{"id":1818,"date":"2006-01-22T21:21:37","date_gmt":"2006-01-23T03:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2006\/01\/22\/qa-with-gary-berman-lord-of-the-rings-fans\/"},"modified":"2007-11-06T17:25:12","modified_gmt":"2007-11-06T22:25:12","slug":"qa-with-gary-berman-lord-of-the-rings-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2006\/01\/22\/1818-qa-with-gary-berman-lord-of-the-rings-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A with Gary Berman: Lord of the Rings Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, Star Trek alum William Shatner auctioned one of his kidney stones for $25,000. Albeit for charity, the auction proves there are some really hard-core fans out there. No kidney stones were expected at the January 20\u201322 One Ring Celebration sci-fi convention at the Pasadena Center in California, although Lord of the Rings lovers are, eager to see actors from the film and attend seminars on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. In addition, director Peter Jackson gave convention organizers a reel of bloopers from his epic film series, which will be shown to convention attendees. Gary Berman, co-CEO of Creation Entertainment, talked to U.S. News about sci-fi conventions and hard-core fandom. [More<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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