Elves, Rings & Nerdy Things

Send a text Some leaks have made their way onto the internet surrounding season 2 of the Amazon Prime Rings of Power series. If you don't want the potential of spoilers, go no further! We talk about five main topics from Sauron to Galadriel and Adar to Celebrimbor. Will all of these leaks turn out to be true? Most likely not. Will Sean be furious if some of these turn out to be true? Definite...

Send a text Don't drink the well water! A mysteriously colorful meteor falls out of the sky and wreaks havoc on a small farm. What insidious and cosmic terrors await the Gardner family? We then briefly compare the short story to the 2019 film adaptation starring Nicholas Cage! Out next story in our Lovecraft Short Story Series: The Dunwich Horror! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elv...

Send a text The next short story in our Lovecraft short story series is 'The Whisperer in Darkness'! Can you handle the next foray into cosmic terror? What eldritch horror awaits us in this little trip to Vermont?? For those following along, we will be tackling 'The Color out of Space' for next week's episode! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Thi...

Send a text We delve into the literary realm with H.P. Lovecraft and a series of his short stories! In this episode we discuss arguably Lovecraft's most famous work, 'The Call of Cthulhu'! We start off the episode with a brief discussion of the man. Then, we wade into the cosmic horror of the Great Old Ones! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-10279868...

Send a text In the final hours of Tolkien's birthday on the Pacific coast, we give you our review of Peter Jackson's final Hobbit film, The Battle of Five Armies! We are back from our extended hiatus for the many winter holidays going on, and we found some time to record! Let us know your thoughts on Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy! And stay tuned to see what we're covering on o...

Send a text The second installment of Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug, is revisited! We talk about unnecessary love stories, characters that maybe should have been left out, and even more terrible CGI. Would you believe that at least one of us likes it more than when it came out ten years ago? Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Thin...

Send a text A slightly delayed episode because life happened, and this is just a hobby! We return to Jackson's second trilogy in Middle Earth! Does An Unexpected Journey hold up 10 years later? Was it well received when it premiered all those years ago? Were you also excitedly sitting in the theater at midnight as those title sequences started to roll? Join us as we return to the Hobbit Trilo...

Send a text Sam takes a swing at coming up with an outline for a series based in Tolkien's Second Age! How does he approach time jumps, dwarves, hobbits and human/elf relations? Find out this week and let us know the series you'd rather watch in the comments! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text We all know how Sean and Sam feel about Amazon's Season 1 of Rings of Power. Now we are delving into Lord of the Rings and its appendices to see if we can come up with a better show outline than Amazon! This week, Sean takes a swing at a series, and you get Sams next week! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text We wrap up our discussion on the brand new extended edition scenes within Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy! What additions made the movies even better, and which were rightly cut from the theatrical edition? Let us know your thoughts! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text We continue the Extended Edition discussion of the Peter Jackson trilogy! We talk about the new scenes that were added to the movies and figure out if they are worth the extra time! What was added? What was still left off from the books? Do you prefer the extended editions??? Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text We explore the question, "Are the added scenes in the extended edition worth the extra time?" What was added? Was there anything that was still left out from the books? Do you prefer the extended editions?? Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text We explore the question, "Are the added scenes in the extended edition worth the extra time?" What was added? Was there anything that was still left out from the books? Do you prefer the extended editions?? Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text We break down our trip abroad to the great country of France! Can history be nerdy? We think so! In particular, we talk about the Bayeux Tapestry, the age of buildings in Europe and the amazing food we got to experience! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text We are on to a general discussion of the second half of the Fellowship of the Rings extended edition! What extra scenes were included? Did they make a difference in the final product? Were there any scenes from the books that didn't make the extended edition? Join us in our general cursory glance! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text The Lord of the Rings films have some pretty famous extended editions that add a pretty hefty chunk of footage to the theatrical editions. This is the first episode in a six part mini series where we'll dissect the added scenes. In this episode, we talk about the first half of the Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition! What scenes were added? Did they improve on the theatrical e...

Send a text In honor of fantasy football season, we are playing a little game! We will each draft a team of five Lord of the Rings characters from Peter Jackson's trilogy. Then we will arrange them in secret into five battles of three! Which characters would win in a fight? We debate that and more! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text The season finale is upon us! We discuss the final episode and then give a "post mortem" of the season now that it's complete. What were your overall thoughts on the season, character development, and overall direction of the show? Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text Volume two of the third season of the Witcher is almost complete! Join us as we follow Ciri into unknown lands! Uncover more about the lore surrounding Geralt's world and begin to bid farewell to Henry Cavill's rendition! Have you enjoyed the show and didn't read the books? Reach out to us and let us know! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Thing...

Send a text We enter volume two of season 3! We both thought that episode 5 was the highlight of season 3 so far, but was episode 6 able to continue the momentum? The aftermath of the Sorcerer's ball and the realization that Villgefortz is our real BBEG (Big Bad Evil Guy) lead off this episode!  Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text In a relatively short episode, we discuss the final episode of season 3, volume 1. The climax of the first portion of the season is upon us! Sean and Sam actually liked this one more than disliked! In a mystery, 'who dunnit' style of story telling, we get back to what made season one so good! How does Geralt interact with the Brotherhood? Who is responsible for the missing gi...

Send a text We are almost to the climax of Season 3, volume 1! Have the writers truly gone back to the books like they said they would? Does the plot of the show make sense? Is everyone just constantly portaling around the world? Do you support the writers strike? All those questions and much more are answered in this one! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-10279868...

Send a text Everyone is out for Ciri! Geralt needs to find what to do with Fake Ciri. The real Ciri goes out on the town and then discovers a problem with Aretuza. Cahir tries to get back on the good side of the emperor, and so many other story lines and subplots! (It's hard to keep track of them all). We are getting close to the final episode of volume one! Support the show https://www.faceb...

Send a text Season three continues with the episode titled, "Unbound". Yennefer and Ciri are on the run, Geralt is looking for Rience, and the brotherhood conspires. (Plus many, many other story lines). Join us as we try to make sense of what we're seeing in season three! Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805

Send a text Season three is upon us! Volume 1 of the The Witcher, Season 3 has dropped! We delve into the first episode following the aftermath of the conflict at Kaer Mohren. We pick up with Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri on the run. Join us as we embark on the final season of Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia!  Support the show https://www.facebook.com/Elves-Rings-Nerdy-Things-102798685915805