The Tolkien Professor

It is time to decide on the frame story for Season 8! Today, we consider possibilities and flesh out its relationship to the main story and theme of Season 8. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Mythmoot XIII: June 25-28, 2026

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In today's writers'-room meeting, the SilmFilm team will complete the planning of the Season Outline for Season 8!

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Maggie and Corey return today, and they return to Jane Austen, to check in on and continue that production.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 130,

recorded on June 1, 2026.

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Hosts:

Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor

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Dr. Maggie Parke

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As they near the end of the pre-production process, the SilmFilm team sits down to examine and finalize the detailed outline of all of Season 8.

Maggie and Corey return to Anne of Green Gables for Part 2 of their discussion of LM Montgomery adaptation.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 128,

recorded on May 11, 2026.

Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,

on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity

and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu

Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule

For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/

You can watch or listen to the recordings here.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY

https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribe

Hosts:

Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor

https://signumuniversity.org/people/corey-olsen/

Dr. Maggie Parke

https://signumuniversity.org/people/maggie-parke/

For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit

Signum Studios

https://studios.signumuniversity.org/

Signum Collaboratory

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