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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 12:18pm
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Sorry, have to add some specific examples...
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We’ll have to agree to disagree, but as opposed to looking at a person’s choice of shirt for the day, let’s focus instead on how that person treats other people. In the latter regard, here are some specific examples of Viggo’s generous spirit and his nature as a team player: Liv Tyler’s stunt rider “Jane”, who rode Arwen’s horse in the FOTR Nazgul chase scene, had developed a strong bond with the horse. At the end of the long shoot when a number of horses were being sold, Jane apparently had little hope her bid to buy the horse would be successful. In her words, she was competing with a lot of higher level production people. Unbeknownst to her, Viggo successfully bid on the horse on Jane’s behalf and gave it to her. Jane’s tearful recollection of that gift in the special features is quite moving. One of Viggo’s passions is photography. He made a point to compile a photographic diary of the entire journey of cast and crew, documenting (in addition to main cast) many of the “unsung” heroes behind-the-scenes – stuntees, extras, and crew. He has shared many of those images over the years with fans worldwide – most recently in special magazine issues commemorating the 10th anniversary of FOTR’s release. This photo diary is a beautiful picture of the friendships that developed through the extraordinary experience. Viggo was part and parcel of the extraordinary camaraderie that enveloped the cast of the trilogy, often preparing dinners for the group at his home and also participating in a number of festive group gatherings including a Thanksgiving feast on set that he helped prepare. He was legendary for working through injury and pain – without complaint – to complete a scene and stay on schedule. His broken tooth and broken toes serve as prime examples. Through strength of his personality – and charisma – he was identified by cast and crew as a natural leader – on and off set. Orlando Bloom recently said in an interview that when he looks back on those early days of his career, the person who had the most impact on him as a person was Viggo. Orlando went on to say how fortunate he was to have been around Viggo at that critical part of his career. Viggo’s answer to those who’ve asked him what’s important in the acting profession goes something like this: Be on time and listen; give your best in every scene even when the camera is not focused on you; be reliable. Looking back on his work on LOTR, in particular, he has continued to extol the high level of teamwork that made it possible for cast and crew to endure the grueling nature of the project. He still refers often to his LOTR “family” and to the “family atmosphere” that made that project so special in his life.
(This post was edited by walkman87 on Sep 20 2013, 12:20pm)
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Other actors who could have played Aragorn
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Eruonen
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Sep 10 2013, 6:42pm
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I always wanted Eastwood for Gandalf.
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Darkstone
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Sep 10 2013, 7:20pm
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Clintagorn vs Ruffians in San Bree
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Eruonen
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Sep 10 2013, 8:27pm
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BTW, Mortensen was seventh choice.
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Darkstone
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Sep 10 2013, 9:14pm
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Talk about the minefield averted! Other than Daniel Day Lewis,
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Eruonen
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Sep 10 2013, 10:39pm
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Agreed
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Ziggy Stardust
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Sep 11 2013, 1:00am
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Indeed, although...
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Patty
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Sep 11 2013, 11:56am
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Vin Diesel with or without the see-in-the-dark eyes?
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CuriousG
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Sep 11 2013, 6:11pm
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Why did DDL say no?
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Meneldor
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Sep 11 2013, 1:07am
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Well, as I recall...
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Darkstone
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Sep 11 2013, 1:41am
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Knowing DDL's working style...
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cats16
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Sep 11 2013, 2:03am
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Kenau would be perfect for...Figwit!
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Lala
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Sep 11 2013, 12:54pm
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I could see Russell Crowe as Aragorn. //
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CuriousG
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Sep 11 2013, 6:13pm
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I agree, I think Russell Crowe could have, but he was just
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Eruonen
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Sep 11 2013, 6:36pm
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That first image of Eastwood isn't bad
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Ziggy Stardust
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Sep 11 2013, 1:01am
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Fantasy rendering of Sir Clintagorn
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Eruonen
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Sep 11 2013, 6:45pm
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Seeing this article brings to mind why I thought Eastwood was a
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Eruonen
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Sep 17 2013, 5:12am
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Daniel Day Lewis
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 12 2013, 9:37am
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So, what if you had to cast Aragorn young?
