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The following is planned to be submitted for canon review in the Quora space The Nine. You can find the final draft here. Smaug the...
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- Aug 7, 2023
- 1 min
Dune: An Economic Analysis By Mark Koyama
Fictionomics: Frank Herbert's Dune from the perspectives of economic history and institutional economics I've found more economic...
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- Jun 29, 2023
- 1 min
DUNE PART TWO TRAILER 2!!
Dune: Part Two | Official Trailer 2 Brief rundown of what we see: Glimpses of the Jihad The reunification of Paul and Gurney Paul's...
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- Jun 15, 2023
- 2 min
Saruman's Dilemma
In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Saruman summons Gandalf to his abode of Isengard in the Gap of Rohan. After...
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- May 31, 2023
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No, the New Lord Of the Rings Movies Are Not About "Another Ring"
It was satire, guys. Come on. Yes, Warner Bros will be making some sort of adaptations of Tolkien's writings. No, they will not have dual...
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- May 2, 2023
- 1 min
DUNE TRAILER TOMORROW!
The checkmark account @dunemovie tweeted today:
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- Apr 5, 2023
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Brandon Sanderson On Fantasy and Emotion
Brandon Sanderson: Outside
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- Feb 12, 2023
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Avatar II VFX Broken Down By Weta FX Supervisor
We finally know what "that shot" was. Hint: The water wasn't real.
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- Jan 21, 2023
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Metaglass From "Dune"
This is just some art of glass I found. In "Terminology Of the Imperium" at the back of Dune, a substance known as "metaglass" is...
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- Dec 26, 2022
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"The Nature Of Middle-earth" Is Awesome
I recently received one of the latest collections of Tolkien's notes, The Nature Of Middle-earth. Edited by Carl F. Hostetter, it...
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- Dec 23, 2022
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Quantifying Gandalf's Lightning Attack
In The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers, we see a flashback of Gandalf fighting the Balrog. At the duel's climax, the Wizard causes...
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- Nov 17, 2022
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Amban Phase-Pulse Blaster Capabilities
Also known as the Amban sniper rifle, this is Din Djarin's primary weapon in The Mandalorian. This weapon fires glowing orange bolts not...
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- Aug 20, 2022
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ROP Soundtrack Released: Some Thoughts, Too
Positive ones.
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- Aug 17, 2022
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ROP Releases 6pm PT On September 1st!
(Early on the morning of the 2nd if you're in the UK.) Source (and another teaser)
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- Aug 11, 2022
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Awesome New Images For Rings Of Power!
Lloyd Owen as Elendil. Amazing casting. The Stranger. Númenórean ship. What are you Durin? Ar-Pharazôn, last king of Númenor. He who...
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- Jul 24, 2022
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Every LOTR: ROP Teaser So Far
Rings of Power—Title Reveal Beyond our wandering—First Teaser The skies are strange—Amazon Prime Sneak Peak A new era—Main Teaser You...
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- May 26, 2022
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Weta Workshop and Weta FX Are Working On The Rings Of Power!
Weta Workshop website source Weta FX website source
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- Mar 2, 2022
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Priscilla Tolkien Dies Aged 92
Priscilla Tolkien, Tolkien's last child and only daughter, passed away yesterday.
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- Jan 8, 2022
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The Sardaukar's Arsenal: An Overview
(2021 film version.) Modern armies have four main types of weapons, and have so for centuries and centuries:, Melee weapons (knives,...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
So I'm As Fast As General Grievous
Okay, so General Grievous (from Star Wars) is stated in Legends as being able to attack up to 20 times per second (5 per arm), and I've...
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