Episodes
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293: SilmFilm 1-05: Episode 3 - He Who Shall Not Be Named Morgoth
October 19th, 2015 | 1 hr 58 mins
We continue to discuss central themes of the season, in particular focusing on Melkor – including what the heck to call him (as well as others who experience name changes in The Silmarillion, like Sauron).
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292: SilmFilm 1-04: Episode 2 - From Chaos to Harmony
October 19th, 2015 | 1 hr 50 mins
Today we are figuring out the content of the frame story and the Silmarillion story for episode 2 and how to tie it all together.
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291: SilmFilm 1-03: Episode 1 (Pilot) - The Ainulindalë
October 2nd, 2015 | 1 hr 48 mins
It’s time to discuss the Music of the Ainur, one of the most thought-provoking and beautiful stories Tolkien wrote. This is a central core concept that, while it’s detached from the “main” story of The Silmarillion, it’s always there in the background.
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290: SilmFilm 1-02: Narrative Overview
September 2nd, 2015 | 1 hr 59 mins
We continue our discussion about the overall narrative of Season 1, as well as focus on the elements of the frame story that will encompass the show.
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289: SilmFilm 1-01: Plot Overview
August 26th, 2015 | 1 hr 54 mins
We will begin by discussing the overall plot of the first season and the major events that we want to occur during the season, including the Music of the Ainur, creation of Arda, the making of the Two Lamps, and the arrival of the Valar.
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Episode 288: Tolkien Chat: Makin’ Movies in Middle-earth
August 12th, 2015 | 43 mins 16 secs
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287: SilmFilm 0-04: Plot Mapping
July 24th, 2015 | 1 hr 50 mins
In the final episode in this season, we will attempt to lay out a map for the whole show, season by season.
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286: SilmFilm 0-03: Storytelling
July 13th, 2015 | 1 hr 45 mins
We will continue tackling big issues, including chronology, language style and use of narration.
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285: SilmFilm 0-02: Big Decisions
June 20th, 2015 | 1 hr 54 mins
We will discuss some of the critical issues that will lay the foundation of the adaptation, including character depiction, music and magic.
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284: SilmFilm 0-01: Introducing the Silmarillion Film Project
June 9th, 2015 | 1 hr 58 mins
We will explain what we are doing and what we are not doing in this project. We will explain the general framework of our episodes and give a high level overview of what we will cover in Season 0. We will conclude the episode (as we will conclude all our episodes) with a question for listeners to discuss in the forum prior to a final decision at the start of the next episode.
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Episode 283: Mythgard Monday at Ales and Tales-Frodo and Sauron: What Were They Thinking?
April 18th, 2015 | 1 hr 12 mins
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Episode 282: Riddles in the Dark, The Ultimate Episode (Really!)
April 3rd, 2015 | 2 hrs 9 mins
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Episode 281: Riddles in the Dark, The Penultimate Episode
February 15th, 2015 | 1 hr 37 mins
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Episode 280: Riddles in the Dark, The Beginning of the End
February 3rd, 2015 | 1 hr 46 mins
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Episode 279: The Riddles in the Dark Team Debriefs The Battle of the Five Armies
December 25th, 2014 | 3 hrs 8 mins
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Episode 278: The Tolkien Professor Debriefs The Battle of the Five Armies
December 25th, 2014 | 2 hrs 2 mins