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Few other griefs amid the ill chances of this world have more bitterness and shame for a man’s heart than to behold the new images from Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. We are so psyched to have a bunch of new images. Here we dive into Empire Magazine's July 2022 cover story all about the new series. Expect episodes more frequently now, so make sure you subscribe! You can also follow me on twitter. Wanna see the images we discussed, plus more information about all the characters we went over? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee

It's our podiversary! Yes, somehow we've been doing this for a year! A toast to all our listeners: We don't know half of you half as well as we should like; and we like less than half of you half as well as you deserve! To celebrate, we forced ourselves to watch the fascinatingly bad adaptation, Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings. I know it doesn't seem like a celebration to sit through a 130-minute acid trip, but that's just all we have to fall back on until Amazon Prime finally releases The Rings of Power... Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

A shadow of Morgul has fallen upon our minds. Some of us are very concerned. Could it be because of the fashion choices of Elves? Or the inclusion of characters long-dead in prominent roles? Or the appearance of the dreaded G-word? You'll have to listen to find out about the roller-coaster of emotions we're going on! And don't forget to vote in our polls :) I'm trying to get a better understanding about how people are feeling towards Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. You can find the polls on the Spotify app and on twitter. This episode (thanks to anxiety and coffee) we're asking: What character are you most worried about seeing in The Rings of Power? Wanna see the Superbowl trailer, plus more information about all the characters we discussed? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee

After an age of silence, The Falls of Rauros have unleashed their waters on us! Or to put it another way: Amazon Prime unleashed a tonne of character info on us, including confirmed characters and cast, character profiles, shots from the set, and even some plot details! We get into the who's who of The Lord of the Rings: The Ring's of Power and answer all the important questions.  What is going on with the timeline in the Second Age? Why does Elrond have such a punchable face? Are they really going to put Hobbits and Gandalf in this? How do you tell a female and a male Dwarf apart? Is an immortal Elf falling in love with a mortal Man a tired cliché? Plus, listen as we realize in real-time who Sauron is! Wanna see all the pictures we discussed? Then make sure you go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee

We continue our look at Peter Jackson's adaptation of the Lord of the Rings - but this time there's no mercy and no quarter given. Who are the worst characters? Which is the undisputed 'worst' film? Why are we tearing apart a trilogy we love and watch obsessively? The answers to all these questions and more! Check out episode 10 to get the Top 9 Best Things! Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

Since rewatching Peter Jackson's take of J. R. R. Tolkien's famous trilogy to celebrate its 20th anniversary, we've spent a lot of time thinking about the best (and worst) things about this particular adaptation. Which characters translated best from page to screen? What experience watching these films sticks in our minds? And what practical effect do we still have a hard time wrapping our heads around? Next episode, we'll be taking these movies down a peg as we go over the Top 9 Worst Things! Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

Twenty years ago today, on the 19th December 2001, Peter Jackson's adaptation of the Fellowship of the Ring was released, and holy crap, it blew our minds! (Also: 20 years??? We are so old O.o) Plus, we finally round up the biggest and most shocking news from the Amazon Prime Lord of the Rings series. How has a global pandemic changed the series? Are they trying to copy Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy stylistically? And just how much have they hurt New Zealand? What do you want us to cover on Rivenpod next? You can email us at    Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

Finally, we have some real, official, and indisputable news from the production of Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings series. We have release dates, new plot elements to discuss, and breaking news from the Tolkien estate! Plus, since we have way too long to wait for the first episode of The Lord of the Rings, we have decided to start looking at other adaptions from the world of Middle-Earth, including a new video game featuring everyone's favourite homicidal halfling, Gollum, and a new (anime???) animating film taking us back to the origins of Helm's Deep! What do you want us to cover on Rivenpod next? You can email us at   Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

In order to get a feel for the look and atmosphere of Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings, we are checking the curriculum vitae of the crew, including J.A. Bayona (director of one movie we love and one we despise), John D. Payne (who wins the best name award), and Eugene Kelly (who is singlehandedly responsible for creating some of our favourite TV shows). We get a pretty good idea of what the streaming series will be... and we hope everyone loves horror!!! Plus, learn our true feelings about Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and find out how Guenevere connects the fate of Jupiter's Legacy to the future of The Lord of the Rings. What do you want us to cover on Rivenpod next? You can email us at  Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

Who are the Ringwraiths, and where did they come from? Why don't Galadriel and Elrond turn invisible when they wear the Elven rings? Why don't all the rings have names? And what happens when a dragon eats a ring of power? This week we are talking Lord of the Rings' history, looking at the history of the Rings of Power, how Sauron manipulated the Elves and Dwarves into helping him, and how the Elves managed to pull a fast one on the Dark Lord.  What do you want us to cover on Rivenpod next? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

CONTROVERSY!!! It's time to talk about tourism in New Zealand, insane subsidies to the film industry, the Hobbit Law (the unbelievably depressing legacy left by the production of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit in New Zealand), and how Amazon Prime Video took advantage of it all. Hungry for more info? Check out these articles: New Zealand is hitching its economic future to Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series: https://qz.com/1997678/amazon-is-spending-a-fortune-on-lord-of-the-rings-in-new-zealand/ More than Middle-Earth: How Film Tourism Changed New Zealand: https://discovery.cathaypacific.com/middle-earth-film-tourism-changed-new-zealand/ Here’s How New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit Law’ Is Impacting The Country: https://www.fodors.com/world/australia-and-the-pacific/new-zealand/experiences/news/heres-how-new-zealands-hobbit-law-is-impacting-the-country What do you want us to cover on Rivenpod next? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or DM me on Twitter: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com

We have the latest news from the New Zealand set. We told you before that Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings was the most expensive series ever made, but not even *we* guessed just how much it cost to make season one. Plus, we go into the history of Durin's Folk (Dwarves) and the Eldar (Elves) in the Second Age. Who created these races? How did both Elves and Dwarves contribute to the creation of the Rings of Power? What Elf and Dwarf characters will we see come to life in the series? And what's up with all those silmarils? What do you want us to cover on Rivenpod next? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or DM me on Twitter: @GuenevereLee Visit my website for more info: GuenevereLee.com