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VeArkenstone
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Aug 4 2014, 9:39pm
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Shortening the runtimes? This is preposterous! There is so much more
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I think should be added to cover things in the books, and so much more character development that needs to take place, especially Thranduil. Just my personal opinion. Realistically, I think 2 1/2 hrs. runtime in the theaters and 3 1/2 hours extended should cover it. Well, that would not even cover it, really, especially in BO5A, so much happens. I do hope that Dain will have enough time to say more than 10 sentences for goodness sake! Shortening the runtimes, indeed!
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Aug 4 2014, 10:13pm
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Keen Observer, I just do not know what to say about all of this!
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Thank you so much! If it were not for Lurker beginning these Appreciation threads, I probably would not be reading much Tolkien right now, nor thinking deep thoughts about immortality and what it does to the mind, white stags, Oropher (I had no idea there even was an Oropher before coming on to these threads), etc.... it goes on and on and on. I have learned so, so much, and the great thing is that I am still learning! Thanks, Lurker, Avandel, and everyone else who contributes to these amazing threads. Thralls or one-time visitors, I think everyone gets something out of these. They are unique.
I have a few minutes left, going over to TATVIII to post a few quick ones. Now I am really, really motivated to Thranduil Appreciation Thread IX on page 1, and would love to see these keep going at least until 2015 sometime.
Thanks again, Keen Observor!
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Avandel
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Aug 4 2014, 11:23pm
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A lovely thing to notice and great post Ve!!!
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Sorry if I seemed to be saying that RA was the most important actor in these Hobbit movies. They all have an important part. But, RA is Thorin, and he is heir to the Throne of Erebor and he is leader of the company. I have been thinking that Martin Freeman as Bilbo has been underappreciated. He is adorable, but not the classically handsome type. I really have not noticed many threads about him. I wonder if this makes him feel badly, or if he is o.k. with it. He is working quite a bit and maybe has not much time to think about such trivial things. I have the feeling though that they are all so professional in what they are doing, and just feel incredibly fortunate to be a part of this whole thing. I don't get the feel that their egos are getting in the way (except maybe for VM). *Grins* for me since Thorin's character was my book favorite , and my heart got ripped out in AUJ faster than one of the cats flees when I get a carrier out (e.g. breaks the sound barrier, the little devil) I'm gonna effuse over Thorin, endlessly. Because it's "natural". I figure one of beauties of these films is that each and every character is someone's favorite, so ALL of them have their own cheering section. And I think MF personally is one handsome hobbit. And I think - especially since the part of the actors ended a while back - that while they DO think about it, I think their immediate thoughts are about their current job. And RA had said something about while loving acting, BEING an actor is something else again, and I think he meant all the stuff that comes with it . I don't mean the fan love as RA at least seems to appreciate that, and is kind about it. But the interviews, the nosy questions about his personal life, and I am guessing the brutal schedules - even when he talks about "boiling in this costume" re the Appendices and people like me think he looks so epic (and he does) but the sheer WEIGHT of that costume!!!
And Graham McTavish - I think it was - had alluded to it being kind of strange, because they go to these cons, and folks are wild about a job they finished a year ago - so I guess for the actors it IS kind of strange, when their minds are elsewhere.
Then Thorin just happened to have his harp and began playing. Thorin's harp playing was so incredibly beautiful that Bilbo wept and wept, it got inside of you. Then, Thorin leaves Bilbo a note the next morning in the most beautiful handwriting! No one writes like that anymore. 
Sigh. I was wondering in BOFA if we would see Thorin maybe find an old harp in Erebor, and even just idly pluck the strings. Perhaps like the talking purse and Tom Bombadil, these are left for the next filmmaker. Tho re this harp image, I think Thorin would have had his cost off, and vambraces. And THIS image has nothing to do with harp-playing, but I thought it way kind of nice, a young Thorin before the fall of Erebor - and most artists always depict the warrior Thorin:
And I've notice that with my older family members - no one WRITES like that anymore, in a beautiful hand. The graphic artist has done an AMAZING job - and even Thorin's sig LOOKS like Thorin, and Balin's looks like Balin, somehow!
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Aug 5 2014, 1:03pm
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hmmm.... that venus vs mars spiel?
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More like creepily observing the gushy fangirling instead of seeing past it.  
It seems like the vast majority of dudes focus more on the world or the plot and look at the characters in a superficial manner, while the females of the species innocently vet the players involved.
You guys also tend to delve deep into an individual's inner self and pull out all sorts of characteristics that are then discussed thoroughly. I do both actually. Though I always thought the "delve deep" bit is a common nerd trait. But what do I know? It does seem the majority of character discussion, at least on in this forum, tend to be among females. Interestingly, we did have some guys pop in on the TA threads, weighing in about orkish (go figure!), and the snake motif/symbolism in the Elven-scape/ME, but yeah, not characterisation deep-dive.
