Legolas, You're Just So Darn...CUTE! - Page 3
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If AllPosters could have kept Legolas in stock, I could have set up a dedicated server on January 1 just for Legolas. Regrettably, the poster kept selling out. It continues to sell out. I suspect it sells out faster than anything else in their inventory, or close to that. I finally told AllPosters to just order a truckload of the posters -- I'll find a way to sell them.
While I was soothing adolescent nerves and pleading with AllPosters to restock Legolas so we could all make millions of dollars, the two people who oversee Xenite.Org's forums (which are now SF-FANDOM) politely informed the Xenite.Org administrators list that, oh yes, we now have an Orlando Bloom forum. It seems the young ladies had hijacked our Lord of the Rings movie forum and were squeezing out all the other discussion.
And that's a pretty active forum even without Orly threads.
The Orlando Bloom movie, "The Fellowship of the Ring", is a classic example of the "If we had only known" kind of marketing disaster that companies dread. No one, and I mean no one, had any idea of how popular this character would become. I'm not sure we'll have any clear idea for several months. Is it just Orlando-as-Legolas or will "Black Hawk Down" sell out week-after-week simply because Elf-boy is in it?
I mean no disrespect to either Orlando or his multitudes of fans. I wish I could satisfy all the requests for more information about both Legolas and Orlando Bloom. Well, actually, I do have some information about the lad.
Is there an official Web site yet? Not that I have found (although I did confuse Orlando with Billy Boyd on one occasion -- but I've learned my lesson). Billy Boyd has his own Web site, not Orlando. Mea Culpa.
Does Orlando have a girlfriend? Yes. And if she doesn't appreciate what she's got, well, Orly, I think I can introduce you to a lot of eager young ladies.
Do people recognize him on the street? Apparently not. In a recent interview, Mr. Bloom said that, without his blond wig, he's apparently just another young guy walking down the street. People don't notice him. Well, I don't think that will last long. Orlando Bloom will probably be the Tom Cruise of the early 21st century.
Does Legolas die in the next movie? No. Why would anyone think that? So, those of you who saw the movie ten times the first weekend, you'd better start saving up for next December. And he'll be in the third movie, too.
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