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 12 2013, 12:45pm
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Difficult as there are a lot of unknown actors who could
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 2:50pm
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Ironically...
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 12 2013, 2:54pm
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I never thought he had the right look. His face is too sinister in so
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 3:14pm
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Quite possibly true. However...
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 12 2013, 3:16pm
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Townsend as Aragorn.
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 3:23pm
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So why
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shadowdog
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Sep 12 2013, 4:15pm
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Well, when they say "it just was not working" either he was not
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 4:27pm
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Bizarre
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Na Vedui
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Sep 12 2013, 10:51pm
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Oops!
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Na Vedui
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Sep 13 2013, 12:33am
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I will try and be tactful
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glor
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Sep 18 2013, 12:22pm
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Being difficult is no reason to cheat him of his wages.
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RosieLass
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Sep 25 2013, 11:35pm
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Sean Astin's book "There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale" had some insights into the situation.
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RosieLass
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Sep 25 2013, 11:34pm
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Right, I recall that section....
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Eruonen
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Sep 25 2013, 11:59pm
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Astin made so many gaffes before the book
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Semper Fi
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Sep 26 2013, 1:18pm
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That photo is often used to show Townsend in makeup as Aragorn
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Magpie
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Sep 18 2013, 12:41pm
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Good to know. I think the photo, whatever its origin, at least
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 4:26pm
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Chris Helmsworth
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Patty
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Sep 14 2013, 1:03am
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he's a major charisma
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 10:31am
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Sean Bean would've rocked it too
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Semper Fi
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Sep 13 2013, 10:42pm
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That is my only disappointment with Viggo's ability
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Eruonen
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Sep 13 2013, 11:03pm
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Reluctant king
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 14 2013, 4:46am
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Scribes aren't the only one to blame
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 10:42am
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Except for...
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Misto
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Sep 14 2013, 9:11am
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I'm not saying others wouldn't have worked
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RangerLady23
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Sep 14 2013, 4:50pm
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I agree, my post was not meant to show any displeasure
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Eruonen
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Sep 14 2013, 5:03pm
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I always thought that Aragorn was a role for someone who'd break out
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 5:08pm
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breakouts
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Maciliel
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Sep 14 2013, 5:23pm
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IMO,only real breakout star of LOTR is Peter Jackson
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 5:43pm
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while i
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Maciliel
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Sep 14 2013, 5:47pm
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Here, here!
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Rembrethil
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Sep 15 2013, 3:15am
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Of course, I have to agree with you
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Kim
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Sep 14 2013, 6:49pm
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I want him to be Roland Deschain the Gunslinger
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 11:19pm
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Thinking about it......
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elaen32
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Sep 15 2013, 9:49pm
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Couldn't agree more to be honest.
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 16 2013, 12:02am
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Well...
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Arannir
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Sep 15 2013, 3:11pm
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ROTK won SAG for Ensemble
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Semper Fi
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Sep 15 2013, 5:41pm
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Never recovered? How do we know what kind of plans, offers etc. he had/has?
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Arannir
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Sep 15 2013, 7:47pm
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he hasn't been in anything relevant since LOTR
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Semper Fi
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Sep 15 2013, 11:06pm
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I would still say...
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Arannir
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Sep 15 2013, 11:49pm
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Oh I agree that those movies are not star vehicles for actors
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 12:05am
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charisma
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Maciliel
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Sep 16 2013, 12:45am
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Some actors have great charisma off screen in interviews but not on it
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 12:56am
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I beg to differ
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Starling
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Sep 16 2013, 1:14am
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True, my definition is boxoffice power
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 10:41am
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charisma
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Maciliel
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Sep 16 2013, 1:15am
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Charisma and drawing power are not limited to predictability
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 10:39am
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not limited
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Maciliel
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Sep 16 2013, 7:13pm
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Agreed about Mckellen
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 7:41pm
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Not true
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:00am
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I for one
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 1:58am
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Mortensen has plenty of charisma
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 6:36pm
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I respect your opinion
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Semper Fi
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Sep 19 2013, 8:05pm
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I have to disagree
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 9:18am
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team player...
