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AG Announcement

We have a substack.

Steven L. Taylor
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A quick announcement: Ancient Geeks has expanded its internet presence by adding a Substack. Come by and give it a look!

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  1. Kathy Avatar
    Kathy

    I found a link to it on Bluesky earlier in the week. The latest post on the two Cardassians was really good

    “Especially the lies.” 🙂

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  2. JohnSF Avatar
    JohnSF

    I still have to get back to you about how how mistook you were about Jacksons LOTR, and Tom Bombadil.
    And why Denethor should sue. 🙂

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  3. Steven L. Taylor Avatar
    Steven L. Taylor

    @JohnSF: Fair enough.

    Although I don’t remember dissing Denethor! 😉

  4. JohnSF Avatar
    JohnSF

    @Steven L. Taylor:
    Nah, that would be Jackson.
    As a friend said to me after seeing Jackson’s LOTR:
    “It would be really good if somebody actually made a film based on the Lord of the Rings.”
    Jackson’s movies are fine as movies.
    But as for expressing Tolkien’s novels?
    Nope
    Not even given the excuse of “necessary edits”.

    And the horrid thing is, it was close, and could have been done, and still worked as a movie, but for Jacksons’s “I know best” arrogance, and utter refusal to engage with Tolkien’s (rather idiosyncratic) perspective.

    And least said about the “Hobbit” films the better
    Seldom have so many excellent actors been engaged in a project that was utterly pants.
    See Christopher Lee.
    See also C. Tolkien, who knew his fathers work rather more than any other person.

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