Wash: I mean, I'm the one she swore to love, honor and obey. Mal: Listen... She swore to obey? Wash: Well, no, not...

'War Stories'


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.


Jeff Mejia - Apr 04, 2004 7:11:22 pm PDT #2442 of 3902
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

We don't know when we're getting the extendoversion for sure yet, right? November?

I think it might be a little later than that, if I remember correctly. No definitive date has been set yet.


sumi - Apr 05, 2004 4:38:36 am PDT #2443 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

No no no! It must come out in Mid-November!!!

For my birthday!


Una - Apr 05, 2004 11:15:06 am PDT #2444 of 3902
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.

I take for proof of this his speech before the Morannon. It was -- eh.

(The Morannon is the Black Gate, right?) Is it just me, or was there a slightly different version of that speech in the previews?

It's not just you. I had the same disppointment.

Anyway, forget that speech---the one he gives right after being crowned? Who replaced Elessar with a cardboard standee?

edited 'cause I know how to spell sometimes


Nutty - Apr 05, 2004 4:30:25 pm PDT #2445 of 3902
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

It's the hair -- he is like Samson. Sweaty and unbrushed and gross: rowr. Give Strider access to Prell and he goes all wrong-y. The day someone explains ponytail holders to him, he will suddenly turn into a nebbish.


Volans - Apr 05, 2004 6:27:19 pm PDT #2446 of 3902
move out and draw fire

The day someone explains ponytail holders to him, he will suddenly turn into a nebbish.

Won't be the elves. But Arwen and Aragorn may sit around the palace braiding each others' hair.


DavidS - Apr 05, 2004 9:00:25 pm PDT #2447 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

But Arwen and Aragorn may sit around the palace braiding each others' hair.

I prefer the flying buttress dreadlocks notion. However, I still haven't seen Nutty in Legolas-braids and fear my life is lesser for it.


sumi - Apr 06, 2004 7:24:47 am PDT #2448 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

Sun article on Billy Boyd.


Katie M - Apr 06, 2004 11:25:36 am PDT #2449 of 3902
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Interesting summary of a talk on changes between book-LotR and screen-LotR.


esse - Apr 06, 2004 1:47:01 pm PDT #2450 of 3902
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Did Tolkein ever explain, in the books or his letters, why so much power was put into physical objects, rings? And what power did those rings actually hold, anyway? Status symbol?


DavidS - Apr 06, 2004 1:50:05 pm PDT #2451 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Did Tolkein ever explain, in the books or his letters, why so much power was put into physical objects, rings?

That's straight from the Norse myths he drew from. See: Ring Cycle by Wagner.