{"id":96081,"date":"2014-12-29T07:56:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T12:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=96081"},"modified":"2014-12-29T08:20:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T13:20:48","slug":"our-9-of-the-most-amazing-hobbit-fan-moments-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/12\/29\/96081-our-9-of-the-most-amazing-hobbit-fan-moments-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 9 most amazing Hobbit fan moments of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">Fans had a lot of fun in 2014 reveling in Middle-earth while the filmmakers toiled away. This year we reached over 100 Million Hobbit fans across <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/theoneringnet\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/theoneringnet\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/the1nering\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> and the community here, so let&#8217;s look back\u00a0at\u00a0some of the most exciting Hobbit Fan moments of the year!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Say hello to the Cumber-bomb!<\/h2>\n<p>Photobomb of the decade? We think so. Benedict Cumberbatch leaps into the frame of a U2 photo at the Oscars. Cumbie trended throughout the night!<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-5.35.41-PM.png\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96083 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-5.35.41-PM.png\" alt=\"Benedict Cumberbatch Photobomb u2 oscars\" width=\"419\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-5.35.41-PM.png 419w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-5.35.41-PM-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>TheOneRing.net turns 15 with #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Torn15&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">TORN15<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Four fans started a little website here fifteen years ago. What began as a Message Board and <a href=\"http:\/\/theonering.net\/torwp\/chat\" target=\"_blank\">IRC channel<\/a> quickly became a pillar\u00a0of Middle-earth fandom and home to many wonderful Ringer efforts. Throughout the year we shared stories of scoops, photos from the <a href=\"http:\/\/scrapbook.theonering.net\/scrapbook\" target=\"_blank\">scrapbook<\/a>, and tales of community at conventions. Peter Jackson once said at the ROTK Oscar Party &#8220;Let&#8217;s not shut TheOneRing down just yet&#8230;&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t then and we don&#8217;t plan to now.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tbt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tbt<\/a> Very first preview of LOTR! Join us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/denvercomiccon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DenverComicCon<\/a> tomorrow for a look back at 15 years of fandom <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TORN15?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TORN15<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/DXxhoAYdle\">http:\/\/t.co\/DXxhoAYdle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheOneRingWraith (@theoneringnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theoneringnet\/status\/477087080061739008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>PJ &amp; the fans rename the final Hobbit film<\/h2>\n<p>In April #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23pjrenames&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">PJ renamed<\/a> The Hobbit: There and Back Again to &#8220;The Battle of the Five Armies&#8217; and fans were wholly inspired by Peter Jackson&#8217;s efforts!<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-ROMANCING-ARKENSTONE.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88858 size-medium no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-ROMANCING-ARKENSTONE-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"THE HOBBIT - TABA ROMANCING ARKENSTONE\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-ROMANCING-ARKENSTONE-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-ROMANCING-ARKENSTONE-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-ROMANCING-ARKENSTONE-600x235.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-ROMANCING-ARKENSTONE.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-DWARF-LORD-REQUIEM.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88850 size-medium no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-DWARF-LORD-REQUIEM-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"THE HOBBIT - TABA DWARF-LORD REQUIEM\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-DWARF-LORD-REQUIEM-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-DWARF-LORD-REQUIEM-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-DWARF-LORD-REQUIEM-600x235.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-DWARF-LORD-REQUIEM.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BEORN-ULTIMATUM.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88813 size-medium no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BEORN-ULTIMATUM-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"THE HOBBIT - TABA BEORN ULTIMATUM\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BEORN-ULTIMATUM-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BEORN-ULTIMATUM-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BEORN-ULTIMATUM-600x235.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BEORN-ULTIMATUM.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-CATCHING-FIRE.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88817 size-medium no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-CATCHING-FIRE-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"THE HOBBIT - TABA CATCHING FIRE\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-CATCHING-FIRE-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-CATCHING-FIRE-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-CATCHING-FIRE-600x235.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-CATCHING-FIRE.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BOLG-AND-THE-BEAUTIFUL.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88815 size-medium no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BOLG-AND-THE-BEAUTIFUL-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"THE HOBBIT - TABA BOLG AND THE BEAUTIFUL\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BOLG-AND-THE-BEAUTIFUL-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BOLG-AND-THE-BEAUTIFUL-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BOLG-AND-THE-BEAUTIFUL-600x235.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-BOLG-AND-THE-BEAUTIFUL.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-LOVE-THE-SMAUG.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88855 size-medium no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-LOVE-THE-SMAUG-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"THE HOBBIT - TABA LOVE THE SMAUG\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-LOVE-THE-SMAUG-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-LOVE-THE-SMAUG-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-LOVE-THE-SMAUG-600x235.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/THE-HOBBIT-TABA-LOVE-THE-SMAUG.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Live Tweeting LOTR Trilogy on TNT<\/h2>\n<p>In August cable network TNT aired the entire LOTR Trilogy across the United States and we started tweeting facts and stories scene-by-scene for the full 14 hours. It became a more amazing day as actors jumped in on the twitter conversation &#8212; Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, Jed Brophy and others started dishing secrets from filming. For one full day, Tolkien fandom took over both TV and twitter.