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The Shire
Joined February 2017
Coming Soon: 21 June - House of the Dragon S3 17 July – The Odyssey July-Sep - The Mad King stage play 11 November - The Rings of Power S3 18 Dec – Dune, part 3 18 Dec - Avengers: Doomsday 25 Dec - Harry Potter S1 Late ’26 - The Witcher S5 Late '26 - Dune Prophecy S2 Late '26 - 3 Body Problem S2 Late '26? - Neuromancer TV Show Early '27? - AKOTSK S2 Early '27? - Bladerunner 2099 TV show
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Today's listening: Don't ya think that you need somebody? Don't ya think that you need someone? Everybody needs somebody You're not the only one You're not the only one
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5 hours left to bid on Royd Tolkien's charity copy of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, signed by Ian McKellen, Peter Jackson and 15 others. Bidding closes today at noon PT, and proceeds go to ALS Network. #ALS @youralsnetwork @roydtolkiendoc app.galabid.com/tolkienbook/…
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Thoughts?
This season, One Ring to rule them all. Watch the official trailer now, then witness Season 3 beginning November 11.
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What is the best Game of Thrones video game?
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What is the best Lord of the Rings video game?
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481m is a big number for a trailer. A very big number. The interest is definitely there. Let's see if it delivers.
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Currently resisting the urge to buy a part of the actual Tardis for £395...
Your chance to own a piece of #DoctorWho history is here! 🟦🔘 The last remaining roundels from the set of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors' TARDIS are now available to purchase from the @propstore_com website. Limited to one per purchase on a first come, first served basis, while stocks last. 🔗👉 bbc.in/4i7FCeR
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Trailer tomorrow
Conjuring a trailer tomorrow.
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It is still very early days, but so far I have heard only good things about this project.
🚨Latest on The Lord of the Rings RPG Game from Warhorse 🚨 - Connected to Middle-earth Enterprises, with leaders currently holding review meetings in Europe (potentially Amsterdam or Berlin). - Final completion and release are estimated to be 5 to 6 years away. - The game is seeing positive internal reception and is expected to enter full production soon. - Early discussions for the title reportedly began years before any public announcements were made. Source: “bertik11” on GamingLeaksAndRumors sub
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Some of these are excellent!
Locations from the Unseen Westeros collection • Golden Tooth • Bleeding Sea • Lorath • Valyria
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A really fun evening with some really fun people.
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Now re-listening to The Magicians Nephew. Delighted to find an unabridged audiobook narrated by Kenneth Branagh.
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Well worth a listen
We sat down with bestselling authors Tad Williams and George R. R. Martin to discuss the impact of Williams' first series (MEMORY, SORROW, AND THORN) on the fantasy landscape in 1988 🌟 Watch the full video on YouTube: buff.ly/23zfTDn
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ummm. Ok. Consider my mind blown.
Real life, baby
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Never under-estimate the value of encouraging someone on a creative venture.
J.R.R. Tolkien, never underestimate small acts of encouragement!
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An important point ... trailers are notoriously tricksy for lore-heads like me to make judgment-calls on. This could be a dream, something completely out of context, or even something cut from the final version. Or it could be what it looks like. We'll have to wait to see when the movie comes out.
Just a thought… since this is a trailer shot could you imagine if this is a fake out scene? Like she wants to dominate mankind on earth with her devastating and deplorable magic so she imagines she can do this but then we hard cut to it being a dud and her magic doesn’t work?
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Season 1 really was consistently that good.
IMDb scores for every episode of 'House of the Dragon' 🐉
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One month. One ring. One season to rule them all.
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If you ever have a spare 8 hours or so ... "The Beatles: Get Back" is genuinely one of the most fascinating studies of human nature I have ever seen. We all know the musical outcome. This is four men, and a wide cast of extras, crafting their final masterpiece on camera in an era when fly-on-the-wall was unheard of. So no-one is playing it up for the camera. They all suspect it will be their last time creating together. We know now that it will be. It's the nitty gritty of creativity mixed with a massive dose of humanity and a side-slice of genius. Highly recommended.
Paul McCartney teaching "Let It Be" to John, George and Ringo for the first time. Love this fly on the wall captured history.
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OK, I'll now re-read The Magician's Nephew to work out for myself whether Lewis thought Jadis's magic was absent or merely diminished when on Earth...
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