Welp, it works

"look at this Took, isn't he neat? Wouldn't you say my collection's complete? Wouldn't you think I'm Colbert, Colbert who has, Hobbitses?" *"Something something Something* I got to be, part of their, wooooooooooorld"

You're not wrong

@@benjaminholliday2453 I've got Bagginses and Boffinses a plenty, I've got Vanyars and Noldors galore! You want a middle earth book collection? I've got 20!........But who cares........no big deal..............I wAAAANT MooooOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He should have joined their zoom reunion.

Right?!? I love it!!!

I mean... They bow to no one. ;)

He looks like a 10 year old boy, it's precious

Nobel. Nothing noble about them.

@@sylviatamieanan4088 MYYYYY PRECIOUS ! Sorry, I couldn't resist.

time stamp?

@@binx414 1:55ish Yeah he's trying so hard to play it cool, but he's clearly so genuinely pleased.

I noticed that too!

@@Bookworm8793 thx!

@@Bookworm8793 daasadadsassaaaasssssssd

For real. Their chemistry is on another level

This also made my 47 year old geek girl heart melt!!

67 years later. The books are immediately a classic from release.

It will forever be.

in a not so small part due to SC geeking out at every opportunity.

200 years from now and it will still be a huge deal.

Why would be someone unabashed about a masterpiece thats holds deep true real life meaningful realization about life ?!? You dumb for even bringing that loser mentality idea

@@user-jw8fm8sf7q Plenty people have for years actually, about many things

@@user-jw8fm8sf7q yeah ik people blather about nerdy, geeky. SHUT UP. This isn’t about being a nerd, it’s about having passion for one of the greatest pieces of literature ever!

So true!

The best part is that when he meets these heroes, they never disappoint!

he's Phil Coulson meeting Captain America.

heroes* :)

And then that one Rohan guy gets a lap-full of ale.

Beat me to it!

My son even knew that one. Colbert loses two points on his super fan status. He still got fifty for having these two on.

Hey! Ho! To the pub I go! To heal my heart, and drown my woe. Rain may fall, and wind may blow But there’ll still be Many miles to go

I was singing it at the tv when they were trying to remember what it was

I know exactly what you mean. I went to see all three movies with the same friend, and yes, it was an incredibly special experience.

Made my day: Favorite late night host with two actors from my favorite movies... And then I read this... one of my favorite musicians :) Have a great day full of more smiles :) (Bad English due to being German xD)

Oooo I love you Karliene🥰

It really is - I've been listening to it (and watching it) religiously ever since it first came out. :)

Old school meme

The hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits - to Steve Colbert, to Steve Colbert?

Tell me, where is Gandalf, for Steven would like to speak with him... :-)

*plays Concerning Hobbits on kazoo*

LMAO! YOU win the internet for today! I see what ya did tharrr

*co-sign*

I'm giggling like a school girl too ...and I'm a grumpy dude who turns 50 later this year!

This made my late 40s geek girl heart melt!!

Mid-40s, hard same :)

Look at all you middle-aged nerds

The other song they were talking about is in the Fellowship of the Ring, just before Gandalf returns and sets Frodo and Sam on their journey.

Hell yes please! That would be amazing!

YESSS!!

His knowledge in everything nerd is unparalleled, and his circle of friends would make for outstanding guests

I would pay MONEY for this. Have another D&D session with Matt Mercer (maybe some other friends too!), invite essentially the entire cast of LotR on, have discussions with creators and writers and fans and Tolkien scholars. Trivia sessions/pub quizzes. Deep dives. Personal stories, thoughts and opinions. This would be an absolute dream.

Omg YES!! :D

Merry has super C3-P0 energy. He's more high strung, more nervous, more neurotic. Pippin is super R2-D2, he's more chill, more apt to get in a bad spot due to recklessness, but is extremely loyal and clever. Also, difficult to understand sometimes.

