Really fun meme!

[dreamflower]

Really cool meme, stolen from claudia603 (And thanks, danae_b for helping me with the picture!) Cut because of picture:

1) Show me your favorite Lotr picture. Doesn't even have to be Frodo, though I know it will be for a lot of this crowd! That's right, just one. I know you can. (SPECIAL gold star for anyone who can show me a pic of Strider sitting in the corner in Bree looking Rangery...)



Don't they all look magnificent in their finery!

2) Tell me one LOTR fic scenario you want most to see written and haven't yet or don't see it written enough.

I can't get enough Conspiracy fic! I'd love some from Frodo's POV, after it's been revealed, and he's thinking it over during the night! Or from Fatty' POV, on being left behind, or what he thinks when Merry draws him into the Conspiracy!

3) If you like slash, tell me your favorite pairing, your OTP, and why. No fair saying "nothing else makes sense." That's cheating!

No slash. But I love canon couples.

4) If you could be transported to Middle-earth and BE any of the characters from LOTR, who would you be?

Esmeralda Brandybuck.

Why? This doesn't just mean the fellowship. It could be anyone, even some minor, unnamed character.

She got to be a "second mum" to two of the Travellers, and she *was* mum to one of them. She must have had a lot of influence on how they turned out. And just think: she got to play with wee!Frodo, wee!Merry *and* wee!Pippin!!

6) Tell me a piece of music that immediately calls to mind LOTR (can't be from the soundtracks).

One is "The Water is Wide (Waly, Waly)" which just seems *meant* to be a Grey Havens vid--but not just Sam and Frodo, all four of them!

Another is a beautiful Celtic instrumental piece called "Circle of Joy" that just seems *meant* to be a hobbity circle dance.

7) Tell me another fandom with which you'd like to crossover with LOTR.

Two:
Chronicles of Narnia. Dr. Who.

8.) Name a creative AU scenario with LOTR characters in it.

It's hard to think of an AU I'd like that hasn't been done in some fashion or another. Nothing dark--I like happy AUs! I can't get enough of scenarios in which all *four* of the hobbits get to go to the West, though.

Comments

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

UGH! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that picture. All of the hobbits look magnificent, but I can't take my eyes off Frodo of course!! :-)

I just adore the Conspiracy chapter...

Great answers! Thank you for playing! :-))

[shirebound]

she got to play with wee!Frodo, wee!Merry *and* wee!Pippin!!

Good choice!

[slightlytookish]

I love that picture - I wish they would have shown more of those costumes in the film! I especially love the maroon lining of Pippin's cloak...

[mariole.livejournal.com]

Whee, this is so great!

I know you've read my Conspiracy fic: http://mariole.livejournal.com/69204.html

I would really like to see this: "one from Fatty' POV, on being left behind, or what he thinks when Merry draws him into the Conspiracy!"

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

That's a great picture, and they do look magnificent.

[garnet-took.livejournal.com]

That is one of my most favorite pictures.:)

I said I'd like to be Esmeralda, too, when someone asked me that same question over a year ago.

[dreamflower]

Isn't it gorgeous! They look so dignified and wise, and what I really love about it is that you can actually sort of see a family resemblance between Frodo, Merry and Pippin--they all three have this sort of "look" about the eyes, and Frodo and Pippin really look a lot alike around the mouth in this picture! There are only a few shots where you can see this seeming resemblance, but it just shows how clever the casting was!

I think Conspiracy is my favorite chapter in Book 1!

[dreamflower]

Well, she did! *grin* Just think, she probably gave all of them baths, and rocked them to sleep, and tucked them in with nice warm blankets!

[dreamflower]

I would have loved to see more of those outfits! Just imagine how they would have looked in the Scouring, if PJ had shown it! Can't you just see a grim Pippin, chastising the Ruffian for calling Frodo a cock-a-whoop? I'm quite sure that seeing him in his finery would have scared that Ruffian spitless!

[dreamflower]

Yes, I had, but not in a good long while! Thanks for reminding me--it was delightful to have a re-read!

I don't know if you've ever seen *my* Conspiracy story? Its longer than yours, but not nearly as well written. It was only my third fic ever.

http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1707

And yes, I can't get enough Fatty--he's so underappreciated in most fics!

[dreamflower]

Yes, they really do; they just shine! And as I said above, I also love how you can actually see a sort of family resemblance between Frodo, Merry and Pippin, there. I have no trouble believing they are cousins, looking at that picture!

[dreamflower]

It's just lovely, it really is!

Esmeralda was so lucky! And I just know she had to be a wonderful mother!

[lilybaggins.livejournal.com]

I sure wish we'd gotten to see more than a brief glimpse of the hobbits in their finery. *pinches their wee cheeks*

[dreamflower]

I know. Aside from seeing them for a few seconds on their ponies, the only pics we have of them in those outfits are some publicity stills. I love this one, and the one of them standing in a field, and there are a couple of just Frodo, Merry and Pippin sitting on the steps of some building, and you can *really* notice the "resemblance" in those--particularly between Frodo and Pippin!

And these pics are very hard to find.

[alaniaflamestar.livejournal.com]

Maybe you've seen this before, but here (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/595927/1/Lord_of_the_Who) is a very silly LotR/DW crossover. ; )

=^.^=

[mariole.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dreamflower02! I'll put this link on my list. Cheers!

[dreamflower]

Thank you for the link! You are right! It was very silly--but lots of fun, especially since Four is my favorite Doctor! I loved all the little pokes in the right places--at the movies, at Star Wars and Star Trek, and Harry Potter! Hilarious!

You know, I once thought that if they'd left Tom Bombadil in the movies, Tom Baker (when he was younger) would have been perfect for the role.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I finally got a chance to read the answers to this meme, and I had to tell you how much I like yours. :D