We’re about to start our book chat on chapter 9 of the Hobbit — Barrels Out of Bond. Come along and join the discussion as we trace Bilbo’s adventures through Thranduil’s deep halls!

We’re done! Thanks to everyone who came along. But if you missed out, you join our main chat anytime here.

Tomorrow in Hall of Fire we’ll finally return to our chapter-by-chapter discussion of the Hobbit with Chapter 9 — Barrels out of Bond.

After nabbing Thorin, the Wood-elves capture the rest of the Company — except Bilbo. Bilbo secretly follows the elves as they take the dwarves to Thranduil’s underground realm.

Bilbo realises it’s up to him to save everyone — again. Wearing the ring constantly, he soon comes up with and carries out a daring escape plan. Continue reading “Hall of Fire chats the Hobbit Chapter 9 tomorrow!”

1,000 lined up, 480 got in, 57,000 watched online at TheOneRing.net/live!

TheOneRing.net kicked off San Diego Comic Con 2011 with the very first panel of the convention, Thursday 10 a.m. in room 7AB. Over 1,500 people lined up to secure one of only 480 seats in the room! Hosted by Larry D. Curtis (MrCere) and Cliff Broadway (Quickbeam), with special guest Daniel Falconer of Weta and our friends at Warner Brothers, TheOneRing.net previewed all the Hobbit actors in character and demoed a voiceover clip from Benedict Cumberpatch, the voice of Smaug doing a reading. TORn also announced its fan event surrounding two Sideshow/Weta Gandalf statues that fans in the U.S. and Europe can participate in. (Fandalf@TheOneRing.net) Each fan at the panel was then invited to an exclusively War In The North event and prizes were awarded from Badali Jewelry.

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TheOneRing.net’s summer of conventions continues with TORN TV’s own J.W. Braun appearing at Gen Con, the world’s premier gaming convention, August 4-7 in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Braun will appear all four days and be located next to the main aisle at the center of the Exhibit Hall, giving attendees the latest info on the Hobbit films and signing copies of his book about the Lord of the Rings movies, The Lord of the Films. (Mention TheOneRing.net, and you can get Braun’s book for only $9.99. Or for $14.99 – while supplies last – you can get a Collector’s Set that includes the book, a DVD, original photos, chapters deleted by the publisher, a Lord of the Films bookmark, and a couple other surprises.) Braun will also have all the details on the latest Lord of the Rings Blu-ray release. So say hello to J.W. and enjoy the games!

For more details about Braun’s book, visit: http://jwbraun.com/
For more details about Gen Con, visit: http://www.gencon.com/2011/indy/

RingerDingerDoo! writes: David Poland at Movie City News was invited to Wellington to meet with Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to talk about Tin Tin and see some new footage. He took some pictures that reference Weta. More..