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The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter – even those without any party business!
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The SilmFilm team returns for the penultimate session of Season 7. It is time to discuss the frame!
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In the season finale of Season 7 of SilmFilm, Corey and Marie and Nick are joined by Phil Menzies to discuss his latest compositions!
The SilmFilm Team returns, and it is time for the tears to flow unchecked. It is time for the grim season finale. Aure Entuluva!
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The SilmFilm team returns with the second of the three episodes on the Battle itself. The hour of treachery has struck!
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Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
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It's time for the Season 7 Casting episode on SilmFilm, where we review the voting and find out which actors are going to get their big breaks!
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Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
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The Day Has Come! The Night is Passing! Tonight we discuss Episode 11, the first episode of the Battle proper. Let the Unnumbered Tears begin to flow!
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Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
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Join the SilmFilm team for a discussion of the script for Episode 10 of Season 7. It's time for everyone to say goodbye! And fight dragons.
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Tonight the SilmFilm team moves on to Episode 9, "The Death of Laughter". Join us for the uplifting discussion!
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Corey Olsen and the SilmFilm writers' team discuss the episode outline of Episode 8, in which we return to Ulfang and the armies of the Emperor of Bree.
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Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
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Tonight, Corey and Marie and Nick discuss episode 6 of season 7: the first episode of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting.
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Nick and Marie join Corey to discuss Episode 7 of Season 7 -- the second half of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting.
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SilmFilm is back, and tonight we discuss Episode 5, in which Galadriel does diplomacy with the Emperor of Bree.
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Tonight we are joined by our Australian contingent to discuss more original compositions for Season 6!
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It's time for Episode 4 of Season 7. Unions will be forged! Trauma, revisited!
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Tonight the SilmFilm team discusses Episode 3 of Season 7, which gives us an important battlefield death. Not for the last time!
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It’s time to discuss the script for Episode 2 of Season 7! Hurin and Huor return, Maedhros plans, and Galadriel departs.
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This evening on SilmFilm we discuss the Osanwe-kenta -- that is, telepathy -- and how we plan to handle it in SilmFilm.
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It is time to discuss music! Tonight we meet with Phillip Menzies, the SilmFilm composer, to discuss the commissioning of music for Season 7.
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Tonight we discuss the script of Episode 1! Join us in Gondolin for the first episode of the season.
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Tonight the SilmFilm team prepares the casting call for the new Season 7 characters!
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I loved the discussion in episode, as with all the Silmarillion episodes, but if I had any complaints about this episode it's that I do wish there had been a little bit more moderation of the participants. it did feel like one participant was dominating and going on and on.
Hi, are the Hobbit lectures not available anymore? They will not play for me. Thank you
What drew me to this show were the lecture series, class recordings, and interviews with fellow academics. The show had turned into a typical, bland, editorial discussion of the Hobbit films. Corey Olsen is a true academic and I miss his concise, always-on-topic episodes. They used to challenge me to think differently about Tolkien by considering the other works served as his inspiration. Now, instead of a 60-90 learning session, episodes are clocking in at almost 3 hours and are mostly joking around. Add the constant feedback hum of Trish's microphone, background interruptions, and Dave's desperate need to talk about how he loves to be contrary for the sake of being contrary and I just don't enjoy it anymore.
Brilliant! It has rekindled the passion I once had for the written word. I've missed Middle Earth and have just started rereading the Hobbit. I hope to hear more about The Lord of the Ring. I am especially appreciative of the intro and how Mr. Olsen defers to what Tolkien himself states about his writings. It takes a true understanding of literature to not let ego or personal ideology interfere with the reading and interpretation of Great Works.
I enjoy these podcasts, more the ones with Corey in it than Digest episodes. I understand and appreciate Dave and Trish's contributions, but between Trish's manic laugh, frequent interruptions by her screeching or barking animals in the background and mike hangups, I am close to giving up on the Digest episodes. I hope this will be taken as consturctive criticism- it would be nice to maintain a professional quality in these podcasts.