Re: This Will DESTROY Lord of the Rings

Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:27:22 +0200
Newsgroups alt.fan.tolkien,rec.arts.books.tolkien,alt.books.inklings
Organization Khanya Publications
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sat, 4 Apr 2026 11:03:46 +1300, Your Name <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 2026-04-03 11:52:03 +0000, Steve Hayes said:
>
>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:39:13 -0700, Paul S Person
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:30:43 -0400, Ubiquitous <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Cast it into the fire! Destroy it! Stephen Colbert is writing a Lord of
>>>> the Rings movie produced by Peter Jackson.
>>>> 
>>>> https://youtu.be/Ze2Q8V-OI6E?si=du1bL7XD1PutSZmJ
>>> 
>>> Well, that's the plan, anyway. Movie projects have been known to
>>> change plans as they proceed. We can but hope.
>> 
>> Who is he,
>
>   "Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer,
>    political commentator, actor, and television host."
>
>
>
>> and what qualifies (or disqualifies) him for the job?
>
>'Qualifies": He's an over-egoed celebrity with piles of money and
>             over-hyped influence. He's also an obsessive Tolkien
>             fan who finagled a cameo appearance in one of
>             The Hobbit movies.
>
>'Disqualifies': He is an American comedian, writer, producer,
>                political commentator, actor, and television host,
>                with a massive ego.

Sounds like a buddy of J.D. Vance, who is alleged to be a Tolkien fan.


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