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Altaira
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Sep 27 2012, 4:53pm
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1) The tagline, "Forged by and for fans of JRR Tolkien," is all inclusive. It means *all* fans of Tolkien, whether they love Tolkien through the books, or were introduced to him through the movies. Our mission is to provide a place that covers news on as many interests of those fans as possible. We don't judge that people who collects merchandise are somehow 'lesser fans' or that those who collect books are different from those who collect Sideshow toys, or swords, etc. etc. We don't judge that people who love hanging around the movie boards are lesser fans than those who frequent the Reading Room. We *have* provided a "Gaming and Collecting" board where such stories go, to isolate related stories and make them easier to find for interested fans, and so people who aren't interested can easily avoid discussing them on the boards.
2) It's only natural that, with only a few months until the first Hobbit movie opens, there's a lot of news on merchandising because that's precisely when those types of things are released, and the upcoming holidays make merchandisers double down on that. It's a big percentage of the Home Page news now, but that will ebb and flow just like all the other news.
3) If anyone would like to see more news related to J.R.R. Tolkien himself, first of all, good luck finding a plethora out there, but please do go searching for it and send it into spymaster@theonering.net. I promise you we'll run a story on it!
4) TORn is a volunteer site with no source of revenue to speak of. If it weren't for those merchandisers who advertise here, and that we have great relationships with (including Warner Bros), TORn probably wouldn't exist, and we certainly wouldn't have as much access to other breaking news as we do thanks to them.
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Moichandising, moichandising, moichandising!
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sharku
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Sep 27 2012, 2:41am
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I don't like it either
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Nightwing
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Sep 27 2012, 3:14am
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Children enjoying toys based on books and movies they love?
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Elutherian
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Sep 27 2012, 4:50am
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Boxes and sticks
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 27 2012, 5:14am
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Well put. :) //
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Estel78
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Sep 27 2012, 11:15am
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Until people quit buying it
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Tim
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Sep 27 2012, 5:19am
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A shame, IMO
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 27 2012, 5:24am
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TORN's tagline
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sharku
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Sep 27 2012, 6:00am
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Well where do you draw the Line?
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Bombadil
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Sep 27 2012, 6:44am
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I will only say one thing about merchandising.
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Kangi Ska
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Sep 27 2012, 8:51am
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Just a point or two
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Altaira
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Sep 27 2012, 4:53pm
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I'd rather spend my money on something that I enjoyed
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DanielLB
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Sep 27 2012, 9:04am
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Well...
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jtarkey
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Sep 27 2012, 9:31am
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Do you have a choice DanielLB?
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Moahunter
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Sep 27 2012, 10:36pm
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Not literally, no.
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DanielLB
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Sep 27 2012, 10:40pm
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Any sympathy I had for Chris Tolkien
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Crunchable Birdses
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Sep 27 2012, 10:14am
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Perspective
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sharku
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Sep 27 2012, 10:33am
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Jeez
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Elessar
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Sep 27 2012, 11:12am
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Okay how about Alan Lee & John Howe..&
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Bombadil
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Sep 27 2012, 11:44am
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I agree.. CB...Sounds like My way or the highway...///
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Bombadil
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Sep 27 2012, 4:11pm
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Pre-Jackson-era Tolkien Merch
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Sunflower
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Sep 27 2012, 11:50am
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Good post Sunflower
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Noria
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Sep 27 2012, 1:18pm
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Now wait a minute
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shadow0421
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Sep 28 2012, 12:01am
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and the figures talk!
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Magpie
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Sep 28 2012, 12:55am
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ok the way I see it
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Elenorflower
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Sep 27 2012, 3:02pm
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I want a Sting-shaped -
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Hanzkaz
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Sep 27 2012, 3:31pm
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If you don't mind the LOTR Sting
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Arwen's daughter
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Sep 27 2012, 3:37pm
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I have to get -
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Hanzkaz
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Sep 27 2012, 3:59pm
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Do get it!
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DanielLB
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Sep 27 2012, 4:22pm
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I agree somewhat, ElenorFlower...
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mandel
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Sep 27 2012, 3:39pm
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oh I do understand you Mandel,
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Elenorflower
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Sep 27 2012, 4:09pm
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There was Tolkien merchandise well before the films
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Captain Salt
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Sep 27 2012, 4:54pm
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Degree
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sharku
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Sep 27 2012, 8:13pm
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There seems to be a considerabe increase of Merchandise fot The Hobbit
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Kangi Ska
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Sep 27 2012, 8:48pm
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I wonder if it's due to enhanced expectations
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entmaiden
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Sep 27 2012, 9:30pm
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I'm not sure I agree
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Arwen's daughter
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Sep 27 2012, 9:41pm
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I agree. There was at least as much merchandising for LOTR than there is for Hobbit. //
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Estel78
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Sep 27 2012, 10:22pm
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I said it was early the game...
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Kangi Ska
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Sep 28 2012, 4:03am
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did they give you
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Elenorflower
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Sep 28 2012, 1:01pm
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these movies are blockbusters
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There&ThereAgain
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Sep 27 2012, 7:36pm
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IMO
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 28 2012, 12:51am
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I don't know,
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One Ringer
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Sep 28 2012, 1:56pm
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Uh oh. Fair warning about Oct 1 :-)
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Altaira
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Sep 28 2012, 2:36pm
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The other thing to remember is that the merchandise gives us first looks, hints and spoilers for the films. //
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Captain Salt
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Sep 28 2012, 4:46pm
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J R R Martin
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sharku
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Nov 22 2012, 7:27pm
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