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DerekG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:19 PM Original message |
I declare LOTR die-hards (Tolkien purists) the biggest whiners in fandom |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Being a die-hard Tolkien purist... |
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DerekG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I've heard my share from friends |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
52. as a tolkien fan |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 09:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. I agree. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't remember much complaining |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. I still complain about that |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good lord yes |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Good morning to you, my dear LeftyMom! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I had a post and LeftyKid closed my window |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Yeah, gotta agree with you... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. I can live without Bombadil, what pisses me off is the screwed up timeline |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Not exactly "generations".... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. that was 1 part I didn't like |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. At least Warrior!Arwen didn't show up at Helm's Deep. |
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CatBoreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #34 |
65. Thank the Gods for that! |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. What about Warrior Luthien (Silmarillion) |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. I dunno, the whole Rings trilogy was like spending 10 hours with Ewoks |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. You know, I've spent 10 hours with Ewoks |
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Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. It all centers around not getting laid |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 08:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
56. This may be true. |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. Apples and oranges. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 09:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
58. Good point. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Tom Bombadil was always a problem.... |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Who/what was Bombadil anyway? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I always assumed that he was another Maia |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. If he was Maia, why did the ring have zero effect upon him? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. Good point, but the only other option is a Valar. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Valar is probably the best fit but.... |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I alway felt that was most likely. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. always just felt right to me |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. That's not neccesarily a problem. I think people misinterpret that quote. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. not entirely convinced |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 11:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Neither am I, interesting essay though. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 11:48 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Hargrove makes a very strong case for TB as a Valar |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. Tom Bombadil is a wonderful character |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't have so much a problem about leaving out Tom Bombadil, |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. LotR is seriously the craziest part of fandom |
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DerekG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Is there a site where these two factions meet? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. No, but some sites are more versatile than others.... |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. What is the Victoria Bitters saga? |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. IMO Sports fans have these two genre’s beat. |
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DerekG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Don't get me started on sports fans |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Baseball fans are the worst, especially the diehard baseball fans |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Chovexani quote:(fangirls who are convinced |
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TimeChaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
44. Speaking of fandom |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not only that they have the Ralph Bakshi 79 film to enjoy |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That's the one with the bard that sounds like a sheep, right? |
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WeRQ4U (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Everything in moderation........ |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. I think the biggest affront was the handling of the Ents |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 05:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. PJ did make the Ents rather "hasty" didn't he? |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. No quibbles whatsoever with the animation, that was consistently solid |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
35. I declare LotR fandom officially over. |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Not until after someone makes The Hobbit. |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. I'm still holding out for the Silmarillion TV series, myself |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Sorry, Tolkien "fandom" is pretty old.... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
62. I referred to the movie fad. |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
39. it is the nature of the "fanboy" |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
41. Not so much the deletions as the additions pissed me off. |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. if you see HHGTG |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'll go you one further... |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. "New Hope" crushed the chances for the other films |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 08:24 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. That's my bottom line |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
60. Try being a superman movie fan. Ever since superman two....(nt) |
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malmapus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
63. Yeah but do you have friends who refuse to watch the end part of |
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geniph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
64. Yes, but all we had for years was the Ralph Bakshi abomination |
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