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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 23, 3:41am
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Amazon Releasing and Spreading False ROP Rumors
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Fellowship of Fans has released a statement:
Given the rumors we've seen over the past few months, I can't say that I am much surprised.
“Hell hath no fury like that of the uninvolved.” - Tony Isabella
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DGHCaretaker
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Feb 23, 4:25am
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Heh. Not.
A cynic might say this sort of clandestine attempt, worthy of corporate or international espionage at the highest levels, is a sure sign that the production knows exactly what would excite fans of the Tolkien lore and exactly what they would want to see, but, like Lucy, gleefully pulls that football away from Charlie Brown every time.
Somewhere in there is also a story about your least favorite aunt telling you it's good for you. Now sit up and eat it.
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
Feb 23, 4:39am
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So, what does this likely mean for the recent 4chan rumors? Maybe none of them were true.
“Hell hath no fury like that of the uninvolved.” - Tony Isabella
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TFP
Lorien
Feb 23, 9:51am
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So, what does this likely mean for the recent 4chan rumors? Maybe none of them were true.
I at the time took them with an oliphaunt-sized pinch of salt, definitely wise to continue to do so.
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DeadRabbits
Rohan
Feb 23, 12:15pm
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... are there any others that stand out as implausible and/or untrustworthy? As I've understood it, Fellowship of Fans always verify their leaks with multiple sources before publishing, and this is more of a precautionary action than anything else.
Now now Bill, you swore this was a battle between warriors, not a bunch of miss nancies, so warriors is what I brought
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Junesong
Rohan
Feb 23, 12:34pm
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Marvel shoots fake stuff too for this same reason.
The internet has become so sophisticated and so overreaching that if we just did production like normal there would be no surprises about anything ever.
I'm glad ROP is taking some precaution to muddy the rumour mill waters.
Also - that 4chan list was full of bonkers red flags.
The good news in all of this, is that the internet loves to get riled up. It's almost the only thing the internet loves.
"So which story do you prefer?"
"The one with the tiger. That's the better story."
"Thank you. And so it goes with God."
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Ataahua
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Feb 27, 10:05pm
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Such a difference from the openness eventually embraced by PJ and NewLine
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and a good way to further alienate potential fans.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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Elf_Maven
Bree
Mar 18, 11:16pm
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The contrast is striking, is it not?
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"Go where you must go, and hope!"
- Gandalf, TTT The White Rider
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PJ Half-Elven
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Apr 4, 7:29pm
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Season 1 was so awful that fake news or true news about Season 2 won’t improve things.
It’s clear that any established canon or short story will either not be included at all, or (if it gets included) it’ll be handled badly or it’ll have some Amazonian slant that is un-Tolkien.
So good rumour or bad the end result will suck.
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