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They should have a whole host of Middle Earth stuff. This world is amazing, and it's barely been explored.

Hopefully they don't get bogged down too much in Tolkein's impressive but boring minutia. They literally have a guy who analyzes how different types of boots kick up dust for the show.

Wheel of Time comes out this year and still there are no trailers for it, I think it's gonna be at SDCC though.

Kommie wrote:

SDCC was last weekend haha, no idea if it got a trailer though.

LOTR oughtta be a fun time though. That one frame alone looks like it got true Bezos money.

Oh, never mind then. Still annoying that there's no WoT trailer. That show will go on forever though without a lot of cut content based on how huge and bad some of the books are.


I recall seeing some stuff on Reddit about writers for LOTR going to add sex scenes and other stuff to appeal to the Game of Thrones popularity but that just seems like a poor choice. If you want unnecessary sex and nudity for the sake of it, The Witcher does that very well. Keep those trashy aspects out of LOTR please.

Kommie wrote:

Ugh...that's disappointing.

This is set thousands of years before Hobbit and LotR, so they've got plenty of room to tell stories that don't cross into Hobbit and LotR's yards.

Bring on the two Blue wizards!!

Scott wrote:

Yeah, not sure how true it is. Hope it isn't.

I personally don’t care if there’s sexual content or not. Too much can definitely over-do it and wear out its welcome but sometimes depictions of sex help add some humanity to the world building. I feel like one of the more common criticisms of Tolkien that I’ve seen in the sea of (warranted) praise is that his stuff is epic in scope but less epic in terms of emotional range within certain characters, or that they all seem to exist in a seemingly celibate world where intimate relationships are only alluded to as opposed to featured. I think even a minimal amount of snogging could alleviate that criticism without compromising the show’s integrity and could help the world seem more believable.

But that’s just me. To be fair I wouldn’t really care either way. They can stay as buckled up and socially awkward as the original movies for all I care, as long as there are battles and magic and monsters and heroes etc etc

You don't need sex scenes. I would hope they don't go that route. I don't think Tolkien's estate would allow it - they seem to have a pretty tight grip on what gets made or licensed. And I'm sure Weta is going to be involved and they'd also probably go to bat with any Amazon exec that wanted to add sex stuff.

Sid_Ceaser wrote:

I agree, and it's at least a decade before Middle Earth anything is in the public domain.

Sid_Ceaser wrote:

This. Yes. They're pretty mysterious and obscure. Hopeful they'll not only make an appearance, but also be regulars.

Kommie wrote:

I almost want to read the series before watching the show, but I doubt I'm going to. 14 large books, not counting companion books and a prequel.

nonamesleft wrote:

The only ones that are necessary to read are the main series and that prequel. I read 2 of them years ago in High School but don't really want to read them currently.

Kommie wrote:

Maybe I'll give the first a try. See how it is, if I like the writing style, etc. At the least, it's probably worth reading at least one of them.

I'm surprised that there hasn't yet been a Lord of the Rings TV series. Definitely not lacking a fan base.

Bombadil please.

So is this the show that has been rumored to be based on the Silmarillion?

Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Just Dropped a Surprising Bit of Season 2 News

This seems odd.

https://gizmodo.com/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-seri...

Only a couple more weeks to go... Debating rewatching all the films again.

After all of the Hobbit films, I can't be anymore disinterested in how Bezos is going to handle Middle-Earth. Just the mere talk of whether or not there will be sex scenes, is telling to me that there will be things that are going to be wrong in this series.

Glad Christopher isn't alive to really see this garbage being made.

Bezos has nothing to do with the show's production past the budget. It's possible the show is being worked on by folks just as passionate about the source material as you are.

And to be frank, I've personally always felt LOTR could us a little injection of relatable content. For a high fantasy, the universe itself is so sterile as far as human emotions go, maybe a little thrust and pump will be good for the ol' hobbits.

MrBean wrote:
That's dedication. What are they, 3-4 hours each?

First episode is live! Damnit I want to watch it but pretty sure I should wait for the wife...

Galadriel

Was between this or Nope tonight. Went with Nope, will check this out soon though. Forgot it was tonight!

You celibate fudges know that elves have sex?!

Feeb wrote:

haha, have a couple drinks while watching last night? How was it? I'm hopeful to watch tonight.

Zero granny sex but a little blonde badass elf that could prolly whip Ciri. I’ll have to watch it again and pay attention.

LOL. I heard people complain that the first episode is slow. LotR can be.... slow to start.

I heard folks complain that the elf lady was TOO badass compared to how she's portrayed in the OG LOTR stuff, which sounds like a silly complaint if you ask me.

She’s one million years old.

I can't stand critics. I'm super pumped for this.

Tbh the critics seem to mostly enjoy it, judging by Rotten Tomatoes. It’s the audience complaining about it being “too woke” who seem sour on it.

I thought it was good. The camera work is excellent, and it looks as big budget as it is. There were some cool parts in the action scenes.

There are 2 episodes out, BTW. I'm just wonder if it's actually good cause yeah, review bombs are out but there are also no actual critic reviews out either. You can see an 84% score, but if you click on it, there's only one review.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lord_of_the_...

I expect it to start slow, and then ramp up so that's a non-issue for me if I watch it.

Looks like Metacritic has links to actual reviews though, RT just doesn't.

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-ring...

Hm, sounds like if you're some extreme die-hard LotR fan you'll hate it. If you're just a casual fan, it's fine.

I liked the first episode.

Lol at whoever negged all of the even slightly positive comments about the show. I’m sorry the TV show hurt you.