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Day: October 23, 2001

Until December 19th we won’t know what choices were good and which were bad, however this weekend the Cast of Lord of the Rings is the discussion of choice…and what a great discussion it is.

The great thing about casting actors for characters is, everyone has a different opinion on it and a prime example of this was in the early stages of making Lord of the Rings into a movie, when every person seemed to have their own opinion on a role. Rumours were rife, as names like Brosnan, Connery, Hawke and Thurman were mentioned in the roles of Elrond, Gandalf, Faramir and Galadriel respectively. A test shot of an elf that emerged on AICN even sparked rumours of Keanu Reeves playing some part in the Trilogy….thankfully that rumour bore no fruits.

Even with the cast decided, within two weeks the character of Aragorn had to be recast as Stuart Townsend was found to be the wrong person for the role. Since those early days, the discussion on who should have played what role still go on, with some people still not happy with the actors. So this weekend, get ready to battle for your convictions as you explain just why you have chosen ‘X’ as Gandalf and ‘Y’ as Frodo, as we talk about one of the oldest arguments surrounding Lord of the Rings.

Place:
#thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .

This weekend, Daylight Saving Times take place Sunday morning which effect the time of two discussions from their usual slots. Please take note of the changes in certain time zones that occur this weekend!

RED = New/Changed

Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) BST and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]

Sunday Chat: 5:00 pm (17:00) AET [also 07:00 am (07:00) GMT and 2:00 am (02:00) ET]

Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 4:00 am (04:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
BST = British Summer Time, GMT +1
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, Great Britain & Ireland
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast

Mistakes to my Daylight Savings calculations? (It’s quite possible) Questions? Topics? Send ‘em here.

Thanks to Arathorn, Berendir and Tookish for the help with the calculations!

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Two years ago, casting rumours were rife as the production of the Lord of the Rings trilogy was in the head of Peter Jackson, and media awareness was almost nil. Week after week, a new name would be thrown into the hat for a new character…from the unknowns, to the Hollywood stars, to the extreme, to the awful. Two years later, and with an established cast of unknowns, respected actors and Hollywood stars, the casting for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy seems to have been perfect. [More]

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Remember that Empire Online poll that I plugged last week between Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter? Well the final votes are in, and after an insane amount of people voting (last time I checked ther as 91,000 votes) the winner is…Lord of the Rings beating Harry Potter 54% to 46%. Hopefully the Empire Magazine folk give some recgonition to this in their next issue! [More]

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This card inspires one of Gimli’s finest quotes, “Sleep! I feel the need of it. Yet my axe is restless in my hand. Give me a row of orc-necks and room to swing and all weariness will fall from me!”

Starter Decks

We provide two different kinds of starter products to begin your Lord of the Rings TCG adventures: starter decks and deluxe starter sets. There’s been a lot of discussion and questions about these products, so this article attempts to set everybody straight on all the details. You’ll also find below complete cardlists for all three kinds of starter products.[More]

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On the official Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack site, links to both the official movie site and Enya’s official site, Enyamusic.com which similarly has added links on its front page to the official FOTR Soundtrack site, and the official movie site…phew.

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The final installment in the Matrix Trilogy, of which Hugo Weaving (Elrond) is one of the main characters, has had it’s name revealed: The Matrix Revolutions. Also the upcoming Matrix DVD, Matrix Revisited which will be released November 20th (the same day as the FOTR Soundtrack…interesting…) will feature footage of Weaving in intensive martial arts training for the original Matrix movie.

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