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Dorky Geeky Nerdy #150 | The Hobbit Trivia
All snuggled up in your Hobbit hole? Let’s get into some Hobbit Trivia for this week’s show. We covered The Lord of the Rings way, way back in Episode Four, so it’s high time we got to the original work by JRR Tolkien.
As always, it’s three rounds of ten questions each. Miss too many and there’s no second breakfast for you.
Also: 150 episodes! Seems like the episodes are just flying by.
Dorky Geeky Nerdy #4 – The Lord of the Rings
Grab your uncle’s mithril shirt, we’re going on an adventure! It’s time to head to Middle Earth, fight some orcs, destroy the ring, and get home before Merry and Pippen eat all the provisions.
Sir Christopher Lee Passes Away at 94
The Hollywood Reporter, among other sites, is reporting that actor, WWII veteran, and musician Sir Christopher Lee has passed away at the age of 94.
It is, frankly, hard to tell what he’ll be best known for playing. Maybe it’ll be as Count Dracula in Hammer’s horror films. Maybe it’ll be as Saruman in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies. Maybe it will be for his performance in the original The Wicker Man. No matter what particular roles he’ll be remembered for – he was one of film’s most iconic actors, and like other horror legends like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price, his work will stand the test of time long after his passing.
Movie Review – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
All good things must come to an end, and the Lord of the Rings film series is no exception – unless Christopher Tolkien decides to expand the LotR film rights to include material from the Silmarillion, but that’s probably not going to happen. We’ve now come to the end of the Hobbit trilogy with The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. Continue reading →
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug – Review
Hobbits, Dwarves, and Elves, oh my!
The Hobbit Trilogy
Announced today, Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit will not be two parts, but three.
Top 100 Genre Books
Well, at least based on NPR’s survey. The full list is here, but I’ll give you the top 20 below. What do you think? Some books put on that shouldn’t have and others left off?
Speculative Fiction’s Best (and Worst) Politicians
It’s the first Tuesday in November, and for those of us in the States, that means Election Day!
If anyone else is living in a “Battleground State” like I am, you too are probably done with the whole affair. In an attempt to lift the mood here’s a list of the five best and five worst politicians and leaders in Science Fiction and Fantasy. While things could be better, they could also be a lot worse!.
BTW: Don’t find the political figure you think should make the list? Leave a comment and tell us why.
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Two Towers Tidbits
Whilst running through Cinescape, checking out the Saturn nominees, I stumbled across an update for the next Lord of the Rings installment, The Two Towers.
Of note: The first trailer will be available March 29th in theaters. Other interesting bits involve Shelob’s non-appearance in part II (she’ll be in part III instead). This isn’t too much surprise since Jackson’s already done some bleed over (the first movie actually ends at the closing of the second book’s first chapter).
I don’t really mind since a movie needs something concrete to end with, whereas a book can get away with a softer ending (movie audiences are used to being spoon-fed).
They also report that Jackson has somewhere between 15-20 hours of footage for the battle of Helm’s Deep. Now that’s going to make for one hell of a DVD release!