My favorite part of the LotR thread was when Allyson came and asked us to explain everything to her.
I liked her post where she renamed all the characters.
I'm supposed to deliver you to the Master now. There's this whole deal where I get to be immortal. Are you cool with that?
Xander ,'Lessons'
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Steph L. - Dec 15, 2009 9:00:19 am PST #5595 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:01:05 am PST #5596 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I wish Nilly weren't so busy or she'd go Nilly that up for us.
Strega - Dec 15, 2009 9:01:46 am PST #5597 of 30000
LoTR and Harry Potter are two phenomenons which will define the Oughties, I think.
Now I'm wondering what defined previous decades, and if I saw any of those. Maybe I can pin down when I was last in tune with the culture.
But really, for movies at least, I think the decade was more about franchises in general than any one in particular. I'm sure I've read more than one article on that theme. Harry Potter and Pirates and Spider-Man and Dark Knight and Star Wars and the fucking elves.
Steph L. - Dec 15, 2009 9:01:46 am PST #5598 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You know, if someone were at home sick with the flu, he could Nilly it up.
Tom Scola - Dec 15, 2009 9:02:59 am PST #5599 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:03:54 am PST #5600 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You know, if someone were at home sick with the flu, he could Nilly it up.
I'm over the flu! Mostly. And not at home. (Though on a computer.)
Mostly, though, I am as lazy as a hobbit.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 15, 2009 9:05:22 am PST #5601 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think one of the things working against them is that the films were such a big thing, with everyone besides McKellen, Bean, and Blanchett being relatively small name actors going in, that almost none of the hype and public familiarity got transferred to the actors themselves rather than sticking with their characters.
DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:05:27 am PST #5602 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In the time it took me to proclaim my laziness, Scola comes through with the Nilly.
Ahhh, yes. Dead Bear Daddy.
Steph L. - Dec 15, 2009 9:07:37 am PST #5603 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
In the time it took me to proclaim my laziness, Scola comes through with the Nilly.
Embrace the irony.
And the awesomeness that is Scola.
JZ - Dec 15, 2009 9:07:43 am PST #5604 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
And the whole discussion/explanation was in LoTR: The Two Towers (go to the archives, under "Other Media"), starting at post 5106.