These awesome characters definitely demand serious attention from both girls and boys. They've been able to intensely captivate this particular fanboy (me  ), at least. 
I've yet to earn such a prerogative; but I may or may not pop in and do some appreciating. 
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Aug 5 2014, 1:05pm
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Aww, thanks, Ve. There's little sparks here and there yet =D //
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I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Aug 5 2014, 1:07pm
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But the original appreciation threads were started by Rowan Greene. She's not been around for a bit, but well, I basically shamelessly made myself comfortable in the Thranduil Appreciation. 
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Aug 5 2014, 1:10pm
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*applause* Once again, Avandel hits a homerun with her dwarven craftiness
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BTW, since you said you are getting back into fantasy lit, you might try The Emperor's Blades which I am dying for the next one, while we are all waiting for BOFA. Not Tolkien of course but I thought
a fresh approach and a pretty good book:
http://www.amazon.com/...TF8&sr=&qid= And oooh... book rec!
btw... just wondering if you've read Anansi Boys?
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Aug 5 2014, 1:12pm
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So scarce the Thranduil Pretty!
*sigh* tis a great time to be a Dwarven-thrall. Elves are so elusive 
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Avandel
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Aug 5 2014, 5:08pm
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Never enough Thranduil pretties
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Well, there COULD be if I could actually paint/draw. And there are any number of pretties where folks DID do that, but,
re Thorin and Thranduil both, I only pick out the ones that I think evoke the character, or are very good likenesses.
There's a lot of art - and I hate to be a critic 'coz I can't draw at all - but it's obvious the artist was going for a likeness and I think "who's that? Looks like a RELATIVE of Thranduil or Thorin, but that doesn't look like their face!!!"
*Cough* to be honest, and I hate to say this, the WETA dwarf figures and Tauriel and Thranduil to me have that issue as well - I mean why wouldn't I want the Thorin figure? And I DO, but for that kind of money which would be a sacrifice, it had better be a dead-on likeness. And I think the figure in the face KIND of looks like Thorin. Sort of. The clothes and all that are great - but even then, on the figure the vambraces are blue - why? Thorin had black vambraces!!!!
The C & D book has pictures of them!
(I might bite the bullet one day, but how come Azog looks so good - and the Kili figure meh. For me, anyway).
So there IS more art stuff - just didn't think it was WORTHY.
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Avandel
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Aug 5 2014, 5:15pm
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Re Anansi Boys - no, I haven't but it will go on the check this out list!!! I'm always trolling for new reading material.
Re the Emperor's Blades - there is some evocative imagery in there, and while it isn't Tolkien I just couldn't stop reading! And I am wondering if the next book will come out - probably - LOL well before George Martin EVER releases "Winds of Winter".
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VeArkenstone
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Aug 5 2014, 11:53pm
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It would be strange to still be so involved in a project a year after its completion.
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And it is not over yet, November and December will probably be crazy for them. They would have had to set all of this time for interviews, etc., and all the premiers coming up, aside in their contracts, right? And, yet, from what I am seeing, they are all incredibly good sports and nice to the fans, and seem to be enjoying themselves. And when it is all said and done, when BO5A EE has been released and it is finally over (, but I am coming to terms with it and I will be o.k.), I would bet that for all of them it will be remembered as an amazing time in their lives. All actors should be so lucky to have an experience like this!
And, you know, MF is handsome, and makes a very appealing and handsome hobbit! PJ said that from the very beginning of the concept of these Hobbit movies, MF was the one and only one ever considered for the role, no one else would do, and I can see why. I think I am beginning to appreciate him more and more every day! I recently watched the British version of The Office, it was only two seasons I believe. I think it is better than the American version, and it is racy, hilarious and Martin Freeman is so perfect in it. Highly recommended.
Oh my goodness, these fan pics are amazing! Thorin on that harp! His playing would probably qualify as being "hauntingly beautiful" since it had the ability to get into one's soul. The Thorin in the The Hobbit is so deep, intelligent and talented in so many ways. Besides being a warrior, there was so much more to him. And since reading that book, I have had a thing about ravens. To my knowledge, I have never seen one in person, but I would like to someday.
I think we don't have time to write things by hand so much anymore with all of our technology and everything going on in our lives. It would take time to learn to write so beautifully, who has the time? But I think it is a shame and it is definitely a lost art form.
P.S. Love the snow leopard. What a awesomely beautiful creature!
