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People don't have to slavishly follow every tiny nuance Tom Send a noteboard - 10/10/2022 03:40:22 AM

I really didn't have a problem with the Peter Jackson movies, the three-part Hobbit included. Sure, there was no Tom Bombadil, no Barrow Wight, no Gildor, no Glorfindel, an extended time for the Weathertop to Rivendell sequence, a warped story line on Moria whereby Gimli thinks the dwarves are still there and calls it "Moria" with no hint of sarcasm, and that's just issues that come to the top of my head from Fellowship.

The Hobbit was just crazy by comparison, but I didn't mind it because the basic story remained. It's not like Smaug gets into an aerial fight with Ancalagon the Black, ridden by Earendil, halfway through the story, and then they find out one of the dwarves is Morgoth in disguise.

Rings of Power is just terrible in every possible way - the overpoliticization of the show, the glacial pace, the total destruction of anything approaching Tolkien's vision - there's just no defending the indefensible.

I am still watching House of the Dragon but finding it difficult because no one is sympathetic enough to care about.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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So what does everyone think of the various train wreck shows out there? Tom - 08/10/2022 03:18:57 AM 599 Views
I gave up on all 3 damookster - 08/10/2022 03:53:36 AM 210 Views
House of the Dragon is watchable ... for now *NM* Tom - 10/10/2022 03:42:34 AM 82 Views
I haven't actually seen HotD - can't be bothered to pay for yet another streaming service. Legolas - 08/10/2022 08:24:10 PM 211 Views
For the record: Rings of Power is perhaps the worst thing ever aired Tom - 10/10/2022 03:42:05 AM 208 Views
I could watch them aerocontrols - 09/10/2022 06:50:31 AM 191 Views
Reacher and Terminal List were both well worth watching. damookster - 09/10/2022 06:28:32 PM 168 Views
Good point - I can hate-watch WoT after it's cancelled. *NM* Tom - 10/10/2022 03:46:21 AM 128 Views
HotD is outstanding.....only people that like to whine and complain as a hobby..... Anonymous2000 - 09/10/2022 03:31:21 PM 216 Views
Spoken like a true fanboy. damookster - 09/10/2022 06:25:43 PM 182 Views
Post about one sci-fi/fantasy show that you have enjoyed over the past few years. Anonymous2000 - 09/10/2022 10:22:21 PM 222 Views
Hey some of us "enjoy" Mookies get off my lawn rants. Roland00 - 09/10/2022 10:33:00 PM 172 Views
Your brevity was impressive. damookster - 09/10/2022 10:49:16 PM 200 Views
Needles you some more Roland00 - 09/10/2022 10:53:39 PM 182 Views
Indeed. *NM* damookster - 09/10/2022 11:40:47 PM 92 Views
Old Men Yells at Cloud! Anonymous2000 - 09/10/2022 11:58:09 PM 234 Views
I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground aerocontrols - 10/10/2022 12:05:08 AM 201 Views
Actually, damookster - 10/10/2022 12:31:56 AM 207 Views
Witcher season 1 and 2 were great. damookster - 09/10/2022 10:37:10 PM 171 Views
Dracarys Roland00 - 09/10/2022 10:41:16 PM 237 Views
I watched it blind. I will probably read the books at some point. damookster - 09/10/2022 10:51:48 PM 181 Views
Re: Post about one sci-fi/fantasy show that you have enjoyed over the past few years. Tom - 10/10/2022 03:35:02 AM 196 Views
Sandman is great. Shadow and Bone was pretty fun, definitely Witcher as well. *NM* Legolas - 10/10/2022 05:56:58 PM 99 Views
Yes, Sandman was great. Good Omens as well. *NM* damookster - 10/10/2022 07:18:02 PM 100 Views
Agreed on WoT - I watched it with fascination Anonymous2000 - 09/10/2022 03:34:03 PM 186 Views
Going to annoy Tom but an earnest question? Roland00 - 09/10/2022 06:43:59 PM 208 Views
I think Tom is mad that Putin's bridge got blown up. Anonymous2000 - 09/10/2022 10:19:16 PM 188 Views
I think Tom is mad due to other reasons. *NM* Roland00 - 09/10/2022 10:30:08 PM 91 Views
Not my bridge, not my war Tom - 10/10/2022 03:45:34 AM 188 Views
People don't have to slavishly follow every tiny nuance Tom - 10/10/2022 03:40:22 AM 209 Views
You do not sympathize with Tyland Lannister? The rich and *so* dumb playboy *NM* Roland00 - 11/10/2022 10:51:05 PM 89 Views
To Mook w/Love (and all other haters of Ring of Power) - must watch video Anonymous2000 - 10/10/2022 12:21:52 AM 237 Views
Many good points - though really, Not-Galadriel, besides not being Galadriel, isn't that bad. *NM* Legolas - 10/10/2022 06:16:25 PM 101 Views
Are you talking about Guy-ladriel? *NM* Anonymous2000 - 10/10/2022 10:13:02 PM 99 Views
Nobody watched Apple+'s Foundation ? AgentApple - 10/10/2022 04:38:44 PM 220 Views
Not everyone watches for a Lee Pace flick Roland00 - 10/10/2022 06:16:18 PM 217 Views
Actually he is quite awesome as the emperor AgentApple - 11/10/2022 03:37:32 AM 170 Views
Is he cute with a romantic partner? Giving a dorky smile Roland00 - 11/10/2022 06:46:41 PM 163 Views
He is magnetic IMO AgentApple - 11/10/2022 08:26:05 PM 170 Views
Not here or there Roland00 - 11/10/2022 10:49:50 PM 173 Views
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