A blogathon is never late. It arrives precisely when it means to... The Tolkien Blog Party is back! This is always a fun event, but it got off to a bumpy start for me. I was going to talk about why Tom Bombadil being left out of the Peter Jackson trilogy was actually a good … Continue reading My Tolkien Blog Party Tag Answers: 2023 Edition
My Tolkien Blog Party Tag Answers
We've been talking about Tolkien a lot lately on Taking Up Room and Taking Up More Room, which I'm completely good with, even though the latest buzz centers around the abhorrent new Rings of Power series (read my Substack review here). Groan. Anyway, since I don't want to repeat myself, I thought I would jump … Continue reading My Tolkien Blog Party Tag Answers
Page To Screen: The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings
As pretty much everyone knows by now, next month Amazon Prime will premier its new Lord of the Rings series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Hi, my name's Fred. What's my name? Sorry, I think the series title looks redundant. Anywhoo, the trailers have been royally dragged by Tolkien fans and rightly so, … Continue reading Page To Screen: The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings
My Favorite Lord of the Rings Character
Love it, like it, or not, it's pretty safe to say no one's indifferent to Lord of the Rings, and people are pretty precious about their favorite characters. Remember the uproar when Tom Bombadil was left out of the movies? It's still a slightly touchy subject because there are LOTR fans who are that committed. Me, … Continue reading My Favorite Lord of the Rings Character
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