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Discussion of Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings television adaptation, concerns about modernization, fan service, and character changes
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · news/off-topic, not scored
“if they remade Harry Potter for real and they just ruined it, it would bother me a little. And the same with Lord of the Rings. Yeah, it's going to be tough when Amazon ruins it.”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative · news/off-topic, not scored
“they're gonna have stupid fan service they're gonna do like a bunch of needless characters they're gonna try and like wokeify it in some way”
Taylor · unverified▼ negative · news/off-topic, not scored
“they're gonna invent they're gonna invent characters that didn't exist in the world and give them jobs that they're going to do the legolas and the legolas's girlfriend thing again which is like what the fuck are they do”
Brief discussion about Sean Connery being offered the role of Gandalf, turning it down, and Ian McKellen playing the character instead
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I could get Ian McKellen killed it, but I like Connery. Especially old Connery”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Thank God Sean Connery said no. And Ian McKellen said yes. Thank God. Ian McKellen killed it”
Brief discussion of Sam character and his burden carrying supplies across Middle-earth
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“you're sam on the way to mordor which by the way sam more powerful than you give credit”
Discussion of character arcs, the bucket scene in Moria, and dwarven vs elvish engineering and civilization
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“The elves are like hawaii they live in trees they never fucking invent so much as a wheel they have magic they have everything all covered”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I remember watching that even as a kid and i'm like where does that well lead to just a chasm just what were they hauling up”
Unknown · unverified▲ positive
“pippin's story pippin and mary starting with with cowardice and slowly evolving into heroes in their own right”
Discussion of personal experience seeing the film in theaters during high school and its record-breaking Oscar wins, comparing award counts across films
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i was in high school at the time and i did like lord of the rings a lot of the time it was one of those first movies where like i had a driver's license and i could go like experience a thing i was into and so i was real”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i think they won more than anything i think lord of the rings did because i know star wars has a few”
Discussion of new animated Lord of the Rings series by Peter Jackson and classic 1970s animated adaptation
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“As long as they stick to canon, there's lots of good material. I like animated stuff sometimes.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I sent you, I don't know if you saw it, like the poster or whatever for the animated Lord of the Rings thing that's coming out.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Yeah, there's a really good animated Lord of the Rings from the 70s. I think it's a war between the Rohirrim and maybe other men, which I thought was pretty... I was like, yeah, I kind of like that.”
Discussion of Lord of the Rings films in the context of potential tattoo designs featuring LOTR themes.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love Lord of the Rings. I love it.”
Dick · unverified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I saw a full gandalf color tattoo that again i would never fucking get but it was like Oh my God it photo realistic He got he just got Ian McKellen on his body for life”
Taylor · unverified◆ mixed
“Those movies are great, but every day for the rest of my life, thinking about that ant from the Isengard. Do I want that?”
Discussion of Weinstein connection to films and whether to watch them
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“that's the only way I can explain her career.”
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Discussion about dwarf tossing scene and John Rhys-Davies' physical stature and role as Gimli
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I'm sticking with my prediction. You could toss the fuck out of a dwarf.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“that's not fair because as soon as – it wasn't mocking Gimli. As soon as Gimli is tossed, he starts wrecking shit.”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Gimli's shoulders next to Aragorn. Like, yeah, I didn't realize how old he was.”
Taylor discusses playing Lord of the Rings card game as a child and his father's disinterest
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“I started playing Lord of the Rings cards when I was earlier, younger than that, probably around like 11, 12, I started playing Lord of the Rings cards. That went out of business in like 2007 or so.”
Extended discussion of Lord of the Rings film casting choices, character arcs, and actor performances
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I would expand it. I would say that outside of Orlando Bloom, none of the elves were great in their jobs. Like they're supposed to I thought they were supposed to be more beautiful people.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“the King of Rohan right He did an amazing job I thought he really killed it and at the end when he died spoilers um i started reflecting on his character arc and i was like man remember when we met him and he was old and”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Orlando Bloom, maybe super duper killer. I can't imagine someone doing better.”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I think Viggo was too ugly... I think Diago Mortensen did an excellent job with Aragorn.”
Comparison of Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter. Discussion of Tolkien's influence on fantasy genre. Elves, dwarves, vampires, and character comparisons.
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“that's how you know that's a powerful fucking product is it Chris Brown that beat Rihanna. i like how Tolkien established the universe. Did he create elves and dwarves? Yeah. Elves and dwarves, as we know them, are a Tol”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“i like gandalf. gandalf is a fucking essentially an angel he's a demigod. i like that about lord of the rings with gandalf”
Taylor discusses someone requesting to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy while eating their final meal before execution, expressing he would make the same request
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“That is exactly what I would say. That's some good stuff.”
