Readers have been appreciating our weekly preview of Sean Bean’s (Ned Stark) new HBO series “A Game of…
Continue ReadingReaders have been appreciating our weekly preview of Sean Bean’s (Ned Stark) new HBO series “A Game of Thrones,” and HBO keeps on providing us with material. This week, Bean is back to verbal sparring with a character that is quickly becoming fans’ favorite guy to hate.
In the second clip, Stark’s son begins his life as part of a “select” band who vow to keep the kingdom safe from legends that live in the far north.
We’re about to start our chapter discussion of chapter two of The Hobbit in The Hall of Fire on TheOneRing.net’s irc chat. So if you fancy talking about Bilbo’s unexpected adventures in the Misty Mountains, log in now using our in-browser chat client! (Tip: choose TheHallOfFire on the drop-down menu. And choose yourself a nick name other than “guest”!)
We’re done! Thanks to everyone who joined our discussion!
Peter Jackson has posted a note on his Facebook page announcing the recast of Fili and the much-anticipated announcement of the actor playing Thranduil! Lee Pace will be playing the Elven King Thranduil and Den O’Gorman will be playing Fili. While we create the bio pages for both, check out Peter Jackson’s note! [PJ’s Note] (Thanks to Ringer Beerenberghusky for the heads up!)
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Peter Jackson has just posted on his Facebook page a picture of an “old friend” who dropped by to visit him today.
TORn had earlier this week reported (by way of Jack from the Noldor Blog) that Hugo Weaving had been spotted in Wellington, New Zealand.
The pic PJ posted shows Hugo on the sets of The Hobbit.
While there hasn’t been any official confirmation of Hugo Weaving returning to portray the character of Elrond in The Hobbit yet, fans are keeping their hopes up for the same, so let’s hope his visit to the sets is an indication that things are indeed in motion.
What do you think? Discuss in our message boards.
Tomorrow we continue our examination of the Hobbit with Chapter 4 – Over Hill and Under Hill.
Refreshed from their stay in Rivendell, the Company sets off into the Misty Mountains. Danger quickly finds them. What do we make of the stone giants? And what of our first encounter with goblins? And does Bilbo’s warning to the party as they are captured show that he’s becoming more useful, or is he still somewhat of a passenger?
Join us tomorrow on Saturday April 30 at 6pm EDT in #thehalloffire on our IRC server (irc.theonering.net) where we’ll delve into the third chapter of the Hobbit “A Short Rest” to talk about Rivendell, Elrond, magical elven swords, magical dwarven maps and much more!
Upcoming chats in Hall of Fire
April 30/ May 1 — The Hobbit Ch 4
May 7/8 — LoTR and Middle-earth Trivia!
May 14/15 — The Hobbit Ch 5
Time zone conversions
Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help.
America:
6.00pm EDT (New York)
5.00pm CDT (Chicago)
4.00pm MDT (Denver)
3.00pm PDT (Los Angeles)
Europe:
10.00pm GMT (London)
Asia-Pacific
8.00am (Sunday) Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
11.00am (Sunday) Wellington
Our chats usually last an hour or so, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation!
Where — connection details
Chat happens on #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net — the TORn IRC server. You can connect instantly via our java chat client that works inside your web browser. Alternatively, you can install a dedicated chat program such as mIRC on your computer and just plug in the following connection details.
Server: irc.theonering.net
Port: 6667
Channel: #thehalloffire
