I understand that especially Gandalf's role has been expanded from the book, which I take it is the Necromancer plot you're taking about? (From my RPG history I seem to remember he is called the Witchking of Angmar, or is that a different person? I don't know...)
I'm about to geek it up in here, but the necromancer is Sauron. They (Gandalf, Saruman, etc) thought he was probably a ringwraith rather than Sauron, and I think it is mentioned later that Gandalf regrets not knowing in time to do something much earlier. Eventually, they do something that drives him out of his hiding place, and he goes over and starts up the whole Mordor thing. The "something" happens in the timeline of the Hobbit, I believe.
Witch King of Angmar is the baddest ringwraith (he stabs Frodo). He was always up being a shithead in Arnor.
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- 18/09/2012 08:23:21 AM
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The actor who plays Radagast was the seventh Doctor. *NM*
- 19/09/2012 12:38:21 AM
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What? wHaT?!? WHAT?!?!? David Tennant is the one true Doctor. Always was, is, and ever will be. 
- 20/09/2012 06:53:35 AM
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- 20/09/2012 06:53:35 AM
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I can't help but feel a slight dread for Radagast being included.
- 20/09/2012 07:55:08 PM
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What, because he wrote that much about the White Council taking on Dol Guldur?
- 20/09/2012 10:21:18 PM
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Radagast should be the least of your worries.
- 21/09/2012 06:41:40 AM
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To both of you: I knew about the three movie thing and that's bad.
- 21/09/2012 07:01:47 AM
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Um.
- 21/09/2012 03:33:29 PM
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err
- 21/09/2012 06:37:26 PM
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Well, yeah.
- 22/09/2012 03:12:34 PM
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Gandalf's role
- 22/09/2012 03:44:23 PM
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Re: Gandalf's role
- 22/09/2012 03:53:02 PM
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