Rana,

I have heard many wonderful things about the bbc version of Gormenghast. The one wonderful thing I have not heard about it is: Appearing now on a pbs channel near you. I can't find it anywhere, and I am royally pissed! Any plans to release it on video?

As for LotR, I am very excited about the prospects of this movie. So far my favorite non-print version of it is the BBC radio play which I quite enjoyed. The prformances were outstanding (including Ian Holm as frodo), and the special effects were incredible, largely becausethey were in my own head. But of the visual versions of the work, I think this will hands down be the best. I, too, am dismayed about some of the artistic changes that have been made, even though I can see the reasons for them. I am just happy that they did not pick Leo DiCaprio for any role in it. He would have even tarnished the role of Lotho Sackville-Baggins!

Beau