Blogs & Hobbits

In an effort to keep my mind fresh now that I'm out of school, I've decided to try one of these Blog things that Howard Dean was raving about. I promise I won't be using it like one of those pathetic Live Journal dealies where people fish for sympathy with whiney posts that aren't 'supposed' to be aimed at anyone in particular but clearly are. Journals are best left at your bedside. Rather, I'm simply going to post random thoughts now and then on topics that I find interesting in my day-to-day meanderings. I'm hoping this thing lets people reply to my comments if they have something to share, but this is my first post so I'm still in the dark as to how this blog thing is gonna go down.

Anyway, onto the business at hand! Tony and I just finished the 4-hour endeavor that is the Return of the King Extended Edition. Of course the additional scenes, none of which I'll be giving away here, were just more icing on an already scrumptious cake. I can't help but feel both excited and a bit disappointed that such a phenominal cinematic adventure has officially come to an end. At the risk of sounding like a lame-ass fan boy, I really wish I could shake Peter Jackson's hand and thank him for doing justice to what quite possibly is the greatest story ever told. I truly believe that no other person on the planet could have pulled off what he and his amazingly talented team did. I am 100% certain that I will see no greater series of films in my lifetime. My friend Bryan made a great statement the other day- that he felt honored to have the LOTR films made during his generation, much like the generation before us felt about Star Wars. I couldn't agree more.

I'm a little concerned about the state of The Hobbit right now, but I'm pretty certain it will get made. MGM did own the rights to the film, but now Sony has purchased MGM and they are not going to want to just hand The Hobbit over to New Line when so much money can be made from it. The good news is that both Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen (my hero) have said that they would love to work on the film. So I'm expecting it to be made within the next 5 years. But what do I know?

Okay, I think that's a sufficient first Blog posting. I need a good night's rest before another exhilirating day of peddling consumer goods to the masses.