Ringers: Lord of the Fans

00:01:02 The world has changed.

00:05:05 Several chapters in, Tolkien would go back to square one, rewriting everything.

00:08:50 This is the groundbreaking successor to The Odyssey.

00:12:35 People unfamiliar with The Lord of the Rings...

00:16:02 They've asked me to tell you who my favourite Lord of the Rings...

00:20:32 "Those who approve of courtesy, at least, to living authors...

00:24:25 London had Gandalf's Garden.

00:28:18 defending the forests, and what we're after as Green Party members...

00:32:26 that was in the Led Zeppelin songs and the fantasy rock from the '70s?

00:36:26 But if you drive 200 miles north of San Francisco on Highway 101...

00:41:07 to adapt the trilogy into a single live-action film...

00:44:50 What does your girlfriend Amy think about all the time you spend on this?

00:48:52 in addition to the growth of the sci-filfantasy industry...

00:52:57 A lot of the people here, we all lined up for Star Wars in front of the Chinese Theatre.

00:56:24 another work of art, decide that they want to contribute something to it.

00:59:33 slightly asexual...

01:04:58 and I got a reply, which is great.

01:09:12 If he came walking around that corner right now, would you run?

01:13:08 I've felt the same way, as journalists didn't even ask the question...

01:17:21 And we just... We contemplated...

01:21:01 I didn't want to go. My friend made me.

01:24:33 And I'm planning this December to fly over to Wellington...

01:28:05 or even better, some of the source material for Tolkien...

01:31:47 And it works. It rocks. I love it.