lord of the rings

Let me be totally clear when I say Game of Thrones would not exist if LotR hadn’t blazed the trail. George R.R. Martin knows this and I know this. Tolkien invented fantasy fiction, and we are all richer for his contributions. But doing something first Read More

Soon, the final installment of The Hobbit will be marching into theaters. Thoughts harken to the new movie and back to the original The Lord of The Rings trilogy. They take me back to my first LOTR crush. I highlighted Legolas last year but this time Read More

This is a busy week with talk about The Wire, the premieres of The Flash and Gracepoint, news about Twin Peaks and Ghostbusters, and game reviews of Forza Horizon 2 and Shadow of Mordor! Read More

There are so many ways people become involved in their favorite fandom, and reading and writing fanfic is one of the biggest. I like to imagine and come up with my own theories about the things we didn't see on screen, but what makes someone actually Read More

This time in the Fangirl Challenge, I’ll be talking about my Top 9 Villains. These are the people you wouldn’t want to meet or get angry at you. Read More

The second part in Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of The Hobbit debuts in theaters today, and this film introduces a new, non-Tolkien character into the Lord of the Rings movie mythos. Tauriel is a Silvan Elf of Mirkwood, and she already has a Read More

We’ve showcased some awesome fan-built LEGO creations over the years, but this one’s going to be hard to top. LEGO enthusiasts and Lord of the Rings fans Alice Finch and David Frank have completed construction on a breathtaking recreation of Read More

This week couldn’t come soon enough. While I love Orlando Bloom’s face, hair and body, I could not wait for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug to come out. The sooner it’s in theaters, the sooner the commercials will stop. I’m tormented daily by the Read More

I hope everyone enjoyed/survived Thanksgiving. It’s time to resume the hum drum of life until Christmas. On December 13th, we will be graced with the theatrical release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I am very much looking forward to it. I am Read More

I’m continuing the Fangirl Challenge, this time with my top nine female characters. These are women that I think are just amazing and would love to meet, if they were real. Read More

Tumblr is always full of memes and I found one that was interesting. It’s called the Fangirl Challenge and I thought I’d do a variation on some of the challenges for the site. First up I’ve got my top nine favorite characters. Read More

The latest episode of Game of Thrones, “The Rains of Castamere,” quickly has become an infamous chapter in what already was an anguishing story full of betrayal and murder. Without spoiling the entire gut-punch of an ending, we can say that a big part Read More