Introducing Middle-earth Television Entertainment Group... - Page 4
© Michael Martinez
SHIP TREK
Early in the Second Age, the Numenoreans are just beginning to branch out and explore Arda. Their ships are hugging the coasts of Middle-earth, seeking out new peoples, new civilizations. Boldly going where no Dunadan has gone before. This one may need a little work. Possibly it could focus around the haven of Umbar, situated along the edge of Numenorean influence and caught up in the politics of nearby kingdoms. Or perhaps a Numenorean ship can be caught in a tsunami and sent far across the ocean to previously unexplored regions of Arda so that it will take many years to return home to Numenore. The lead will have to be a strong captain, but he (or she -- no reason why the Numenorean Queens couldn't have appointed a few female captains) can be aided by a wise and gentle ship's doctor who occasionally cracks a good joke and is at odds with one or more of the ship's other officers, perhaps even the First Mate, a member of the ancient Guild of Logicians.
Of course, if these ideas seem a bit trite, we could always put together something with a few Hobbit girls running around in skimpy outfits and call the show CHARLATAN RANGERS....
The copyright of the article Introducing Middle-earth Television Entertainment Group... - Page 4 in J.R.R. Tolkien is owned by Michael Martinez. Permission to republish Introducing Middle-earth Television Entertainment Group... - Page 4 in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
