This post from Xenu’s Sister from usenet group rec.arts.books.tolkien may be very useful for people in the USA – it’s a near comprehensive listing of all tolkien/lotr-related TV shows for the next two weeks. It may not be complete, but there’s a lot of stuff here …
The shows aren’t in any specific order.
ALL MY TIMES ARE CENTRAL STANDARD.
CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS.
SYNDICATED means that the program airs at different times on local stations. Check your local listings.
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Syndicated – Charlie Rose The Two Towers Tuesday December 3 11:00pm (Channel 11 Chicago) Wednesday December 4 12:00am (Channel 20 Chicago)
“Movie ‘Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’; director Peter Jackson; Elijah Wood; Viggo Mortensen.”
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Syndicated – Entertainment Tonight The Two Towers December 4 12:37am
Tivo blurb just says “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers cast”.
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Syndicated – Entertainment Tonight The Two Towers December 6 6:30pm December 10 12:37am
Tivo blurb just says “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
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Syndicated – Access Hollywood The Two Towers Friday December 6 6:30pm
“Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers premiere”
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WB – The Lord of the Rings: Return to Middle-Earth The Two Towers December 4 – 8:00pm
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NBC – Today Peter Jackson December 4 – 7:00am
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NBC – Today Elijah Wood December 12 – 7:00am
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Ch 9 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Return to Middle Earth The Two Towers December 4 7:00pm
I don’t know if this is local to Chicago, or national, or what. My Tivo picked it up. The blurb says “Michael Rosenbaum previews the feature film and chronicles the life-altering adventures shared by its stars in New Zealand during the three-film shoot.”
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BBCAmerica – French & Saunders The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 5 7:00pm December 6 2:00am
The blurb says “The duo spoofs the movie blockbuster.”
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Bravo – From Page to Screen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 9 – 7:00pm December 9 – 10:00pm December 10 – 3:00pm December 13 – 11:00m December 15 – 11:00am
New show about adapting published works for the screen.
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Bravo – Bravo Profiles Cate Blanchett December 8 – 6:00pm December 9 – 12:00am December 14 – 12:00am
A repeat, but was filmed after the LOTR: FOTR shoot.
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Bravo – James Lipton’s Inside the Actors Studio Ian McKellen December 8 – 7:00pm December 8 – 11:00pm December 15 – 10:00am
It’s listed as a premiere, so it’s new.
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MTV – Movie House The Two Towers December 9 – 8:00pm December 10 – 2:00pm December 11 – 10:00pm December 12 – 5:00pm December 13 – 3:30pm
“Making the second of the Tolkien trilogy.”
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MTV – Making the Video Game: Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 9 – 8:30pm December 10 – 1:30pm December 11 – 10:30pm December 12 – 5:30pm December 13 – 4:00pm
“The creation of a video game based on the movie.”
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Starz – On the Set The Two Towers December 11 – 10:45pm December 12 – 1:45am December 13 – 10:40pm December 14 – 6:40am December 14 – 2:40pm December 14 – 5:00pm December 14 – 8:00pm December 14 – 10:40pm December 15 – 1:15am December 15 – 4:15am December 15 – 6:40am December 15 – 12:05pm December 15 – 2:40pm December 15 – 3:05pm
Amazing that there are so many of these so close together. Starz! is weird.
Starz! is also showing the movie LOTR: FOTR this month. They’ve been having beautiful preview sequences between movies.
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? – Regis & Kelly Elijah Wood December 13th – ? (Check local listings)
This post from Xenu’s Sister from usenet group rec.arts.books.tolkien may be very useful for people in the USA – it’s a near comprehensive listing of all tolkien/lotr-related TV shows for the next two weeks. It may not be complete, but there’s a lot of stuff here …
The shows aren’t in any specific order.
ALL MY TIMES ARE CENTRAL STANDARD.
CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS.
SYNDICATED means that the program airs at different times on local stations. Check your local listings.
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NEW
Syndicated – Charlie Rose The Two Towers Tuesday December 3 11:00pm (Channel 11 Chicago) Wednesday December 4 12:00am (Channel 20 Chicago)
“Movie ‘Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’; director Peter Jackson; Elijah Wood; Viggo Mortensen.”
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Syndicated – Entertainment Tonight The Two Towers December 4 12:37am
Tivo blurb just says “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers cast”.
