{"id":892,"date":"2012-03-20T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/?p=892"},"modified":"2012-03-18T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T00:11:10","slug":"mark-demands-all-lord-of-the-rings-stuff-he-has-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2012\/03\/mark-demands-all-lord-of-the-rings-stuff-he-has-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Demands All ‘Lord of the Rings’ Stuff He Has Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never properly<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0got a day after finishing Harry Potter<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0to have people send me fandom-created brilliance so I could see what I missed out on. I don’t want to diminish what I’ve read before for Mark Reads, but finish The Lord of the Rings<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0truly feels like a gorgeous, beautiful journey, and I felt just as sad\/weepy during the ending as I did when I wrote that ridiculous play about the ghost Hogwarts Express. (No, for real, I wrote that in between work at my old job, and, at one point, I was crying so hard I had to leave the office and go walk around the block.)<\/p>\n

I’ve also come to realize that the Lord of the Rings<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0fandom is one of the oldest<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0fandoms ever, which means I’ve got over half a decade of fanart, music, videos, playlists, interpretive dance, and other shenanigans that I’ve missed out on. I want to know what I am missing<\/strong>. Here are the rules:<\/p>\n

1) There are no rules.<\/p>\n

Well, okay, don’t break the site<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0rules, but honestly, I want to know EVERYTHING. Please label if something is from the movie or uses clips from the movie. I’m not particularly keen on being 100% unspoiled for the films, so I’m totally fine watching some things, but let’s just be careful, okay?<\/p>\n

I will be spending today posting more comments than you can shake a stick at, so you’re welcome to interact with me as I learn what a true loser I am. I MEAN THAT IN THE MOST AFFECTIONATE OF WAYS POSSIBLE.\u00c2\u00a0Bring it, The Lord of the Rings <\/em>fans.<\/p>\n

As requested, here’s the schedule for LotR-related posting!<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/21-3\/23: LotR Appendices Posts
\n3\/24: The Hobbit<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0(animated) liveblog
\n3\/25: The Hobbit<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0discussion post\/review.
\n3\/26: Mark Reads The Princess Bride<\/em>
\n3\/31: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0liveblog
\n4\/01: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0discussion\/review
\n4\/07: The Two Towers <\/em>liveblog
\n4\/08: The Two Towers <\/em>discussion\/review
\n4\/14: The Return of the King<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0liveblog
\n4\/15: The Return of the King<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0discussion\/review<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT: ALL LIVEBLOGS AND DISCUSSION POSTS WILL BE ON MARK WATCHES. Follow me on Twitter @MarkDoesStuff for updates and times. I will post the time of the liveblogs once I’ve figured out the logistics of them.\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Links Stuff<\/strong>
\n– Check out\u00c2\u00a0my eBook store<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0Mark Reads Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/a><\/em>\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Mark Watches Firefly<\/a><\/em>\u00c2\u00a0are both on sale now.
\n– I now have a\u00c2\u00a0 Lulu storefront<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0where all my previously released eBooks are now available as printed books, including\u00c2\u00a0 a complete edition of\u00c2\u00a0Mark Reads Twilight<\/em><\/a>.
\n– I am going on tour in April\/May to promote Mark Does Stuff in the western half of North America.\u00c2\u00a0Please RSVP for any dates and help find a venue!<\/a>
\n– I am on Twitter:\u00c2\u00a0 @MarkDoesStuff<\/a>
\n-\u00c2\u00a0 I have a Facebook page for Mark Does Stuff<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0that I’m updating regularly. Feel free to like it and spread it to your friends!
\n– I start Mark Reads\u00c2\u00a0The Princess Bride<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0on Monday, March 26th!<\/p>\n

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