Trilogy or not, it's a great book and IMO Tolkien is a genius to create such a detailed fantasy world! It's overwhelming and absolutely amazing!

And Peter Jackson is also a genius because he made it visible for everyone.

YellowLabLover, I'm also addicted. I have the map of Middle Earth on the wall in my living room, and the theatrical posters of the first two movies on my bedroom wal - of course No. 3 will be added as soon as it is availablel.

And yes, Orlando Bloom is cute - and I LOVE Viggo Mortensen! Geee, he plays Aragorn so well that I sometimes wish I would be in Middle Earth! LOL I would dedicate him a website if there weren't so many already!

Ally Cat's Mommy, when I saw "The Fellowship" for the first time (this was before I read the books), I didn't really get into the story as well, it was way too much and a bit confusing. Luckily a (former) friend convinced me to see it again - I was addicted from that moment on!

ramanth, I envy you for that gathering in Toronto! That sounds phantastic! Even the website looks great, I love that lovely picture of the Shire. Have a lot of fun, and please let me know how it was!

And yes, I HAVE ordered my copy of the extended TTT-version on DVD yesterday, even though I can't affort it, and even though I already have the "normal" version. Guess this is what proves that I'm an addict! And I can't wait for my copy to arrive next week!

Kirsten