Forum: The Green Dragon

We need a new game here in Hobbiton. How about a silly game called “Bilbo”; an offshoot of “Bingo“. I’ll begin with a list of five movies (not necessarily my favorites, or even movies I necessarily like). However, I’ll also list my favorite actors/actresses from those very movies. The next person;...

I was reading my Border's monthly newsletter and was reading about Robert Jordan's 11th book in this series and was wondering if anyone had read any of his work? The summary of the book sounded real neat and like something I'd like to read but I was just wondering if anyone has read his stuff at...

I got this idea while posting in the Avatar thread. List movies that you rate as 10 out of 10, or at least 95 out of 100. Here are a few to start... Cold Mountain In Bruges Up

I archived the old movie quote thread (you can still read it) because I find shorter threads generally encourage activity (you don't feel as if you have to read the whole thread before posting) and I think some people were afraid of using quotes that had already been tried, so in other words we are...

I heard recently that George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones is being adapted for HBO, and is due to star Sean Bean as Eddard Stark. I never finished reading all the books (I lost interest after a while...) but nonetheless I think this has the potential to be great. Thought I'd bring it to the...

Thread to discuss the masterpiece that is James Cameron's "Avatar" and maybe pull some comparisons to LoTR, for example, I kind of liken the Na'vi to elves

If you were going to write a story, your first novel, would you write a fantasy novel or a Sci-Fi novel? Which genre is easier to write/read? Is it okay to fuse them, like write a story that has both sci-fi and fantasy into it? Is it doable?

list your favorite fantasy series not written by tolkien plz be 3+ books in series! anyways, mine is "The Sword of Truth" by terry goodkind, it isnt all wtitten yet but it is very good, no elves or orcs but i like them very much, im also reading the shannarah series, (or however u spell it)

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a196498/peter-jackson-prefers-games-to-films.html His LotR films might have been disapointing at times, but I am a fan of much of his work. I think he is highly talented in a way that would suit games. If he is as passionate about this as he claims, I look...

I was just wondering what items would you sell to fairytale (or nursery rhyme) characters which would impact on their situations. Please, if you can include a salesline...for instance: Red Riding Hood: Lost? Why not try a Navman? or Old Mother Hubbard/Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe:...

Well, the first Solomon Kane story appeared in Weird Tales back in 1928, and the dour puritan has finally gotten himself a movie. http://www.solomonkane.com/ I'm excited. Comparisons to LOTR and other fantasy films of the last decade be damned, this seems to be a glorious return to the...

One title at a time: I'll start. 1 - Toy Story

Anybody have any opinions on this? I got it as a present for my birthday - it's an album I remember from my days as a young 'un but hadn't listen to for over twenty years. Great to listen to it as an adult though! As I kid I just looked at the pictures in the booklet and listened to the...

Just read this book, and I have to say it was much better that I expected it would be! Has anyone else read it?

K, Star Trek references have been popping up in all sorts of unexpected places lately so I thought I'd make a thread to discuss what is another large, sprawling world for us to escape into. I started to become interested in Star Trek when I had a friend in high school who liked Voyager. At the...

In one of the threads about the Harry Potter Forum, there were some side references to Stephenie Meyers Twilight series that got several immediate and, shall we say, emphatic responses. So, how many of you have been caught up in the Twilight maelstrom? Have you read the books and if so, what do...

I couldn't find a thread solely for Conan so I thought I'd start one up. He probably deserves his own. Anyway, I was in town last weekend and wandering around my local bookshop looking for something interesting, when I came across a copy of The Complete Chronicles of Conan which was a large...

Here they are...they are actually re-edited versions of older videos I put on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJLGU90NL0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELw7ra9gMiA&feature=channel_page Hope you enjoy them! Thanks to Caps T.V. in Ventura for the additional editing!

Has anyone read these books?? I'm thinking about picking them up, but wanted a second opinion. I'd heard of them before, but they really caught my eye because I heard that sci-fi's doing a miniseries (also called Earthsea) based on the book. From what I've heard, this could be very much like...

Hi everyone, I’m very happy to say that I’ve just had my debut novel published and would love to swap thoughts and opinions on what makes a compelling read. With this in mind, what do you think attracts a potential reader? Would it be the front cover like mine below or is it more likely to be...

Tolkien and C.S Lewis are often the names that emerge at the forefronts of our minds when the word fantasy is brought into conversation. However the name of J.M. Barrie, and his magnificent work of fantasy - Peter Pan - is almost never named or associated with those aforementioned. Does anyone...

Well I heard some strange news today - stranger still considering I just put up a new Thor avatar. It seems Kenneth Branagh is in discussions to direct Thor - a movie based on the Marvel Superhero/Norse God due for release in 2010. I personally am pretty excited about that, I love Thor, his new...

Can anyone think of specific parallels that you believe were more than likely inspired by Tolkien’s work. I would have to say aspects of Star Trek qualify: Elves - Vulcans Dwarves - Klingons Men - Men