Eä Tolkien Society Meeting Notes for February 19th, 2022
February 19, 2022
Tolkien Society
Attending:
Hawke, (online Brian, Gary, Chris, Sara)
Find Sara’s writing at https://medium.com/middle-earth-literary-gazette/tolkien-monthly-december-2021-8f79270f29a2)
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Brian reads Jan notes
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Hawke gives update on Community center www.rpgcc.org
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Brian shows The One Ring 2nd edition role-playing game, just arrived.
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Discussion of Rings of Power trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7v1hIkYH24
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Sara appreciated posters more than trailer. A bit disappointed.
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Gary—it depends on what the series is like. Controversy: races of people, bigotry, social justice oh my. “Evil can create anything new… it can only pervert what is already made.” Get woke, get broke.
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Chris—has mixed feelings. Cinematography of an ad
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Hawke—big and expansive for 2nd age, bigger than 3rd age LOTR and hobbit. Disappointing no meat. None the wiser. Told us nothing. A lot of CGI. Wished they gave snippets of story.
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Brian quoting from Vanity Fair interview. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/10-burning-questions-about-amazons-the-rings-of-power
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“Is it true to the spirit of Tolkien’s story?”
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Discussion of fantasy author Ursula LeGuin & JRRT
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Read Letter 197
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Discussion of income from LOTR
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Read Letter 198
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Next month C.J. Cherryh otherwise Michael Moorcock https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/anti-tolkien
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Talking about Tolkienmoot in July.
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Next month: March 19, 1-3 pm.