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Hosted by Michael Simpson · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 12 episodes
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Michael and Nick have both viewed the critically acclaimed Peter Jackson films multiple times since their release, but neither of them have read the iconic books from J.R.R. Tolkien! So join them as they rectify this pop culture calamity by engaging in a chapter-by-chapter reaction and discussion of one of the most iconic stories of all time, including characters, events and their similarities/differences to the films, and an odd tangent here and there as well.
Michael Simpson hosts Fools of a Took, a tv show with 12 episodes published.
Meet Michael and Nick for the twelfth time as they catch the shining glimmer of A Knife in the Dark. Michael wonders whether the end of the chapter was an appropriate cliff hanger, adores the tale of Tinuviel, and is bey
Meet Michael and Nick for the eleventh time as they get to know the mysterious man they call Strider.
Meet Michael and Nick for the tenth time as they enter the town of Bree and the Inn of the Prancing Pony.
Meet Michael and Nick for the ninth time as they descend into the haziness that is the Barrow-downs. They quickly recap the hobbit's journey so far before establishing exactly what a barrow-wight is, as well as another p
Meet Michael and Nick for the eighth time as they finally dive into the character whose absence from the films was felt more than any other, Tom Bombadil. His personality is discussed as well as the kind of Airbnb hosts
Meet Michael and Nick for the seventh time as they dive into a historic war between the hobbits of Buckland and the forest itself, we question Merry's competence as the local guide through the forest and try putting ours
Meet Michael and Nick for the sixth time as they make their long expected return from their three-year hiatus to finish this story (albeit with some difficulty). Discussions are had about the usefulness of supposed close
Meet Michael and Nick for the fifth time as they discuss the appetite of Hobbits (Pippin especially), Sam pronouncing his loyalty and commitment to Frodo, and the character of Farmer Maggot, is he anything like the farme
Meet Michael and Nick for the fourth time as they observe the first leg of the Hobbit's journey after leaving the Shire. They share their thoughts on Frodo's plan to leave the Shire, as well as the first appearance of th
Meet Michael and Nick for the third time as they piece together the journey of the Ring, they begin to question Gandalf's decision making and use of time, as well as what we think of Sam as we finally get a good look at
Meet Michael and Nick for the second time as they try to find a nickname for JRR Tolkien, they discuss the customs of parties and gift giving in The Shire, note the differences (or similarities) in the coming of age of u
Meet Michael and Nick for the first time as they explain the start of their podcasting journey, and begin diving into the book's prologue. They draw parallels between themselves and the hobbits, break down the difference
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Fools of a Took is hosted by Michael Simpson. The show is categorised under tv (film) and has published 12 episodes.
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