The Very Secret Diaries

The Very Secret Diaries

"The Very Secret Diaries" are a series of satirical slash fiction stories written by Cassandra Clare in the form of diary entries by various characters in New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy following the release of '. Claire wrote a handful more stories with the release of ', but then abandoned the series.

"The Very Secret Diaries" were widely read both within and outside of the fan fiction community. They were considered to be "phenomenally successful" and a "cult classic",cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;?xml=/arts/2006/04/02/bolists.xml |title= Into the lists |accessdate=2008-01-10 |date=2006-04-02 |publisher=The Telegraph] as well as something "which no Tolkien fan should miss".cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/06/1022982734851.html |title=Fallin' off a blog |accessdate=2008-01-10 |date=2002-06-06 |publisher=The Age] Her portrayal of Aragorn was described as "half-Hamlet, half-Adrian Mole". It was also noted that "Cassie now has groupies" and that the stories had a fandom of their own. A dramatization of the diaries was featured in the documentary "". [cite web |url=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2005/01/21/24434-a-review-of-ringers/ |title=A review of Ringers |accessdate=2008-05-20 |date=2005-01-21 |publisher=TheOneRing.net]

Following Claire's lead, several other Secret Diaries websites sprung up, either re-posting Cassandra Claire's original diaries [ [http://www.bellaonline.com/misc/lotr/index.asp http://www.bellaonline.com/misc/lotr/index.asp] ] or writing entirely new diaries for Tolkien's characters.

Source of the following memes:
*Still the prettiest.
*Killed by orcs. Stupid Orcs.
*pervy hobbit fancier
*Sam will kill him if he tries anything.
*Still not King yet.
*Gandalf's pointy hat trick.
*Aloof, unavailable elf princess.

References

ee also

* "Bored of the Rings"

External links

* [http://www.ealasaid.com/misc/vsd/ The Very Secret Diaries (ealasaid.com)]
* [http://titledeleted.com/current/clearancelevel/mission_log/the_very_secret_diaries_of_the_lord_of_the_rings/ The Very Secret Diaries (titledeleted.com)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drpyaYNDZdA Fan Video of the Very Secret Diary of Legolas (YouTube)]


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