Tag Archives: Lord of the Rings

On Forgetting

Posted on July 10, 2023 by awtraughber

(Forced) Forgetfulness was a theme in this week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.  Here’s the trailer for the episode, which gives some hint of the price of forgetfulness. Forgetfulness (forced or otherwise) is also a key thread in The Silver … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Full-Season Review

Posted on January 18, 2023 by awtraughber

The last week or so has been pretty busy, which explains my dropping of some threads here even if it doesn’t excuse it.  Back to those threads soon.  But for now . . . The Nerd of the Rings recap … Continue reading →

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On Galadriel and Celeborn

Posted on October 13, 2022 by awtraughber

We’re just a few hours away from the season one finale of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.  Much of the conversation over the last couple of months has been about which character is Sauron in disguise.  Not really … Continue reading →

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Between Vigilance and Vengeance

Posted on October 5, 2022 by awtraughber

We’re two episodes away from the end of the first season of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.  It’s been a fun 6 episodes so far, putting to the screen characters and locations that have mostly only resided in … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Bilbo

Posted on September 22, 2022 by awtraughber

It’s that time of year again, when Bilbo Baggins’s birthday comes back around.  It’s always worth revisiting this clip from The Fellowship of the Ring: In line with this Tolkien moment, we’re halfway through the first season of The Rings … Continue reading →

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On Tour with Tuor

Posted on July 13, 2022 by awtraughber

There was a time where I thought this summer would be the time to reread the Lord of the Rings.  I even  packed my bags in preparation for it.  But to read LOTR is no small task, not something to … Continue reading →

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Today in (Middle Earth) History

Posted on March 25, 2022 by awtraughber

I’ll just leave these two clips from The Return of the King here to mark the events of the day in Middle Earth History . . .

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Twenty Years of Fellowship

Posted on December 19, 2021 by awtraughber

Turns out that it’s been 20 years since the premiere of Peter Jackson’s take on The Fellowship of the Ring.  Truly difficult to believe that much time has passed.  So I’ll just leave this right here:

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Mountains Again

Posted on June 19, 2020 by awtraughber

Appropriate for today for many reasons, I think.

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Twenty Years Later . . .

Posted on April 7, 2020 by awtraughber

Twenty years ago, this teaser trailer was released: It is difficult to imagine a world where the finished product of Peter Jackson and friends hasn’t been realized.  How odd to have a voice-over by someone not from the movie! How … Continue reading →

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