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VeArkenstone
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Aug 6 2014, 12:02am
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Please feel free to image troll as much as you want ! I love all of it.
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I cried at the end of the book. I know I will cry at the end of the movie, I just wonder when the tears will start. It will be an end of an era for me after 15 years. But, PJ probably wants to make other movies and do other things and I do not blame him. But, it will be the end of an era!
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VeArkenstone
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Aug 6 2014, 12:24am
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I'm afraid I am probably to blame for all of the Dwarf-related shenanigins.
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I have the Thranduil Appreciation Thread to visit to quench my thirst for all things related to His Royal Awesomeness, but I visit this thread and start conversing with Avandel and Thorin inevitably comes up and I can not help myself, I must respond! I could sit here in this library and in these threads and converse about both Thorin and Thranduil and the movies for hours on end, and sometimes I do. It beats most of the boring lame-brained television shows I have tried to watch. At least there are intelligent people having intelligent discussions going on in these threads! And there is such a flurry of activity right now with the release of the teaser trailer and EE preview. I am having a hard time keeping up on it. I am not posting to much out there but it is interesting reading. Anyway, more on Thranduil next time I come on.
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VeArkenstone
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Aug 6 2014, 12:28am
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Just checked, there have been 5,405 hits on TATVIII, and it is on page 14. Amazing!
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Avandel
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Aug 6 2014, 4:42pm
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Think me, and the T & T scene are to blame for dwarf infiltration *grins*
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Ah well, I tend to think the OP of a thread takes the lead, and since Lurker is both kind and tolerant of my Thorinitis, LOL dwarves get everywhere, like their hair shedding everywhere. Plus there are miles to go before Erebor the EE at least, in the U.S. the days will get darker, the winds colder, we need to keep occupied - with TA threads, and images, and interview links
And IMO with one intense scene, T & T in the film version managed to forge an intriguing link in the public's mind anyway. I troll through the Internet looking for images, and the idea of these two kings is paired so often in art, cartoons, PS work. Even I want to put them in dual posters - these two completely compelling kings! So it's not my fault - it's the two incredible actors.
BTW Thorin FB seems to be running some nice elven back story (since the history so often involves dwarves) time to time. PS. Agree the Hobbit movies and all things related are far and away more interesting than what is on TV - lately the TV is running, but I am just drooling over my WETA books!
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Avandel
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Aug 6 2014, 5:05pm
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Oh my goodness, these fan pics are amazing! Thorin on that harp! His playing would probably qualify as being "hauntingly beautiful" since it had the ability to get into one's soul. The Thorin in the The Hobbit is so deep, intelligent and talented in so many ways. Besides being a warrior, there was so much more to him. And since reading that book, I have had a thing about ravens. To my knowledge, I have never seen one in person, but I would like to someday. It's thanks to you (again!!!) and your synopsis on Oropher that has really catalyzed me w. Thranduil's back story, so I have an ocean of intriguing reading to do. And thanks to WETA, PJ and RA for "elevating" re the Appendices the dwarves, and their culture (I often look at my dwarf statue bookends - *love*)
Think we have RA, honestly, to thank for the multi-dimensional Thorin we have - of course PJ had a vision, and so on, but at the end of the day it's the actor who has to emote through the camera (and prosthetics in this case tho RA had less than some) and whose eyes we have to look into - and I do see so much in Thorin's eyes - an ocean of pain, anger, fear, and unconquerable fire. PJ & co. must have liked what they saw too, since they started writing for the character, as opposed to just handing RA a script.
I've been interested in the raven motif before - but so much more now! I don't know if I have ever seen one or not. I am not so good identifying birds - once LOL I was going on about the beauty of a soaring eagle I had seen, but it was pointed out to me that that was a turkey vulture.
Like so many, I am SO looking forward to more of Thranduil as well - the fighting style thread Lurker started is amazing, and I learned so much!
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The fighting style of Thranduil, I have not looked that up, but I will.
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Never really thought about a specific "fighting style". And I will say this once again, these threads have me reading Tolkien again, and the things about Oropher and Thranduil are so interesting and has also sparked in me an intense interest in their history. Am still reading about Galadriel and Celeborn and it is full of ancient Dwarf and Elfish history. Galadriel loved the Dwarves and they loved her. Celeborn could not abide to be in the same room with a Dwarf and they were not crazy about him either. Go
Someday I hope to have my own set of Dwarf statute bookends, and finally order the WETA tapestry, and have my own home computer again. Heavy sigh .......
LOL, but if it is any consolation, from a distance, it is probably easy to mistake an eagle for a turkey vulture.
EE is coming soonish, it is almost Autumn, my favorite season, although the upcoming winter makes me a little nervous with the arctic vortex still wobbling around. At least PJ gives me something to look forward to.
