Hi all, Xoanon here. I’ve been reading Kristin Thompson’s ‘The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood’ and loving every page of it! It seems like years ago we spoke about this book, and now it is finally out there for the fans to read! Learn about the early days of ‘TheOneRing.net’ (and the LOTR internet zeitgeist), and all other manner of geeky goodness! [More]
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From the Geek Gods at WETA: Thanks to everyone who visited the WETA stand at Comic Con. Attached are are few highlights from the Weta crew.
The Rayguns statue gathered alot of attention, and creator of Dr Grordbort’s world, Greg Broadmore, was on hand to answer media and fan enquiries. The show exclusive, the Miniature ManMelter, completely sold out, and a little birdy tells me they are going for three times the original price on Ebay!
Here are this weeks updates for your news stations:
Long time TORn friends Emerald Rose have announced the upcoming release of their newest cd ‘Con Suite’ just in time for DragonCon! Stepping back from their Celtic roots, the group has prepared a genre-busting set of light-hearted tunes that cover subjects from Harry Potter to Star Trek to Dungeons and Dragons. ‘Chocolate Frog’, a happy ditty about a Potter wannabee, is available for free listens and downloads here.
Fans can find a trio of videos, including the ‘Never Split the Party’ brickfilm (Lego’s characters) by Larry Morris, which is causing a stir on YouTube.com, here. Tolkien fans will find a few characters and situations in the video that they recognize! Emerald Rose will be performing songs from the new cd at their concerts at DragonCon.
Flagship Studios is offering fans of the highly anticipated PC game, Hellgate: London, the chance to participate in the closed beta test of the game! Anyone who purchases a Hellgate: London statue from Weta Collectibles between 15 – 31 August, will be offered a key to the closed beta test for Hellgate: London. The closed beta is only available to a select group of video game industry insiders, and you only have a short time to join their ranks. [More]
The latest edition to The Lord of the Rings Premium Format Line-up is Gandalf the White, and the exclusive edition of that piece is now available for pre-order over at SideshowCollectibles.com. The Sideshow Exclusive version of the Gandalf the White Premium Format figure includes interchangeable hands, so that you may choose whether Glamdring is securely in Gandalf’s scabbard, or at the ready in his hand. The edition size is only 500 on the exclusive, so order asap! (Note – if you are not a newsletter member, you will not be able to pre-order until Noon PDT) [Pre-Order Gandalf]
hi all, Xoanon here. How excited was I today when I ripped open a package and out popped Kristin Thompson’s ‘The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood’. It seems like years ago we spoke about this book, and now it is finally out there for the fans to read! Learn about the early days of ‘TheOneRing.net’ (and the LOTR internet zeitgeist), and all other manner of geeky goodness! [More]