Streaming Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power - Amazon Lord of the Rings prequel due early September 2022

[Bostonian]

Need my main man Cirdan the Shipwright to get some story time.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Some news: Middle Earth will be returning to our screens on September 2, 2022 in the yet-to-be-titled series.

My prediction is this will suck balls.

 

[James_Blues]

Some news: Middle Earth will be returning to our screens on September 2, 2022 in the yet-to-be-titled series.

My prediction is this will suck balls.

Geez you'd hope it doesn't suck with a $465m budget, or at least Amazon would hope it doesn't

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Geez you'd hope it doesn't suck with a $465m budget, or at least Amazon would hope it doesn't

What's it even going to be about?

 

[Nostradumbass]

What's it even going to be about?

Stuff from The Silmarillion? Dunno, but there's some epic tales in that book.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Stuff from The Silmarillion? Dunno, but there's some epic tales in that book.

Who is the primary antagonist? Is it Sauron or the one before him?

 

[Nostradumbass]

Who is the primary antagonist? Is it Sauron or the one before him?

There are a few (epic) stories in that book but if they're going back to the first age it'll be Morgoth (Melkor). I have no idea what the show's focus is though so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

There are a few (epic) stories in that book but if they're going back to the first age it'll be Morgoth (Melkor).

What does he get up to?

 

[Nostradumbass]

What does he get up to?

Bad stuff

 

[Bostonian]

If the Tolkien Society has any influence over what's in it it will be utter woke garbage.

Leading off the discussion on Saturday will be Cordeliah Logsdon with “Gondor in Transition: A Brief Introduction to Transgender Realities in The Lord of the Rings.”

 

[hotchilli]

Geez you'd hope it doesn't suck with a $465m budget, or at least Amazon would hope it doesn't

The big budget is what give me the hope for it.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Apparently, they've just finished filming it in NZ. It's set 1000 years before LOTR according to the article I read about it yesterday and will cost them over $60 million an episode once it's done. By comparison, GoT cost around $20 million an episode.

 

[Bostonian]

There's so much potential for amazing battle scenes if they focus on the Silmarillion periods.

 

[Bostonian]

And so much potential to butcher Tolkien's mythology.

 

[MC Bad Genius]

It'll be interesting to see how much attention they give to the "bad guys", as someone mentioned earlier in the thread that Tolkien bad guys are pretty one-dimensional, whereas audiences today are looking for different shades of good/evil.

 

[Bostonian]

It'll be interesting to see how much attention they give to the "bad guys", as someone mentioned earlier in the thread that Tolkien bad guys are pretty one-dimensional, whereas audiences today are looking for different shades of good/evil.

Depends on which stories they cover.

There was always that premise that good people can be turned bad but also be redeemed.

If you're into Middle Earth you're into good v evil anyway.

 

[Bostonian]

Looking at the cast they are going to butcher Tolkien's mythology in the name of diversity it seems unless they are using them as Easterlings.

 

[Interceptor]

The Drinker's take:

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

God, I hate YouTube video bloggers who just want to s**t on everything.

 

[Brick Loosener]

Looking at the cast they are going to butcher Tolkien's mythology in the name of diversity it seems unless they are using them as Easterlings.

The Nazgul have some Easterling members. Maybe that.
Highly doubt it though.

 

[Bostonian]

God, I hate YouTube video bloggers who just want to sh*t on everything.

He praised the original films.

Then he went on to make valid points and concerns.

 

[Colonial]

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Please be good, the hype is real.

 

[Colonial]

Dixie Flatline it has a name now. Any chance of a title update edit?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I was hoping for some of The Silmarillion. Epic stories are epic. Not happening though.

Would be very hard to adapt to TV I imagine in terms of scale. A lot of stories, big battles, huge dragons, balrogs, etc. The second and third ages I image are much easier to adapt.