[lindil]

Judge:The court thanks the following citizens for their contributions Finwe, Sharon, Makamu, Tar Alcarin, Faenaduial, Evisse, Everdawn, Vuelve and Arothir.

As for Vuelve's comment that a full and accurate assessment can not be reached until The RotK is out, I would emmend that we will have to wait for the extended edition for a 100% accurate reckoning. As it is, these proceedings may well go on that long, we honestly do not know, the list of citizens here is in the thousands, and which of them pray tell have no opinion? Who will not sooner or later feel they need to weigh in, so as to have the wider scope of the opinions of all here more fuilly known?

The Court also wishes it to be known that according to private word on the glowing green barrow phone in my back chamber, Christopher JR Tolkien will be appearing to testify sometime tomorrow evening, one may surmise, I belive that he is himself waiting to see the RotK before addressing mr Peter Jackson in person.

As for citizen Saucepan Man's repeated attempts to derail these tribunals with his clattering and knattering about unfairness, I can only lament that he did not instigate a tribunal himself, and thus would have been fully responsible for said proceedings [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] .

*the crowd reacts with indignation [defendants side] and laughter [prosecutorial side] as the judge's tounge is slowly and carefully emitted from his mouth, and his clerk and SGT in perfect unison say 'NAH, NAH, NAH NAH NAH!'*

*laughter swells, on both sides and even PJ is seen to concede a grin.*

That Citizen Saucepan did not will undoubtedly be to his everlasting regret, but that is often how such things are. Perhaps he shall find solace in Halls of his tinkering forebearers in the next age. For here, in this barrow, he will only be able to witness [or not] the defendant subject to the will of the Tolkien fans, without whom, there would have been no audience for New Line Cinema to even consider such a vast and perlilous undertaking. Do I make myself clear?! The trial will continue with my honourable self
*grumbles are heard from the defendants side of the bench*
as judge until such time as The Barrow-Wight himself [or someone hacking this thread with his ID] sees fit to replace me. Any further appeals will need to be made directly to his Wightness!

Any further broaching of the subject will only serve to have you banished from the proceedings and with all of your cookware as well. OR perhaps as a more fitting punishment for re-addressing a topic I have already closed, all pots will have to be replaced with plastic microwave ware! Furthermore and finally I will call to the Saucepan's attention that these said hearings are desgined partly, as a more entertaining replacemant for the often contentious back and forth in the Movies forum. Would he prefer to have the subject resumed there with out the venneer of our ever so playful but serious court to soften many of the opinions here?

I will leave the matter there for now.

If there are a few matters lister in the proceedings above I have passed over I hope to revisit them shortly, and ask indulgence for the tedious and difficult business of part-time ad-hoc judicial overview.

As for the matter of the Barrow Downs and TOm Bombadil we wil give the defendant a chance to address these very personal topics tomorrow we hope. Let Mr. Jackson and his defendant bhe fully prepared.

Next!