Middle Earth TV Shows
 

As you might have guessed, Hollywood will be trying to capitalize on the awesome success of the movies, and trying to come up with ideas for TV shows that can ride on LOTR's coattails. It was a topic in chat -- see if you can come up with some possible TV show titles. Here's some to get you started.

SURVIVOR: Moria -- a collection of hobbits, men, dwarves and elves compete against each other in Balrog-tipping, orienteering, and orc-dodging, voting off others in an attempt to win an all-expense-paid trip to Valinor.

Touched By A Maia -- 5 wizards sent from Manwe try to do good deeds fir the inhabitants of Middle earth, but only one actually gets anything done.

Law and Order: Sauron's Intent -- The inner workings of the White Council as they attempt to bring the Dark Lord to justice.

CSI Mordor -- A spinoff of Law and Order: Sauron's Intent, this show documents the actions of the private halfling investigators who actually go into the Black Land.

Everybody Loves Rangers -- A situation comedy about the life of a wild teenager named Aragorn being raised by a boring family of elves.

Star Trek: Earendil -- Carrying the last of the great jewels, Earendil desperatly sails the heavens in search of a decent cup of coffee.

I know you can do better than this....

Thenamir

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As The Ea Turns
Will & Gollum
Batman & Gollum
The Bold & The Boromir
General Hobbitsville

lol! those are great! How about-

"Whose Ring is it Anyway?"- A comical look at the quest of the Ring.

"The Pencil Show"- Hika!!
I have a dog! Dog! Dog!
His name is Spot! Spot! Spot--
*ahem* sorry about that...

"Nine's Company"- The Fellowship members try to put up with each other.

"Barliman's"- Centered around a amiable bartender, Butterbur Barliman, his pub, and his regular friends that never seem to leave.

See also: Movies on LotR!

The Ring and I- A touching documentary of the Ringbearer and his trouble in understanding the One Ring.

Happy Gildor- The Elves discover golfing.

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King of The Underhill -- Sam and Rosie Gamgee try to deal with their interfering neighbors: Daddy Twofoot, and Sam's father Gaffer, newly married to the dowager Widow Rumble.

Leave It To Bilbo -- The untold story of the practical jokes played by the famous Baggins with his invisibility ring. Includes the classic episode, "To Lobelia Or Not To Be"

Southron Park (animated) -- a group of foul-mouthed kids, left home as their fathers marched off to Mordor, try to make sense of life in the arid Deserts of Harad.

More to come

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*rolls on the floor laughing hysterically*

Those are funny! I can see it now.... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

This is rubbish but here goes (and by the way, the real title sounds dumb so I didn't put it):

Sauron's Eye Four hobbits, one Elf, one dwarf and two Men trapped in a house together, under the watch of Sauron's Eye. They are set impossible tasks and the general public votes one out each week. Likely five-seconds-of-fame career paths on leaving the house: obscurity; breakfast TV; obscurity; DIY shows; obscurity...

The Weather Channel -- Hosted by Saruman the White. Tonight, Saruman explains why those storms keep popping up unexpectedly on the western side of Caradhras.

[*]Hobbit Meets Middle Earth: A young hobbit grows up and faces difficulties in his coming of age.
[*]Merry in the Middle: Merry's had enough of his terribly large family.
[*]That Third Age Show: Can the Fellowship survive the Third Age? Only time will tell...
[*]Fellowship Matters: The members of the Fellowship try to deal with their annoying neighbor, Gollum.

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Middle Earth's Most Wanted A show where they try to find the villans of ME... Sauraman, Sauron, wormtongue...

ah, thats all i got.. *reaches for TV guide*... i will think of more!

Elenran: Star Trek, with Elves as Vulcans, Dwarves as Klingons, Men as Humans, Hobbits as . . . Ferengi? Ocampa? Sorry, it breaks down there.

Hahaha..You people are crazy!!

How about Saruman and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat??

Yeah, that's corny.. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

The Gamgees - An animated series about a stupid, fat father, a mother with extremely large hair, and their 13 children.

The Gamgees - An animated series about a stupid, fat father, a mother with extremely large hair, and their 13 children.

*had mental image of Sam acting like Ozzy Osbourne...

Everdawn, I was actually thinking more along the lines of the Simpsons.

Natural Life:The Life of a Warg - A documentary featuring the fascinating life cycle of these rare creatures, hunted almost to extinction.

