Is New Line dumb enough to make the Hobbit w/o P Jackson?!?
 

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That would su-su-suck!!!:eek:

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oh big time.

I've just read Jackson's email. If the fans are gutted, I'm sure it's nothing compared to what Jackson's feeling about it all right now.

Nooooo!! Don't give up!!

New Line are shitbags.

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What are they on at New Line?!

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New Lines of cocaine.

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GOOD!!! :D
oh god. i hate cheesy sci-fi a la lord of the rings
jaja this is way funny.

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whaaaaaaa?

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awww....come on, thats not nice.

What's sad and ultimately frustrating is that the unique envoirnment and time that those three films were made is basically being discarded, haphazardly by some executives who feel they no longer need the core team of individuals involved in creating those films successful.

Maybe that is a bit romanticized, but New Line's behavior and course of action is simply propelled by greed on a large scale.

So they go and make The Hobbit and a LOTR prequel(Jebus, who didn't see that coming), but does/did New Line have the foresight to consider whether the actors and technicians loyal to Peter Jackson/Fran Walsh will join along.

Perhaps some might, motivated by the bottom line of money, but I can imagine most will not.

Then there is the slap in the face to the fan community, which is a double edged. Sure, the initial interest in The Hobbit may be substantial, but will wane very quickly. It seems most diehard fans of the LOTR trilogy are also very loyal to Jackson and crew. Out of spite I can see people not going to the film sheerly to prove a point.

Why abuse the talent that was responsible for bringing billions of dollars in revenue to your corporation?

I'm not advocating for The Hobbit movie, nor am I dismayed by the resulting situation, but it just brings to light some interesting insights into the relationship between corportations and talent.

It's like an ugly divorce and each side has their own reasons for why they can't get along and this is neither the first time, nor the last time this will happen.

But one last point, this makes me think of the situation that Mitch Hurwitz endured during the run of his show Arrested Development on FOX. While the two examples are not entirely congruent, there are many analogous details in how a corporation treats talent.

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New Line's coke dealer must be some demi-god or the devil, or the ghost of former ENRON chief, Ken Lay.

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yes darling. LOTR SUCKS LOL.

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It sucks just cause of that scene that Aragon falls from a cliff, and the stupid Aragorn/Liv Tayler romance. That been said I really feel we need more cheesy fantasy films but LOTR was not nerdy enough for my taste. :D

What about Neverending Story, one of my favorite films of all time. Or The Dark Crystal, I want to see more shit like that.