Scoop: Weekend Ratings

Monday, 28 August 2000, 10:27 am
Article: Alastair Thompson

Scoop's ratings at the weekend were dominated by Elves and Hobbits... Scoop's weekend top 30 follows...Hobbit haters should read no further...

1: Scoop Images: Arwen Catches A Few Digital Snaps

Lord of the Rings' Princess Arwen (Liv Tyler) is pictured with what looks a lot like a digital camera. Source - Anonymous. See also... Ringswatch: Our Liv Freaks Out In Battle - Scoop Images: Wellywood's Favourite Starlet - Scoop Images: Liv Meets ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0008/S00139.htm

2: Scoop Archive: Ringswatch: Our Liv Freaks Out In Battle

Liv Tyler, Wellywood's most talked about starlet, has been acting it up during shooting of the Lord of the Rings, both on and off the set.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/ca/88/200004070956.b55790d9.html

3: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Liv Meets Some Smokin' Ringwraiths

The following pictures - supplied to Scoop anonymously - show actress Liv Tyler in action during the shooting of some scenes for the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The pictures were taken in the South Island near Wanaka.

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4: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Wellywood's Favourite Starlet

Movie star Liv Tyler takes a break from a hectic schedule of filming for the Lord of the Rings trilogy earlier this year for a spot of shopping on Wellington's Willis St - photo Kevin Stent of the Sunday Star Times.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/60/42/200004071040.4cc5c4f6.html

5: Scoop Images: Hobbit Slips Scoop Staircase Snap

Scoop's friendly hobbit couldn't resist taking his camera out of his satchel when he found a moment alone on the staircase at Helm's Deep. See the Scoop One Ring Special for more Lord Of The Rings images.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0008/S00094.htm

6: Scoop Images: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: BAG END!

Scoop is delighted to present to Frodo and Bilbo Baggin’s house in the Waikato – Bag End. Now we are getting magical….

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9911/S00092.htm

7: Scoop Images: A Mountaintop Hobbit Retreat?

Yet another picture of a Lord of the Rings set has been supplied to Scoop by a friendly Hobbit. This time it appears to show a mountaintop fortress guarded by an eagle statue.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0008/S00046.htm

8: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: The Guardian of Helms Deep...

The guardian of Helms Deep - exclusively on Scoop! The following picture is from the set of Helms Deep used in the filming of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Scoop came by it courtesy of a friendly Hobbit.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/ec/6b/200006271142.ca7d5e48.html

9: Scoop Archive: When The Wizard Gets It

The following is an image taken secretly from the Lord of the Rings site while filming takes place.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/a1/fd/200008081651.6e736819.html

10: Scoop Archive: Scoop Image: Where The Hobbits Are

The following picture of a Hobbit House was supplied to Scoop by a friendly, anonymous, hobbit. Scoop beleives it is the first published picture of Hobbitton, in the Waikato, taken from the ground rather than the air. The Hobbitton set is being used for Peter ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/e6/e8/200006031018.f2d003c6.html

11: Scoop Images: Wellywood's Favourite Starlet

Movie star Liv Tyler takes a break from a hectic schedule of filming for the Lord of the Rings trilogy earlier this year for a spot of shopping on Wellington's Willis St - photo Kevin Stent of the Sunday Star Times.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0004/S00023.htm

12: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Gandalf's Two Exploding Trees

Responding to the hints of a couple of US Lord of The Rings websites - http://www.lordoftherings.com/ and http://www.onering.net/ - Scoop earlier this week informed its star Hobbit paparazzi of a reported sighting of Gandalf's exploding trees in Upper Hutt.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5e/6d/199910211110.2a220329.html

13: Scoop Archive: Are These For Real?

