The New Hobbit Hole

[2Jedismom]

Well, I'm back in the computer room on my PC, the boys are watching AOTC and I have only a few minutes before Steve gets in.

I like the Extended better. Far better. It' long and it's a bit exhausting, but it's better than the regular length.

What is going on at TORN, I wonder?

[Sam Cree]

So what will we name the new thread, do you think?

[2Jedismom]

I vote for just plain old "The Hobbit Hole".

[HairOfTheDog]

You have any ideas? I like "The New Hobbit Chronicles"! - or "Hobbit Hole - The Two Towers Edition"? We can toss it about!

[Sam Cree]

I suck at coming up with names. What did the hobbits rename at the end of the book, after the battle at Bywater, or whatever it was, when it was discussed how hobbits liked simple sensible names?

[HairOfTheDog]

They renamed Bag End "New Row" or "Sharkey's End".... I don't like either of them very well...

[HairOfTheDog]

OK - I am watching for the third time now... Have PJ and Fran's commentary on. I like these commentaries... Gandalf coming to the door was Ian's first scene.

They said Gandalf hitting his head was an accident - not in the script! - And that he just kept acting!

[Sam Cree]

Have a nice time watching. I'm not getting it quite yet, but will soon.

Did you like the head hitting incident...I didn't mind, but could have done without it...even so, the guy's a great actor.

[HairOfTheDog]

Fran and PJ's son, little Billy Jackson (the cutest little hobbit child) was the only hobbit at the party that did not have to wear a wig to have good hobbit hair!

[HairOfTheDog]

I did like it... it was good to start the film with comedy!

[Sam Cree]

Going out for awhile...very exciting hearing about the new dvd. See you later.

[HairOfTheDog]

I am gonna log off for a while too.... My rear is tired of this chair.

[HairOfTheDog]

You know... the thing that amazes me most right now as I listen to this commentary is the grand scale and money and time and resources that went into this movie... Two complete Bag Ends in different sizes... Two complete Green Dragon Inns in different sizes... Imagine someone assigning you to do that.

Finding the right tree for them to hide under when the black rider comes, but cutting it down and MOVING it and reconstructing it in another place. I think of the huge projects of building the cities of Minus Tirith and Edoras, and Hobbiton, and Rivendell, but EVERY LITTLE THING was hard! I just can't imagine having the money and the moxy to call up the National Army to come and build a road for me...

[ican'tbelieveit]

I went to rent the dvd....and they were all out. I read all of these wonderful posts today, and was all set to see all of these new scenes. I am distraught.

[HairOfTheDog]

Oh dear! How horrible! Someone is watching it within a mile of you right now! - If you could only find them!

[Overtaxed]

I vote for just plain old "The Hobbit Hole".

Yes. I guess Jim will have to change the link on the front page. :)

[irishtenor]

Any that have the following saying... "Would you like fries with that..."

[ican'tbelieveit]

Oh yeah, I will be Bilbo and slip in and take it. Oh wait, you probably just wanted me to slip in and ask if I could watch it with them.

[irishtenor]

How about "Hobbit Forming"? "Hobbittrails"? "Frodo Freep"? "Gandalf's Gang"? "Precious Little To Do"? "One Ring Circus"?

[HairOfTheDog]

Heh.... Thanks, but none of those really work for me... I don't want to be in Gandalf's gang, and I think it would attract trolls. "Precious Little To Do" makes me snicker though.