Monday, March 21, 2011

Words cannot describe how happy this makes me.

If it weren't for J.R.R. Tolkien, I don't really know if I'd be an author today. It was 30 years ago this summer that my cousin Diedre gave me a copy of The Hobbit to read. To that point, I hadn't been much of a reader. I read when school forced me to, but not for fun. The Hobbit changed all that and completely shifted the course of my life. So today, I hear the news that Sir Peter Jackson has officially begun shooting the two Hobbit movies…well, I couldn't be happier. So much about this photo resonates with me. How about you?

20 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:33 AM

    Go, Pete!

    Also, for those crazy fans out there that want to know every little thing the crew is doing... check out the Hobbit blog: http://www.thehobbitblog.com/

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  2. HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!

    ok, not really... maybe just of my March, but still an amazing day! I've been waiting for this news for about 7 years now... this is great!

    and the picture! green door, can't tell if the knod is yellow; looks too dark to be yellow, but you can't have every detail. :D

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  3. The LOTR movies were a great experience...some of the best. I look forward to seeing these two!

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  4. Coolness! This is totally awesome! Maybe by the time it comes out, I'll be allowed to watch PG-13 movies involving swordfighting and all that awesomeness. (I currently am not allowed . . . bummer.)
    CAN'T WAIT!
    -Sarah, elven lass of Rivendell and Berinfell . . . and maybe a few other places too.

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  5. GOD guy4:33 PM

    Sweet! It was originally supposed to be released this year, but they kept bumping it back :|

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  6. YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

    Ecstatic is the only word for me. :|

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  7. Ah yes, *happy sigh* it will be six years ago this summer that I watched LOTR for the first time........ wide eyed ten year old who loved every min. =)

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  8. Hurray! I am so happy to hear it! I was introduced to the LOTR at the age of 5 when my dad started reading the Hobbit aloud. And probably my favoritist birthday present of all time was when I got my own copy of the Lord of the Rings for my seventh birthday!

    I cannot wait to see Middle Earth on the big screen again!

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  9. OMGOSH I WAS SOOO HAPPY!!!!! I literally screamed!!! :D:D:D I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D

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  10. This on top of the fact that there is now officially going to be a Narnia 4 (Magician's Nephew), awesome!

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  11. Anonymous8:26 PM

    I'm estatic, to put it lightly. We watched the first half of RotK with my younger siblings tonight, and it brought back a few memories. I can't wait to see what PJ and the rest of the awesome cast and crew come up with! 2012 and '13 had better come quickly! : )

    daughteroflight

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  12. @ Mr. Batson,

    I never knew that about you. In fact, as you have been inspired to write from JRR Tolken, I have been inspired to write by you!

    @ Everyone else,

    If you want a bit more information on the new movie "The Hobbit" then check out my blog and watch the trailer there!You can find it at this link http://ampedextreme.blogspot.com/

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  13. My dad read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings to me when I was about 10 years old. I really liked them, but they were a little hard for me to understand, so I liked your books better. I still do. It was while I was reading The Rise of the Wyrm Lord for the (Instert high number here) time that I realized that I want to be a writer.

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  14. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto x ∞.

    It will be hard to wait. Perhaps the Tin-Tin movies by Jackson will tide me over. We'll see.

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  15. I can't wait to see it!

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  16. YESSSS!!!!! Agreed. in. every. particular. AMAZINGNESS!!

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  17. so excited for this movie! Love the trilogy and can't wait for this one. Like you, when I read the Hobbit I found new joy in reading!

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  18. Holy cow. Everything in that photo just makes me go "Yayayayaya! Awesome!!!" Particularly the teetering stack of books under the desk. :-D

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  19. Elf Girl9:10 PM

    oh wow!!! I luv LOTR!!! I got the boxed set (including the hobbit) for my 12th b-day, and i read all of them within a week!!! I've memorized the movies (extened edition ONLY!!;) ) so i was overly exctatic when i heard about the hobbit movie!! GO BILBO BAGGINS, GANDALF, THORIN AND CO., AND THE ELVES!!

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  20. the hobbit trailer is online now!!!!!! YAHOO!!!!!

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