75. Gimli’s Comic Relief, Boromir’s Wrong Hair, and Legolas’s Big Elf Boots
Peter Jackson brought most of the comic relief for The Lord of the Rings via Gimli–which, based on his character in the books, is definitely off character. This week we discuss: Gimli, the Comic Relief Gimli, the Hatchet Man Legolas’ Boots were Made for Walkin’ (on snow) They did Boromir Dirty… Blonde Are we right? Wrong? Did we miss something obvious? Let us know! In our extended episode (available for our members for only $4/mo–free for the first month!) we talk about: Become a member at https://theonering.com/members to find out Do books need comic relief like films? Why or why not? Is Legolas the straight man to Gimli’s funny guy? Is he considered comic relief too? Was Peter Jackson’s portrayal of Legolas walking on snow effective? 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
7 Nov 202350min
74. Aragorn’s Big Change and The Hobbit Youth Movement
Aragorn is, actually, a very different character in the films than the books. Was it a good decision to make the change? This week we discuss: The Hobbit Youth Movement Aragorn, the Dark and Brooding Aragorn, the Reluctant King Are we right? Wrong? Did we miss something obvious? Let us know! In our extended episode (available for our members for only $4/mo–free for the first month!) we talk about: Become a member at https://theonering.com/members to find out Is Frodo too young and too incompetent in the films? Why didn’t Aragorn ascend the throne of Gondor earlier? Is movie Aragorn a little too perfect at times? 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
31 Okt 202341min
73. How Peter Jackson Changed the Wizard, the Pranksters, and Frodo’s Best Bud
Michael and I continue to analyze the general changes Peter Jackson made to Lord of the Rings. This week, we look at: Gandalf, the Befuddled Sam, the Best Bud Merry and Pippen, the Pranksters Are we right? Wrong? Did we miss something obvious? Let us know! In our extended episode (available for our members for only $4/mo–free for the first month!) we talk about: Become a member at https://theonering.com/members to find out Could PJ have done more to distinguish Merry and Pippin? Why wasn’t Gandalf more of a leader in the films? Do movies try to make too many characters with dynamic story arcs? 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
24 Okt 202345min
72. Adapting Lord of the Rings, Cutting up the Story, and Dropping the Poetry
We jump into the deep end of analyzing Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings as we look at every film change he made! This week, Michael and I look at the first three: It’s an Adaptation Intercut Storylines Many of the Songs and Poems were cut Are we right? Wrong? Did we miss something obvious? Let us know! In our extended episode (available for our members for only $4/mo–free for the first month!) we talk about: Become a member at https://theonering.com/members to find out What’s the one major adaptation Jackson shouldn’t have made. Judging Christopher Tolkien for judging PJ’s films Could PJ have easily put in more songs and poems? Or would it need to be a 12 episode show on Netflix? Is the poetry PJ put in the films fitting enough? 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
17 Okt 202338min
71. An Interview with Lord of the Rings Screenwriter Philippa Boyens
In this week’s episode in our series of interviews from the December 2, 2003 roundtable discussions (listen to our Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen episode), we spoke with Lord of the Rings screenwriter Philippa Boyens. She likely influenced the script as much as Peter Jackson did, and was known for trying to lift lines directly from the book instead of rewriting them for “modern audiences”. In this episode, Philippa discusses: What it’s like to work with Peter Jackson. How she feels about fan criticism of the films. Whether the actors had any input into the script. How she views Frodo and Sam’s relationship. How she feels about writing a script for The Hobbit (it hadn’t been written yet!). Become a member at https://theonering.com/members to find out Why The Hobbit (as an adapted film story) failed so dramatically compared to The Lord of the Rings. What the next series of podcast episodes will tackle! 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
3 Okt 202340min
70. An Interview with Viggo Mortensen
Here’s the next episode in our series of interviews from the December 2, 2003 roundtable discussions (our Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen episode)! You can tell that Viggo is thoughtful and soft-spoken, but has a driven personality that allows him to inhabit roles like Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings. In this episode, Viggo Mortensen discusses: What he does (as a newly discovered sex symbol) with all those phone numbers in his pockets. What he did to train for the films. What it was like coming on set the day before principal filming began. What it was like working with Peter Jackson Become a member to at https://theonering.com/members to find out what we think about Viggo’s responses, and how he portrayed Aragorn in the films: Why Aragorn’s made-up character arc was necessary–but disappointing? How Viggo’s approach to Aragorn highlights how The Rings of Power writers get characters wrong. 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
26 Sep 202329min
69. Music is Escape : An Interview with Jeff Johnson – Musician, Composer, Producer
If you haven’t listened to Jeff Johnson’s music yet, you’re missing out. I’ve been a fan of his music for over 20 years, having been first inroduced with his Songs of Albion trilogy — music based on reknowned author Stephen R. Lawheads trilogy of books of the same name. Jeff’s music stands out with music inspired by books, locations, and art. Listening to his music is an experience I haven’t had with any other musician. So what does this have to do with Tolkien? Like we learned in Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories”, the escape-consolation-recovery that we find in fairy stories is something that can be found in other art–and this is something we can find in Jeff Johnson’s music. Make sure you listen till the end for some of Jeff’s music: The Road Goes Ever On A Wonder Voyage – Eirlandia The Endless Knot – Songs from Albion 3 (members only) The Dream of Taliesin – The Bard and the Warrior (members only) Way of the Warrior – The Bard and the Warrior (members only) Then join us in our extended podcast where Jeff endures our Confessions from the Comfy Chair (including his thoughts on the Rings of Power)! 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change The Road Goes Ever On (The Old Walking Song) Jeff Johnson’s Music (Bandcamp) Ark Music (Jeff’s website) Eirlandia Album 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
19 Sep 20231h 2min
68. An Interview with Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom
Here’s our 3rd recording from the December 2, 2003 roundtable interviews (our Peter Jackson episode is at https://youtu.be/JqhF91GJbGg)! In this episode, Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom joined us to talk their thoughts about the films, their careers, and the crazy premiere in Wellington for Return of the King. Become a member to at https://theonering.com/members to hear our thoughts on: Whether Liv Tyler was actually a good actress or just a pretty face. If elves should’ve been portrayed differently by Peter Jackson. Michael’s least favorite elf in Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings (I bet you can guess it!). 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER! Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links Submit a LOTR Film Change 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast Get the Extended Podcast Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat The Silmarillion The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice!
12 Sep 202326min
