It’s been a very exciting night and our thanks go out to Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson for sharing their thoughts with all of us.

Tonight we blogged — and logged — live from the Unexpected Party chat for everyone who couldn’t make the chat and for people who really care what we think;) Now, for your reading pleasure, we have all the questions and answers transcribed for you, along with comments from the TORn staff! Read the blog, log and commentary!

And be sure to join us in TORn’s chatroom Barlimans or our messageboards. Fans are busy there arguing debating everything they’ve heard.

TORN  Cruise Garfeimao writes: I received a rather intriguing email a few weeks ago from someone at WETA. They simply asked for details of when and where the Cruise to Middle-earth took place. When I confirmed that the cruise would have a full day in Wellington, they invited our group for a little visit. When I asked “what do you have in mind?”, the below itinerary is what came out of this discussion. Continue reading “TORN Cruise now has Extra WETA Coolness!”

Sharin sends in this information for anyone living in the vicinity of the Twin Cities: In a little more than a week, I will be offering a Tolkien course in the English department at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The course is entitled “Tolkien: Medieval or Modern?” This three-week Mayterm meets from May 27-June 12 (M-Th from 9:05-1:10). There are still a few seats available. First-time, non-degree-seeking students can enroll in the University of Minnesota’s “ENGL 3020” here. For a course description, go here and scroll down to “Hot courses.”