The LotR version of the There Was Only One Bed trope is There Was Only One Horse

For maximal effect, read this while listening to the Animated Series theme. It’s like the TOS theme played sideways.

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The key reason why this failed is that it was prohibitively expensive to run. They had to maintain a cast of professional actors, and even minor hotel staff had to maintain story and character.

There’s a very small audience that’s willing to pay thousands of dollars for a Star Wars LARP, no matter how professionally it’s produced.

Yeah, the TV really breaks the immersion.

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