At Dragon*Con, some young guy from the Carolina Otaku Uprising handed me a DVD-R, saying he hoped I liked it. I did. It was this:

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( Nothing actually crude, at least not in my text, but why take chances? )

On this date in 1892.

So, what are your favorite characters, lines, and/or scenes from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings? Book or movie.

And it's a doozy: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Theatrical edition (i.e., the extended edition won't synch with the RiffTrax). Due Nov. 22, just in time for Turkey Day.

Riffing on a good movie can be almost as much fun as riffing on a bad one. Les and I have done Casablanca, and all the Lemurs (me, Les, Anne, Tom, & Karen, ( Read more... )

On this day in 1937, The Hobbit was published. (A couple of other good sites are here and here)

It's also the birthdays of Stephen King and H. G. Wells.

Do you have a favorite line or a favorite scene from The Hobbit? I have an almost impossible time narrowing it down, but I dearly love when Thorin confronts Bilbo and casts him out, just before ( Read more... )

So, TBS is showing The Lord of the Rings next weekend. And they're having a little fun with it. Check out here, here, and here. (Thanks to ladymalchav for the links.)