We’re about to begin sifting through the latest news and rumours from the Hobbit movie set. Come join…
Continue ReadingWe’re about to begin sifting through the latest news and rumours from the Hobbit movie set. Come join us and indulge in some good old-fashioned speculation!
Thanks to everyone who came along! Next weekend we’ll be doing The Hobbit: Chapter 7: Queer Lodgings.
It’s time to talk Hobbit movie news and rumours again in the Hall of Fire!
It’s been an intriguing couple of weeks, with the casting announcement of Benedict Cumberbatch (but in what role?), plus news that Jackson is scouting out the South Island and some fascinating hints about how The White Council and Dol Guldur might fit into the movies. Still what’s caught your keen eyes and ears over the past couple weeks?
Be sure to join us on Saturday June 18 from 6pm EDT (USA east coast) in #thehalloffire on our IRC server and help us engage in some good old fashioned speculation and dissect all the latest news from the production. Continue reading “Rumour round-up this weekend in Hall of Fire!”
We’re about to kick off our discussion of The Hobbit in The Hall of Fire. So if you’re keen to talk about what happens to Bilbo, Thorin and company as they go from the frying pan into the fire (that’s the Hobbit, chapter 6 for anyone confused!), feel free to join us!
We’ve finished — thanks to everyone who came along!
This weekend Hall of Fire returns to The Hobbit as we examine the events of Chapter 6: Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.
Having escaped both Gollum and the goblins, Bilbo finds himself lost in the vastness of Middle-Earth. More good fortune sees him soon re-united with his friends. Yet, as he describes his encounter with Gollum and all that happened after, he seems disinclined to reveal his new prize.
Considering what Bilbo does and says in this chapter, is this the Ring already starting its work? Or is it merely a Hobbit’s nature to be secretive? And what exactly might have Gandalf guessed or thought? Continue reading “Hall of Fire chats The Hobbit: Chapter 6 this weekend!”
We’re about to start discussing whether Frodo failed his quest in The Hall of Fire on TheOneRing.net’s irc chat. So if you fancy a little bit of controversy (not too much mind, we’re all about playing nice!), log in now using our in-browser chat client! (Tip: choose TheHallOfFire on the drop-down menu)
Thanks to everyone who came along for a fascinating discussion. Next weekend we’ll be doing chapter six of the Hobbit!
“I have come,” he said. “But I do not choose now to do what I came to do. I will not do this deed. The Ring is mine!” And suddenly, as he set it on his finger, he vanished from Sam’s sight.
It’s a key moment of Lord of the Rings where the quest teeters on a precipice. And this weekend we’ll be putting it under the microscope as we discuss the question: “Did Frodo Fail in His Quest?”.
Join us this Saturday June 4 from 6pm EDT in #thehalloffire on our chat server (irc.theonering.net) where we’ll attempt to find some sort of consensus over another one of Middle-earth’s most vexed questions! Continue reading “Hall of Fire chat this weekend — did Frodo fail?”
