[ SECRET POST #2220 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2220 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Sherlock, The Hobbit, Doctor Who]


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[Hotel Transylvania]


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[Skyfall]


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[Love Actually]


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[The Walking Dead]


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[Small Wonder]


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[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]


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[Downton Abbey]


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[Magi]


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[Homestuck]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 042 secrets from Secret Submission Post #317.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[yeahscience]

Really? The Hobbit is pretty British in its foundations -- the geography of Middle Earth, the makeup of the characters, etc. -- and the new movie is chock full of popular anglophile-target actors like the Sherlock guys.

[asecretchord]

Had you said European instead of British, I would agree wholeheartedly, but it's clear that Tolkien drew extensively from Nordic culture as well when he created Middle Earth. The films are being made by a Kiwi and on location in New Zealand, same with the first series of LotR films. Without looking it up, I would hazard a guess that the cast is multi-national as well.

I compare that to Harry Potter, which is about as British as is possible to be. The cast is British. The locations are British. The films were made in Great Britain and the story is set wholly within some antiquated British culture.

I'm not saying that The Hobbit doesn't reference British customs at all; it does. I'm just saying that I don't think most Anglophiles would start having second breakfast because Pippin does. Or Bilbo, to put the reference into Hobbitier terms. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, yes, I can absolutely see the correlation between Germanic-, Finno-Ugric-, and Semitic-based conlangs, dwarves, undead monsters, and British culture. Those are all, like, the foundation of British society. Middle Earth being a single, island nation absolutely seals the deal.

[yeahscience]

I was not aware I said that it was only British. Thank you for reminding me of that thing I didn't say!