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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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Tom Bombadil, The Hunt for Gollum, and Viggo Mortensen are Back... and so is Dan!
We brought our original amigo, Dan Coats, back to talk about Tom Bombadil, The Rings of Power, The Hunt for Gollum, and more!
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An Interview with Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry)
Listen as Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan discuss their relationship with Peter Jackson, what it took to get through years of filming, and how working on Lord of the Rings changed them!
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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?
Customer Reviews
Great podcast for Tolkien lovers
I enjoy listening to you guys talking about your love of all things Tolkien
Phenomenal.
In a world that seems intent on subverting Tolkien’s stories, it’s incredibly refreshing to hear Michael, Jonathan and Dan appreciate Tolkien’s world for what it is, without imposing their own world views on it. I’ve never heard anyone delve so deeply into Tolkien’s universe: a must-listen-to if you’re a real Tolkien fan!
I sub-create because I am created.
These guys are better than any literature class I ever took! They are appreciative of Tolkien’s work and knowledgeable about him as a writer and a man. They delve into On Fairy Stories and The Silmarillion in a way that (I believe)would cause Professor Tolkien to smile and raise his glass. Finally, they embrace and share in Tolkien’s Christianity (as I do) and discuss how his faith is an integral part of his Fairy stories even if he was not always immediately aware of it.