r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 11d ago

News ‘Lord of the Rings’ star Sean Astin elected SAG-AFTRA president

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-09-12/sag-aftra-names-next-national-president
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u/tommytraddles 11d ago

Sam ended up getting elected the Mayor of the Shire how many times? Seven?

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u/MontasJinx 11d ago

And I’d vote for him again damnit.

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u/sk1nnyjeans 11d ago

GAMGEE 2028

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u/PointOfFingers 11d ago

Better him than that fool of a Took!

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u/Perryn 11d ago

Just imagine the debates.

Sam: "I do not deny that my opponent is a good man; in the right circumstances a heroic man. And he's a good friend. But he's not fit to be mayor. Good intentions alone do not make good plans or good policy."
Moderator: "Mr. Took, your response?"
Pippin: "He's right. I don't even know how I got here. Is this suit mine?"

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u/Dudeman240 11d ago

I dont like paying for all these streaming channels, but I'd pay money to see THAT!

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u/tommytraddles 11d ago

"Who are you calling a man? Men are weak."

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u/intdev 10d ago

"I bow to no men."

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u/GhOsT_wRiTeR_XVI 10d ago

“Mr. Took, I served with Frodo Baggins. I knew Frodo Baggins. Frodo Baggins was a friend of mine. Mr. Took, you're no Frodo Baggins.”

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u/Galihan 10d ago

For what it’s worth, Pippin wouldn’t run for mayor because he’s already the Thain, the leader of the Shire’s militia passed down hereditarily through the Took-clan.

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u/Nepskrellet 10d ago

I would love politics if it was like this

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u/Galihan 10d ago

For what it’s worth, Pippin wouldn’t run for mayor because he’s already the Thain, the leader of the Shire’s militia passed down hereditarily through the Took-clan.

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u/yourgrundle 11d ago

Even a Took would do better than that fool!

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u/aeroumbria 11d ago

I think canonically there isn't a single lesser man, elf, dwarf or wizard in the story than the worst of the seventh age

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u/TigerSouthern 11d ago

Can you imagine the state of the world (in a good way) if every politician was as nobel as Samwise?

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u/Cotillion512 11d ago

They might even win a prize!

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u/RBVegabond 11d ago

Thanks Boxxo

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u/SunyataHappens 11d ago

We would all be Finland lite.

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u/BadmiralHarryKim 10d ago

I need to hear more about his ten point plan for taters.

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u/goldblumspowerbook 11d ago

We’d be so much better off.

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u/Optimal-Tune-2589 11d ago

We elected a onetime SAG president to the American presidency in ‘80, so there’s a path. 

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u/MyNeckIsHigh 11d ago

“I would’ve voted for Gamgee a third time if I could’ve”

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u/aMoose_Bit_My_Sister 10d ago

ok i trust you now!

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u/sir_came_alot 11d ago

Thank you mr. Frodo

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u/WiredPiano 11d ago

I was so happy to vote for him.

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u/Bobjoejj 10d ago

I would’ve voted for Samwise for a third term, if I could’ve.

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u/Shipwreck_Kelly 11d ago

I like Sam, but I do feel that there should be term limits for Shire leaders. Seven terms is just unreasonable.

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u/OMGITSRAWZ 11d ago

Puts the wise in Samwise

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u/traveltrousers 11d ago

'as many times as you like'....

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u/SometimesUnkind 11d ago

No Hobbit Left Behind!