[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (03/06/02)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

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TORN #130

Monday June 3rd, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

Teen Choice Awards Ballot
Soon you will be able to vote for FOTR in the Teen Choice Awards at
seventeen.com, take a look!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1023035597]

Fellowship Of The Ring And Bloom Win MTV Awards
The Fellowship of the Ring won the golden popcorn for Best Movie at the MTV
Movie Awards, while Orlando Bloom won the award for Best Breakthrough Male.
The awards ceremony which took place in Los Angeles airs Thursday June 6th
on MTV.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1023033121]

Transcript Of Live Chat With Gary Russell
Did you miss out on Gary Russell's live chat Friday night? If so, check out
the transcript of the whole chat from beginning to end as our fantastic
guest dealt with a wide range of questions, from his interview with Peter
Jackson to the sort of artwork to expect in the first of his fantastic art
books based on the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1022961385]

TTT Preview to Air During MTV Movie Awards
ElrothielGLeaf wrote in to let us know that the Two Towers preview will be
aired during the MTV Movie Awards on June 6. We'll keep you posted with more
information about this as it becomes available.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1022835221]

Extra 30 minutes DVD has been completed
A mysterious email arrived from NZ with no details other than "There has
been a very limited screening of the 30min plus FOTR DVD." [Screened for
who, the people who made it? Industry insiders? - T.] "Interesting to know
it has all been completed, makes the wait harder."
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1022810035]

EXCLUSIVE! Very Cool DVD Screen Shots!
Ringer Spy Das Chupa sends along these great screen shots from the Official
LOTR:FOTR DVD!!!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1022601325]

TTT: Soundtrack Out In November?
Laura writes: I work at Sanity Music and on our list of new releases for
Australia, the second soundtrack is said to be released on the 4th of
November 2002.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1022589518]

Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

COMING SOON:

- Thursday June 6th; MTV 2002 Movie Awards
- Friday June 7th; Karl Urban (Eomer) birthday

Pre-Order FOTR TODAY!

It looks like everyone is jumping into the mix with DVD pre-orders. We will
be updating this list as it grows. Here is where you can pick up the Region
1 and 2 DVD and VHS version of Fellowship of the Ring:
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1018285259]

ps - All of these links will allow for a percentage of your purchase to be
contributed to TheOneRing.net. So thanks ahead of time!

The Hall Of Fire Chatroom

BarliBash 2002... SEATTLE!!

Well, folks, the votes are in and tallied. Come July 24th-28th, Ringers
shall descend upon Seattle, Washington like some sort of geeky plague!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/5/1010538929]

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Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)

-Barlimans- is more than a place to get your mead! There is the Fun Section,
Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, and of course the gateway to our ever famous
MIRC Chatroom!
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-Gaming Havens- is keeping all you gamers up to date on the latest
RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it out daily for gaming news.
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-The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL)- The Lord of the Rings Director's
very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man, the myth, the
bastard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'The Bastards Have Landed' is
the place for you!
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Come check out the new May update for -Green Books-. Go Out on a Limb with
me to learn fantastic behind-the-scenes secrets from PJ’s Fellowship of the
Ring. Counterpoint has tremendous feedback from readers tackling both Anwyn
and the movie.Turgon’s Bookshelf interviews the grandson of E.A. Wyke-Smith,
author of The Marvelous Land of Snergs which inspired Tolkien to write The
Hobbit! Moon Letters is your ultimate Fan Fiction forum. The Most Frequently
Asked Questions page is probably the single most helpful page on the
Internet. Seriously. Special Guest Caroline Monroe explores how Potter
author J.K. Rowling was inspired by Tolkien! Check out 20 new Questions &
Answers, including:
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-The Tolkien community- never looked so good! Come and check out our listing
of 11 subsites hosted by TheOneRing.net! We've got everything from Rolozo
Tolkien, with almost EVERY Middle-earth image ever created, to our FX
section, devoted to the magic of motion picture special effects. As well as
a host of foreign language sites!
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-Our Tolkien Fan- section is just for you! From the site design to all the
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-Shop.theonering.net- is THE place to find all your Tolkien items available
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That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
letters! We love to hear from you!

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