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Aug 7 2014, 2:05pm
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Whatever my (very modest) pretensions to artistic talents, I appreciate the time and effort needed to actually create a piece of art, especially when it's just powered by sheer force of will. But yet, I do have my snobbery when it comes to the quality of the creation too. And this is where I am just a whinger because when the fanart goes bad, for Thorin, there's still much more imagery of him from BTS and the movies for thralldom to fall back on. Thranduil? Good luck digging up new stuff. Which is where the new images come in. Thranduil thralls can only look to the EE and BotFA for salvation
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Aug 7 2014, 2:16pm
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Weaves epic! and mythology together and yet it's about this absolute loser-dork in modernity. *snigger*
It's sorta a sequel to American Gods, if you look at it in a very sideways manner, and both books are teh awesome but I much prefer the Boys to the Gods in this case Also LOVES Stardust (and its source of inspiration Howl's Moving Castle, if you don't mind YA. Diana Wynn Jones was da bomb, who had a YA version of American Gods in Eight Days of Luke, and imo still THE RULER of YA fantasy). Ah... me childhood reads. Time to revisit
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Aug 7 2014, 2:36pm
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Nah, not your fault, Ve. Squarely on Avandel
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See, she even OTs her own threads 
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Heheh... somehow we move inexorably towards threadlock with every TA thread. And the views belies the handful of posters who*cough*haunts them. Do wonder who the silent viewers are sometimes. Though of course, I have a fair idea, being a habitual lurker myself.
BTW, Ve, in case you do not know, if you click on the "creation" bit in the "Age" column (last one) when you view a forum, it changes to "activity", and you get a list of threads which has been recently posted to, instead of when they were started. It's a much easier way to find the current TA thread since someone will probably post in it, and it usually appears on page 1 of the activity view. Certainly beats going back through the board to look for it.
I'm a lurker. Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Avandel
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Aug 7 2014, 10:35pm
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ROFLOL - and anyway, not guilty. I'm besotted. I WAS dealing with it, had kind of calmed down after the epic *sob* trailer, and then they release this unexpected clip with so much fluffy glorious Thorin hair and that smokey autumn night voice. SQUEEEEE!!!!
Anyway, as fellow TORn member Kim chided me once, that didn't I know that ALL threads, no matter how obscure or what the subject matter, will eventually lead back to the glory of Thorin's hair. This is simply inevitable, and there really isn't any point of me fighting it. I don't know why I even make the feeble effort to try to focus elsewhere. And anyway, I posted an awesome new image of Thranduil above, that should count for something *grins*
(This post was edited by Avandel on Aug 7 2014, 10:40pm)
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Aug 7 2014, 10:38pm
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This makes me laugh! Poor Avandel! But she and I are two peas in a pod
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we are. I try to stay on track, to some degree anyway, but she and I get together and I think we just get carried away with out passion for Thorin, Thranduil and the Hobbit movies. In the TAT threads, everyone is passionate (the Thralls are a great core group of people, passionate and intelligent), and expressive about their love for all things Thranduil and the movies, but on this thread where there are just a few of us, it is easy to find oneself drifting around. I can't let Avandel take all of the blame.
I love threadlock! I also wonder who the silent viewers are, it could be anyone, you know! But the numbers say a lot about the Thranduil threads. They are so interesting and unique, and it does not surprise me one bit that so many follow them.
There must be more and more fan art of Thranduil being created even as we speak. I have seen some amazing fan pics of Thranduil pulled into TAT threads, and even pics of Oropher, who is relatively obscure. I look for this to increase as we approach DOS EE and BO5A and BO5A EE. Some of the stuff I have seen so far is amazing (and printed out and taped to one of my hallway walls, my personal Thorin and Thranduil photo gallery, safely out of reach of Weiner Baggins).
Clicking on the "creation" button is so much easier, thanks. Then I just look for the hearts and in I go. I think TATVIII was pushed back so far and so fast because of the release of the teaser trailer and EE preview. Boy, I have never seen so many new threads created in such a short time. But you know what, people are still coming in and still following the Thranduil thread. It is amazing, and somehow exciting to be a part of it. Thanks, Lurker!
Have to run soon and have a busy weekend but will check out the fighting style of Thranduil when I am back on and have more time. My ex-boyfriend and I used to watch old black-and-white Japanese Samauri movies between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. every Sunday on a cable channel. I love them, though have never thought much about different "fighting styles". I guess I thought they were all pretty much the same. Sounds interesting.
Please, call me Ve.
(This post was edited by VeArkenstone on Aug 7 2014, 10:48pm)
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