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Aug 17, 2022
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Salami Karate
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I just signed up for an early showing of the first 2 episodes of Rings of Power
so I will let you all know how it is.
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POLL: Which show will be better: HBO’s House of the Dragon or Amazon’s The Rings of Power?
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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
Salami Karate
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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