Bored of the Rings is a series that built walls for me every step of the way. I gathered together a great cast that worked hard and I really enjoyed producing every episode.
But not one episode went by that didn’t have problems beyond belief. For example, the last episode (That never finished production) was to be a 45 minute epic (In radio play terms) that would have finished off ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’.
However, after more than 10 major recasts (And people just plain letting me down) I couldn’t carry on without me doing even more of the voice work.
This first episode is a joy to listen to, as I had people rerecord many of their lines and wrote some additional material. So instead of this seeming like a first nervous adventure into the medium of radio, it seems like a fully established series.
Mat Growcott: Fido, Spam, Bottom, Sorhed, Movie Guy #1 (Joe), Movie Guy #2 (Mat), Smallgull, Biggull, Narrator (Credits), Boggit #1, Boggit #2, Sorhed’s Soldier, Sorhed’s Minder, Haffa
Peter Odlaug: Goodgulf
Ariadyne Morlock: Gladwheel
Jamie Summers: Bimbo
Andrea Summers: Jerry
Anthony Jackson: Plippin’
Written, Directed and Produced by Mat Growcott
Music by Howard Shore
Mat Growcott – Bored of the Rings: Episode 1 (Special Edition)