Get me outta here I'm in the fellowship - The fellowship are stranded on a deset island. One by one the public votes them off. But in the mean time - Will Legolas be able to wash his hair? Will Aragorn wash his? Will M&P eat all the food? Will Gandalf go mad?

The ringies - 9 lovable characters and their capers. Stuck in the middle of nowhere with only the loverble smeagol to help them! How will they survive? Educate you children into modren survial ideas with this thrilling program. (For 3-5 yr olds)

Acctually, that could be disturbing [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

Middle-earth Idol-Where all the people of middle-earth compete to see who's gonna be the next MIDDLE-EARTH IDOL! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

then there will be all those ones that copy it, such as Star Search, Middle-earth Idol Juniors, then there will be Middle-earth Pet Star, with Farmer Maggots dogs, and so on.... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

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Ranger Bebop(anime) - A Ranger Bounty Hunter and the stories that uncover his dark past.

M.E.P.D. Blue - 1 hour cop TV series.

I forgot this one earlier, but...

Ms. Middle-earth- Where all the lady's of Middle-earth compete, and if Galadriel doesnt win she turns green and goes all crazy... imagine the female dwarves in the contest... heehee [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

HOsted by David Attenbrough and the BBC no doubt? lol [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Years of our Lives - As the sand through the hour glass so are elves lives
Home and Home - the soap most hobbit's prefer
The Took's and the BrandyBucks - the soap for more adventrous hobbits
Hole Improvement
Auction Squad (The Bag End episode)- speaks for itself
Gamgee Girls

Merry springer... I had to do it, I'm sorry

Rohan Live A spinnoff of Rove McMannus' show Rove Live

Thank you for saving me the trouble, ElfEarz. I thought you might.
Yes, MERRY SPRINGER. Some of you have probably been there before the topic closed.
THE YOUNG AND THE RINGWRAITHS could be a daytime soap.
And Nenya & the One would be sold live on a Middle-earthen adaptation of QVC.

I thought of another one:

2nd Breakfast at Tiffany's- a classic starring Arwen Hepburn.
The Bold and the Barrow-wights- a daytime Soap featuring fiendish wights (not much different fom a real soap, huh?).

Okay I thought of a few:
Crossing Boromir (based on 'Crossing Jordan') is a saavy Medical Examiner show.
Just Stab Me- a comedy about the crew of Minas Tirith Historical Documentors
Samlet- A young hobbit suspects foul play after his Gaffer dies in a mysterious gardening accident.

Two guys and a Gollum- a take off Two guys and a girl.

Two Guys, a Gollum and a Ringwraith- form the Pizza place series.

Tears of the Sauron--the dramatic story of the life of the Eye of Sauron after being accidentally poked by a Nazgul..

*sob*

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2nd breakfast at tiffany's is my nickname on hotmail chat! hehehe

Bilbo Lagassi- Remember: he is a cook himself and he cooks better than he cooks, if you see what he means.
Law & Order: E.V.U.(Elvish Victims Unit)- Middle-earth detectives solve crimes concerning elven victims.
Minas Tirith Morgue- A play off "Miami Morgue"

I really loved that one!

All Wraiths-what happens when Ring Wraiths take over a hospital...(all Saints)

Barley's Angels
'and remember girls, this ones for Barley'

Pippin Longstockings
I've never really seen the show, but Pippin Longstockings sounded good.

Little Hole in the Shire- (Little House on the Prairie) All we need now is to find a way to put freckles and pigtails on Frodo. Mwahahahaha.

Merry Brandybuck's Flying Fellowship- (Monty Python's Flying Circus) *snickers* I can just see Frodo and Sam dressing up in old lady costumes, Boromir and Aragorn acting out the Dead Parrot sketch, and Gimli singing the Lumberjack song.

arianrod, you forgot the hobbits as the Four Yorkshiremen...

'we 'ad t'lick us 'obbit 'oles clean wiv us tongues 'arf a 'ar befow we 'ad t'go t'ed'

...and imagine the film spin-offs - 'Merry Brandybuck's Life of Frodo', 'Merry Brandybuck and the Quest for Maggot's Mushrooms'...I like it!

Ah, but of course! How could I forget that? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] And, of course, the Penguin--err, GOBLIN on the television--Mantle place sketch.

FRODO: What's that on the Mantle then?

SAM: Looks like a goblin.

FRODO: Well what's it doing there?

SAM: Looks like it's standing...