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The idea that, if he was alive in this age, Tolkien would be spending all his precious time answering endless questions about detail and trivia and IF this and WHAT IF that, and who is related to who, etc etc is one I find a bit hard to understand. I fear I might be missing the point: but the groundwork has been DONE. Let them eat eat cake, quite frankly. I think he would be being strongly urged to move on, to explore different areas of the mystery continuum that he is so much a part of that he finds it difficult to write it all down coherently. He was never a perfectionist, so he would inevitably keep venturing onwards.
I can see him being rather generous about sharing the artistic licence as regards the films; after all, that
way he would probably get to make more money, thus improving his stakes of surviving any adverse reaction to them. He could claim any textual deviations/defects were not his fault and still keep the majority of people happy by producing new work. I wonder what his homepage would look like? I think he would be encouraged to visit as many LotR sites as possible, to judge for himself the effects of his work. By now he would completely familiar with the concept of RPGs of course... maybe even endorsing ME-related RPGs or products such as Mithril miniatures... <img src=eek.gif ALT=":eek"> Crikey! Imagine the effects of mass-merchandising on his estate if he was still alive! He'd become a millionaire in no time! Surely that would effect his writings in some way or another --- which makes me wonder - would he then have more or less to aspire to as an individual?
How might sudden immense wealth shape his stories?
What about the impact of modern warfare; the threat of nukes etc...? The list goes on. Thoughts? <img src=smile.gif ALT="
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