Sunday, October 7, 2012

Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, October 8th


The LOTRO Game Servers and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Monday, October 8th from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT). The forums and wikis will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!


Cast of The Hobbit interviewed by Entertainment Weekly Comic Con

Entertainment Weekly at Comic Con 2012 sat down with Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), Gollum (Andy Serkis), Peter Jackson, and Philippa Boyens to discuss the experiences of entering Middle-Earth once again; what it's like working with new crew members; and how the writers will essentially split Tolkien's book, The Hobbit, into multiple parts.




The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits theaters December 14th, 2012

The Lord of the Rings in Concert: The Bridge of Khazad Dum

This scene where the Fellowship must cross the bridge of Khazad Dum to escape the Misty Mountains from the attacking goblins was, in and of itself, a powerful theatrical scene in which we lose Gandalf the Grey. It is even more powerful seeing the same scene but in a LIVE performance. 

I'll be honest, I just about lost it at the 6:23 mark. It is that good!



Lord of the Rings - Lament for Gandalf

Pippin's Song: Edge of the Night

Annie Lennox "Into The West"

Saturday, October 6, 2012

What This World Needs Now Is More Middle-Earth!


"The world has changed. I feel it in the water, I feel it into the earth, I smell it in the air. Much of once was is lost. For none now live to remember it"

The Lord of the Rings couldn't of come at a better time. Nerds from all over the world joyously celebrated the release of the big screen adaptation to the all time greatest fantasy stories humanity has ever seen in celluloid form. While some, who were coping with the loss of loved one's, eagerly escaped, if not temporarily, the tragedy that changed the world forever.

Everyone remembers that time. Sadness, grief, anger. The future looked bleak, at best, and the only thing hitting the airwaves on both radio and television was the tragedy of the World Trade Center. The beacon for the world was at a loss. Where do we go from here?