I don't think they were talking about Merry and Pippin I think they were talking about Dom and Billy

Billy looks IDENTICAL to the C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels

They become adults when they're about 80 years old, and become old when they reach 120 yearish age..

@@ocal6477 They reach the age of maturity at 33.

@@ocal6477 Dude, what? They come of age at 33, and Bilbo is an anomaly and one of THE oldest Hobbits ever.

and yet Dominic Monaghan doesn't look any older

@@katy8605 Can't say the same for Billy haha

EXACTLY!!!!!

I actually don't mind a little bit of nudity, if done correctly. But then the 2nd age is a boring age for any "hot" scene, really. There are no great love story, no great tragedy. The entire age revolves around Sauron running around scamming people. What storyline can they squeeze a sex scene out of? Some political infighting plots in the Numenorean royal family? Boring!

@@sushivision Oh you can be sure they'll try and force a love story in there like they did in the hobbit with that elf girl that doesn't exist in the books.

Y'all need to read The Silmarillion

@@LandStrider23 can you tell which page it mentions a love story in the fall of numenor?

And bless him, he's speaking nice and slow so everyone understands him hahahA

I instantly fell in love with it and bc of that he played a major role in my decision to only watch the OV since early teen years which annoyed my parents but definitely helped learning English 😂❤️

Amazing. 💚

I don't have a problem with nudity at all, but I actually do think LOTR is an example of a world where sexual tones in general isn't very fitting.. It's all very romantic and epic.. but very far from sexual... It just wouldnt fit the tone of the universe very well.

@@MaMastoast exactly. And as a fairly devote Roman Catholic and theologian, I doubt that Tolkien would very much appreciate his work turning pornographic for ratings. It's sad that the main way to engage casual audiences is just by throwing in explicit material.

@@nathanielroffel4304 I mean I have to disagree with your premise that having sexual content means that it is pornographic... I think it's perfectly fine to have sexual content and I don't think portraying people having sex is inherently pornographic. I don't know where you are from, but I find that many americans are taught to be afraid of nudity and have a very different view of nudity in media than I do... I grew up in the 90's where Danish films(I'm danish :P ) would often have casual nudity and semi-sexual content for films ment for kids.. It wasn't pornographic or a big deal.. To me, it is all about the tone of the universe.. sex is appropriate for a world that is grounded and is ment to feel relateable... Tolkien is epic and grand..fantastical.. it's like folklore.. so having things like sex would feel off.

@@MaMastoast I agree. And yes, I do agree that nudity is not always sexual or pornographic, but the ways that the potential nudity has been presented are similar to that of GoT, which, at times, is extremely pornographic. There is a time and place for nudity, tasteful or not (depending on one's perspective), but I agree with you that this is not the place. Hypersexualization is a scourge on popular media, and it should have no place in this universe, because it is not a component that was ever important to the story. Yes there are intimate relationships in LotR, but the intimacy is not focalized on sex or sexuality, which runs completely counter to modern North American culture. Sex, in a lot of ways, isn't even seen as intimate anymore, which means it has even less of a reason to be there, considering that LotR is about platonic intimacy, friendship, and love

​@@nathanielroffel4304 Hmm I think game of thrones has elements of both non pornographic sexual content and clearly pornographic sexual content.. We may differ in opinion here, but as an example; I think the scene of Danaerys being raped by kharl drogo is clearly explicit and sexual but I wouldn't call it pornographic.. it has a good reason to be there and helps us understand the characters and the kind of world we find ourselves in On the other hand, the scene with one of the sand snakes pressing her tits up against the prison bars with the camera lingering on her body is obviously pornographic. My perception of american culture is that they seem to be very much ashamed of it, something to hide and something as innocent as a nude body should be kept away from kids ect... at the same time there is obviously also the sexualisation you mentioned going on.. And I think the two inform eachother. But yea, think you struck a nail with regards to intimacy.. LOTR is full of it, close bonds and relationships.. be it romantic or friendly.. It's more on an a existential level rather than physical.. Similarly we wouldn't expect a long torture scene in LOTR; and while we can certainly imply that torture happens.. it's more about the dread rather than gore.

