Tolkien, to pull a...

"Tolkien, to pull a..." phrase to include unnecessary or gratuitous descriptions of a physical location, esp. in literature, or in a role-playing game. Ex: "Dude, don't pull a Tolkien -- I don't care what kind of trees they are!" See The Silmarillion. [GJ1]
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Addendum: From J.R.R. Tolkien's unfortunate tendency to over-describe physical locations, especially natural or wilderness locations, in The Lord of the Rings. This phrase could also refer to the unnecessary or gratuitous inclusion of poetry, for the same reason. [GJ1]
Addendum #2: An alternative to "to pull a Tolkien" would be "to pull a Brian Jacques." Brian Jacques is the author of the Redwall books, and has a knack for putting a gajillion items of poetry in each book, which isn't a bad thing. [JB2]
Addendum #3: A non-fantasy alternative would be "to pull a Tom Clancy".