0399: The State of Tolkien Fandom » Rings of Power, Hunt for Gollum & What Comes Next

What’s going on in Tolkien fandom right now—and should we be excited or worried about where things are headed?

Jonathan Watson of TheOneRing.com and Exploring Tolkien joins John for a wide-ranging conversation about Tolkien fandom past and present, The Rings of Power Season 3, The Hunt for Gollum, Shadow of the Past, The War of the Rohirrim, Netflix’s Narnia, HBO’s Harry Potter, and what makes an adaptation succeed or fail.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introduction

01:21 — “Fellow Travelers” vs. “Fellowship”

02:25 — Jonathan Watson & TheOneRing.com

04:08 — Launching TheOneRing.com in 1999

04:44 — Tolkien Purism & Peter Jackson

05:55 — Early Online Tolkien Fandom

06:40 — Returning to Fandom

07:51 — Exploring Tolkien