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PaperclipPerfector  8d ago (text post)   2719 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for October 16, 2026

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Those of you who have seen the trailer for Greta Gerwig's "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" (re-imagined and set in post-war Britain) may not be aware that Jadis went on to have a side-gig in the 70s as lead guitarist for Slade.

(Ah, Noddy and the boys, good times, good times!)

One (the only?) good thing about this version is that we old-timers will get all the 70s glam rock and prog rock hits revived. C'mon, you know you want to headbang along to "Stairway to Heaven" 🤣

The "Rings of Power" trailers, on the other hand, are depressing me. Sauron is not supposed to look this scruffy! Or indeed, scruffy at all. He still has his fair form here, he is no longer slumming it as Halbrand, why does he look like he managed to invent Ring magic but not the razor? Ar-Pharazon at least looks properly regal but once again, show, you are not supposed to make me cheer for the bad guy! And they just cannot keep themselves from ripping off paying homage to the original movies - take a gander at this featurette (sic) and the scene with Gandalf and the Dark Wizard. Remind you of any other face-off between Gandalf and a wizard, hmm? There are still die-hards maintaining this guy must be one of the Blue Wizards, but I'm sticking more and more to I Can't Believe It's Not Saruman.

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