Now that DM is kinda back up, I can let you all know. _wolfbrother_ and I are expecting a little boy in April! I'm so excited and really looking forward to August because he's going to be in a cute little suit!

Harry Potter Lego is about the extent of my building capacity mostly because I don't have a backyard to build anything 

Not even your souvra?

I’ve never read the series, so I didn’t pick up on the differences. But I did hate the forced love triangle between Aragorn and the other girl. That’s another trope that’s hard to do correctly, which makes me dread it so much!

I don't think it was much of a triangle. Aragorn always loved Arwen and vise versa. Eoywn loved Aragorn because he was the first person to treat her the way he did, as an equal. It's been a while since I read the books but I don't recall Tolkien making it come across that way. I could be wrong

 

I was annoyed with the Warg attack. It wasn't in the book, and I don't know what it added to the plot. Something attacks, no one is affected, except that Aragorn is MIA. Of course, we all know he'll be fine, so who cares?

 

The whole thing seems invented so that Liv Tyler can get five minutes of screen time, looking sad and weepy.

So much of the movies was invented so that Liv Tyler could get more screen time, and it ALL annoyed me!

 

It was more when Peter Jackson was trying to get a studio to fund the films, Arwen was much more heavily involved. You can't pitch the idea of the main character and his love interest as having a telepathic connection, so to speak, to a studio. You won't get funding, you'll get laughed out of the room. It wasn't until later on that they re-evaluted Arwen's story and how she affects Aragorn. Most of her was scenes were flashbacks to the time during Fellowship. It's part of adapting a book or series that has to be contended with, some scenes are taken away like Tom Bombadil (we don't know that ever happened it's just not mentioned) and some are added (Frodo and Sam taken to Osgiliath). For a lot of their story telling, the main story is Frodo taking the Ring to Mordor. They spent so much time saying the Ring is evil and is turning Frodo slowly, which is why Faramir was changed, and it makes sense for the story the film makers were trying to tell.

Again, I'm sorry

I would like to point out that even the writers (Peter, Fran and Phillipa) found it the weaker of the scripts as there was no real "beginning" which is why Peter choose to use the scene with Gandalf vs the Balrog in a sort of James Bond kinda of thing. They also admitted that the ending was a little weaker than Fellowship because no one died.

Sorry, I'm a little obsessed with the behind the scenes extras and have watched them like a million times  

T

Considering Turin's name comes from Middle Earth, are you really shocked?

Horn of Gondor

Lord of Mordor

T

I got the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition DVD's from my step dad when he got the Blu ray set. I saw the Hobbit films in theater's, as well as dressed up for them, and have them as Extended Editions on Bluray. I watch them about every 6 months, which might be too often for some people

I genuinely don't remember what the extended scenes are any more I've watched them that many times. I typically have them on as background noise and something I used for my depression, the familiarity keeps me sane

 

You are a Wizard! You are cunning and intelligent, solving problems with questions and answers (unlike those thick headed dwarfs). You are wise and powerful, making you an asset on any life threatening adventure.

 

You got: Hobbit

You enjoy simple pleasures-- good friends, food, and music-- in a relatively quiet life. You don't seek out adventure, but you don't shy away from it, either, and you're happy as long as your eating schedule isn't disrupted.

T

It's something we don't get very often in my small part of Alberta. We're right off the mountains so we get the warm, dry winds that pass over them so snow melts really quickly. But there are years where the snow starts early and is really bad and we're due for one. I'm just glad that I work so close to home, takes me maybe 5 minutes to drive there, so if I take a while to get my car cleaned off I won't be late

Thank you everyone!

I have a doctors appointment today and everything is going well. Also had all my blood work done as well and will be having my first ultrasound in a few weeks. Exciting! I'm just glad I got home before the snow got worse. They've had to close some highways down because of visibility and road conditions

Thanks!

I'm not about to admit how long it took me to get that photo...way longer than it should have

WT

Not just milking his da's cows but also cleaning out the stables I'm sure

White Tower

Elyas

That's the thing about Canada, we use both terms so often without thinking. I like that it's cooler and means winter is around the corner. Where I am we don't get the pretty colours usually. Most leaves turn yellow or brown. I think the crab apple trees are the only ones that are a bit red but they aren't everywhere. We have a lot of pine trees, where there are trees anyway, and I know out east (Ontario) has all the maple trees and others that are red and orange in the autumn.

I clearly suck or at least need more practice when it comes to playing. It was an excellent game to watch unfold though and learn a lot about my play style and how it changes

*looks for a way to get off the crab*

I love dolphins and cats

I'm so sorry Mother to hear of your loss *hugs*