Some of the TORn IRC regulars – in conjunction with TORn Barlistaff – will be hosting a Star…
Continue ReadingSome of the TORn IRC regulars – in conjunction with TORn Barlistaff – will be hosting a Star Wars original trilogy viewing party across this weekend – on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night (US time).
How does it work? Well, if you have a DVD copy of any of the Star Wars original trilogy films, wander along, copy in hand onto the server. Everyone will start the film at the same time, and we’ll all chat away. Simple! [More]
It’s been branded ‘unfilmable’ — even by the author himself. Indeed, Tolkien described Lord of the Rings as “a book very unsuitable for dramatic or semi-dramatic representation” (Letter #194). Even, his biographer, Humphrey Carpenter felt that, although Tolkien sold the film rights to LoTR, he had no real expectation that it could be successfully filmed.
Yet it exists in film form, filmed to completion. [More]
TORn staffer Balin is at TolCon in Seattle at the moment. He was able to invite WETA swordmaster Peter Lyon (maker of Anduril, Hadhafang and thousands of other swords used in LoTR) and stuntman and size-double Kirin Shah to wander onto the TORn IRC server for a quick chat with TORn regulars to talk about their experience with LoTR and what they’re up to these days. [More]
‘After a time a great concourse gathered around the Ring of Doom; and the Valar sat in shadow, for it was night. But the stars of Varda now glimmered overhead, and the air was clear; for the winds of Manwe had driven away the vapours of death and rolled back the shadows of the sea.’ The Silmarillion.
The Two Trees are destroyed and Morgoth has fled. Yet, even as the Valar and the Elves mourn, the Powers ask Feanor to sacrifice the Silmarils so the Two Trees might be resurrected by Yavanna. [More]
Poking around the interweb, I stumbled upon a Livejournal community for people who populate the TORn IRC server. If you’re a livejournaller, and a regular (or irregular!) visitor to #theonering.net, you might like to add torn_irc to your list of communities and keep up with friends and acquiantances from TORn! [More]
‘After a time a great concourse gathered around the Ring of Doom; and the Valar sat in shadow, for it was night. But the stars of Varda now glimmered overhead, and the air was clear; for the winds of Manwe had driven away the vapours of death and rolled back the shadows of the sea.’ The Silmarillion.
The Two Trees are destroyed and Morgoth has fled. Yet, even as the Valar and the Elves mourn, the Powers ask Feanor to sacrifice the Silmarils so the Two Trees might be resurrected by Yavanna. [More]
