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As everyone is getting (rightfully!) pissed about Amazon taking the filming of their new Lord of the Rings series out of New Zealand to the UK, now seems like a good time to remind everyone that back in 2010, Warner Brothers basically blackmailed the entire country into passing anti-union labor laws, known as "Hobbit Law", that are still affecting film workers in New Zealand today. This was done with full vocal support of Peter Jackson, by the way. Amazon is scummy and deserves all the derision it's getting- but Warner Brothers, Newline Cinema and Jackson should not be let off the hook either. The original Lord of the Rings trilogy would not have been remotely the same iconic piece of media it was without the people, talent and amazing landscapes of New Zealand, and it's important to recognize both the country's contribution and how poorly they've been treated in this entire franchise.

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clicks create new playlist on youtube and titles it “songs that make me feel unhinged in some fundamental way”

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I know someone has to have done this already

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Listen I've just had a thought. The Hobbit is told from Bilbo's perspective, and since no matter what people are going to pick and choose cannon because he's "unreliable narrator", a better adaptation should have just leaned into it. Go full ham. The Hobbit but told in the format of The Emporer's New Groove, where bilbo breaks the fourth wall and butts in to make snide comments about how bad Gollum smelled or what a dumbass Thorin is.

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rankin bass productions be like "i will create the most beautiful and immersive hand painted background scenery you have ever seen and then i will populate it entirely with Hideous Creechers"

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me starting Fellowship for the third time in a month

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pour one out lads

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*frothing* i love lobelia i love her i love her ajdjfmr