100. Should The Lord of the Rings Films have kept the Barrow-downs?
Join our Discord Channel! Dropping the Barrow-downs removes one of the most important callbacks in the final Battle of the Pelennor Fields before Minas Tirith. It also excises some of the wonderful de...
14 Maj 202452min
99. Tom Bombadil is NOT important? Tolkien said it!
Join our Discord Channel! Tom Bombadil is a polarizing figure in Middle-earth. Some hate him, some love him. Peter Jackson decided to completely avoid that discussion and simply excise him from the fi...
7 Maj 202435min
98. Why Peter Jackson Cut the Old Forest and Old Man Willow
Join our Discord Channel! The first REAL dangers outside of the Shire were cut from the films. So, how much did we REALLY lose by not having The Old Forest or Old Man Willow in Peter Jackson’s Lord of...
30 Apr 202441min
97. Peter Jackson CUT the Godfather of the Shire : Film Changes #30 and #31
Join our Discord Channel! Peter Jackson cut the one Hobbit who had the backbone to stand up to a Nazgul, the one who struck fear in the hearts of other Hobbits — but was also a serious family man! We ...
23 Apr 202436min
96. The Wizard Duel and Orthanc in Real Time : Film Changes #29 and #30
Join our Discord Channel! We’re back and looking at ALL the changes in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings! This week we head over to Orthanc and the changes made to Gandalf’s visit to Saruman: Gandal...
16 Apr 20240s
95. An Interview with Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings Composer – 2003 Roundtable Interviews
Join our Discord Channel! Here’s another episode in our series of interviews from the December 2, 2003 roundtable discussions (watch https://youtu.be/JqhF91GJbGg and https://youtu.be/avh0HxUI8Vs episo...
9 Apr 202444min
94. The Rings of Power is PEAK TV – Top Scenes, Top Characters and Top Quotes
Join our Discord Channel! As season 2 of the Rings of Power approaches (later this year, we hope!), Michael and I decided to look back at our favorite scenes, favorite characters, and favorite quotes ...
1 Apr 20241h 2min
93. Sauron’s FIRST Defeat – Finishing Tolkien’s Unfinished Tale – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 8
Join our Discord Channel! In this final episode of looking at The Mariner’s Wife, we fully finish Tolkien’s tale–but staying true to Tolkien’s characters and world. You’ll find out: Why Sauron Hates ...
26 Mars 20241h
