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.
Yes, he did sound a bit off on that, didn't he. But...I was focusing more on the visual than auditory at that point.
Speaking of, was just reading in ET how there are no new really big movie stars. In a sidebar, they mentioned that Matt Damon didn't count because he was too serious and chose his roles carefully, but then in the main article, they mentioned that the problem was that the new "stars" were made too quickly and were not serious and choosing roles carefully. I wonder sometimes if the main article authors and the sidebar authors even bother talking to each other, or if they just say, "This is my theme. Reinforce it."
Look who shares birthdays with Fay Jay:
Happy 56th birthday to John Noble!
John Noble, who was born on August 20, 1948, is 56 years old today. John Noble played Lord Denethor, father of Boromir and Faramir, in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, and also appeared in the Australian TV series All Saints. He's also a voice and acting teacher in Sydney.
Happy 57th birthday to Alan Lee!
Alan Lee, who was born on August 20, 1947, is 57 years old today. Alan Lee was the conceptual designer for the Lord of the Rings movies. He received the Carnegie Medal for his illustrated edition of The Iliad, and is widely recognized as one of the most popular and prolific fantasy artists in the world.
Also -- Howard Shore is going to do a pre-show Q& A in Chicago!
Details on TORN.
I got an A in my class. ;-) Thanks again for all the help and listening while I yapped.
I have a feeling of silly pride in that A. Fantabulous Dana!
Too bad they don't do acceptance speeches for grades. "I'd like to thank the Buffistas . . . "
It'd be a really weird one, too. Thanking the Buffistas for obsessive deconstruction of the LoTR movies. Thanking fandom for helping to improve my writing skills, because you'd never believe how much you can learn by writing media-based gay porn...
They should tape that acceptance speech and show it every Oscars (tm)
Too bad they don't do acceptance speeches for grades. "I'd like to thank the Buffistas . . . "
I thanked the Buffistas in the acknowldgements for my book.
