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Celebrate Hobbit Day, question Star Wars hype with the CraveCast

It's Frodo's birthday! Join the CraveCast crew as they party Shire-style and debate the dark side of the Star Wars hype machine and, also, sexbots.

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Sept. 22, 2015 11:07 a.m. PT

Happy Birthday, Baggins! New Line/Warner Bros.

Hey, ho, to the CNET studio we go...because this month's CraveCast is also on Hobbit Day! In honor of what's traditionally observed as the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins(es) on September 22, the crew will gather at noon PT on Tuesday to discuss a few stories from a time more like the world of Middle Earth.

We'll chat about really old skeletons and Stonehenge's newly found big brother before doing what we do best -- add to the "="" hype"="" shortcode="link" asset-type="article" uuid="a4c4a909-7ecc-49c2-afaf-676fc6137cbf" slug="force-friday-stars-wars-force-awakens-toys-revealed-september-4" link-text="" section="news" title="Force Friday: May the Force be with your bank account" edition="us" data-key="link_bulk_key" api="{"id":"a4c4a909-7ecc-49c2-afaf-676fc6137cbf","slug":"force-friday-stars-wars-force-awakens-toys-revealed-september-4","contentType":null,"edition":"us","topic":{"slug":"culture"},"metaData":{"typeTitle":null,"hubTopicPathString":"Culture","reviewType":null},"section":"news"}"> that we've all been caught up in.

We'll also get Bonnie Burton's take on sex robots -- though not Star Wars ones -- probably.

Join us today, Tuesday, at noon to chime in. Watch the show live by returning to this page, where the video will be embedded below, or watch via YouTube or Livestream and join in the live chat room.

You can share your thoughts and questions in the comments below, and you can also tweet @crave and @EricCMack.

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Celebrate Hobbit Day, question Star Wars hype with the CraveCast

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