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Peter Jackson blogs final day of shooting on ‘The Hobbit,’ UPDATE: 771 days of Middle-earth shooting in the books
July 26, 2013 at 5:14 am -Peter Jackson has always been pretty open with fans about his process of making films. He answered 20 questions for anybody interested way back in 1998 on Aintitcoolnews back when film fans had just climbed out of the internet’s primordial ooze. He followed this up with a series of interactions with communities definitely including TheOneRing.net…
Thank You video to the Cast and Crew of The Hobbit
July 25, 2013 at 11:35 pm -UPDATE: Thanks for all the quick submissions! We’ve sent the video over to the production crew but you can still upload your own video to youtube and title it THANKS PJ We’re making a ”thank you” video for PJ and the cast and crew and we’d like you to take part! Simply email Justin an iPhone video…
Collecting The Precious – LEGO Comic-Con 2013 Booth Tour
July 25, 2013 at 11:04 pm -During Comic-Con 2013 the folks at LEGO unvelied a brand new set for fans of Middle-earth and it comes from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The new set is called Lake Town Chase and comes with several mini-figures like: Bard, Thorin, Bilbo, a guard, and The Master of Lake Town. This set launches in…
Collecting The Precious – The Bridge Direct Comic-Con 2013 Booth Tour
July 25, 2013 at 11:01 pm -Our friends from The Bridge Direct had another great showing at Comic-Con this year with more of their great figures for The Hobbit Trilogy. This year at their booth The Bridge Direct had almost every new figure we’re going to see in the fall when wave 2 of their line ships. We got new 6″…
Peter Jackson Blogging the Last Day of Shooting – Right Now!
July 25, 2013 at 2:43 pm -Thanks to Ringer Kookie for sending in this tip! Right now, on Peter Jackson’s Facebook page, he is blogging about the last day of shooting on The Hobbit trilogy! We’re not going to delay you any further…click here to follow along! [Peter's FB]
Questions and Answers – Tom Bombadil, Orcs or Goblins?, Prophecy of Mandos, Fate of the Dwarves and more…
July 25, 2013 at 8:50 am -Back in December 1999, these were the questions on the minds of fans… Q: Gandalf and the other wizards were obviously powerful Maiar sent to protect Middle Earth. If Tom Bombadil is a lesser Maiar, then why was Tom completely unaffected by the ring when he placed it on his finger, Tom didn’t even disappear….
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Comic-Con 2013 Booth Coverage Part 2
July 24, 2013 at 7:30 am -Today, we bring you part two of our coverage of Weta Workshop’s booth at Comic-Con 2013. In this part we have for you a little video of what was at the booth. Between the pictures and this video we hope it gives you an idea of just how cool the stuff Weta had this year….
Special Guests Royd Tolkien Joins TORn TUESDAY Live Webcast!
July 23, 2013 at 6:53 pm -Today we need a bigger guest couch as ROYD TOLKIEN (Great- great- grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien) joins our show along with the delightfully funny Kili & Fili (THE HAPPY HOBBITS girls) for our weekly webcast TORn TUESDAY. We have just come back from a whirlwind tour of craziness and fandom at San Diego Comic-Con! Our…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Comic-Con 2013 Booth Coverage Part 1
July 23, 2013 at 12:16 am -Comic-Con 2013 may be over but the coverage of their booth is not. The folks at Weta Workshop brought their “A” game with the items fans could check out multiple times as I did. The great thing about this years items is that Weta covered the bases with Dwarfs, Orcs, Wizards, Trolls, Elves, and environments….
Last Day of Comic-Con 2013 – LIVE Streaming and More
July 21, 2013 at 8:23 am -First off, we’d like to continue to send our prayers and well wishes to all our friends in NZ, who once again are dealing with a significant earthquake. Over on the west coast of the US, the last San Diego Comic-Con is upon on us. Our LIVE stream, sponsored by Badali Jewelry, will be running all…
No casualties in powerful Wellington quake
July 21, 2013 at 3:59 am -Reports are coming in from central New Zealand – that is the lower North Island, where Wellington is, and the top of the South Island - about damage from a powerful 6.5 earthquake that struck at 5:09pm local time. No casualties and we are unaware of any impact on the Hobbit film production at this point.
Badali Saves the Live Stream & Shares a Coupon as well! – 15% OFF Everything
July 20, 2013 at 8:09 am -If you have been following our LIVE stream coverage from Comic-Con 2013, you may have noticed we experienced a few technical hiccups with the video stream yesterday. Well, thanks to our long time friends at Badali Jewelry, we can now say those technical woes are behind us! With their support as our major stream sponsor,…
Hall of Fire chat log: the Voice of Saruman
July 20, 2013 at 6:03 am -Last weekend in The Hall of Fire, we delved into the events of The Voice of Saruman the second last chapter of Book III of The Lord of the Rings. For those who couldn’t attend, here’s a log. And remember, tomorrow (July 20 at 6pm EDT (New York time)) we’ll be discussing the Hero and…
Born of Hope online screening with live commentary TONIGHT!
July 19, 2013 at 11:29 pm -Director Kate Madison, who produced the hugely successful Lord of the Rings prequel, gathers some of the main actors for an online screening of the film with live commentary “It’s going to be a fun evening with many of the still untold stories from behind the scenes, live music, questions from fans via Facebook and…
Hall of Fire this weekend: the hero and the heroic in The Lord of the Rings
July 19, 2013 at 11:26 pm -This weekend, Hall of Fire we’ll be exploring the hero, and the heroic, in the Lord of the Rings. I think the simple ‘rustic’ love of Sam and his Rosie (nowhere elaborated) is absolutely essential to the study of his (the chief hero’s) character, and to the theme of the relation of ordinary life (breathing,…
Collecting The Precious – Win a $800 Dark Rider of Mordor Statue from Sideshow Collectibles!
July 19, 2013 at 2:47 pm -We all know that Sideshow Collectibles’ makes some of the most impressive and collector-worthy LOTR statues around. But we can’t always convince our loved ones that spending $800 for a collectible is worth it. Well, thanks to our generous friends from Sideshow, and in celebration of our appearance at Comic-Con, we are exclusively giving away…
Happy Birthday Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch)!
July 19, 2013 at 9:48 am -While have yet to see his work in ‘The Hobbit,’ we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to actor Benedict Cumberbatch. The man who will be Smaug turns 37 today! Here’s his bio from Wikipedia… Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC…
Today in Middle-earth, July 19
July 19, 2013 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on July 19th: Bilbo’s lost in the caves (1341) Riddles in the dark (1341) Bilbo finds the dwarves and the wizard (1341) The Company is trapped in the trees (1341) The funeral escort of King Théoden sets out (1419) July 19, 2941 (S.R. 1341) 1. Bilbo’s lost in…
SDCC Wednesday Preview night Recap
July 18, 2013 at 5:03 am -Preview night at San Diego Comic Con is just that, a 3 hour preview of the show, with the Exhibitor’s hall open, and several sneak peeks of upcoming network Pilot shows for the Fall Season of new television. There are no panels or major presentations going on, just the room screening the pilots (no guests)…
Join TORn LIVE at Comic-Con
July 17, 2013 at 9:50 pm -Comic-Con is the focus of fandom for the next five days, and for those of us who cannot attend, we are going to be heavily leaning on our 100% volunteer staff at the show. To load even higher expectations on their shoulders, we’ve put together a LIVE coverage page featuring tweets, images, fb posts and…
