[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (15/10/02)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

!!!!ONE PARTY TO RULE THEM ALL 2003!!!!!

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET (SEE BELOW)

TORN #148

Tuesday October 15th, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Fellowship SE DVD Review Q&A
I've answered quite a few more questions from people interested to know more
about the FOTR Special Edition DVD. Follow the link and scroll down to
Updates I and II. More coming tomorrow!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034651340

Second FOTR: SE Review From TORN!
TORN Staffer Arwen sets her thoughts to paper and writes another glowing
review of the FOTR: Special Edition DVD! Arwen and I sat through 12 hours of
LOTR goodies together....take a look!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034573919

FOTR: Special Edition Review!!!
Ok, I'm so excited I can't sleep, so I wrote up my review for you right now!
Jam packed with tons of info about the DVD's supplemental material, this is
one DVD you HAVE TO GET!!!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034494846

SHOP: Gandalf Figure Axed?
Phil writes: I received an email from amazon.com stating that the 6" Gandalf
the White from the Two Towers lineup "will not be available for the
foreseeable future". Amazon usually only sends such emails about cancelled
or discontinued items.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034384049

Nathaniel Lees IS Ugluk
In what seems years ago now, we posted a story breaking the news that native
Kiwi Nathaniel Lees will play Ugluk the orc. We later then dismissed the
casting as we heard nothing about him anywhere, but now with Decipher's
Ugluk card making the rounds, I decided to call in some old favours and find
out who the man behind the mask really is...and it turns out it is indeed
Lees...so that's solved!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034198773

LOTR Pin Sweeps Winners!
Congratulations to the 200 lucky Ringer fans who participated in the 2002
LOTR Pins Giveaway. A big thank you goes out to the Official Lord of the
Rings Shop (LOTRshop.com) for running this exclusive contest on
TheOneRing.net!
http://www.theonering.net/theonering/contests/0902_sweeps_winners.html

GAMING: Universal LOTR Commercial Now Online!
Take a look at Universal Interactive's 'Lord of the Rings' TV commercial!
This spot has been seen on the Cartoon Network and a few other choice
places. Take a look!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034132770

TTT Premiere Dates?
Pack your bags, circle your calendar...and send your kids to the
sitter...Jennie sends along the premiere dates for TTT in New York, Paris
and London!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034109112

Mozilla Users! Get TORn Updates Automatically
If you are one of those Tolkien fans who use the internet browser Mozilla,
you have the unique ability to get TheOneRing.net headlines in your browser
sidebar! Its an extremely convenient way to keep track of our news without
having to load the whole page all the time. So if you use Mozilla, follow
the link. If you don't use Mozilla, and you want to learn more about it,
check out Mozilla.org.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034096620

Behold Ugluk The Orc!
Decipher has posted what is the first picture of Ugluk the Orc on their
website, take a look! !!Spoilers!!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034092798

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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
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Coming Soon

- TheOneRing.net recently sat down with Viggo Mortensen while he was in New
York City, video online soon
- TheOneRing.net also sat down with Billy Boyd while he was in the big
apple, see what the young Scotsman has to say!
- TheOneRing.net parody TTT trailer...can't we all just get along?!
- Howard Shore's Birthday (October 18th)
- Viggo Mortensen's (Agagorn) Birthday (October 20th)

!!!!One Party to Rule Them All 2003!!!!

We recently made a very special announcement exclusively at DragonCon 2002.
TheOneRing.net will once again be hosting the 'One Party to Rule Them All'
on March 23rd (Oscar Night) in Hollywood, CA. The party will prove to be two
times more fun and exciting then the last. Stay tuned for further details!

FOTR: Special Edition DVD Review!!!

Xoanon recently returned from the marathon screening of FOTR:SE at New
Line`s intimate screening room in West Hollywood, California. The screening
was attended by a few website folks and DVD aficionados. Keith Stern from
McKellen.com was in attendance as well, Gordon Paddison and Wendy Rutherford
also attended
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1034494568

Pre-Order The !EXTENDED! FOTR DVD TODAY!

The time has arrived! You can purchase the 208 minute version of Fellowship
of the Ring! Choose from either the standard 4 disc set, or the super cool
Collector's Edition Gift Set, which features figures from Sideshow/Weta and
an expanded National Geographic DVD.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1023420947

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

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET

TheOneRing.net is happy to announce we are finally 'selling' our own ad
space on all pages of TheOneRing.net. If you are interested in reaching the
largest audience of Tolkien fans online, visit our advertising page. No
campaign is too short and no business is too small to advertise.
http://www.theonering.net/theonering/ads.html

Do YOU Have Any Cool Contest Ideas?

We're always looking for interesting contests to have fun with all the LOTR
goodies we get everyday. Do you want to submit your ideas and see them come
to life?! Send along any ideas to gamgee@theonering.net and who knows! You
may just win a prize from a contest you invented!

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Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)
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-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!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

Green Books has a great little up date to wrap up the month of September. I
go Out on a Limb to review "The Annotated Hobbit," a stunning new edition
from Douglas A. Anderson. Tookish, that crazy old goony-bird, brings us
side-splitting Ticklers with lots of original Fan jokes and humor. Moon
Letters is your gallery for the best Fan Fiction and Poems. Questions &
Answers is fairly bursting at the seams with 21 new articles of Tolkien
lore, arcana, and apocrypha. Join us as we continue to explore the WORDS and
WORLDS of Tolkien!
GOTO: http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml

-The Tolkien community- never looked so good! Come and check out our listing
of over 20 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
stories and text is designed by you the fans of Tolkien and TheOneRing.net!
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-Shop.theonering.net- is THE place to find all your Tolkien items available
online! From Tolkien cards to weekly ebay items, you should keep clicking on
over to our shop section for all your Tolkien needs!
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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!

See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat
guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at
theonering@theonering.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just
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Michael Regina (Xoanon)   Editor in Chief/Segment Producer
xoanon@theonering.net     http://www.TheOneRing.net
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