Still too depressed about The Hobbit to think about anything else? Well these new DVDs on sale tomorrow may cheer you up for a while. There is some cool TV on DVD coming out including: ‘Alias: Complete Seasons 1-5′, Boston Legal S2’ & ‘Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet Seereez’. Be sure to take a look at ‘Charlotte’s Web Gift Set’, ‘A Fish Called Wanda (Collector’s Edition)’ & ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (50th Birthday Deluxe Remastered Edition)’. Personally I’m hoping ‘Star Trek The Animated Series – The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek’ & ‘Seinfeld – S7’ get me out of my slump! see the entire list of new DVDs available tomorrow right here. [More]
Category: Old Main News
Like yourselves, many of us here have been getting more and more excited by the news that the Hobbit, whether via one or two movies, seems to be gradually drawing closer to production. The news that Jackson and MGM studios were in close talks and that production could begin as soon as 2008 or 2009 was particularly promising.
The news of New Line’s apparent veto is cutting. What does it mean for the viability of the production? Will anyone back two films if Jackson is not directing? Who are the alternatives anyway? Will WETA still do the FX, and will the production be based in New Zealand? And will actors such as Ian McKellen still want to come on board?
A few of us are discussing these things in TheOneRing.net’s IRC channel. If you to care to join us, simply drop in and join us through our java chat using your browser. Alternatively, point your favourite IRC client to our server:irc.theonering.net and join #theonering.net. Come along and vent and discuss. All we request is that you do so politely!
Moments ago we received this email from Peter Jackson and his crew down in New Zealand, take a look…it does not bode well for THE HOBBIT: Dear One Ringers, As you know, there’s been a lot of speculation about The Hobbit. We are often asked about when or if this film will ever be made. We have always responded that we would be very interested in making the film – if it were offered to us to make. [More]
Update – Wow! Ringers are peeved! And we hear you! The TORn staff will come up with a plan and report back asap!
Lorien “Ramen” Carney, Community Relations Specialist for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: Today we’ve posted a new LOTRO Point of Interest, from a very memorable scene in The Hobbit featuring Bert, Tom, and William, three ill-fated Stone Trolls who’d hoped to make a meal of Thorin and company:
Exploring Middle-earth: Bilbo’s Stone Trolls
What is the best way to cook a dwarf? Alas, a certain trio of trolls never did learn the answer. [More]
LONDON (AFP) – Britney, Tiger, Gandalf and Madonna will soon join the more usual Peters and Janes in Britain’s playgrounds, while Harry Potter may also drop in, according to a new survey of babies’ names.
Other newly-fashionable choices include Snoop, after the US rap star, who may end up hanging out with Reebok and Adidas, said the survey of what parents are choosing to call their offspring.
“It seems that many of us are happy to take hero worship to a whole new level, naming our children after the stars we admire,” said Sarah Malone of www.findmypast.com, the website which compiled the survey. [More]
In “Happy Feet,” Elijah Wood plays a dancer in a world of singers — It’s just the sort of twist he loves. Having taken on a variety of eccentric projects, including “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Sin City,” since starring in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Elijah Wood finds himself at it again. This time he’s a dancing penguin in director George Miller’s eco-friendly animated film, which turns on the unique mating calls of emperor penguins. Wood, who also stars in the upcoming ensemble film “Bobby,” gives voice to Mumble, the sole dancer among a tribe of singers. (Costar Robin Williams has called it “March of the Penguins” meets “Riverdance.”) [More]