I don't have a lot of hope for Rings. I think they'll slaughter Tolkien's world

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Aug 17, 2022
10:39:37pm

jdub FORMER USER

I don't have a lot of hope for Rings. I think they'll slaughter Tolkien's world

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jdub

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POLL: Which show will be better: HBO’s House of the Dragon or Amazon’s The Rings of Power?

Cougar-Duck Murderbot

8/17/22 10:38pm

I don't have a lot of hope for Rings. I think they'll slaughter Tolkien's world

jdub

8/17/22 10:39pm

The fact that the Tolkien Estate has a seat at the table, and that they approached Amazon and not the other way around,

BlueBlood94

8/18/22 12:05am

Didn't Tolkien's son dislike Peter Jackson's LoTR trilogy? If so, I don't trust

HandwovenBox

8/18/22 3:02am

Jackson ruined the Hobbit. It had a lot I great stuff, but too much extra garbage

jdub

8/18/22 8:36am

Ironically AUJ was the most faithful to the books of any of all 6 films, but then the other 2 were the least faithful.

BlueBlood94

8/19/22 7:38am

Another year and he could have added another hour of dwarf elf love relations.

JohnnyComeLately

8/19/22 8:10am

Extended editions of the Hobbit helped a bit

byukarl

8/19/22 9:37am

The consultant is his grandson

byukarl

8/18/22 9:10am

Correct, Simon Tolkien. From what I know of him, I trust him filling that role.

BlueBlood94

8/19/22 7:36am

Christopher was against adaptations in general. He was a very stern protector of his father's vision for Middle-earth,

BlueBlood94

8/19/22 7:35am

Based on what I've read about plot and what Amazon has done so far

byukarl

8/19/22 9:29am

This is a tough one. HBO totally botched the latter part of GoT. Amazon botched WoT. Both have awesome shows.

byujacob

8/17/22 10:40pm

I really hope they can course correct with WoT.

Hypnotoad

8/17/22 10:44pm

I'm optimistic. I didn't hate it as much as others did

MojosDojo

8/17/22 11:00pm

The Expanse was another Amazon win

letthewookieewin

8/17/22 11:09pm

Amazon stinks as studio

byukarl

8/17/22 11:18pm

I just signed up for an early showing of the first 2 episodes of Rings of Power

8/17/22 11:38pm

I'll probably enjoy Rings of Power more due to it being TV-14. I like shows I

JAGA97

8/18/22 9:44am

The showrunners said they wanted to match the tone of the movies, not make them more or less intense than that. They

BlueBlood94

8/19/22 7:59am

hmm. that's not what I've heard in regards to nudity. But that interview was a

byukarl

8/19/22 9:31am

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