Comments on: Peter Jackson has nothing on Fred Bluth http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4 Tolkien Collector's Guide Collecting News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:40:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Deagol http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-7 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:55:19 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-7 I don't think I've ever seen a secondhand copy. It only had a small print run and I think I remember hearing that Rayner distributed it privately - my copy came from the Tolkien Society. I might have a photocopy somewhere. Contact me if you are interested and I will try to dig it out. I don't think I've ever seen a secondhand copy. It only had a small print run and I think I remember hearing that Rayner distributed it privately - my copy came from the Tolkien Society. I might have a photocopy somewhere. Contact me if you are interested and I will try to dig it out.

]]> by: Warrior of Rohan http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-6 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:45:11 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-6 Deagol, any idea on how to locate a copy of Rayner Unwins book GA&U A Rememberance that you mention. Nothing shows up on ABE. Thanks Deagol, any idea on how to locate a copy of Rayner Unwins book GA&U A Rememberance that you mention. Nothing shows up on ABE.

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]]> by: Rowns http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-4 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:49:31 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-4 The Patricia Gray dramatization showed up this weekend, and was a funny read. Like Peter Jackson, not sure why some changes were made when the original serves quite well. Overall it was made into something a 12-18 year old cast could perform, so some of the changes (Smaug's death for example) make a certain sense in the constraints of special effects available. I can see how this only got "authorized" with the twisting of arms rather than a true author approval process. The Patricia Gray dramatization showed up this weekend, and was a funny read. Like Peter Jackson, not sure why some changes were made when the original serves quite well. Overall it was made into something a 12-18 year old cast could perform, so some of the changes (Smaug's death for example) make a certain sense in the constraints of special effects available. I can see how this only got "authorized" with the twisting of arms rather than a true author approval process.

]]> by: Deagol http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-2 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:01:53 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/4#comment-2 Fantastic! Come back Peter Jackson all is forgiven! Believe it or not the Dramatic Publishing Company's dramatization of The Hobbit was authoried by Tolkien - or maybe that should be "authorized". According to Rayner Unwin's book (GA&U - A Remembrancer, pp.127-8) DPC contacted A&U to tell them that they were going to go ahead with the project, because, like Ace Books, they believed that the book wasn't covered by copyright. If A&U agreed to it DPC would make a small payment and show them the script. Tolkien and A&U agreed reluctantly. Tolkien looked at the script but declined to make any changes to it, so Rayner took it off for the weekend to do what he could himself. Fantastic! Come back Peter Jackson all is forgiven!

Believe it or not the Dramatic Publishing Company's dramatization of The Hobbit was authoried by Tolkien - or maybe that should be "authorized". According to Rayner Unwin's book (GA&U - A Remembrancer, pp.127-8) DPC contacted A&U to tell them that they were going to go ahead with the project, because, like Ace Books, they believed that the book wasn't covered by copyright. If A&U agreed to it DPC would make a small payment and show them the script. Tolkien and A&U agreed reluctantly. Tolkien looked at the script but declined to make any changes to it, so Rayner took it off for the weekend to do what he could himself.

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