Finnish TV- Better Than PJ? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Inziladun · 08-24-2015, 09:49 AM

I saw this today, and unsurprisingly, was completely unaware of it before.

I haven't had a chance to try to watch it yet, but maybe this quote from the article is a good sign?

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But while the prop budget might not have been up to much and though it was all shot on one location – the Ryhmäteatteri theatre – 'Hobitit’ does have a cult following and is largely remembered in its homeland as being a respectful take on a literary classic.

A "respectful take": something Jackson had difficulty achieving....

Pervinca Took · 08-24-2015, 01:55 PM

I sometimes wonder if Jackson got the idea of 'Frodo the Zombie' from Hobitit, though.

The 'pathetic behaviour at Weathertop' and 'get stabbed gormlessly' aspects seem to be there. One striking difference, though, is that Hobitit Frodo is about nine feet tall!

Pitchwife · 08-25-2015, 12:40 AM

Now come, you didn't really expect that such a jewel has gone undiscovered on these Downs before, did you? There was some discussion of it four years ago, but it certainly warrants some more and is definitely worth watching.

Inziladun · 08-25-2015, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Now come, you didn't really expect that such a jewel has gone undiscovered on these Downs before, did you? There was some discussion of it four years ago, but it certainly warrants some more and is definitely worth watching.

I wondered, but looking through the Movies threads was too much trouble, and a bit depressing.

Aganzir · 09-17-2015, 02:16 AM

Five years on (almost to the day) since my post in the other thread and Lommy and I still haven't watched this! Should we do an episode-by-episode?

Inziladun · 09-17-2015, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

Five years on (almost to the day) since my post in the other thread and Lommy and I still haven't watched this! Should we do an episode-by-episode?

By all means! With MST3K-style commentary.

08-24-2015, 01:55 PM	#2
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I sometimes wonder if Jackson got the idea of 'Frodo the Zombie' from Hobitit, though. The 'pathetic behaviour at Weathertop' and 'get stabbed gormlessly' aspects seem to be there. One striking difference, though, is that Hobitit Frodo is about nine feet tall! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

08-25-2015, 12:40 AM	#3
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Now come, you didn't really expect that such a jewel has gone undiscovered on these Downs before, did you? There was some discussion of it four years ago, but it certainly warrants some more and is definitely worth watching. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

09-17-2015, 02:16 AM	#5
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Five years on (almost to the day) since my post in the other thread and Lommy and I still haven't watched this! Should we do an episode-by-episode? __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.