The Tolkien Professor

<p>Today is the day we talk about the Elves – how they came to be and their divisions.</p>

27 Juni 20161h 53min

<p>Deciding on general outline for season 2 – not in detail, as we will map out episode-by-episode plots later.</p>

10 Juni 20162h 11min

<p>Discussing the big-picture overview of the season, starting with the the awakening of the Elves at Cuivienen (from their point of view) and ending with the Darkening of Valinor.</p>

25 Maj 20162h 3min

<p>We bring on some additional panelists this week to discuss script outlines and fill in the holes left in our episodic discussions. Guest panelists include Karita Alexander, Brian Fattorini, Nick Pa...

12 Maj 20162h 5min

<p>Joining us for a discussion of the musical score is John DiBartolo of the Lonely Mountain Band. We also will listen to clips of proposed character themes from composer Philip Menzies.</p>

27 Apr 20162h 3min

<p>We review the results of our casting poll from Session 16 and discuss what we’d like to see our newly cast … uh, cast … wear.</p>

16 Apr 20162h 29min

<p>Following up on our casting conversation, this time we’re talking about how we want things to look. What type of forests should fill Valinor? What architecture styles should we use for the Valar (a...

3 Apr 20162h 8min

<p>Now that we’ve mapped out the characters, plot and action of the 13-episode first season, we get to decide who we’d like to see play the parts! This casting call includes a discussion forum compone...

13 Mars 20162h 13min