Lord of the Rings Series -- Amazon (1 Viewer)

[GeauxWhoDats]

 

[Zztop]

Please, no spins in this.

why did this ^ make me think of this

How Legolas got on that horse: an investigation

Lord of the Rings VFX artists and a physicist weigh in

www.polygon.com

 

[Saint_Ward]

From the rundown they did of cast and characters the other day, it seemed like several of the characters are completely original and that others that aren't are being adapted in ways that there's no lore basis for (Galadriel being a military commander). My hopes are not high. Tolkien left a wealth of material not just in his books but also in his appendices and letters. There's no real reason to be making stuff up for this. Especially when the glut of TV shows being produced has led to some very mediocre (or worse) writers rooms the last few years as the real talent gets spread increasingly thin.

Well, she did help lead a group of elves and establish a realm or two. She is incredibly powerful. Maybe she did more prior to having her ring.

Like Thanos being all in battle armor, until he has the gauntlet, then he has no need of armor

 

[Saint_Ward]

Roughly, this is the second age.

Second Age

The Second Age was the time-period of Arda that began after the climactic banishment of Morgoth into the Void by the Lords of the West (the Valar) and ended with the defeat of Sauron and his army by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, a century after the Downfall of Númenor. The Second Age...

lotr.fandom.com

 

[Sailorsaint]

why did this ^ make me think of this

How Legolas got on that horse: an investigation

Lord of the Rings VFX artists and a physicist weigh in

www.polygon.com

Yeh, but Legolas made that look cool!

 

[Cage1]

People are referring to the "woke" Amazon LOTR series. I don't know anything about it, or what that even means. But I'm beginning to think it might be pretty good now.

 

[Zztop]

September 2nd

 

[UncleTrvlingJim]

September 2nd

OK - that looked better than the last trailer I saw. I hope it's good.

 

[Sailorsaint]

September 2nd

I'm going to try and watch it without a critical eye. Just enjoy the fantasy aspect and not nitpick it like I do the Star Wars series.

 

[Taurus]

I'm going to try and watch it without a critical eye. Just enjoy the fantasy aspect and not nitpick it like I do the Star Wars series.

This is good advice for the blood pressure of us longtime fans. Just pretend it's something entirely new, with no connection to the story you love.

Wheel of Time is still trash, tho.

 

[Semper]

Pretty pumped. Growing up I read the Hibbit and Lord of the Rings books more than I could count. This new stuff is exciting.

 

[Hoodoo]

I'm going to try and watch it without a critical eye. Just enjoy the fantasy aspect and not nitpick it like I do the Star Wars series.

I'm going in not expecting Tolkien, but rather a new story with loose ties to the lore. As long as it is well-written, acted and put together, I know I'm going to love it regardless of what it conveys of Tolkien's vision.

 

[Cage1]

Pretty pumped. Growing up I read the Hibbit and Lord of the Rings books more than I could count. This new stuff is exciting.

You poor bastage. You're just setting yourself up for disappointment.

 

[Saint by the Bay]

You poor bastage. You're just setting yourself up for disappointment.

I almost feel like, with the investment they are making in this, it has to be good. Don't get me wrong, sometimes studios throw money away without any kind of quality check, but this is the most expensive TV show in history by quite a bit. It would be economic malfeasance to not have the right people in place to ensure it's good.

I could be horribly wrong, but I think Amazon has too much to lose, literally, to roll out crap in this case.

 

[Cage1]

It would be economic malfeasance to not have the right people in place to ensure it's good.

Steven Spielberg adapting Roald Dahl on a $140 million budget made this:



So no guarantees.