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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-18-2021, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 6,157
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Mister Underhill
Well, well, well! Are we now at the stage where...
Well, well, well! Are we now at the stage where we cart out our old bones, figuratively speaking, to tell these youngsters what it was really like back in the olden days? Somebody give Ken Burns a... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-09-2021, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 106,055
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-06-2021, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 106,055
Posted By
Mister Underhill
Hey! Is it 2021 or 2001? Are we gettin' the band...
Hey! Is it 2021 or 2001? Are we gettin' the band back together? Maril, PM me -- I may have a quick no fuss solution to your problem. |
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Forum: The Books
03-13-2020, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 160
Views: 32,782
Posted By
Mister Underhill
Hey, lady! Fancy meeting you here! I almost...
Hey, lady! Fancy meeting you here! I almost couldn't believe my eyes. :eek: "How much better I could have framed my points" is always a recurring thought every time I read through some of these... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2020, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,055
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Mister Underhill
Well, well... it's been a few moons since I hit...
Well, well... it's been a few moons since I hit the ol' POST REPLY button. I am sad to hear of Christopher Tolkien's passing. I've nodded along while reading all of the replies. No writer --... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-30-2016, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,624
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Mister Underhill
Well, Bb, I know you on FB, but I'm happy to see...Well, Bb, I know you on FB, but I'm happy to see you here on these mist-shrouded Downs and offer you a second holiday greetings anyway. I've been feeling nostalgic about the BD and toured through... |
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Forum: The Books
02-19-2016, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 15,731
Posted By
Mister Underhill
Yes, I'd agree that clearly in the event the...
Yes, I'd agree that clearly in the event the justification for sending Frodo to the Fire was that it was the only way to truly solve the problem of the Ring, and therefore it was the only path worth... |
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Forum: The Books
02-19-2016, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 15,731
Posted By
Mister Underhill
Actually, if Denethor had made the connection...
Actually, if Denethor had made the connection between "Isildur's Bane" and "Sauron's Ring", as Inzila and Faramir surmise upthread, it would go a long way to explaining why he'd allow Boromir to take... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-15-2015, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,177
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Mister Underhill
Pluto surface feature named 'Balrog'
It's clear where the New Horizons mission scientists come down on the Balrog wing question -- those things stretch from Ala to Vucub Camé. :) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJ7Wy-BUwAAYf6l.jpg:large |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-01-2015, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,576
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Mister Underhill
Perhaps "re-animated"?
A worthy cause. ...
Perhaps "re-animated"? A worthy cause. There are many treeish members that I wish I could wake up -- starting with myself! |
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Forum: The Movies
06-06-2015, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 28,529
Posted By
Mister Underhill
Personally I have tried to embrace this era of...
Personally I have tried to embrace this era of cinematic super-people (arguably P.J.'s adaptations, especially his elvish shenanigans, are influenced by them), but mostly they leave me cold. I... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-02-2015, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 15,807
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Books
11-02-2014, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,635
Posted By
Mister Underhill
I have always been a no-spoilers kinda guy, but I...
I have always been a no-spoilers kinda guy, but I must say over the years I've seen the commonly understood definition of a spoiler creep to almost absurd lengths. The color of the new Batman... |
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Forum: The Books
11-01-2014, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,635
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Mister Underhill
Interesting thread!
So I have this theory...
Interesting thread! So I have this theory that names and words in fiction -- especially fantasy and sci-fi -- are far more important to the overall effect of the fiction than is generally... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-10-2014, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 66,950
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Mister Underhill
Only in the name of profit! You can't argue the...
Only in the name of profit! You can't argue the mass appeal of Dwarf-tossing. Also belching. *belches* |
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Forum: The Movies
10-10-2014, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 130
Views: 66,950
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Mister Underhill
Optimism! ;)
Faces fell, forlorn
Words...
Optimism! ;) Faces fell, forlorn Words of doom, green and eerie Y'all should google cats *pops a few tabs of Pez of Westernesse* *tosses a dwarf* |
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Forum: The Movies
10-09-2014, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 66,950
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Mister Underhill
My usual reaction to this question used to be,...
My usual reaction to this question used to be, "Damage the book? How could it? It's right there on my shelf, same as it ever was." I think that mindset comes from the pre-internet days. As a... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-03-2014, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 66,950
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Mister Underhill
Here's a thought -- which would do more damage to...
Here's a thought -- which would do more damage to the book, a bad adaptation, or a spectacularly good adaptation? Bad film adaptations typically fade and are quickly forgotten, while the classic... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-01-2014, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 77,133
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Mister Underhill
Well I've been putting it off, but seeing the...Well I've been putting it off, but seeing the discussion here I finally watched it. ... ... I guess I must be some kind of optimist at heart. When the Hobbit movies finally moved out of... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-05-2014, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,974
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Mister Underhill
Wait, what? Fourteen years? Lord.
Anyway,...
Wait, what? Fourteen years? Lord. Anyway, to the extent that the original trilogy did work, I thought Viggo was a significant part of it. He got a lot of critiques about how his physicality --... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-29-2014, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 134
Views: 77,133
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Mister Underhill
Eh, the Hobbit movies have made plenty of dough. ...
Eh, the Hobbit movies have made plenty of dough. LotR was like a tsunami of money (considering the lower budgets back then and adjusting for inflation). The Hobbit is perhaps merely a heavy... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-26-2014, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,374
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-10-2014, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,545
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-28-2014, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 4,290
Views: 657,207
Posted By
Mister Underhill
Hey, thanks you guys! I'm quite tree-ish these...
Hey, thanks you guys! I'm quite tree-ish these days, but I do still haunt these Downs. A birthday greeting is always welcome. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-26-2013, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 59,293
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Mister Underhill
Just chiming in again to say that the admins are...
Just chiming in again to say that the admins are aware that there's an issue. I think some exxxtra code got inserted into a vBulletin script somewhere that's occasionally redirecting people. Thanks... |
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