Re: This Will DESTROY Lord of the Rings
Your Name <[email protected]> Sat, 4 Apr 2026 17:49:23 +1300
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On 2026-04-04 01:27:22 +0000, Steve Hayes said: > 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. Colbert is no fan of Trump the Chump though. Trump basically got him fired from "The Late Show", as Trump always does with anyone who has more intelligence than him or simply disagrees with him.