A Simple Walk Into Mordor
A Simple Walk Into Mordor is a Rooster Teeth Productions mini-documentary starring Kerry Shawcross and Chris Demarais on their journey from the filming location of Hobbiton from the Lord of the Rings to where Mordor should be, all in New Zealand.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Chris and Kerry open the series by describing their great love, or obsession, with Lord of the Rings. This obsession led them to watch the movies and read the books countless times. However, sometime after doing so, they realized that the books and films have taken the "long way" to get to Mordor. The actual distance from Hobbiton to Mordor should have actually been 120 miles, or 200 kilometers.
Therefore, Chris and Kerry, along with travel guide Nick Newton, gear up in survival, cameras, and Hobbit gear to walk from the filming location of Hobbiton to the location where Mt. Doom is, taking the supposedly shorter route to the location.
Episode Listing[edit | edit source]
| Episode | Description | Air Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris, Kerry, and Nick start off on their quest, bypassing tourists staring at them in their Hobbit gear. And already at start of the trek, they come accross distractions that slow them down. | December 10, 2012 | 1 |
| 2 | The Hobbitmen continue on Days 2 and 3 on their 6 day journey to Mordor, encountering much difficulties including chafing, dehydration, blisters, not to mention the dangers of not setting up camp before a freezing night. | December 14, 2012 | 2 |
| 3 | The Hobbitmen make more progress and speed up on their journey on Day 4, despite their aches and pains worsening | December 18, 2012 | 3 |
| 4 | In the conclusion of the series, the Hobbitmen tresspass across private property to shorten their walk to Mordor. Their success is put further at risk due to recent volcanic activity near their destination | December 20, 2012 | 4 |
| 5 | This special episode shows an interview with two people who have found the ring the explorers burried. | February 1, 2013 | 5 |
