76. Saruman the suck-up, Elrond hates Men, and Formless Sauron – with the Middle-earth Mixer!
The Middle-earth Mixer joins us this week to look at why Peter Jackson made some pretty big changes to 3 central characters. Listen in as we look at: Sauron, the Formless Elrond, the Unbeliever Sarum...
14 Nov 20231h
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 Reli...
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...
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...
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 Storyli...
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...
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-spoke...
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 r...
19 Sep 20231h 2min
