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axordil wrote:Beorn's house was culturally similar to Meduseld...as it should be, given the origin of the Eorlingas. But it was less grand and more scaled to human (albeit big human) needs.
Right. Which makes sense, given that he is a lone woodsman and not a King.

All I know is that I want a house like that to summer in.
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I had to google it cuz I literally couldn't remember anything about it. Some of the details are pretty neat, I guess.
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Now you're just afraid to admit how mind-alteringly amazing it is. :)
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It is a pretty cool chair, I'll admit.
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I win!
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BTW, should we be expecting a TABA trailer soon?
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Geez, I like that chair A LOT. :w00t: :drool: I need one with moose heads.
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Passdagas the Brown wrote:BTW, should we be expecting a TABA trailer soon?
Didn't the first DoS trailer come in spring?
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axordil wrote:Geez, I like that chair A LOT. :w00t: :drool: I need one with moose heads.
I saw one juuuust like it at Ikea the other day.....
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They could use a Beorning collection. :D
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But since it is IKEA, you'll end up buying some tree trunks and a hatchet, and assemble it yourself.
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Things I want in the EE:

- More Beorn
- A lot more Mirkwood and the enchanted river in it.
-More of Bilbo wandering through Thranduil's palace and trying to figure out how to save the dwarves.
-No more barrels please!
-No more Legotauriel hack-n-slash please!
-A better glimpse of Erebor's gates from the outside.
-Any scene with more character moments.
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I have a feeling that we're going to get a really good EE this time. There just seems to be a lot of room to add things, and we already know about some missing scenes like Thorin shooting the deer (or doing something with a bow, anyway) and Bombur falling asleep.

Speaking of which, I still need to watch the AUJ EE...
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Book introduction for Dwarves at Beorn's in the EE???

Empire Magazine podcast with James Nesbitt and Martin Freeman

Martin Freemen describes it at the end of his interview.

James Nesbitt explains why Bofur was really left behind in Lake-town!
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Elentári wrote:Book introduction for Dwarves at Beorn's in the EE???
I'll believe it when I see it. And perhaps not even then. ;)
James Nesbitt explains why Bofur was really left behind in Lake-town!
Can you give a summary that doesn't require listening to an hour and a half long podcast? :)
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Nesbitt also confirms that Bombur's linelessness is deliberate.
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:
Elentári wrote:Book introduction for Dwarves at Beorn's in the EE???
I'll believe it when I see it. And perhaps not even then. ;)
James Nesbitt explains why Bofur was really left behind in Lake-town!
Can you give a summary that doesn't require listening to an hour and a half long podcast? :)
Actually you only need to listen to the first 38 mins for both interviews....the rest is an EMPIRE panellists' discussion of DoS


But if you still can't be bothered it was due to him having time off to film the latest episodes of his "Monroe" TV show...though I do think you'd enjoy both interviews.
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I will definitely listen to it when I get the chance!
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Smaug's voice wrote:Things I want in the EE:

- More Beorn
- A lot more Mirkwood and the enchanted river in it.
-More of Bilbo wandering through Thranduil's palace and trying to figure out how to save the dwarves.
-No more barrels please!
-No more Legotauriel hack-n-slash please!
-A better glimpse of Erebor's gates from the outside.
-Any scene with more character moments.
I am in complete agreement with you on all these.

I would like the freeing of the dwarves to be a little more complicated than the easy peasy way it was done.

I would like to know more about Thranduil and that face burning affliction.

I want more quiet moments with more backstory.

More of the high fells please.
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Freeman says they shot a scene that is similar to the book, but with a reversal. The dwarves emerge from the house to meet Beorn...

He says that it involved Gandalf and Bilbo talking to Beorn outside in the morning, while Beorn chops wood with his shirt off (we've seen that image from a DOS calendar). Beorn asks if there is anyone else with them, and Gandalf says something like: "there may be a few dwarves..." He then proceeds to introduce them two by two, as they emerge from the house. This would then have been followed by the scene at the table.

There are a few reasons I'm not sure this will make it into the EE.

1. In the theatrical, Beorn walks into the house at night. So he knows there are a bunch of dwarves there.

2. Bear Beorn chased a bunch of dwarves into his house, so he would've known before he even entered!

Despite this, I hope the scene makes it into the EE.

ETA: Freeman only said that it was shot, not that it will be in the EE. He does not know what will be in the EE, which makes sense. Only PJ and company likely know at this point.
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