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Pousette
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Dec 11 2012, 8:07pm
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...if one hadn't watched The Office, or Spooks, one maybe hasn't seen Richard Armitage or Martin Freeman. And that doesn't mean that they're not established (to some) and experienced actors.
I just assumed any fan of the films or of Tolkien, who didn't know who he was, would at least look him up when he was cast. So I was very surprised to read this - although, I apparently shouldn't have been =)
"Flight of the Conchords" is a comic folk duo, who gained international success (although not infamy) through a wonderful HBO show.
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Ataahua
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Dec 11 2012, 8:11pm
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Yes, our *true* names are on TORN! 
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Fredeghar Wayfarer
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Dec 11 2012, 9:07pm
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As others said, he's famous for being part of Flight of the Conchords, writing the music and winning an Oscar for "The Muppets," and because of the hilarious and tongue-in-cheek Figwit phenomenon.
I will leave this here as Exhibit A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWf3iJjqYCM
Also, for the record, he had TWO lines in Return of the King. Just sayin'. 
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dernwyn
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Dec 11 2012, 10:19pm
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Probably not unknown: his dad, Peter, played Isildur in LoTR. //
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Eledhwen
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Dec 11 2012, 11:19pm
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And I think Arwenelf set up the website.
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entmaiden
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Dec 11 2012, 11:22pm
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I believe the first or second most popular
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is a cover band for Flight of the Conchords.
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Aragalen the Green
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Dec 11 2012, 11:59pm
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I watch very little television, so most of the actors in AUJ I'm not familiar with (thank goodness for Wikipedia). Sir Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood are the ones I'm most familiar with; Sylvester McCoy from Doctor Who, Martin Freeman from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Actually it makes it more exciting that way, seeing the characters as their roles, instead of the actors playing the characters.
" 'Twas a near thing!" said Spam. "Came nigh to a-spoilin' me pantaloons."
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sauget.diblosio
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Dec 12 2012, 3:48am
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Since we're talking actors and their previous roles...
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Be sure to check out Jekyll, starring James Nesbitt. It's a modern take on the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story, and it's excellent. It was the first thing i saw James Nesbitt in, and he was fantastic-- very charming, very devilish.
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dernwyn
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Dec 12 2012, 11:10am
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Whoops, I switched him and Harry!
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You're right: Harry Sinclair played Isildur, Peter McKenzie was Elendil.
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between two mortals...
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Dec 12 2012, 2:07pm
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Prisint! Jemaine? Prisint! Murray? Prisint!//
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"123456!... password!... password1!... password2!... Gimli, do you know Durin's date of birth? Thanks. 140457!... mithril@!... mithril#!... maltbeer!... qwerty!... Legolas, do your elf eyes see any post-its lying around the base of the cliff?"
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imin
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Dec 12 2012, 2:33pm
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Haha, oh i love that show so much!
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Which is your (or anyone's) favourite song from the show?
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Pousette
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Dec 12 2012, 5:34pm
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I've heard it is fantastic! (And Graham McTavish is in it, too!) //
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Dec 12 2012, 6:35pm
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It's business, it's business time...//
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"123456!... password!... password1!... password2!... Gimli, do you know Durin's date of birth? Thanks. 140457!... mithril@!... mithril#!... maltbeer!... qwerty!... Legolas, do your elf eyes see any post-its lying around the base of the cliff?"
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Roheryn
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Dec 12 2012, 8:23pm
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Figwit was indeed created by inDUH, but...
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it was also DUH who set up and did most of the work on the website. Arwenelf helped a bit but it was mostly DUH's project!
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grammaboodawg
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Dec 13 2012, 12:06am
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they finally met him, and... didn't one of them catch their hair on fire at the pub? There were a couple of others there. *kaff* Ro *kaff* and Probono. ;)
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Dec 13 2012, 1:51am
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Bret McKenzie got me through a really tough time in my life.
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My mom had been in the hospital. We thought she was dying, and I suppose she was, but it wasn't imminent; it took her another eight years. And I was waiting for the results of a biopsy on a huge tumor. It turned out to be benign, but because it was so huge I had to have an operation anyway. And at about that time the Figwit stuff came up here. It made me laugh and laugh, and that inside joke kept me going through it all.
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Roheryn
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Dec 13 2012, 6:28am
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You weren't supposed to remember that.
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*ahem* Not my fault there were candles in the alcove at head-height right by the table! Candles possibly would have been more obvious without the help of several rum-and-cokes, but still... And to set the record straight, it was Stan, who was filming the Figwit documentary, whom I was with right then, not Bret and Jemaine. *ahem*
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Greenwood Hobbit
Doriath
Dec 14 2012, 11:35pm
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I wasn't there for the hair-singeing exploits, though - just for a weekend.
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Greenwood Hobbit
Doriath
Dec 14 2012, 11:37pm
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I had such a great weekend with you folks there -
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first time I'd met anyone from TORn. Sheesh, ten years ago it must be now...
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