History AudioPlay / TheUnfinishedSpellingErrorsOfBolkien

* TalkingToHimself:[[invoked]] Mostly averted, as the show is largely in third person, but the songs are first-person, so "The Legolas and Gimli Song" requires Martin to switch between the high, soft Legolas voice and the loud, gruff, Scot-ish Gimli voice.

* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]] At one point Gandalf refers to Faramir as "Dan", Creator/DavidWenham's character from ''Series/SeaChange''.

* TalkingToHimself:[[invoked]] Mostly averted, as the show is largely in third person, but the songs are first-person, so "The Legolas and Gimli Song" requires Martin to switch between the high, soft Legolas voice and the loud, gruff, Scot-ish Gimli voice.

A live recording of the show has been [[http://www.martinpearson.com.au/recordings released on CD]] in 2004. Pearson has also [[http://www.howtospotapsychopath.com/2010/04/20/but-some-elves-came-and-helped-them-who-werent-even-in-the-book/ officially stated]] that, given the difficulty of finding the show on CD for a reasonable price, he's OK with fans torrent-downloading the show for free.

--> '''Pearson''': I might try it without your kind assistance...

-->"Legolas, meanwhile, still has perfect hair -- still braided -- and appears remarkably clean, yet he has no backpack. Where does he keep his brush?"

* ObviouslyEvil: Pearson laments that Gandalf did not pick up on the fact that Saruman was a bad guy, despite living in a tower completely painted black, and even worse, played by Creator/ChristopherLee.

(''collective groan from the audience'')

--> Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver\\
If You're Happy And You Know It\\
King of the Road by The Proclaimers\\
I've Just Seen A Face by the Beatles\\
Wouldn't It Be Loverley from My Fair Lady\\
Ghost Riders In The Sky by Johnny Cash\\
Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran\\
Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun\\
Burning Love by Elvis Presley\\
Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash\\
The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe
* ShoutOut: Many, including ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''Film/TheSixthSense'', and ''Series/TheQuatermassExperiment''.

* InvincibleHero: Aragorn believes he is this, knowing in advance that the third film refers to him with the title. Thus when he falls off a cliff in ''Film/TheTwoTowers'', Pearson notes his astonishment.

(''collectiveGroan from the audience'')

--> Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
--> If You're Happy And You Know It
--> King of the Road by The Proclaimers
--> I've Just Seen A Face by the Beatles
--> Wouldn't It Be Loverley from My Fair Lady
--> Ghost Riders In The Sky by Johnny Cash
--> Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran
--> Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun
--> Burning Love by Elvis Presley
--> Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
--> The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe

* InfantImmortality: Mentioned in reference to, of all things, ''[[BadassArmy the Uruk-Hai army]]''. Sure, they were horrible snarling death-machines, but they were only born a week ago!

--> ‘’’Pearson’’’: I might try it without your kind assistance...

* OneOfUs: Martin says he's read the books every year since he was thirteen, and thought the movies were brilliant.

* AudienceParticipationFailure: During the "Fellowship of the Ring" song, to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It", the second verse defeats the audience, who attempt to clap at "If you're Gimli and you know it, grab your axe", and then again at "Give those nasty goblins 40 whacks" a full 40 times. Pearson has to pause the song and clarify. Naturally, it all makes the whole thing funnier.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Martin points that the Balrog seems completely unaware of the fact that it has wings.

* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]] At one point Gandalf refers to Faramir as "Dan", David Wenham's character from ''Series/SeaChange''.

* EndingFatigue: The Loo Break Song.

* BritishAccents: Fun is poked at Sam's and Gimli's accents in particular.

A live recording of the show has been [[http://www.martinpearson.com.au/recordings released on CD]] in 2004. The first half of the show is also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKit2iV1fUI up on YouTube]]. Pearson has also [[http://www.howtospotapsychopath.com/2010/04/20/but-some-elves-came-and-helped-them-who-werent-even-in-the-book/ officially stated]] that, given the difficulty of finding the show on CD for a reasonable price, he's OK with fans torrent-downloading the show for free.

'''The Unfinished Spelling Errors of Bolkien''' is a [[AffectionateParody lovingly irreverent re-telling]] of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', interspersed with songs. The story sections tend to switch among pointing out the [[LampshadeHanging logical inconsistencies]] and {{plot hole}}s of the story, highlighting the [[PragmaticAdaptation differences between the book and the movie]], and sometimes just [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment careening off]] [[NonSequitur the rails]], depending on [[RuleOfFunny what is funniest at the time]].

->''"I thought the movies were brilliant, but they would have been so much better if they'd been a musical. If they'd have considered a sort of Baz Luhrman/Peter Jackson collaboration..."''

''The Unfinished Spelling Errors of Bolkien'' is a [[AffectionateParody lovingly irreverent re-telling]] of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', interspersed with songs. The story sections tend to switch among pointing out the [[LampshadeHanging logical inconsistencies]] and {{plot hole}}s of the story, highlighting the [[PragmaticAdaptation differences between the book and the movie]], and sometimes just [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment careening off]] [[NonSequitur the rails]], depending on [[RuleOfFunny what is funniest at the time]].

The show is performed by Martin Pearson: comedian, [[FolkMusic folk singer extraordinaire]] and all-around nerd.

A live recording of the show has been [[http://www.martinpearson.com.au/recordings released on CD]]. The first half of the show is also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKit2iV1fUI up on YouTube]]. Pearson has also [[http://www.howtospotapsychopath.com/2010/04/20/but-some-elves-came-and-helped-them-who-werent-even-in-the-book/ officially stated]] that, given the difficulty of finding the show on CD for a reasonable price, he's OK with fans torrent-downloading the show for free.

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!!Tropes:

-->"[Boromir] did, however, inherit his [father's] receding hairline and huge conk. (''beat'') Conk."

-->''The taste of fish is sweet''--\\

-->"This isn't ''Literature/TheHobbit'' any more, this is serious literature!"

-->"At this point we are introduced to the other Hobbits: Sam, a Devonshire Hobbit; Pippin, an Irish-Scottish-Gaelic Hobbit; and Merry... your guess is as good as mine."