Discussion of Sean Connery being offered Gandalf role and comparison to Ian McKellen's performance.
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Thank God he did not play Gandalf. Jesus, that would have been horrible.”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Alan Rickman is one of my favorite actors ever. Ian McKellen is just a better actor. He's a better actor.”
Extended edition DVDs; Woody wants 4K remaster in steelbook format
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I want them to re-release I want a 4K extended version set just like this in a steel book I think they did do a 4K”
Extensive debate about the best film trilogy, comparing LOTR to other series like Star Wars, Marvel, and Pirates of the Caribbean
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I can't think of any other really good trilogies. The third movie is guaranteed to suck almost every time.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“It's Lord of the Rings for me, for sure.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Lord of the Rings, definitely my number one.”
Hosts discuss rewatching LOTR extended editions and anticipated 4K remaster release
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i'll always get through the fellowship because you know initial watch sometimes i'll get through the two towers but rarely do i commit to the watch through enough to get to the Return of the King”
Taylor · likely▲ positive
“The Ultra HD 4K remaster is coming out for the holiday season this year. First time ever. Oh, well, that's going to be sick. I'm going to buy those for sure.”
Extensive discussion of Lord of the Rings lore, themes, influence on fantasy and RPGs, comparison to World War I
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“It's the best fantasy story told in the last few hundred years easily”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“He normalized and kind of solidified a lot of our understanding of what those fantasy races are”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Lord of the Rings is just the the concept, the idea like at its simplest breakdown of just this one ring being so powerful and they got to have this halfling person who comes from like just such a positive place bring it”
Extended discussion of watching the trilogy and girlfriend's experience with the films
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“What a [ __ ] masterpiece. I watched it like a couple months ago. I think three months ago, I watched the whole trilogy. I I watch it pretty regularly. May at least maybe once a year”
Discussion of Lord of the Rings movies, Peter Jackson's version, ending, and Saruman character
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like Peter Jackson's version in that regard way better. I like his ending better. And I like his ending for Sarroman better.”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Knowledge of a beloved franchise that you can pull out at any moment people respect it. Like I I Taylor has this incredible knowledge that I'm jealous of.”
Comparing practical makeup effects in LOTR original trilogy to CGI in The Hobbit trilogy
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“the orcs in Lord of the Rings will always kick the ass of the orcs in The Hobbit because they were dressing some [ __ ] Aussie up like an orc painting his face and then the new ones like you can just tell the they're not”
Mentioned as example of a rare good trilogy where all films had a complete plan
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“with Lord of the Rings the second one's the best with the go they had a plan like going Lord the Rings there's there's a whole story worth telling plan's important”
Extended discussion of the film trilogy, extended editions, behind-the-scenes content, deleted scenes, and film preservation
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“that's the sort of thing I've paid 250 bucks for like all three movies leave The Hobbit [ __ ] out but I want all like like you know this Taylor”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“my favorite fantasy story ever”
Extensive discussion of the film trilogy, specific scenes and characters like Gandalf and the Witch King
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“they don't let Gandalf take that L because he's not supposed to take that l no no he he was supposed to be the Victor”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I really was killing a lot of people I was like haven't played a GTA in a long time I'm tying [ __ ] up to the tracks”
Discussion of extended editions and desires for super extended versions
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“if they released a five hour version of every movie I would watch it”
Extended edition trilogy viewing habit and comparison to Hobbit films
Kyle · likely◆ mixed
“they did a really bad job Lord of the wars look like [ __ ] in that scene where they had actually looked better in the trilogy”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've watched The Lord of the Rings extended every year since I've been alive basically”
Extensive discussion about Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, the filmmaking process, armor design, Weinstein's involvement, and Christopher Lee's role
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I highly recommend the Rocky movies I think they're very good but they're fucking movies”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“the first one is an excellent film the second one I think is very good too the first one is a bum getting a chance”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“I I really like the first one something about that fucking like um the uh the ACDC or whatever the fucking playing or Green Day or whatever's playing when he's stealing that movies beginning”
Extended discussion of wanting extended cuts of the films and criticism of Amazon's remake series
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“just more fleshing out of the Universe I always appreciate because I'm just such a fan of it yeah and they're not gonna make any more of that”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I really do want those SN cuts of the extended version of Lord of the Rings I was talking to a friend of mine who's a big big fan of the series”
Taylor · unverified▼ negative
“I don't want I don't want them I hope that Amazon show continues to fail I don't want their their [ __ ] reimagining of tolken to succeed”
Discussion of the One Ring prop and scenes from the films, comparing movie props and special effects
