Episode 85 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

If it's one ring to rule them all; one ring to find them; one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, Is it the same for Podcasts? 

Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Ethan and Georgia as we form our own fellowship to march towards Mount Doom while reviewing The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.  It's a eagle's flight (without the plotholes) in our 85th episode as we discuss:

• The extensive backstory to this film and an unfortunate name that must be mentioned repeatedly
• Some staggering names on early producer wishlists for the iconic roles. 
• You won't believe who New Line Cinema thought the movie star of the final cast was.
• We cast ourselves as members of the Fellowship
• We discuss which cast members barely met the others.
• Which cast member was so afraid of flying that he would walk a 2 hour hike up the mountain to avoid the helicopter
• Ellie has a new dreamboat to pine over and makes an apology
• What drastic cost cutting measure did Miramax suggest early in pre-production?
• Which cast member joined the group after filming had already begun
• How much does this film miss the presence of Gollum?
• We have the first ever BFE Poetry Slam. Who will be the BFE's first Poet Laureat?
• Whether or not Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the Best Film Ever.

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• Welcome & Banter - 0:00
  Reflections & Corrections - 6:30
  Shoutouts & The Fledgling Fandom - 10:25
  BFE Poetry Slam - 19:25
  Deep Dive - 27:45
  Endgame - 2:00:22