Be vewwy vewwy quiet, I'm stalking Argonath on ebay. I didn't get the gift set of EE FotR, just the 4-disc set, and now I want the Argonath. I totally DON'T want the Gollum figurine so I don't mind not having the 5-disc set. But I'm torn between buying the gift set EE RotK with the Minas Tirith box, or just the EE, and trusting my luck at finding Minas Tirith later.
Caveat re: DeepDiscountDVD. They totally did get my FotR TE dvds here two days before "worldwide" release date, but they were a week late for TE TTT. I actually went to WalMart and told the clerk Circuit City had them for $14.95 (they really did, but CC is crosstown from me, WalMart is close), and got them midnight oh two of the release date. When the set came from DeepDiscount, I put it in the birthday present to others pile. I got both EE sets (FotR, TTT) locally, midnight before the release date. I think. DeepDiscountDVD does have good prices and free shipping, but it can take up to ten days after release date to get to you. I haven't been able to wait, and I can actually find lower prices locally.
Beverly, I'd be interested to know if you *do* find Argonath on EBay. I still don't know why I didn't get the Super Specially 'Spensive EE for FotR, and I'd love to have those Argonath. Have been considering using that as a requirement for future boyfriends so I could marry into ownership.
Una, I've actually found several sets, just not at prices I was willing to pay. They also offer, from time to time, complete "unopened" 5-disc Gift Sets of both FotR and TTT. Of course you always run the risk of getting a cheap knockoff, but I'd think the Weta stuff would be hard to clone. I dunno.
It's ridiculously easy--just type "Argonath" into the search box. You don't even have to choose an area to search. I did the same when I was toying with the idea of buying Weta's version of Barahir. Winnowing wheat from chaff is the fun part, I guess.
Nifty--thanks! Now to get over my irrational fear of Ebay.
The Chicago Tribune has a review of the show.
I hear from other sources (friend of a friend who plays the French horn) that the orchestra involved in this production is essentially a "pick-up orchestra" -- was that the case with performances in other cities? I wonder how good it would have been with a group that performed together regularly?
Not that I didn't enjoy myself -- because I did. We had box seats -- in the second tier of boxes and were on the right hand side. I could see almost the entire stage and the screen. I actually found the visual component kind of distracting.
The hammer dulcimers sounded awful and there was this percussion instrument that they used during (I think) the Khazad-Dum section that was too dissonent.
Also, I didn't like the soloist for the Lament for Mithrandir.
Otherwise -- the Auditoreum is beautiful, there were 5 bass-viols!! (Or whatever you call-em), we got to hear the Hardanger fiddle, the percussion was mostly great (except for whatever that instrument was.)
The Q&A was good -- there were some v. interesting question.
Overall-- lots of fun.
The saga of Figwit continues:
NBC SIGNS FIGWIT TO DEVELOP NEW COMEDY SHOW
Bret McKenzie and his comedy partner Jemaine Clement have been snapped up by NBC after an executive saw them at the Montreal Comedy Festival in July. Bret was an extra in The Lord of the Rings who ended up with a speaking part in The Return of the King after he garnered a cult following.
This came from Wizard News.
RotK EE Easter Egg revealed!
After I watch the EE, that Easter Egg is going to be the first thing I try to find.
I know!!!
I'm so glad that they put that on there -- it sounds like it's comedy gold!
