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The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads!

Posted on 12/17/2002 7:32:02 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Journey to the Cross-roads

The Two Towers Edition

Come on! Come in! -if you would like to have some seedcakes and a pint and relax a while. (If it is a special occasion, we still have a few bottles of the old wineyards left!)

Our first thread ( New Zealander builds Hobbit hole ) reached 4,100 posts, and we thought that was big. Our second thread (The New Hobbit Hole ) held us for over 48,000 posts, and we loved it dearly. We talked about moving to a new thread for the last 38,000 posts, but we are really slow to muster! Finally, the time has come. Tomorrow (at 12:01 am, to be precise!) The Two Towers comes out, and we start a new chapter.


TOPICS: The Hobbit Hole
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To: Overtaxed; All
It's isn't you, OT. FR is dragging so badly that I am too frustrated to deal with it on dial-up.

I'll say my "see you all laters" now!

17,281 posted on 02/27/2003 12:43:59 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Hobbit lass frustrated with slow FR today!!!)
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To: RMDupree
I'm about to go out and brave the icy bridges and overpasses in a bit. Hope I've got power at the house. :)
17,282 posted on 02/27/2003 12:58:50 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed; Deb
This site is painfully slow today eh?

Deb... hello!

We are hearing conflicting rumors (Link) about when teaser trailers might be coming out for Return of the King! We have been eagerly waiting for news of a 'preview' trailer that would be tacked onto Two Towers, like they did at the end of the theater run last year. Do you know if they are doing that again? - or when the first teaser trailers might be coming out?

17,283 posted on 02/27/2003 1:22:38 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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FR has been driving me CRAZY all day! SLOOOOOW!

Ok...I need opinions! I have a tattoo on my right ankle. It's a butterfly and it is in color. I've been wanting to get another tattoo on my shoulder blade, but have been debating what to get. I don't want to get another color one. I want a smaller one just in black.

Then it occured to me today, why don't I get something Elvish like those actors got. So....is there a site I can go or do you guys have any ideas of what I can get? Where is there the Elvish alphabet or maybe just some Elvish characters....any ideas?

Or any other LOTR related ideas that would be cool? I was thinking Elvish because the language looks really pretty.
17,284 posted on 02/27/2003 1:59:56 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD)
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To: Dawntreader
Big ole nazgul that flaps its wings when you scrunch your shoulders?
17,285 posted on 02/27/2003 2:14:14 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Overtaxed
Did you get home ok?

FR is in bad shape...no word as to why??
17,286 posted on 02/27/2003 2:14:55 PM PST by 2Jedismom (HHD with 17 whistles)
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To: HairOfTheDog
YEEEEOUCH! That would hurt! LOL
17,287 posted on 02/27/2003 2:17:26 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD)
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To: HairOfTheDog
The Nazgul have wings? I thought it was just shadow that looked like wings. Or was that the Balrog...

By the way, hi. I'm back. Been working on my photography website a lot lately.
17,288 posted on 02/27/2003 2:25:20 PM PST by ecurbh (HHD)
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To: ecurbh; Dawntreader
There ya go dawntreader! A big flamin' balrog with wings!

Would love to see your new photos ecurbh! - Toss us a link when you are ready for the public!
17,289 posted on 02/27/2003 2:33:22 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: ecurbh
I've been wondering where you were. Goodness...how many websites do you have?
17,290 posted on 02/27/2003 2:33:57 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Ok, first off I appolige if this has already been brought to your attention, but I laughed my butt off when I read this review at www.alexa.com for Free Republic site. You can rate the site (I rated it 5 stars about 2 months ago). Everyone should rate FR IMHO.

1 of 5 starsGet a life people!!, 2/18/03
Reviewer: Jace Henley
If you want to talk about what's on TV, two days before it's on, FR is the place for you. I have never seen so many morons discussing things that haven't even happened!!! I guess they think they can forsee the future with their magical hobbit powers. Oh yeah, want to see the biggest Lord of the Rings Freak Show? Free Republic is the spot. All I can figure is that they sit on their butts waiting for boring news conferences so they can all chat inanely about it. Today they are talking about the snow storm. It's just snow people!! GO SHOVEL SOME OF IT. Idiots, all of them.

Anyway, you know your a somebody if some jerk complains about ya havin fun. LOL...

LowOiL

I vote for the flesh color tatoo...btw.

17,291 posted on 02/27/2003 2:38:18 PM PST by LowOiL (No time to autopreview anything today)
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To: HairOfTheDog
From AICN:

Hey folks, Harry here... When TheOneRing.Net got a rumor about a trailer being stuck on the end of TWO TOWERS in two weeks, I decided to contact Peter Jackson to see if the rumors were true. Would we be getting a special RETURN OF THE KING preview like we got of TWO TOWERS on FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING? Here's the response I got...

Hi Harry,

None of these stories have any truth.

As far as I'm aware the first ROTK trailer will hit cinemas about May or June.

We're not doing a ROTK trailer for the end of Two Towers like we did last year. The reason is that the TT extended DVD has been so complex this year, it would have taken too many resources away from trying to get that finished.

The FOTR extended cut had 35 extra CG shots - the TT extended cut has over 150. Weta are plowing through those, plus starting ROTK. We have a huge TT extended cut sound mix in a few weeks. It's all very complex and we deemed an early ROTK trailer as simply too much to take on this time around.

I am loving cutting ROTK! Very happy.

Cheers,

Peter J


17,292 posted on 02/27/2003 2:42:02 PM PST by John Farson (Live free or die.)
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To: LowOiL
With a slam like "biggest Lord of the Rings freakshow" we may even attract some new visitors! HA! We are somebody indeed!
17,293 posted on 02/27/2003 2:45:36 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: John Farson
OK - Thanks John! Dagnabbit!

I am loving cutting ROTK! Very happy. Cheers, Peter J

Careful with them scissors PJ.... Less is not more, where cutting is concerned!

17,294 posted on 02/27/2003 2:48:52 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: John Farson
LowOil: LOL!! Thanks for bringing that to our attention. That is too funny.

John: DANG IT DANG IT DANG IT!!!!!!
17,295 posted on 02/27/2003 2:52:05 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD)
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To: LowOiL
I didn't know about that site. I just looked up Democratic Underground and read those reviews LOL!

Flesh colored tattoo? Now that's no fun! ;-P

17,296 posted on 02/27/2003 2:59:28 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD)
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To: Dawntreader
Why no color? I like lots of color. My tattoos have lots and lots of color. Middle earth is a very colorful place.
17,297 posted on 02/27/2003 3:07:30 PM PST by Wneighbor (can feed hobbits)
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To: Wneighbor
I don't know why. Maybe it's because I want this one to be more low key. Who knows though...I may totally change my mind.

It's 5:17! Why am I still here at work! I'm out of here!

See you all tomorrow...have a nice evening!
17,298 posted on 02/27/2003 3:17:52 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD)
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To: Wneighbor
I don't know why. Maybe it's because I want this one to be more low key. Who knows though...I may totally change my mind.

It's 5:17! Why am I still here at work! I'm out of here!

See you all tomorrow...have a nice evening!
17,299 posted on 02/27/2003 3:17:52 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD)
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To: Dawntreader
Whoops! Didn't mean to do that, I swear! And now that it's up to the precious, might as well post this and see if I get it!
17,300 posted on 02/27/2003 3:19:00 PM PST by Dawntreader (HHD - I don't try to be a spammer!)
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