Re: The Enshittification Of Lord Of The Rings

From	Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.fan.tolkien, rec.arts.books.tolkien, rec.arts.tv
Subject	Re: The Enshittification Of Lord Of The Rings
Date	2026-03-30 08:51 -0700
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:09:02 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
wrote:

>In article <10q94gr$qon8$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
>
>>And this is just more of the same. And yes, Colbert and his kid are writing
>>it. It's not a sequel as the original post claimed. It's the Tom Bombadil
>>chapters from FELLOWSHIP that Peter Jackson cut from the script to keep the
>>movie from being four hours long instead of just two and change.
>
>Colbert is a "superfan", meaning he has memorized and can regurgitate a 
>bunch of factoids. That's all. He doesn't understand it, he can't discuss
> it intelligently, and he despises everything Tolkien actually believed in. 
>His "love" for it is superficial at best and more like a fetish, again, like 
>many "fans".

I would say that "superficial at best and more like a fetish" is a
characteristic of fans in general, not just fans of LOTR or JRRT.
-- 
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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          Re: The Enshittification Of Lord Of The Rings The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 12:09 -0400
            Re: The Enshittification Of Lord Of The Rings Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-03-30 08:49 -0700
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