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about some calm, but I ended up posting it so often it became necessary to make the Web site. Unlike many of the other dedicated movie sites, I don't try to update the Fact/Rumor Roundup on a daily or even a weekly basis (unless breaking news is really big). So I decided to list as many of the movie information sites as I could. I think the Fact/Rumor Roundup provides more competitive links than any other current site (but maybe that will change as soon as those folks read this). Despite my casual approach to updating the Fact/Rumor Roundup, I've occasionally scooped everyone thanks to people in the Tolkien community who sent me advisories. For truly dedicated movie enthusiasts, I think it's necessary to visit all the sites periodically. I did recently add some polls to the Fact/Rumor Roundup. Imagine my surprise when the hit counter almost went off the map! I guess I picked the right questions, and more than 1,000 people had participated in the polls in the first two weeks. The questions pertain to wings on Balrogs, Elf ears, and Arwen's role in the movie. These are all rather hot topics at the moment. Will Peter Jackson look at the polls and make decisions based on what he sees? I doubt it. For one thing, he will soon begin principle filming and that means the scripts have to be nearly completed, even though last minute changes may be made. Will people like what Jackson produces if the movies don't reflect what the polls indicate the fans want? I would rather not guess. I'm hoping we'll all be pleasantly surprised no matter what decisions he has made. Of course, movies are not the only Tolkien-related game in town. Toy Vault has introduced a line of action figures. You can purchase them over the Web and even through major toy stores like Toys'R'Us (I don't mean to endorse one chain over another, but I know for a fact you can buy the action figures at this chain). I've had the good fortune to be asked by Toy Vault to write essays for their Web site for each action figure as it comes out. That process has been enjoyable but has not been without its controversies (those pesky Elf ears are the worst part of any Tolkien controversy, along with Balrog wings). Of course, many folks now know that Sierra Online

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