Geb sends along a scan from the “Virginian Pilot”, check out this great Decipher article! [More]

Thank you! Finally someone with authority is speaking up regarding this silly ‘Potter vs Frodo’ thing. PJ conducted an interview with BBC news (when is our turn Peter?) and he spoke up about the whole ‘rivalry’.

“Everybody paints this sort of competition between Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.” [More]

Alot of folks have written in to say they saw Enya on ‘The View’ and ‘Jay Leno’ last night. They did speak very briefly about Rings on ‘The View’.

And many more have written in to say they saw a LOTR:FOTR commercial during the new show ’24’ (I was watching Smallville and missed it…but it was for Lana Lang..so it was worth it -Xo).

Scorpio sends us these links to a site where you can get some *limited edition* (now sure how limited, if at all) LOTR statues. [More]

The cool folks at Scoop have sent us some links to their site regarding some sly moves the NZ government is doing to ensure that LOTR pays of for them in years to come. [More]

LOTR ANNOUNCEMENTS BY PM…

Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today that the government will allocate up to $9 million in additional funding over the next two years on a range of projects aimed at capitalising on the forthcoming release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the. Govt to secure spin-offs from Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings trilogy has the potential to be a major tourist promotion and investment tool for years to come, by highlighting the country’s natural beauty and the creative talents of its people across a wide range of knowledge-based industries. Maximising spin-offs from Lord of the Rings

– Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is one of the largest movie productions ever undertaken. The film trilogy has been almost entirely made in New Zealand, with both the location shooting as well as the post-production, including the special effects being completed. Some facts about Lord of the Rings

Thanks to Scoop for their news!