Penthe writes: There is an article on Tolkien fan communities and the production of the LOTR films in the new edition of Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies. TORn is mentioned on page 12 at some length. [Order here]
Month: June 2004
Bruce Hopkins has updated his website with some news about upcoming plans and Operation Read: “Gidday You Lot, (by “you lot” I mean anyone who turns up at this here site. By being here it means you have a commonality with anyone else who has ever visited this site, so welcome to the “you lot” whanau (in Maori, wahanu can mean an extended family).” [More]
Ringer Spy Eruanno chimed in with the following: I noticed this offhand reference to LotR from the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory director. He was commenting on the Cassini spacecraft mission to Saturn: “The objective of the Cassini-Huygens (mission) is very simple: It’s to allow us to rewrite the story of the lord of the rings.” You can find the article using this link; third paragraph.
Ringer Spy Farrah pointed out that today’s Big Nate-comic has a huge ‘Lord of the Rings-influence’. Check it out here!
Wish kid Rebecca, a 13-year-old from Illinois, is a huge fan of the popular “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. She is mesmerized by the fascinating storylines featuring Hobbits, elves, dwarves, and other characters from Middle Earth. When wish granters from the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois asked Rebecca about her one true wish, she chose to meet Billy Boyd. [More] Kudos to kelly for the link!
Ringer Spy lilcritter writes: On VH1 they are doing “The 100 most Metal Moments.” Number 45 was about a band called Gorgoroth which, they said, “got their name from JRR Tolkien’s the Lord of the Rings.” The band got into trouble for having slaughtered sheep on stage, but I don’t know if they actually slaughtered them up there. I never knew Tolkien would reach into heavy metal mayhem.