Fans of ‘The Simpsons’ got a small LOTR reference in tonight’s episode according to TheOneRing.net message boarder, Draug the Unspeakably Violent. Marge is walking by during this college class *held in the mid-1990’s*, she overhears Comic Book Guy tell his students: “…And that is why “The Lord of the Rings” is unfilmable!”. The episode is ‘The 90’s Show’ and while the east coasters have missed out already, west coasters can still catch it live when it airs tonight. [The Simpsons Homepage]
Month: January 2008
The groovy folks from WETA write: Herewith the news updates from Weta HQ.
Paint technician gives Weta fans tips
Weta release new images of the Halo3 shorts
Bungie crew play with Weta’s props in the safety of their carpark…
Weta Rayguns informercial nominated for an award!
Collector gets Bug envy
TheBigIdea interviews Greg Broadmore
And for Rayguns fans out there, you can spot them in the Janurary edition of ‘Bizzare Magazine’ in their seven page Steampunk special.
deej writes: I just wanted to pass along that Turner Classic Movies will be premiering The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King during their 31 Days of Oscar celebration on Sunday, February 10th at 9:30pm (E.S.T.).
A few more updates from Sideshow Collectibles this week. Sideshow has released a QTVR (360° view) of the recently released Ringwraith Legendary Scale Bust. Currently the third most popular item at SideshowCollectibles.com, this polystone bust captures the Ringwraith attack at Weathertop. [Ringwraith] They have also updated the photography of the Gandalf the White Premium Format figure. This item, previously sold out after Comic-Con 2007 is now shipping and they found a few more exclusive editions to offer to the public. If you wanted to get one, act now! [Gandalf the White – Sideshow Exclusive] And not to be forgotten, one of the best collectibles of 2007 is still available for order, the Lurtz Premium Format figure. [Lurtz Premium Format Figure]
Vanessa “Saffron” Price, Online Community Representative for Turbine, Inc. writes: The Tâl Bruinen outpost, Echad Candelleth, has been a way-station for scouting parties tasked by Elrond Half-elven to search for signs of the Enemy’s servants. It also has recently provided shelter for hunters frightened by a strange creature seen wandering the nearby woods… Exploring Middle-earth: Echad Candelleth
From zap2it.com: John Noble has scored one of the leads in FOX’s J.J. Abrams-produced drama series “Fringe.” … Scripted by Abrams and frequent cohorts Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, “Fringe” focuses on a young female FBI agent whose investigations into unexplained phenomena lead her to an eccentric research scientist (Noble) and his estranged son…While his credits include “Fracture,” “Running Scared” and TV appearances including “24” and “Journeyman,” Noble is almost certainly best known from his work as Denethor in “The Return of the King.” FOX’s ‘Fringe’ Adds ‘Lord of the Rings’ Co-Star