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The feels when Frodo first sees Bilbo in Rivendell, writing There And Back Again. &quot;I&#39;m not like you, Bilbo&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheOneRingWraith (@theoneringnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theoneringnet\/status\/505820959157141504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theoneringnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theoneringnet<\/a> live tweeting LOTR is giving me so many feelings. I know exactly what&#39;s happening at all times and I love it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; beth (@beth_janes_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beth_janes_\/status\/505896313016557568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh man, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theoneringnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theoneringnet<\/a> is live tweeting Fellowship and it&#39;s amazing<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zo\u00eb Gulliksen (@bookishbelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bookishbelle\/status\/505837471591301120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LTGothmog\/status\/505876168961441792<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>#TRENDING every month on Twitter<\/h2>\n<p>On Twitter, over 75,000 following fans helped make 2014 a year of Hobbit mischief. From Party Thranduil to the Armitage Army and Lieutenant Gothmog&#8217;s Meddlesome Orcs it was exciting to see fans engaged throughout the year. (Click to see all 2014 trends)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-twitter-stats-TORN.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96082 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-twitter-stats-TORN-1024x110.jpg\" alt=\"2014 twitter stats TORN\" width=\"1024\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-twitter-stats-TORN-1024x110.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-twitter-stats-TORN-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-twitter-stats-TORN-600x64.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>#HobbitFanContest<\/h2>\n<p>Announced in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. embarked on the ultimate fan contest experience. Hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide sent in videos and proved their quality. It was amazing to see the community support each other (even in the midst of competition) and share in the one of a kind experience. The #HobbitFanContest shows how wonderful a relationship a studio can have with its fans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Lee Pace asks fans to name his eyebrows<\/h2>\n<p>The Happy Hobbit girls hit the premiere carpet in Hollywood and finally met the actors with whom they shared a viral video: Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly and Lee Pace! Given one chance to ask Thranduil anything they went straight to Tumblr for inspiration and fans watched it all happen through our Live Stream. Relive all the Los Angeles premiere moments with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7LGDaEotnn0&amp;list=PL_g_1c59GOvV4KqG3YGwUKJV8hJMSpJUT\">Battle of the Five Armies Premiere<\/a> playlist on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7LGDaEotnn0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PL_g_1c59GOvV4KqG3YGwUKJV8hJMSpJUT\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Shadow of Mordor takes the critics by storm<\/h2>\n<p>At the end of September, the action role-playing game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4rbOTQhasnM\">debuted<\/a> to the acclaim of fans and critics alike. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/08\/12\/92217-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-story-trailer-%C2%AD-saurons-servants\/\">Gameplay trailers and teasers<\/a> had been raising interest in the title for months, but the game has gone from strength to strength and has made <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/12\/29\/metro-gamecentral-video-games-top-20-of-2014-from-mario-kart-8-to-shadow-of-mordor-4997330\/\">a number<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcgamesn.com\/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor\/best-games-of-2014-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor\">game<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2014-12-29-games-of-2014-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor\">the year<\/a> lists.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ShadowofMordor_FOB_PC-218x300.png\" alt=\"ShadowofMordor_FOB_PC\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-88269 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ShadowofMordor_FOB_PC-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ShadowofMordor_FOB_PC-745x1024.png 745w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ShadowofMordor_FOB_PC-600x824.png 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ShadowofMordor_FOB_PC.png 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Minas Tirith Lego fan proposal gathers 10k backers<\/h2>\n<p>Lego Ideas is an initiative by the Lego company that allows fans and collectors to propose ideas for sets, and if they gather sufficient support, have them evaluated by a review board for their commercial potential.<\/p>\n<p>One Lego fan, NujuMetru, developed a proposal for a Minas Tirith set, and with the help of TORn&#8217;s readers gathered the 10,000 supporters required to move to the review stage. The Lego Ideas expert panel is set to evaluate NujuMetru&#8217;s design in January next year. Cross fingers that it pases muster!<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minas-tirith-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"minas tirith 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-93489 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minas-tirith-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minas-tirith-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/minas-tirith-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>BONUS: Colbert interviews Smaug<\/h2>\n<p>This was hella cool. No words needed: just rewatch and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-src=\"\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x2cdt4m\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x2cdt4m_stephen-colbert-interviews-smaug-benedict-cumberbatch_fun\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Colbert Interviews Smaug (Benedict&#8230;<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2015 promises to be more fun with ONE LAST PARTY, a nationally touring SMAUG and a featured-filled EXTENDED EDITION in November. The back again journey is just beginning!<\/p>\n<h4>Join us in Los Angeles in February at The One Last Party<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/one-last-party-logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"one last party logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-94754 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/one-last-party-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/one-last-party-logo-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/one-last-party-logo-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> We&#8217;re hosting a Party of Special Magnificence next February &#8212; a toast to all SIX movies, both LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/the-one-last-party-there-and-back-again\/x\/326973#home\" target=\"_blank\">Visit our Indiegogo campaign page to grab your tickets and help make it happen &#8212; so we can all celebrate Peter Jackson\u2019s Middle-earth movies together!<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans had a lot of fun in 2014 reveling in Middle-earth while the filmmakers toiled away. 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