The Very Secret Diaries
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'''''The Very Secret Diaries''''' are a series of satirical [[slash fiction]] stories written by [[Cassandra Claire]] in the form of diary entries by various characters in [[New Line Cinema]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] following the release of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Claire wrote a handful more stories with the release of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'', 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",<ref name="Telegraph">{{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}}</ref> as well as something "which no Tolkien fan should miss".<ref name="TheAge">{{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}}</ref> Her portrayal of [[Aragorn]] was described as "half-[[Hamlet]], half-[[Adrian Mole]]".<ref name="Telegraph" /> It was also noted that "Cassie now has groupies"<ref name="TheAge" /> and that the stories had a fandom of their own.<ref name="Telegraph" /> A dramatization of the diaries was featured in the documentary ''[[Ringers: Lord of the Fans]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Following Claire's lead, several other Secret Diaries websites sprung up, either re-posting Cassandra Claire's original diaries<ref>[http://www.bellaonline.com/misc/lotr/index.asp http://www.bellaonline.com/misc/lotr/index.asp]</ref> 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==
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==See 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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