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“they had a giant gold ring made so that it would feel bigger and be bigger you can kind of tell in some of the scenes like when billbo drops it on the floor”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Pat Oswald on Lord of the Rings all the time of the Rings rules it's the best”
Taylor · unverified● neutral
“I haven't seen Lord of the Rings it's it's a lot I don't know how many hours there is”
Taylor references the films while discussing van life and wilderness camping
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“when I watch a Lord of the Rings and I see like legalis and gimy and Aragorn like around a fire I'm like yeah that's so cool and neat they're like in the wilderness”
Trivia questions about Lord of the Rings characters and plot points
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“name the arachnid horror that Sam and Frodo encounter on the final leg of their journey to Mount Doom”
Discussion of the films and character attractiveness
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've also always said that uh Arwen I like I like lift Tyler but only in The Lord of the Rings movies only with the fucking ears”
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Discussion of watching LOTR with girlfriends and emotional reactions to scenes with dying horses and oliphants
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“any time a dog dies on screen oh my gosh it it's the worst”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative
“I remember watching it with a girl many years ago and it wasn't the elephants dying that upset her”
Discussion of Peter Jackson's trilogy and new Warner Bros films in development, comparison with animated versions
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“that's what do you think that's what that's what I know that's what you know what I bet those people that watch The Animated Hobbit back in the day were like oh that's great why would they make this Trilogy”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“I saw Warner Brothers bought Lord of the Rings and and and they're going to have like a whole series of of new movies now now I can't believe that they would make the trilogy and not make it a quadrilogy”
Discussion of adaptations, source material, and criticism of modern TV adaptations.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I don't want to watch a show where it's just those writers making stuff up like and it has no ties to someone I had no ties to the world or am not watching a show where writers make things up”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“the simarillion reads like a phone book okay it's it's like that part in the Bible where it's like and then ship but Gap mepa Gap tap poop again”
Extensive discussion of watching the films and visiting New Zealand filming locations including Hobbiton
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“such good movies i need to watch another fantasy movie and get into it... i liked it”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“and they have the the green dragon right there you can go in... that's sick that's awesome... let's see they even have like their own beer that they brew... i have like a green dragon beer that would be like the coolest ”
Planning to watch after Hobbit series
Wolf · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“we're going to get into lord of the rings next”
Discussion of Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings series and whether they'll create original characters beyond canon sources.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“amazon didn't actually purchase the rights to the silmarillion and the expanded tolkien universe they only purchased the lord of the rings and hobbit rights and so effectively they're going to be making up within the tol”
Harley · unverified▲ positive
“i'm okay with that honestly because uh and i know that's like going against the grain a little but i'm watching halo right i'm watching halo right now and they're making up their own [ __ ] story”
Taylor and Woody discuss the extensive special features and bonus content on the DVD box sets, praising the behind-the-scenes documentary footage
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“i remember in the video when he makes them he does it all by hand and he's like yeah it's a good workout”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“what they did with the the lord of the rings special features used to be awesome like because everything was live action you could see like when they're filming the the cavalry charges like how real it feels that's a who”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“you know we both got those huge box set yeah and it was like five hours per movie of bonus footage i sat there and went through all of them”
Comparison with The Hobbit films and discussion of worldbuilding
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“i can probably watch that very first movie again but like you know the one from the 70s where like luke first starts off”
Discussion of Lord of the Rings movies, characters like Theoden and Arwen, and comparison to Harry Potter series
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“everybody everybody wants Harry to bang Hermione and and and Ron to die that's how the book should have ended”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Carl Urban plays him he's the king um Carl Urban isn't that a country singer uh Keith urb Keith Urban”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“dude Kyle you [ __ ] you know exactly who theodan is the one that actually [ __ ] Hermione because you hope it's Harry the whole time”
Debate comparing magical power levels between Gandalf and Dumbledore from Harry Potter
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“i just think that like in harry potter you actually have combative wizard magic as like a trained like skill whereas in like lord of the rings”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“gandalf would absolutely gandalf would be the sea lion and dumbledore handoff would go oh you've killed me again”
Extended discussion of Lord of the Rings trilogy's practical effects, battle scenes, and the Scourge of the Shire in the extended edition
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“if they ever decide to remaster that thing for let's say 8k and if peter jackson was like look um he did we didn't have the technology back then but let's go ahead and slip a 50 million”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“the battle of pelenor fields where theoden and his men all up on the hill there with the horses hundreds of those guys are real”