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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 27 2012, 11:40pm
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I missed your article in August.
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So I'm just catching up now with your good words. For anyone else who was away, here is its appearance on TORN's home page (with extensive comments following, many of them nonsense), and here is a discussion of the article on the Hobbit-movie board. Reading the quotes from the Peter Jackson interview you cited, this one particularly struck me: "In the novel, Gandalf disappears for various patches of time. In 1936, when Tolkien was writing that book, he didn't have a clue what Gandalf was doing." This reminds me of the announcer at the Cleveland TubaChristmas, who each year delivers a farewell message which is invariably described as deriving from "Ebeneezer Scrooge, as quoted by Charles Dickens". Tolkien's tale, like Dickens's, is not a work of journalism. What Gandalf is doing "offstage" matters only insomuch as his absence seems believable and Tolkien chooses to explain it. In fact, Gandalf's departures from the story are part of the art of the storytelling (let me say this again: not knowing what Gandalf is up to is part of the book's appeal) and not a mistake that needs correction. Anyway, I am very glad to see someone make the point that the 1960 Hobbit probably wouldn't have been very much like Jackson's version!
You can make your own list. FYI, on the movie board, titanium_hobbit has made a preliminary attempt to list differences between the book(s) and film. I'm going to link there to your post, for your comment on Balin's age, which hadn't been mentioned there.
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Did Tolkien actually want to rewrite The Hobbit?
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Níniel
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Dec 17 2012, 5:02pm
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Yes, but not badly enough to complete a full revision...
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Otaku-sempai
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Dec 17 2012, 5:08pm
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thank you!
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Níniel
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Dec 17 2012, 5:13pm
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My source
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Otaku-sempai
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Dec 17 2012, 5:27pm
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Gosh, you're quick -
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geordie
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Dec 17 2012, 5:35pm
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If I might pop in -
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geordie
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Dec 17 2012, 5:34pm
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Wow, that's an interesting story!//
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Níniel
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Dec 17 2012, 5:39pm
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Just to add...
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Elthir
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Dec 17 2012, 9:08pm
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look for the Steven Colbert
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demanon
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Dec 18 2012, 1:12am
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Yes but...
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Elthir
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Dec 18 2012, 3:47am
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Well there might be some split hairs lying around here somewhere <checks the floor>
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Escapist
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Dec 18 2012, 3:57am
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But Peter Jackson has introduced the idea...
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Elthir
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Dec 18 2012, 5:23pm
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That sounds too precise to be warranted to me //
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Escapist
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Dec 18 2012, 5:28pm
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What exactly...
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Elthir
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Dec 18 2012, 5:30pm
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no //
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Escapist
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Dec 18 2012, 5:48pm
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when did he introduce this idea?//
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elevorn
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Dec 18 2012, 6:16pm
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Here, in this interview...
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Elthir
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Dec 18 2012, 6:47pm
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okay...
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elevorn
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Dec 18 2012, 7:05pm
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the issue at the moment
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Elthir
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Dec 18 2012, 8:59pm
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Philippa
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 12:16am
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...and Fran perhaps don't know the appendices that well, either.
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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 19 2012, 1:11am
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It's interesting, to say the least
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 3:40am
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If nobody minds, i'll just pop in this quote here -
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geordie
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Dec 18 2012, 6:38pm
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I read this a few days ago
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 12:11am
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the smoke
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Elthir
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Dec 19 2012, 4:25am
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It's definitely odd
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 5:06am
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TORN's Hobbit-movie forum is moving so fast right now
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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 19 2012, 6:35pm
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I think it's a combination of some of these and something else -
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geordie
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Dec 19 2012, 7:31am
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Hmm
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macfalk
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Dec 19 2012, 10:55am
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Aragorn and Arwen
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 2:59pm
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In my verision
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macfalk
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Dec 19 2012, 3:08pm
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Woah
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 3:39pm
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Jackson's copy
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Elthir
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Dec 19 2012, 4:27pm
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I can't imagine a copy without the appendices
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 5:17pm
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Not ten years -
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geordie
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Dec 19 2012, 6:55pm
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I suppose
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Ardamírë
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Dec 19 2012, 7:08pm
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To be fair this doesnt seem heavly implied...
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moreorless
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Jan 4 2013, 10:58am
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But there are other interviews with him
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Ardamírë
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Jan 4 2013, 5:25pm
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I've said it before - and please forgive the repitition....
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dormouse
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Dec 19 2012, 7:21pm
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That makes sense to me
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CuriousG
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Dec 19 2012, 9:29pm
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I can't agree, as...
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Elthir
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Dec 19 2012, 9:49pm
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Yes, but you're analysing words spoken in interview....
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dormouse
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Dec 19 2012, 11:27pm
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words
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Elthir
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Dec 20 2012, 3:51am
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Dont' forget all the interview back in July
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Ardamírë
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Dec 20 2012, 4:05am
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interviews
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Elthir
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Dec 20 2012, 4:17am
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Yes, but
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Ardamírë
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Dec 20 2012, 4:23am
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Well there is that question too
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Elthir
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Dec 20 2012, 4:28am
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I think what Dormouse says is true
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Ardamírë
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Dec 20 2012, 4:45am
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I love your comment
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CuriousG
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Dec 20 2012, 1:32pm
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Oh thank you!//
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Ardamírë
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Dec 20 2012, 4:39pm
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The PJ and P.Boyens bashing is getting tiresome
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macfalk
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Dec 20 2012, 9:49pm
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I suppose you're right
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CuriousG
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Dec 20 2012, 10:00pm
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Why are you injecting this into this thread
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Elthir
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Dec 20 2012, 10:08pm
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Yes...
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macfalk
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Dec 20 2012, 10:38pm
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Who exactly...
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Elthir
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Dec 20 2012, 10:45pm
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Please excuse me
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Níniel
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Dec 21 2012, 2:58am
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Well...
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Elthir
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Dec 21 2012, 3:36am
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JRRT's Rewrite
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Ostadan
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Dec 27 2012, 9:36pm
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I missed your article in August.
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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 27 2012, 11:40pm
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Interesting
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tolkienreborn
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Jan 1 2013, 9:51am
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