Stephen Colbert Gave A Heartwarming, Geektastic Speech During 'The Hobbit' Panel At Comic-Con
Kevin Winter/Getty Images"I was given hope that finally, finally people might not roll their eyes when I started talking about Middle-earth," Colbert told Comic Con.When the "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies" Comic-Con panel opened, there may have been no bigger fan in attendance than TV host Stephen Colbert.
Colbert - whose "Lord of the Rings" fanhood landed him a cameo in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" - opened the panel by giving a heartfelt and geektastic speech about his love of J.R.R. Tolkien's series.
Colbert detailed how much he treasured the stories and his hesitations over director Peter Jackson helming the series.
It was great.
Read it in its entirety below:
You can watch Colbert's speech and the entire "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies" Comic-Con panel below: