Ford of Rivendell writes:
I was at Wal-Mart today and there are signs and miniature standees all over the place advertising LOTR: FOTR. In the electronics section, at the register I saw a box with the title on there and the release date of August 6th.
On the one side of the box there was a stack of cards, about business card size, that is dark green with gold lettering. It has a picture of the fellowship, like many posters have had and the cover of the DVD, and is surrounded with the engraving of the ring as a border. It gives the title and logo for LOTR: FOTR. On the back it says:
Take this card to the electronics department and scan the UPC (barcode) to see footage from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Journey Begins on DVD and VHS August 6
(and at the bottom the rights for New Line Productions and the UPC)
Which I tried to do but the scanner thing doesn’t work there.
Beside it in the box are yellow bags for popcorn that say you can take to the Radio Grill (in Wal-Mart) and get a free bag of popcorn.
Also I asked a nice lady if I could have one of the mini-standees and she told me to go ahead, so I did. It’s similar to the picture of the Fellowship traveling, where they are in the foreground with white capped mountains in the background. It also has the logo and says The Journey Begins on DVD and VHS August 6.
Frodos_Girl13 also writes:
Wal-Mart is continuing to give out free stuff, and my grandmother managed to grab this cardboard Frodo display for me. Whether this was only possible because she has clients who work there, I don’t know, but I suppose someone could just ask for one….
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Lots of people wrote in about play.com and the DVD situation. Apparently Play.com are indeed shipping Region 1 copies of LOTR: FOTR, but only Region 1. People who have Region 2 copies on order are still waiting for their orders to begin processing.
Matt writes:
“My own order is listed as processing, and checking my online bank shows that they have taken the cash out (which they don’t do until they ship). They always seem to ship as soon as their stock arrives rather than have it sit their in the warehouse for ages.
Strangely, this only ever happens with R1 DVD’s, which seem to arrive at Play some time prior to street date … whereas their R2 DVD stock tends arrive with them on the street date, and hence arrive a few days late at the final customer. So it’s only those who ordered the R1 version from Play that will be getting it within the next couple of days.
Cool 🙂 *big grin*!”
Fergus also adds:
“I use play.com quite a lot. Normally if it says it is in stock they are shipping the item (they often recieve shipments early – especially from the States – and they usually ship as it arrives, instead of waiting until the release date – this is one of the reasons that they are very popular!).
I have pre-ordered mine from there but I ordered the region 2 disc which is still showing as “due on the 6/8/02″ My guess is that anyone who ordered the region 1 version will get it very soon!”
Thanks to everyone who wrote in!
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Today on Passport to Middle-earth on CJMQ 88.9 (for those in the Sherbrooke area, Quebec, Canada) we will talk about Hobbits! There is so much stuff to say about these little guys that today will be Hobbits? Part I and next week we will have Part II! We have put together a great show for today. We will explore the origin(s) of the word hobbit. Did Tolkien invent the word hobbit or not? We will review the history of the hobbits throughout the Third Age, from their arrival to the Vales of Anduin to their settling down in the Shire. We will also explore the laws and institutions of the Shire. So make sure you tune in, either on 88.9 FM or via the web at Passport to Middle-earth Also you can check our website:here
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Ringer Spy lilcritter sends along these scans from the latest issue of Cinescape Magazine! Check them out!
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From: Future Shop
Lord of the Rings – Fellowship of the Ring Special Screening
· Watch the legend of “Lord of the Rings” unfold on a giant outdoor screen at 1 of the 3 Future Shop locations indicated below. Experience the movie at sunset on Monday, August 5th at 8:00 pm.
· Come dressed as your favourite Lord of the Rings character and you could win a $500 Future Shop Gift Certificate!
· Plus, pre-order a “Lord of the Rings” DVD and receive a free “Lord of the Rings” 16-page Collector’s Book loaded with photos and valuable movie information!* (*While quantities last.)
· X-BOX will be on hand with great games and prizes.
· Get your picture taken with your favourite Lord of the Rings character.
Vancouver, BC
Bridgeport Future Shop
150-2780 Sweden Way, Richmond, B.C.
Calgary, AB
NE Calgary Future Shop
3319 26th Avenue, NE Calgary, AB
Toronto, ON
Heartland Future Shop
2-5900 Mavis Road, Mississauga
(no Montreal event I see…get your act together Future Shop! Don’t leave Montreal out of the loop! -Xo)
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