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Daisy Brambleburr · 12-14-2003, 08:30 AM

It was nice to see LotR slapping the faces of all the cynics there *coughcliveandersoncough*
I do think that the movies had a little something to do with it winning, not in a bad way, but they made a lot of people discover the books and gave them a heck of a lot of publicity. Perhaps if the poll had been done before the movies had been released LotR might have been closer to Pride and Prejudice. I don't know.
Was it just me, or did I sense an overall feeling of dislike for LotR throughout the show? The host certainly didn't like it too much, and everyone seemed to be subtly digging at it. Do they not want to like it simply because it's popular? Everyone seemed to be very into Pride and Prejudice and Phillip Pullman.

12-14-2003, 08:30 AM	#25
Daisy Brambleburr Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 334	It was nice to see LotR slapping the faces of all the cynics there coughcliveandersoncough I do think that the movies had a little something to do with it winning, not in a bad way, but they made a lot of people discover the books and gave them a heck of a lot of publicity. Perhaps if the poll had been done before the movies had been released LotR might have been closer to Pride and Prejudice. I don't know. Was it just me, or did I sense an overall feeling of dislike for LotR throughout the show? The host certainly didn't like it too much, and everyone seemed to be subtly digging at it. Do they not want to like it simply because it's popular? Everyone seemed to be very into Pride and Prejudice and Phillip Pullman. __________________ 'What news from the South, O sighing wind, do you bring to me at eve? Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and I grieve.'

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