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 2:37pm
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Nicely Said
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 3:03pm
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Saying that ROTK sacrificed character for ramping up acton
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 4:35pm
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can you point me to a source/citation on that comment?
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 4:50pm
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it was from an interview where he also said that Seabiscuit
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 6:41pm
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I've done some digging and I can't find it
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 10:20pm
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It was a Canadian interview, I think
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Semper Fi
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Sep 21 2013, 2:37am
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For all my criticism of movie Aragorn
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 21 2013, 8:55pm
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One thing I loved about Viggo's Aragorn
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Na Vedui
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Sep 22 2013, 4:48pm
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Except that his face didn't look like he thought he earned it
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 5:01pm
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I connected that with Arwen's absence
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Na Vedui
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Sep 22 2013, 5:21pm
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Great point
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 8:19pm
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I..
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Faleel
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Sep 22 2013, 8:27pm
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I can't find it either, but I do remember it
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Sep 22 2013, 5:22pm
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thanks for sharing your recollection.
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Magpie
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Sep 22 2013, 7:00pm
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I don't know him and cannot say what he was thinking
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 8:33pm
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I'll call your remembered, unfindable quote with my can-find quotes.
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Magpie
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Sep 24 2013, 12:17am
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I certainly understand where you are coming from
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Sep 22 2013, 9:34pm
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"Quod non est in actis, non est in mundo."
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Darkstone
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Sep 23 2013, 5:23pm
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Same here
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:30am
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Thank you!
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 8:12pm
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The whole film trilogy sacrificed character for ramped up action.
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RosieLass
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Sep 25 2013, 11:31pm
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Sorry, have to add some specific examples...
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 12:18pm
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well said.
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 2:39pm
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Thanks, Magpie!!!!!!!!!!
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 3:15pm
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Hidalgo is the reason Viggo left blockbusters
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sycorax82
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Sep 19 2013, 11:47pm
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Hidalgo boxoffice facts
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 4:17pm
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Boxoffice does not tell the whole story
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 20 2013, 4:53pm
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That's true but if you want a big opening for a big movie
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 6:36pm
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Absolutely
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:11am
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Viggo
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 1:55am
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Christopher Ecclestone
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glor
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Sep 18 2013, 12:50pm
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I am not really familiar with Eccleston, but
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 4:25pm
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prominent nose is one of reasons why Cate doesn't work as Galadriel for me
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Semper Fi
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Sep 18 2013, 4:56pm
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Very few humans have a "perfect nose" but I do see your
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 5:29pm
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he didn't describe ears either
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Semper Fi
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Sep 18 2013, 5:35pm
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Well, maybe he did suggest elven ears
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:05pm
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Elves got Roman noses.
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Darkstone
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Sep 25 2013, 5:47pm
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i have no idea
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Maciliel
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Sep 18 2013, 6:16pm
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Agreed
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Brethil
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Sep 18 2013, 6:35pm
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I think the Golden Ratio and Pi are being used for proportions
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:45pm
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golden spiral
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Maciliel
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Sep 18 2013, 6:54pm
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Indeed! Nautilus nose.
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:57pm
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Viggo is majestic
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 6:41pm
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I agree here Walkman - and Welcome! //
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Brethil
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Sep 19 2013, 7:16pm
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Thanks, Brethil!!!!
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 7:37pm
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I second that!
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:12am
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Thoughts:
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malickfan
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Sep 14 2013, 5:08pm
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They did have the right idea when they pondered Daniel Day Lewis
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 5:21pm
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My choices for Aragorn
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frodolives
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Sep 18 2013, 6:27pm
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Hmmm, Abelforth Dumbledore
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:32pm
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He wasn't much older than Viggo
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frodolives
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Sep 18 2013, 6:42pm
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The Treasure we did get
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 6:43pm
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James Purefoy
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 22 2013, 12:12pm
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None
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 1:41am
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