Movie Buzz Artist Fitz Fitzpatrick has rendered the characters from “Aliens,” “Lord Of The Rings,” “Star Wars,” and more in gloriously geeky 8-bit. It's fun to identify all of your favorite characters in their super-simplified form. (via bitrebels.com)
Noel Cruz has a very specific set of skills. You'll never be content with off the shelf reproductions again after seeing his talent.
Culture Buzz This is why you don't simply walk into Mordor. Sauron likes to tape embarrassing dance parties, apparently.
Politics Buzz At least one Romney adviser seems to think it's a fitting comparison.
Movie Buzz Check out these fandom GIFs of popular franchises, like “Lord of the Rings” and Harry Potter, as if they were “Hunger Games” districts. Here's an explanation of the district numbers. The sad part is, EVERYONE DIES. (via thisisnotbruce.tumblr.com)
TV Buzz I mean, Boromir is rarely wrong about these things. (via facebook.com)
Buy them these, obviously. Because all babies love Lord of the Rings. Or maybe all Lords of the Rings love babies. Anyway, there's no other logical explanation for all these appropriate bib and onesie jokes.
Is there a teacher in your life? Because you really need to buy this for the teacher in your life. Especially if she's a “Lord of the Rings” fan.
Culture Buzz Give Lindsey Stirling a violin, and she will play lovely tunes for you. If you’re reading, Lindsey, I totally needed this to tide me over until “The Hobbit” is released. Thank you.
Movie Buzz My preciouuuuusssss. LEGO is amping up the awesome factor by producing “Lord of the Rings” minifigs this year and let me tell you, tinier than normal Hobbit LEGO people are the most adorable thing ever.
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Why does Sam always have to be Player Two? This trilogy would’ve been two movies shorter if Middle Earth had Koopa shells.
Movie Buzz Oh…oh God, it's going to be in 3-D? Peter Jackson, how could you?
Movie Buzz The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again is Peter Jackson's prequel to the LOTR trilogy, set to release in December of next year. Get a sneak peek behind the scenes in Jackson's video diary!
It's been 10 years since Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry) wore the hairy feet. The UK's Empire Magazine felt this called for a celebration. (via.)
You can fight dragons and probably ride horses in it. “LOTR: War in the North” from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment hits in January 2012. (via.)
Culture Buzz John McCain recently compared the Tea Party to a bunch of Hobbits. What if they were actually Hobbits? Using an ancient Hobbit name generator, here are the furry-footed names of some Tea Party notables.
This guy makes one of the best Gollum impressions. Even Adam Savage's sucks compared to his.
Because LOTR fans should pay more attention to the female form. $100 at Black Milk Clothing.
When good battles good, everyone wins! The latest installment of Epic Rap Battles features the two greatest wizards of all time.
University of Florida student JT Fridsma put together this awesome minute-by-minute plotting of the various scenes and parallel plots in Peter Jackson's film version of the LOTR series. Click here for the large version.
Culture Buzz Utterly charming cakes from nerd nuptials. Much more fun than all of that William and Kate, Royal Wedding stuffiness.
Culture Buzz Nerds sanctifying their love for one another and for sci-fi/fantasy franchises. This is where you will be going if you RSVP to one of these invitations.
Peter Jackson posted his first video blog giving a sneak peak behind the scenes of The Hobbit. It'll make the hair on your feet stand on end. Nerds, commence to manipulating your Bilbos!
Culture Buzz Dear Samwise Gamgee, you were the real hero. Inspired by the creator of Letters To Dead People comes the latest take on beloved/loathed fictional characters.
Princess Leia seems a little short to be such a height snob. To commemorate the one year anniversary of his daughter, this Geeky Dad created an awesome growth chart. Taller than a tribble; shorter than a dalek.
Culture Buzz I made this costume for a LOTR themed party at a hobbit home and figured I'd share.
As from some great window immeasurably high there stabbed northward a flame of red, the flicker of a piercing Eye… watching us looking at cat videos instead of doing our work.
Lord of the Rings and Star Wars mashed up. Surprised it took this long to happen.