This is the one I thought they were going to sing! Sadly they did not. Maybe next time haha

I agree completely. And I have been afraid of how Netflix can so easily ruin it. I really hate “modern” takes on classic literature. It’s great for a reason. I couldn’t watch the Hobbit movies because I was so disgusted with the first one.

Yeah, definelty not the same sort of nudity as the creatively bankrupt shit that we get now, where 1/4 of the run time of shows is just drawn out garbage soft core porn scenes because its easy and cheap to film two people dry humping in a dim room.

Hollywood has always had this weird relationship with nudity. It's like it's always got to be sexual which means it's always bad. It's like their uncomfortable just allowing people in their natural state so it has to lead to something. It's so stupid.

And they could still take the same values of love and acceptance, wholesome masculinity, camaraderie and everything that make Tolkien's world so wonderful into sex scenes, and nudity, not all sex scenes have to be toxic and exploitative , I think it could be done well depending on the tone of the adaptation and the content matter, but if it feels out of place and done only for shock value I would be the first one to complaint

@@debshaw680 the new lotr show is made by Amazon

Have someone download it on your computer. Must be Extended versions though. Enjoy!

Thanks Silver Dragon!🤗

I would love to, except I'm a continent away so that might be a bit of a problem. But you should definitely do it, it's a fine trilogy that made me, as a book-lover, a little frustrated at points but is close enough for me to still enjoy it.

You will love it, and it is never too late to enjoy it! Ask folks at your local community centre who wants a watch party together, or ask the local library to host one, if you want a group experience. It's the wholesome, feel good, amazing, spectacular adventure movies that will never age out, and always make for a great group watch party! Have fun, sending best wishes from Perth, Western Australia and one of my Greek ancestors married a Lakota I think the tribe name is.

How wholesome 🥺😊

Surely you know about this, Radagast?

Bonus points for naming your cat "Angus MacGyver"

I'm such a Tolkien fan, my first Dungeon & Dragons character was a halfling named Cerea Took!!! Stephen you are not the only old nerd out there.❤❤❤❤

The camera goes there and back again, and it's not just the shield that's oaken.

We saved some for you, Mr Frodo

Put it out you fools!

Oh that nice, ash on my tomatoes

Very Old Testament. The Catholic mythologizing of Tolkien is more or less what ruined it for me. Angels and saints: we don't need no stinking Ainur. By the by: my father bought the first edition as it came out (fold out maps) and I first read the Hobbit in primary school, LotR by 8th grade. I was a founding member of the Tolkien Society of America and met WH Auden at one of their get togethers. This was before the ACE paperbacks were issued and the exclusivity of the whole world fell apart, but that's not my complaint. LotR is a rousing adventure with mostly 2 dimensional characters in a fight of good against evil. But it's not great literature. Oh, well.

@@davidyohalem629 ok

@@davidyohalem629 How can you even say that? It’s beautiful literature

@@davidyohalem629 It explains the magic system, it builds the world and mythos... I'm a massive atheist, but the religiosity of The Silmarillion doesn't bother me at all.

@@AuntieDawnsKitchen I interpret the Holy Ones as analogous to the old testament angels (Lucifer, Gabriel, Astoroth, et al.) Under a monotheistic conceiver, the Tetragramaton, Yahweh called whatever suits you. LoTR is more nordic than the middle earth theology expounded in the Silmarilion. Just sayin'.

Billy Boyd wrote it.

gonna need some reference here.

@@AC3handle - from a bit of googling, it looks like it's a LOST reference, which Dominic Monaghan was also in

I understood that reference!

Hahahahaha!!

@@GrahamCrannell haven't seen lost at all. One of these days need to go through it.

It makes my nerd heart sad to read your second sentence: the participle of to sing is sung, not sang.

And there really wasn't anything sexual about it. It was a pure love, but they didn't get it all skeezy. Amazing how much things change in 20 years.

It would be for me too.