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Syndicated – Entertainment Tonight The Two Towers December 6 6:30pm December 10 12:37am
Tivo blurb just says “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
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Syndicated – Access Hollywood The Two Towers Friday December 6 6:30pm
“Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers premiere”
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WB – The Lord of the Rings: Return to Middle-Earth The Two Towers December 4 – 8:00pm
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NBC – Today Peter Jackson December 4 – 7:00am
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NBC – Today Elijah Wood December 12 – 7:00am
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Ch 9 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Return to Middle Earth The Two Towers December 4 7:00pm
I don’t know if this is local to Chicago, or national, or what. My Tivo picked it up. The blurb says “Michael Rosenbaum previews the feature film and chronicles the life-altering adventures shared by its stars in New Zealand during the three-film shoot.”
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BBCAmerica – French & Saunders The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 5 7:00pm December 6 2:00am
The blurb says “The duo spoofs the movie blockbuster.”
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Bravo – From Page to Screen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 9 – 7:00pm December 9 – 10:00pm December 10 – 3:00pm December 13 – 11:00m December 15 – 11:00am
New show about adapting published works for the screen.
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Bravo – Bravo Profiles Cate Blanchett December 8 – 6:00pm December 9 – 12:00am December 14 – 12:00am
A repeat, but was filmed after the LOTR: FOTR shoot.
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Bravo – James Lipton’s Inside the Actors Studio Ian McKellen December 8 – 7:00pm December 8 – 11:00pm December 15 – 10:00am
It’s listed as a premiere, so it’s new.
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MTV – Movie House The Two Towers December 9 – 8:00pm December 10 – 2:00pm December 11 – 10:00pm December 12 – 5:00pm December 13 – 3:30pm
“Making the second of the Tolkien trilogy.”
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MTV – Making the Video Game: Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 9 – 8:30pm December 10 – 1:30pm December 11 – 10:30pm December 12 – 5:30pm December 13 – 4:00pm
“The creation of a video game based on the movie.”
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Starz – On the Set The Two Towers December 11 – 10:45pm December 12 – 1:45am December 13 – 10:40pm December 14 – 6:40am December 14 – 2:40pm December 14 – 5:00pm December 14 – 8:00pm December 14 – 10:40pm December 15 – 1:15am December 15 – 4:15am December 15 – 6:40am December 15 – 12:05pm December 15 – 2:40pm December 15 – 3:05pm
Amazing that there are so many of these so close together. Starz! is weird.
Starz! is also showing the movie LOTR: FOTR this month. They’ve been having beautiful preview sequences between movies.
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NEW
? – Regis & Kelly Elijah Wood December 13th – ? (Check local listings)
(I tried my best with the title -Xo) Richard writes: There’s a short article on The Two Towers at Entertainment Tonight’s website. There will also be a look at The Two Towers New York Premiere on Entertainment Tonight on Friday, Dec. 6. This shows airs at around 7:00 or 7:30pm across the US on a local channel. [More]
For those of you in the States that get WB TV, there’s an hour-long special on TTT at 8pm EST. Check your local listings to see if it’s showing in your area. [More]
This post from Xenu’s Sister from usenet group rec.arts.books.tolkien may be very useful for people in the USA – it’s a near comprehensive listing of all tolkien/lotr-related TV shows for the next two weeks. It may not be complete, but there’s a lot of stuff here …
The shows aren’t in any specific order.
ALL MY TIMES ARE CENTRAL STANDARD.
CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS.
SYNDICATED means that the program airs at different times on local stations. Check your local listings.
=========
NEW
Syndicated – Charlie Rose The Two Towers Tuesday December 3 11:00pm (Channel 11 Chicago) Wednesday December 4 12:00am (Channel 20 Chicago)
“Movie ‘Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’; director Peter Jackson; Elijah Wood; Viggo Mortensen.”
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Syndicated – Entertainment Tonight The Two Towers December 4 12:37am
Tivo blurb just says “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers cast”.