The latest pictures to come from the Lord of the Rings film website theonering.net seem to have had some magic touch ups - if they are real photos at all...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/f7/d6/200006161515.bfb399c5.html

14: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: More LOTR Pics From Ruapehu

Scoop is pleased to present a series of images of Lord of The Rings Filming from its content partner http://theonering.net . They show filming underway in Happy Valley at Whakapapa skifield on Mt Ruapehu.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/1d/fc/200005030943.ff7b2567.html

15: Scoop Archive: Lords Of The Rings Six Minutes @ ShoWEST

Peter Jackson's latest movie in progress The Lord Of The Rings was recently given a sneak preview at the 'ShoWEST' Trade Fair in Paris.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/7b/b7/200007011532.3f5ce8e5.html

16: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Hobbit Slips Scoop Staircase Snap

Scoop's friendly hobbit couldn't resist taking his camera out of his satchel when he found a moment alone on the staircase at Helm's Deep. See the Scoop One Ring Special for more Lord Of The Rings images.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/17/5d/200008171419.6e04da31.html

17: Scoop Archive: Hook Line And Sinker - Dominion Ring Winked

Re: Cate Blanchett and Galadriel's Evil Sister. THEONERING.NET'S Tehanu writes To the Dominion Letters To the Editor page.

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18: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: A Misty Ruapehu Film Set

The following pictures were taken at Whakapapa ski-field on Mt Ruapehu at the weekend. Peter Jackson's film crews have been filming scenes for the Lord of The Rings trilogy of films there recently.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/29/c5/200004281446.a3d442fc.html

19: Scoop Images: And Not A Hobbit Was Stirring

The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9910/S00053.htm

20: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Bree Is Spooky At Night....

Having seemingly scored the internet Scoop of the week with his pictures of BREE AT FIRST LIGHT Scoop contacted the Hobbit who scooped the world and asked him if he had any more snaps from his visit to Bree....

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/11/7b/199910141610.d2a81f5f.html

21: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: And Not A Hobbit Was Stirring

The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/45/18/199910120920.9f865be1.html

22: Scoop Archive: The Evening Post

Govt calls in McClay over claims of pressure - Mayor and deputy battle over Gully funding - City of mystery grows in hills - Iron Mike fined for child-eating threat - Brit joggers think sex, Kiwis of pain - Bank starts rate slide - Inside headlines ...

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23: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Two More Pics From Dry Creek Quarry

Two more shots from Dry Creek Quarry on Haywards Hill near Wellington where filming is underway for the Lord of The Rings Trilogy. See also... Scoop Images: Castles & Tents In A Quarry . Scoop would like to express its thanks to the kind hobbit who ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/61/56/200002181638.204239af.html

24: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Castles & Tents In A Quarry

Scoop's anonymous Hobbit photographer has been busy again snapping away at Lord of The Rings sets, this time at the most photographed set of them all, the Haywards Hill (Dry Creek) quarry. Filming at the site is now fully underway with scenes of ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/87/9c/200002160935.cb770781.html

25: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Mirror Snaps Bilbo's House

Scoop wouldn't normally so shamelessly lift a photo from a newspaper but in this instance the claim in the Mirror/Daily Record that this is the "first" picture of the Lord of the Rings secret Kingdom, is, respectfully disputed.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/10/ae/199910181355.2d1ec1f3.html

26: Scoop Archive: Lord Of The Rings - Don't Believe The Hype?

According to star Christopher Lee who plays the dark mage Saruman in Peter Jackson's three film epic, the director hasn't lost his touch.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/7f/f3/200005241712.01e39b3d.html

27: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Lord Of The Rings Preview Highlights

At the weekend the official LOTR website http://lordoftherings.net broadcast a two minute preview from the movie. The preview is attracting unprecedented internet attention.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/a9/99/200004100055.8b5d43fa.html

28: Scoop Images: Dom's Stale Hobbit Photos Are Fake!

More than three weeks after Scoop first published a picture of, allegedly, the home of a Hobbit from the Lord of the Rings, and the day after we published aerial photos of the Waikato set the Dominion News Paper have run two highly dubious – and probably ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9911/S00081.htm

29: Scoop Images: A Hobbit Summer House?

Scoop is proud to present another image of Hobbitton… this time of what appears to be a fairly grand Hobbit summer house …enjoy.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9911/S00099.htm

30: Scoop Archive: Scoop Images: Where Bilbo And Frodo Live - Really!

Warning Lord Of The Rings Spoiler photos.... courtesy of Scoop's content partner http://www.theonering.net/ Scoop brings the first published pictures of Froddo and Bilbo Baggins house, in the Waikato.

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Alastair Thompson

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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.

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