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I never tire of that beautiful smile. Thanks, Sunstar!

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Sir Ian playing Gandalf - fabulous.

Adrianne's grandson playing Gandalf - priceless!

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Semmley's back - whooo-hooo!

When is the New Zealand premiere scheduled? A friend of mine is thinking of traveling to NZ this year and I want to tell her when the premiere is, hoping she'll plan to go to it!

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I agree, even if he's pink with purple polka-dots, give us a glimpse!!

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Well, that's a bit worrisome! Let's hope that theaters think this will be such a big blockbuster that they'll invest in the upgrades.

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Methinks April Fools joke, meself.

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Faye, that's awesome! Smart girl. Looking forward to seeing your report.

And your siggie is lovely!

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The dwarves floating in barrels are hilarious. And the more I see of New Zealand, the more I want to visit it. Of course, it will always be Middle-Earth for us. What a beautiful country.

There were two quick flashes of Legolas from LOTR, but no new shots of his Elfness. Maybe next time. *Sigh* "We want the Elf! We want the Elf!"

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Bret McKenzie (Lindir) won an Academy Award for this Muppet movie music. Cool!

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Kim, you could be right. Anyway this sounds like a serious dramatic role and dealing with tough subject matter. Exciting!

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I'll second that DITTO!

C'mon, PJ, just a glimpse of the Elf to tide us over until the premiere.

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Dang, why isn't it December yet? I'm definitely in need of a big-screen Elf, Hobbit, and Wizard fix. Thanks for the countdown - I love having good stuff to look forward to.

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Woof! That's a keeper. Thanks, Sunstar!

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Adorable, as usual! How can he make a simple t-shirt look so great?

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With his sword, no less! Thanks, Jill!

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Happy Birthday, Orlando!

May you continue to be blessed with health, wealth, success, and happiness, and continue to grow in wisdom, discernment, and character.

All the best to you and your family on this happy, happy day!

BlueGem

PS Be sure to thank your mom for me, for doing such a great job raising you!

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Maybe he was in a Leggy mood that day. Lovely! Thanks for providing!

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Thanks, Jill, for this update! Out of curiosity, I followed the Figwit Lives link and surfed a couple layers deep out of sheer LOTR geekiness. I ran across this site: Elf on a Shelf, where you can download your very own bobble-head Legolas GIF, and it also contained a link to a YouTube video of Talent(less) Night in Rivendell, featuring an animated Legolas doing a lounge singer act (badly). Perhaps everyone else has seen this, but I thought it was pretty cute. Haldir makes an appearance, too.

And then there's "Fellowship of the Dance" an animated music video of the Fellowship doing Riverdance. There is dwarf tossing.

Ah, so much fun to be had!

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Thanks, Adrianne, for providing the link! What an awesome video - I loved Elijah wandering around and reminiscing and asking "other" hobbits how their feet are treating them! Anyway, I think Elijah really is a hobbit; he doesn't look much older then his 19-year old self.

Hobbiton, reborn, looks fantastic. Now I really am wanting to take an NZ holiday before I kick it.

Having the whole crew wish the fans a Merry Christmas was a lovely treat. And Peter does indeed look as if he's grown back to his old hobbit size and look (except for the lack of round glasses and short pants)...along with his messy hair.

This is so exciting! Now we just need a glimpse of our favorite Elf!

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Singing dwarves! Be still my heart. I'm already in heaven but - Oh, please, please, PJ, let there be singing elves!

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Oooh, that's pretty. Thanks, Rene!

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Great story, Jill! I love the idea of a woman shoemaker - and I can't wait to see Legolas' new boots.

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Sir Ian is The Man! He is such an excellent writer; I felt like I was traveling with him as I read his blog. How blessed we are that he is Gandalf.

I can see it now: The Blue Pointy Hat Tour. We can dream, right, Adrianne?

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The McKenzie interview is a hoot, thanks; Jill. I sure wish he was right and we COULD touch the 3-D pointy ears!

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I missed the Legolas Day greetings.I was looking for a Legolas Day thread and didn't catch on that it was covered in here. And I had my Leggie sig set up and everything! Darn! That's two years in a row I missed out!

So, Happy Belated Legolas Day to you all. I thought and still think Orlando was just about the best thing in the three films. (OK, Haldir was a cutie, too.) Can't wait to see Orlando reprise Legolas in the Hobbit.

Thanks, Jill, for keeping us all up to date on all things The Hobbit. I sure wish New Zealand wasn't so far away!