Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: “Steeped in the histories of Middle-earth, Lore-masters are able to aid their fellows in recovering from maladies caused by the forces of the Dark Lord….” You can find more info about the Lore-master (and an avatar!) on our Playable Classes page here.
In other, and some might say bigger news, this morning we announced our partnership with Midway Games for co-publishing and distribution of LOTRO in North America. This is great news for all of us here at Turbine, and we’re excited to be working with such a terrific partner. You can find the full press release here.
Lightsteward writes: I’ve recently taken over maintaining the NYC Line Party list for Lightwards, who was our Line Party organizer over the years here in NYC. I was hoping you could list this news item on the site a.s.a.p.. The historic Ziegfeld in NYC is showing the LotR Trilogy as part of their Hollywood Classics series this coming week. The Ziegfeld is the largest and most magnificent single screen venue left in NYC and is the location of most major film premieres in NYC. This is the first time that the LotR films will play there, as none of them ran there. Previously only the first two films had premieres there. So this is a real first for fans of the films who want to see the movies under prime conditions.
Many of us from the NY Line Party will be reuniting for our Second Annual Trilogy Day as a part of this run on Saturday 2/25. We have also arranged a group discount with the theater, lowering the ticket price from $7.50 per film, to $4.50 per film. People just need to print out and present this flyer at the box office.
The discount is also good for the entire week, so anyone who cannot make it on Saturday, or wants to go more than once can take advantage of the break. So, please help us get the word out a.s.a.p.. I’m sure there may be some people out there outside NYC who’d even want to come in for the day.
As part of our popular Movie Watch chats, this weekend TORn’s IRC gang will be settling in to watch the second of the four Harry Potter films, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” We will follow up with “Prisoner of Azkaban” on March 11th, and “Goblet of Fire” on March 25th.
Join us Saturday on our IRC server at 5:30 pm EST when we pop our copies of the film into the DVD player. After the usual confusion, at around 5.30pm EST we’ll all press play on our individual players and proceed to cheer and jeer (or discuss and argue, if you like!) the finer points of the film.
We plan to take a break midway through the film, to allow for stretching of fingers and backs. Barliman will be on hand to serve drinks and snacks (and to enforce the house rules).
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WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?
Saturday February 25
Time zone conversions:
Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help.
America:
5.30pm EST (New York)
4.30pm CST (Chicago)
3.30pm MST (Salt Lake City)
2.30pm PST (Los Angeles)
Europe:
10.30pm GMT (London)
11.30pm CET (Paris)
Asia-Pacific:
6.30am AWST (Sunday 26th) Perth
8.30am AEST (Sunday 26th) Brisbane
9.30am AEDT (Sunday 26th) Sydney
11.30am NZDT (Sunday 26th) Wellington
WHERE?
On TORn’s IRC server, in the #moviechat channel. After joining the server, type /join #moviechat to get there.
If you’ve never been to TORn’s IRC server before, you can join through our java applet and type /join #moviechat once you’re signed in. We recommend you visit our FAQ for some guidelines on using our IRC service. Barliman’s is a place for good conversation about JRR Tolkien’s works. We welcome you to our community and ask that you, and all guests, abide by some simple guidelines.
HOW?
Once everyone is in #moviechat and has their DVD ready to go, the ops will moderate the room and have a countdown to “Play.” I expect that we will be able to give minute-markers throughout the evening for latecomers. A break will be taken midway through — the exact point will be announced in the topic.
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That’s all, folks! See you this weekend!
TAMPA – “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit …” That famous first line, now 70 years old, introduced J.R.R. Tolkien to a small readership, and so began the cult of Middle-earth. After his “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy hit bookstores in the mid-1950s, Tolkien was fast becoming a worldwide cultural phenomenon. As complex as they appear, Tolkien’s literary fantasies all grew from kernels, branching out into an interconnected family tree. But where did these ideas come from and how did he develop them? [More]
Claire writes: Meet Alan Lee at Waterstones Roman Gate Exeter Saturday 25th February at 11. At long last the local Oscar-winning illustrator is back on home ground and will be signing copies of his book, ‘The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook’ in the shop! No tickets required follow the link for more information on Waterstones. [More]
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Cameron writes: As an Employee Appreciation gesture, a group of us are hosting a Lord of the Rings marathon, showing the Extended Editions of the trilogy on a big screen. It will be on Saturday, March 11, in Berkeley. We have rented a screening room that is intimate and has great sound and high-backed comfortable seats. Since this would be an all-day event, we have hired a caterer, as well. There is some limited seating still available, and we thought we should make it open to the Faithful. Would any of you be interested in joining us for Lembas Bread (and second breakfast, elevensies…)? Please send me an email and let me know, and I will be happy to send more information about this event.
