Of course there are the old legendary anime series like Evangelion, Macross, Galaxy Express, Cowboy Bebop, etc. I watched Adventure Time almost twice. I got close to the end, but then ran out of episodes. After they finished the show I started back from the beginning again and went to the end. Oh, I also watched Rocky and Bullwinkle more than once, but that was long long long ago.
There are some episodic shows that I have/would rewatch choice episodes from, although they vary wildly in how well they hold up. Simpsons, classic Warner Bros Cartoons, B:TAS, Dexterās Lab, Seinfeld, The Twilight Zone, etc,
I think that might actually be it. For reference I Googled up this list of IMBD best serial TV shows of all time. Out of these 100 shows Iāve seen brief clips and memes from many of them. Iāve seen actual full episodes from less than ten. Of the ones Iāve seen full episodes of, Iāve finished watching 0 and enjoyed 0.
So I guess the actual answer to your question is probably Adventure Time.
I think the only times Iāve rewatched a full tv show a second time is because Iām watching with a new person. The first time I watched a show was by myself or with a previous girlfriend or just friends or whatever. The second time is after saying to my current girlfriend āhey you should watch thisā or her putting it on without the recommendation and I watch along and enjoy it again.
The new Industrial Light and Magic documentary series on Disney+ is really great. It traces the history and evolution of ILM from when it was first created to make stuff for Star Wars through the digital and CGI revolution of movies like The Abyss, Terminator 2, and Jurassic Park, to current shows like the Mandalorian.
If youāre interested in special effects, models, anything related to movies, itās a great series.
I could be wrong, but I want to say that Iāve seen where they only have rights to LOTR (and only the books, not the movies because of WB) and the appendices therein, not the entirety of the Silmarillion, so thatās probably part of it not having Valar and Maiar? Whichā¦I mean thatās certainly a decision to make haha.
My main thought after one episode is that some time since the movies, the LOTR accent became hilarious. Every time they say like MƶÅdĆ“Å instead of Mordor Iām nearly laughing out loud.
These poor actors, theyāre treating it so seriously and itās just gibberish.
Idk I blame Hugo Weaving for that; i feel like he was the only one throwing a little spice on Mordor when he said it, but itās been a WHILE since Iāve watched those movies lol
The first 2 episodes of Pantheon have premiered, and AMC was gracious enough to upload the first full episode to YouTube.
Now for the unfortunate news: This show is a streaming exclusive. You will need a subscription to either AMC+ or HiDive to watch it. Iāve watched episode 2 already and this show is GREAT!
New episodes premiere every Thursday. Watch new episodes however you can.
In Middle Earth, what fictional language is the word Mordor from? Is it Elvish, Dwarvish, Human-ish, Orc-ish?
Itās somewhat common for people in the real world who are multilingual, or just know how to pronounce words properly, to switch mid-sentence when combining words from different languages. This happens even more for proper nouns, which Mordor is. I guess this isnāt why itās not off-putting for me to hear characters do this in the movie and show.
However, if Mordor is an Elvish word, then yes, itās very strange for Elves speaking Elvish to pronounce it differently.
Not watching the show, but old tolkien reader here, There are 2 main elvish languages that are different. Mordor is essentially a word in both languages and as such is elvish.
Sindarin is mostly whats spoken in the 3rd age (during LotR) whereas at that point Quenya is used mostly for courtly and academic application like latin.
Not sure if that in anyway influenced the show runners in their direction to the cast on the language.
LOTR wiki mentions it has a russian R sound.
Wikipedia notes it is pronounced as ĖmÉrdÉr
Hereās an IPA phonetic synthesis tool to have it read out to you based on the IPA pronunciation
*I in no way tracked down original sources for any of this from the wikipedia and wiki pages because Iām at work.
I read that too but couldnāt find a good sample audio/video clip in the 5 minutes I gave myself for this research project so I didnāt want to go out on that limb, but cool if true.
Oh wow I didnāt expect to kick off a linguistics conversation with a joke, that wasnāt my intent at all haha. I just thought it was funny that Hugo Weaving put the most symbols over his letters when he said the word, from my recollection of the movies (which again, I havenāt watched in a while).
If weāre treating the languages like that, then yeah it would make sense, but I also canāt think of an instance of Aragorn doing the same thing, and Iād argue he is probably the next most proficient in the language (although I can see an argument for Gandalf as well, obviously)? Idk. I kind of think it was just a choice that the actor made and he went out on that ledge, so to speak, without anyone following him.
Either way I donāt think it really detracts all that much and, from the conversation, actually adds to some peopleās immersion in the property!
I know Gandolf def trills the R from my recollection. I canāt remember either way for some of the other principals except I think that Frodo and other hobbits donāt (Very strongly remember Elijah wood saying MORE-DOOR essentially with the long R and no trill), but that feels in character. I should rewatch, I just got a 4k blu ray player but need to buy the films (my mom owns the family dvd copies).