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Exploring Tolkien TheOneRing.com
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Exploring Tolkien is a weekly show that dives deep into J.R.R. Tolkien and all the ages of Middle-earth. Jonathan Watson and Michael Grumbine are your hosts in this journey, spanning the earliest ages of Middle-earth through to the latest adaptations, including The Rings of Power.
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Bree's DARK Turn
The films brought us a dark and evil Bree -- but Tolkien calls it "friendly" and "familiar"!
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Should The Lord of the Rings Films have kept the Barrow-downs?
Dropping the Barrow-downs removes one of the most important callbacks in the final Battle of the Pelennor Fields before Minas Tirith.
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Tom Bombadil is NOT important? Tolkien said it!
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 film.
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Why Peter Jackson Cut the Old Forest and Old Man Willow
The first REAL dangers outside of the Shire were cut from the films... but did that decision improve them?
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Peter Jackson CUT the Godfather of the Shire : Film Changes #30 and #31
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!
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The Wizard Duel and Orthanc in Real Time : Film Changes #29 and #30
Peter Jackson made some pretty significant changes to Orthanc... especially when it comes to that Wizard's Duel!