 films would never have happened without the inevitability of commercialism, the promise of profit, and a 6" tall action figure. I say bring them on! Gimmie the toys... gimmie the posters... gimmie the theatre tickets that are way over-priced. I'll take it all on if they gimmie Jackson's Hobbit so I can see Gandalf the Grey and my beloved Bag End one more time. We are so lucky...
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes
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Anyone Else Feel Like We Are Getting Milked?
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MartyB
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Oct 4 2012, 8:35am
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We're getting the same amount of merchandise as the LOTR trilogy
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DanielLB
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Oct 4 2012, 8:50am
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Half-half
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TheHutt
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Oct 4 2012, 8:57am
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Everything seems pretty low-quality
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QuackingTroll
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Oct 4 2012, 11:11am
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I have noticed that too,
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Elenorflower
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Oct 4 2012, 1:41pm
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Thing is, no one has to buy
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dormouse
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Oct 4 2012, 9:00am
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It's true that there seems to be much more merchandise this time around...
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Earl
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Oct 4 2012, 10:54am
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Seems about the same
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Elessar
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Oct 4 2012, 11:12am
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It feels the same to me, too
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Magpie
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Oct 4 2012, 2:12pm
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Yup
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 4 2012, 2:18pm
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Quality
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Elessar
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Oct 4 2012, 3:00pm
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I really haven't noticed a dramatic increase
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Sinister71
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Oct 4 2012, 1:30pm
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There are kids and collectors out there
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Tim
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Oct 4 2012, 2:06pm
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Kids?
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DanielLB
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Oct 4 2012, 3:04pm
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At least 1
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Elessar
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Oct 4 2012, 3:06pm
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To play with it or collect it?
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Tim
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Oct 4 2012, 3:13pm
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Play with, of course!
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DanielLB
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Oct 4 2012, 3:16pm
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Of course
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shadowdog
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Oct 4 2012, 3:14pm
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Well, I believe we had around the same amount of merchandise for FotR alone...
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Captain Salt
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Oct 4 2012, 3:27pm
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Never forget the "business" part of the "film business"
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Eruonen
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Oct 4 2012, 3:33pm
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In a word: sort of. And a niggle --
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SirDennisC
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Oct 4 2012, 3:38pm
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I like milk
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Elessar
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Oct 4 2012, 3:50pm
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Film Cells?
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stoutfiles
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Oct 4 2012, 6:54pm
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Change over
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Elessar
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Oct 4 2012, 7:04pm
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Cows
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JWPlatt
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Oct 4 2012, 4:29pm
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Nope dont feel the same way
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WhiskFishercat
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Oct 4 2012, 4:37pm
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No. I'm glad for the plentiful variety of stuff.
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kareniel
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Oct 4 2012, 5:12pm
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I think there is around the same amount of stuff as when lotr was released.
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imin
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Oct 4 2012, 5:45pm
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you guys
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There&ThereAgain
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Oct 4 2012, 7:06pm
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We are, but in a good way (IMO)
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Snaga
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Oct 4 2012, 8:42pm
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I don't understand the question
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Oct 4 2012, 10:49pm
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Of course it's about marketing and profits :)
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grammaboodawg
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Oct 4 2012, 11:57pm
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thing is going from 2 films to 3
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Sinister71
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Oct 5 2012, 12:11am
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a weird fantasy of mine would to be made into an action figure someday
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There&ThereAgain
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Oct 5 2012, 12:48am
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You only had to ask !
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Fàfnir
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Oct 5 2012, 3:50pm
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Hear, hear! //
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dormouse
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Oct 5 2012, 3:36pm
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Getting milked?
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Pipe Dream
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Oct 5 2012, 12:14am
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I don't feel like I'm getting milked
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RoseCotton
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Oct 5 2012, 6:35am
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Well there's two issues for me...
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dungolfin
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Oct 5 2012, 8:47am
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Wacky merch
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Sunflower
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Oct 5 2012, 10:26am
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Having observed Peter Jackson over the years
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Kangi Ska
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Oct 5 2012, 1:57pm
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:) fersher //
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grammaboodawg
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Oct 5 2012, 4:37pm
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Just when you thought "creepy Bilbo" couldn't get creepier
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SirDennisC
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Oct 5 2012, 2:10pm
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This image needs to become a Meme, now
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QuackingTroll
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Oct 6 2012, 9:26am
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The Cappuccino Dwarf
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Streicher
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Oct 9 2012, 1:19pm
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Has Thorin gone blonde?! /
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DanielLB
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Oct 9 2012, 1:43pm
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Turning the hair blonde is the effect of the product*
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Fardragon
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Oct 9 2012, 1:54pm
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A younger Thorin?
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Streicher
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Oct 9 2012, 1:58pm
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It's just not a good look ... /
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DanielLB
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Oct 9 2012, 2:04pm
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