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Lalaith · 11-14-2009, 05:01 PM

Simon Cowell is the karaoke Sauron

What is fun about this is that the author clearly knows her Tolkien very well...

Rune Son of Bjarne · 11-15-2009, 08:50 AM

It continues to be funny, even after she stops comparing him to Sauron.

Bêthberry · 11-15-2009, 11:32 AM

Using one fantasy to deconstruct another! Interesting how the Tolkien side holds up well while the other one . . .

Also, great thread title, Lalaith. It will be fun to see what other links and references to Tolkien in the media show up here.

Lalaith · 11-21-2009, 06:22 PM

Another one for you, this time off the telly...the political satire "The Thick of It" - absolutely sublime episode tonight, not least for this exchange:
Phil Smith (moronic Conservative policy adviser): We could be friends...me, Aragorn, the true king, you Boromir, your horn is broken and will be blown no more...
Olly Reeder (his obnoxious Labour counterpart): This inability to talk without using Lord of the Rings metaphors is one of the very many reasons we could *never* be friends.

The whole thing is here. Please don't watch if you're not interested in politics and/or don't approve of very full-on swearing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p270j

**The Saucepan Man** · 11-21-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lalaith

... absolutely sublime episode tonight

Aye, ain't that the truth. And you beat me to posting the reference here. Is Armando Ianucci a fan, I wonder?

Lalaith · 09-10-2010, 01:26 PM

I've been meaning to post a clip from this for a while. The whole episode is LotR related but these are the most "pure" moments...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnOZzvpqO94

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxF6sfyS1k

Galadriel55 · 09-30-2011, 08:43 PM

Yet another news article talking about Tolkien...

This one is much nicer. Although it basically doesn't say anything, it's a Tolkienite's story... I particularly loved these bits:

Quote:

Despite the success of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, despite the buzz about his upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit, I don’t think kids and teens today are nearly as excited by Tolkien as we were back in my day. They have so many more literary options – and Harry Potter is an easier, faster, more exciting read, with less poetry and a far higher death count.

-made me laugh, though it's the sad truth.

Quote:

But, as I joked with the guys here, I didn’t end up as Arwen, married to Aragorn. I grew up to be Rose Cotton, married to Sam Gamgee

-awwww.

Quote:

Love like a hobbit.

- <3

Quote:

And may the hair on your toes grow ever longer.

-Hurray for Tolkiendom!

Mithalwen · 10-24-2011, 05:22 PM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gall...en-in-pictures

Don't usually read the Grauniad but someone on Mustardland gave me the link for this.

Mithalwen · 10-24-2011, 05:46 PM

Oh and I am just now watching "Stephen Fry's Planet Word" an interview by Fry with Jackson on Tolkien whcih should be on the BBC i-player this week.

Lalwendë · 03-19-2012, 05:26 PM

Just a heads up, there seems to be quite a lot in the geek press at the moment about Tolkien, spearheading an upsurge in interest in fantasy in general.

Last month's SFX had Martin Freeman on the cover and a decent couple of articles about the upcoming Hobbit film, and on which of Tolkien's other stories may or may not make good viewing if adapted.

There's a Fantasy Special edition of SFX out this week, which also promises 'everything you need to know about the Hobbit' (and lots of GRRM things). SFX Specials are generally very good, so it might be tempting...

And the latest issue of Sci-Fi Now features The Hobbit in this month's bookclub section, with a good article which touches on the issue of canonicity of all things!

I'm sure there will be even more in newsagents over the coming months.

Inziladun · 01-18-2013, 01:28 PM

So this is how he accomplished his mission. Logic!

11-14-2009, 05:01 PM	#1
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Tolkien Media Watch Simon Cowell is the karaoke Sauron What is fun about this is that the author clearly knows her Tolkien very well... __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

11-15-2009, 11:32 AM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	Using one fantasy to deconstruct another! Interesting how the Tolkien side holds up well while the other one . . . Also, great thread title, Lalaith. It will be fun to see what other links and references to Tolkien in the media show up here. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

11-21-2009, 06:22 PM	#4
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Another one for you, this time off the telly...the political satire "The Thick of It" - absolutely sublime episode tonight, not least for this exchange: Phil Smith (moronic Conservative policy adviser): We could be friends...me, Aragorn, the true king, you Boromir, your horn is broken and will be blown no more... Olly Reeder (his obnoxious Labour counterpart): This inability to talk without using Lord of the Rings metaphors is one of the very many reasons we could never be friends. The whole thing is here. Please don't watch if you're not interested in politics and/or don't approve of very full-on swearing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p270j __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

09-10-2010, 01:26 PM	#6
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Bit late but... I've been meaning to post a clip from this for a while. The whole episode is LotR related but these are the most "pure" moments... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnOZzvpqO94 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxF6sfyS1k __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

10-24-2011, 05:22 PM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,455	Hobbit pictures http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gall...en-in-pictures Don't usually read the Grauniad but someone on Mustardland gave me the link for this. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-24-2011, 05:46 PM	#9
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,455	Oh and I am just now watching "Stephen Fry's Planet Word" an interview by Fry with Jackson on Tolkien whcih should be on the BBC i-player this week. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-19-2012, 05:26 PM	#10
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Just a heads up, there seems to be quite a lot in the geek press at the moment about Tolkien, spearheading an upsurge in interest in fantasy in general. Last month's SFX had Martin Freeman on the cover and a decent couple of articles about the upcoming Hobbit film, and on which of Tolkien's other stories may or may not make good viewing if adapted. There's a Fantasy Special edition of SFX out this week, which also promises 'everything you need to know about the Hobbit' (and lots of GRRM things). SFX Specials are generally very good, so it might be tempting... And the latest issue of Sci-Fi Now features The Hobbit in this month's bookclub section, with a good article which touches on the issue of canonicity of all things! I'm sure there will be even more in newsagents over the coming months. __________________ Gordon's alive!

01-18-2013, 01:28 PM	#11
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	The Secret of Gandalf's Success So this is how he accomplished his mission. Logic! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.