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Syndicated – Entertainment Tonight The Two Towers December 6 6:30pm December 10 12:37am
Tivo blurb just says “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
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Syndicated – Access Hollywood The Two Towers Friday December 6 6:30pm
“Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers premiere”
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WB – The Lord of the Rings: Return to Middle-Earth The Two Towers December 4 – 8:00pm
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NBC – Today Peter Jackson December 4 – 7:00am
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NBC – Today Elijah Wood December 12 – 7:00am
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Ch 9 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Return to Middle Earth The Two Towers December 4 7:00pm
I don’t know if this is local to Chicago, or national, or what. My Tivo picked it up. The blurb says “Michael Rosenbaum previews the feature film and chronicles the life-altering adventures shared by its stars in New Zealand during the three-film shoot.”
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BBCAmerica – French & Saunders The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 5 7:00pm December 6 2:00am
The blurb says “The duo spoofs the movie blockbuster.”
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Bravo – From Page to Screen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 9 – 7:00pm December 9 – 10:00pm December 10 – 3:00pm December 13 – 11:00m December 15 – 11:00am
New show about adapting published works for the screen.
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Bravo – Bravo Profiles Cate Blanchett December 8 – 6:00pm December 9 – 12:00am December 14 – 12:00am
A repeat, but was filmed after the LOTR: FOTR shoot.
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Bravo – James Lipton’s Inside the Actors Studio Ian McKellen December 8 – 7:00pm December 8 – 11:00pm December 15 – 10:00am
It’s listed as a premiere, so it’s new.
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MTV – Movie House The Two Towers December 9 – 8:00pm December 10 – 2:00pm December 11 – 10:00pm December 12 – 5:00pm December 13 – 3:30pm
“Making the second of the Tolkien trilogy.”
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MTV – Making the Video Game: Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 9 – 8:30pm December 10 – 1:30pm December 11 – 10:30pm December 12 – 5:30pm December 13 – 4:00pm
“The creation of a video game based on the movie.”
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Starz – On the Set The Two Towers December 11 – 10:45pm December 12 – 1:45am December 13 – 10:40pm December 14 – 6:40am December 14 – 2:40pm December 14 – 5:00pm December 14 – 8:00pm December 14 – 10:40pm December 15 – 1:15am December 15 – 4:15am December 15 – 6:40am December 15 – 12:05pm December 15 – 2:40pm December 15 – 3:05pm
Amazing that there are so many of these so close together. Starz! is weird.
Starz! is also showing the movie LOTR: FOTR this month. They’ve been having beautiful preview sequences between movies.
=========
NEW
? – Regis & Kelly Elijah Wood December 13th – ? (Check local listings)
There’s a short article on The Two Towers at Entertainment Tonight’s website. There will also be a look at The Two Towers New York Premiere on Entertainment Tonight on Friday, Dec. 6. This shows airs at around 7:00 or 7:30pm across the US on a local channel. More]
The E! News Live website also has an interview with Elijah here. (RealPlayer needed) [More]
I also watched the Charlie Rose show and have a summary of it:
The first couple of minutes shows Elijah and Viggo answering a couple of questions with some quick shots from the trailers showing, then for a period of around 22 minutes, Albina du Boisrouvray talks about AIDS. Finally, after an older trailer for The Two Towers plays, Peter Jackson, Elijah, and Viggo are interviewed together for the rest of the show.
All is going as expected for a few minutes until Charlie Rose comments on Viggo’s T-shirt which reads, “NO MORE BLOOD FOR OIL” in bold handwritten letters. Then the topic changes completely and for several minutes, Charlie and Viggo debate the topic of the US governments’ war on terrorism and Iraq. Viggo said some of the most bold things I’ve heard from anyone about the US response to 9/11 and the situation in Iraq. He basically feels that the US was unjust in bombing innocent civilians in Afghanistan and is against a war on Iraq.
He also did not like how people compare the US to the good guys in The Lord of the Rings movies and terrorists to Sauron and Saruman. He says that the opposite is, unfortunately, true and that the US is like Saruman in its need to control and cause destruction in other countries. Viggo spoke rather intelligently and he went out on a thin limb making these somewhat radical statements, but he made his point and came out alive. Charlie Rose was defending the US, but he said he respected Viggo for making his comments. I have even more respect for Viggo now as it required a large amount of bravery and knowledge to say what he did, and he faced some strong arguments from Charlie Rose.
Throughout the show (which had no more talk of politics after that), 3 clips were shown. 2 of them were the ones shown on E! News Live and the last one was in a small room with wooden barrels in it and Sam tries to encourage Frodo to put on the ring to escape, but Frodo says he can’t. Pretty interesting.
