I got introduced to Tolkien when I was a kid (and before he became a cult) by an elightened English teacher who used to reward us at the week's end by reading us LOTR, so he'll always have a place in my heart, but I can understand why you (or anyone else) might find him boring. He's not a great writer.
I totally agree about young males. Their tastes are tiresome and I don't want them inflicted on me. For this reason I give most of what Hollywood produces a miss. I hate the way Jackson pumped Tolkien up with all that fighting. It's not even as if those CGI battles of his were all that spectacular. The Chinese do sword fights much better than us.
I love Trek. I stuck with the franchise longer than you- up until the point where- towards the end of DS9 (a lovely show)- ideas finally got replaced by lots of cool explosions.
But I've done all that and I don't want to hang on. I don't need to own all those shows on DVD. There's new stuff out there to be explored.
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Date: 2005-10-02 08:34 am (UTC)I totally agree about young males. Their tastes are tiresome and I don't want them inflicted on me. For this reason I give most of what Hollywood produces a miss. I hate the way Jackson pumped Tolkien up with all that fighting. It's not even as if those CGI battles of his were all that spectacular. The Chinese do sword fights much better than us.
I love Trek. I stuck with the franchise longer than you- up until the point where- towards the end of DS9 (a lovely show)- ideas finally got replaced by lots of cool explosions.
But I've done all that and I don't want to hang on. I don't need to own all those shows on DVD. There's new stuff out there to be explored.