You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.

Fred ,'Life of the Party'


LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".  

Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".

A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.


Nutty - Jan 08, 2004 5:26:53 am PST #1247 of 3902
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

That's probably true. But if the Ring had sat in a drawer, forgotten in somebody's study, Sauron would have beat the pants off the assembled good guys. Same again if the Ring had rolled down the river into the sea, which is what the Wise -- maybe Saruman himself -- posited, until the Bilbo/Gollum business came to light.

Good thing the Ring wanted to be found!


sumi - Jan 08, 2004 5:43:54 am PST #1248 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

The closest thing I could find to that piece I saw (re: OB and bungee jumping) is this article.


§ ita § - Jan 08, 2004 6:28:48 am PST #1249 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'd assumed there was a master stroke that would require Sauron to be at full power.

Orlando continues to be cute.

I had a terrible vision of Pippin with his hair in two short ponytails on top of his head, and I need it gone.


sumi - Jan 08, 2004 6:29:36 am PST #1250 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

How did that happen?

Was he in kilts?


§ ita § - Jan 08, 2004 6:31:02 am PST #1251 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You're really not helping matters.


sumi - Jan 08, 2004 6:33:07 am PST #1252 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

Does this help?


amych - Jan 08, 2004 6:35:19 am PST #1253 of 3902
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Does this help?

t snif


bon bon - Jan 08, 2004 6:36:47 am PST #1254 of 3902
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

From Slate's movie club on Monday:

In any case, I'm told that Ian McKellan, a most uncloseted performer, was calling himself Gandalf the Gay on the set and trying to get the hobbits, Pippin and Mary—sorry, I mean Merry—to kiss goodbye. The queer stuff is actually more resonant in X2 (an underrated if overlong movie) in which McKellan is far campier.


§ ita § - Jan 08, 2004 6:36:52 am PST #1255 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

::sigh::


§ ita § - Jan 08, 2004 6:38:01 am PST #1256 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

and trying to get the hobbits, Pippin and Mary—sorry, I mean Merry—to kiss goodbye

My sigh might as well have been for that, the big old enabling pervert.

One of the specials last night described Pippin's main motivation as "getting back to Merry". How shippy.