For example the Narn I Chin Hurin – it's got all the elements you need. A curse, a family split apart, unrequited love, incest, and suicide (actually make that suicides) to name but a few.

I just read that last week in sunny Rarotonga. My brother asked me if it…

it's got all the elements you need. A curse, a family split apart, unrequited love, incest, and suicide (actually make that suicides) to name but a few.

Oh and I almost forgot.

Murder at semi-frequent intervals.

I would suggest there are certain aspects of the Silmarillion that would make a good film. For example the Narn I Chin Hurin – it's got all the elements you need. A curse, a family split apart, unrequited love, incest, and suicide…

I haven't heard of that here, but we don't have the inbound revenue…

Just did a search and found this: 30 years of TV history condensed into a few minutes.

"I say ginger he's on your tail, he's on your tail"
"Sorry wingco, I'm too short to reach the controls, being a hobbit and that, old bean"

Or Jackson could remake his best film, Braindead but have hobbits instead of zombies…

Well... he won't be needed for The Hobbit, but I imagine he'll make some appearance in the second – didn't he & the rangers track Gollum down for Gandalf? (um... been close to 35 years since I read it)

The things that Aragorn does between hobbit and LOTR are meet Gandalf,…

More to the point – who will play young Bilbo?

Another string to Russell's bow?

I don't know about 'Vodaphone price gouging on roaming' – doesn't everyone buy a cheap local SIM card instead? I know I have a nice little collection

well, firstly they expire rather quickly so that collection may be worthless. Secondly there seems little point, sitting in an airport for three…

the thought of more hobbits on screen depresses the hell out me.

I think that it will be mandatory to have hobbits in every New Zealand film made from now on.

No mention was made of Aragorn. No mention has been made that I've seen of Viggo. Aragorn's role pre-LOTR is pretty minor

Well... he won't be needed for The Hobbit, but I imagine he'll make some appearance in the second – didn't he & the rangers track Gollum down for Gandalf?…

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Course,…

but didn't teh necromancer episode occur before the events in the Hobbit?

No – recall that Gandalf leaves the dwarves and the hobbit on the outskirts of Mirkwood, and then goes away to deal with some other business, which turns out to be driving the Necromancer from Mirkwood.

I'm guessing no chance.

Logically the intermediate film would advance the story of the ring of power: less hobbits, more wizards and elves. More Gollum. Perhaps intertwined (Godfather Pt 2-like) with the story of Aragorn.

More than enough for a film, difficult to keep coherent though.

That'll be Walsh. Fran Wilde is the one who freed teh gays.

Duh. Switch brain on before demonstrating fanboy knowledge.

And while I'd definitely frak Viggo with the lights on, I don't know how many more vaseline-caked shots of Liv Tyler looking vaguely confused I can handle.

They've resigned Andy…

I'm crossing fingers for things that were in LOTR that weren't included in the film being shifted to the hobbit film
eg tom bombadil

I'm guessing no chance.

Also i suspect saruman before he got evil and gandalf freeing mirkwood from the hold of the necromancer is possible

Agreed about…

I think I'm coming out as a nerd too...

I've fond memories ofThe Hobbit, but I'm seeing how its going to fill two features — especially if they're bloated out to the usual Jackson length.

I'm crossing fingers for things that were in LOTR that weren't included in the film being…

Sigh – $700 for something that costs US$400? – are they going to be plated in gold? at today's exchange rate that US$400 is NZ$505 .... I predict the "I'll unlock your iPhone for $50" people will do a brisk business

More than that..AT&T are planning on offering the 3G iPhone…

sadly those elves are very long lived

So will Brett McKenzie get to reprise his role as Figwit?

but the new director has been in talks with Jackson and Wilde about it and all three are in agreement there's a good movie there.

Oh, do not even get me started on Guillermo Del Toro — whose Pan's Labyrinth kicked Kong's arse, IMNSHO and should have won the Oscar…

But most of the important details were missing from Vodafone’s press release. When does the deal start? Is it exclusive? Is there a revenue sharing agreement? Will Vodafone be selling first- or second-generation iPhones? (Some of the countries listed don’t have…

but the new director has been in talks with Jackson and Wilde about it ...

That'll be Walsh. Fran Wilde is the one who freed teh gays.

And could Charlie Ross please offer his services to Peter Jackson? I've fond memories ofThe Hobbit, but I'm seeing how its going to fill two features — especially if they're bloated out to the usual Jackson length.

Hobbit will be film 1. Film 2 will be entirely between the end…

(don't hold your breath for a version of the prequel trilogy, because really, what was that about?)

I've watched Clones about three times now – it was on TV a while ago and I videoed it for my son who is a star wars fan.

Every time I watch it,…

(don't hold your breath for a version of the prequel trilogy, because really, what was that about?)

That any galaxy defended by clones of Jake The Muss is asking for everything it gets?

Maybe working in IT helps me navigate support desks better, but I have no problem with them, they had tracked my call, and the issue has been escalated.

Anthony's no slouch on IT — he was a specialist IT journalist before I was, and that's a while. It seems that…

Getting 10Mb+ down and 880+Kb up according to the speed tests. I am over a k from the exchange, not 2k though.

The phone rings with a US ring (have a call in about this), but otherwise my…

LOTR in one hour? Clerks II managed to do it in 30 secs.