[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Nesletter (28/10/02)

Michael Regina (Xoanon) xoanon@theonering.net
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:17:05 -0500


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

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET (SEE BELOW)

TORN #150

Monday October 28th, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Actor Richard Harris Dies After Cancer Battle
Celebrated actor Richard Harris, who played Professor Albus Dumbledore in
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has died following a fight against
cancer. The Irish screen veteran, 72, had been undergoing chemotherapy for
Hodgkin's disease, after falling ill two months ago.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035584697

GAMING: EA's TTT Game Commercial!
Take a look at EA's TTT game commercial! Lots of movie footage included! I
can't wait to waste my weekend away playing this puppy!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035576671

Media Watch: Empire Magazine Photos!
Take a look at these truly amazing photos by Pierre Vinet, these pictures of
Frodo, Arwen, Aragorn and Legolas are some great still work. So beautiful!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035491813

Scr(i)pt Magazine Talks TTT Spoilers!!
Loressar Erchamion sends in a few quotes from the latest issue of Scr(i)pt
Magazine chalk full of TTT goodies! All kinds of small teases into how the
film opens, will they intercut between Mordor and Edoras? How do they script
a slow talking Ent?! !!Spoilers!!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035484012

WB To Air TTT 'Behind-The-Scenes' Soon!
Engwar writes: I just wanted to make everyone aware of a LOTR:TTT special
that The WB will be airing in December (sounds similar to the FOX special
from last year, except that this one will run for 60 min).
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035414228

The Lord of the Rings : The Second Coming
Middle-earth hits London on November 6 as HarperCollins launches their
official children's and adults' tie-in books for The Two Towers, the second
installment of Peter Jacksonšs spectacular Lord of the Rings trilogy, at
Waterstones, Piccadilly.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035385395

Halloween Contest 2002!
TheOneRing.net is proud to announce the beginning of our fourth annual
Halloween Contest Party. For the last three years, the standard of the
entries have been nothing short of excellent and this year will hopefully
prove to be no exception, with TheOneRing.net offering the finest range of
prizes on offer to the winners yet. Find out more and enter today!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035352285

Gaming: LOTR:TTT EA Game on Xbox and Gamecube?
Confusion galore! There are rumors going around that EA's The Two Towers
game will get a release on the Xbox and Gamecube as well! Until today the
Playstation 2 and the GBA were the only platforms on which the game would be
released. A specific date for the Xbox and Gamecube release hasn't been
given yet so more information about this when we get confirmation!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035290140

Film Book Release Party! - November 6th, 2002
TheOneRing.net is teaming up with Houghton Mifflin Book Publishers to throw
a party for the November 6th release of brand new books! Get together with
your friends and family at your local bookstore and have a chance to win
some great prizes just for being involved! The books which will be released
on that day are The Two Towers Visual Companion, The Making of the Movie
Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Creatures, and The Two Towers Photo Guide!
Details to be posted shortly.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035237708

Going To The Toronto TTT Exhibit?! Come Join The Party!
Xoanon (thats me) will be representing TORN at the Alliance Atlantis Two
Towers event in Toronto! If you plan on heading over there come and stop by!
Join the 'line' party (for lack of a better name) for updates and more info.
And get your ticket for the TTT show now!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035232904

Tolkien voted #92 in Britain
Cerys wrote in about a BBC programme called "The Top 100 Great Britons:
"Well, J.R.R Tolkien has been voted in at number 92! It's a great
achievement, considering the poll is littered with the likes of David
Beckham (I'm not a fan) and J.K Rowling (nor of her). She came in at number
83, which is stupid considering she wouldn't even be in there if Tolkien had
never existed! Oh well, at least he wasn't beaten by any of the Spice
Girls!!!"
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035221759

GAMING: The Two Towers is here!
Take a read through our review of Electronic Arts' new gaming masterpiece
for PS2 - The Two Towers! Featuring beautifully rendered graphical worlds,
and exclusive interviews with Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom,
Sir Ian McKellen, and much much more!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1035201648

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

- TheOneRing.net sat down with Billy Boyd while he was in the big apple, see
what the young Scotsman has to say!
- TheOneRing.net is going to Toronto! (October 30th - November 3rd)
- Peter Jackson's Birthday! (October 31st)

TORN Is Going To TORoNto!
I think they should rename the city TORNonto while we're there. Anyway I
will be making my way over to Toronto for the Alliance Atlantis special
exhibit of TTT Goodies! I will be there from October the 30th to November
the 3rd. Come on down and join me! I'll be giving out Hotel and contact info
shortly, we'll have an impromptu get together of TORN fans! See you there
soon!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1034960539

!!!!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!
GOTO: http://theonering.net/barlimans/index.html

-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.
GOTO: http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml

-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!
GOTO: http://fan.theonering.net/sites/index.html

-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!
GOTO: http://fan.theonering.net/index.shtml

-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!
GOTO: http://shop.theonering.net/index.shtml

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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