This weekend was an historical one (for me), PopWatchers: I finished re-reading The Lord of the Rings for the 10th year in a row. And to all the haters about to hit the "Comment" button: I’ve heard it all before. "Why re-read that boring garbage? Why not read other books?" Worry not. I do read other books. But LotR is special. Not only is it a reminder of otherwise blissfully boring summer breaks (though I switched to Fall/Winter when I got to college), but it’s also just…fun. I find something new every time I read it — especially since I’ve added Tolkien’s early history of Middle Earth, The Silmarillion, to my ritual — and diving back into that world always feels like a miniature homecoming. And, hey, Christopher Lee has done it every year since, like, the 1950s.
So with the accomplishment of this feat, my thoughts – -as they so often do — turn to you, dear readers. I’ve heard of annual Star Wars viewings and the amazing Rocky Horror Picture Show re-enactments. And now that the seventh Harry Potter has been out for a year and a half, I bet some of you are starting your own annual Potterganzas. So, what books do you go back and re-read every year? Or maybe it’s a movie trilogy that gets you fired up during these winter months? Whatever it is, tell us in the comments!
I get to beat everyone to it: Twilight! I’m not a big repeater on books. And movies – I’m not sure I could pick just one.
Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series!! Awesome!!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer- I can’t go too long without it.
1. Cowboy Bebop (tv series)
2. Lord of the Rings Trilogy (movies)
3. The Wizard of Oz (movie)
Twilight of course!
I always like to re-read The Wolfen by Whitley Streiber, but I always misplace it after I’m done and end up going to buy a new one on Ebay or something (it’s out of print) just to lose it again. One day I’m gonna find 9 or 10 copies of that book buried in my closet somewhere
As for TV shows, I always return to Buffy.
Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Fionavar Tapestry. Love those books. I re-read them every 18-24 months. And I just finished reading all the Sookie Stackhouse books…they are not literary classics, but they’re fun popcorn books…I think I’ll be rereading them every couple of years.
SK’s Dark Tower series
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City books!!
definitely harry potter. I lent my boyfriend the 1st one so he could read it.. I may have to get it back from him so I can start the series all over again!
The LOTR books since I was a kid (Oriana you have excellent taste!). And the movies, of course. You can’t beat these.
I love movies like Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, An Ideal Husband, The Age of Innocence, Howard’s End, The Hours, Remains of the Day, and Atonement. If any of these is on cable, I can’t resist surrendering my time to them!
Harry Potter and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Yeah The Golden Compass movie was terrible but the books are amazing!
Yeah I’m with Arabella. I’m a sucker for Jane Austen and any type of period piece. Too many Willoughby’s and not enough Darcy’s around these days….sigh…
For movies, its Lord of the Rings. For books, its Harry Potter and East of Eden.
For television series, its Gilmore Girls, though I just finished The Wire, and I think I’m going to have to add that to the list.