Amazon Series: LORD OF THE RINGS TV SERIES (Discussion Thread)
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This shit could be hard they got other books too.
'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' teases elves, dwarves, and very angry balrog
'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Comic-Con trailer teases elves, dwarves, and one very angry balrog.
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Here's the youtube link for anyone..
White people think they should be the only ones in every fiction media...
'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' teases elves, dwarves, and very angry balrog
'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Comic-Con trailer teases elves, dwarves, and one very angry balrog.ew.com
Here's the youtube link for anyone..
White people think they should be the only ones in every fiction media...
Word. Same as with the stars wars shit. You can have A GALAXY with millions of creatures, but god forbid they are any humanoids of color
Watching episode 1 now
How is it?
It's alright so far
Let me guess,no magic. For whatever reason,these companies get the rights to these fantasy novels but take out the fantastical element and try to make it Game of Thrones.
Checked for it earlier today. but all I saw listed on Prime were a bunch of teaser trailers.... gonna watch it now
sidebar: maybe I'll see @shaddyvillethug , when he logs offa here
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Didn't like it?
Ill rewatch the first episode(only saw half of it) next weekend since I'm off. Im not paying attention since I'm drawing and tired ass hell now but need to stay up for a few hours so I won't be tired at work tomorrow afternoon....lol
Ill say this though;the main female character sounds whining to me..
I was messing with my phone but when I put it down and really focused is when I started to like it.
You draw?
It has potential. I would recommend it at this point.
First episode started off well but then it turned into a snooze fest. I fell asleep in the second half. Too much dialog
This is dope...ep 2 shit hits the fan quick.... 
There's black people in this?
I thought we'd be further south beyond the lands of Haradrin.
What were you working on?
I'm still trying to sort out how I feel about this. The Hobbit, LOTR, and Middle Earth were my introduction to Fantasy. I've been a fan of most adaptations and games. I had thought this was going to be an adaptation of the Silmarillion but I realize now this is just based on the universe that Tolkien created.
That's good in one sense, because some of the stories in the Silmarillion would really be hard to adapt to modern day audience but without it, I worry about the showrunners using their own agendas to add a lot of extra shit that doesn't fit into Tolkien.
What I like so far
- The Storfoots - The introduction of hobbits in this age is kinda fuzzy in the source material, but we know they are there since Smeagol ends up with the one ring at some point after the end of the 2nd age. I just hope they are use for more than comic relief and being the "always good" characters they were in the films so far
- The Dwarfs plus Elves - So far I like Durin and Elrond characters. I think there is a lot of potential in their story and character wise
- They haven't made it on screen yet, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the story of the Humans from Numenor
- Galadriel's role. I get what they are trying to do here by having a strong female lead. And she definitely was one of the top Elves in terms of power. I hope they don't fuck it up
- Gil-galad and Celebrimbor - It seems like they are setting these characters up to be the "Powerful but egotistical and dumb" leaders. You see this all the time in modern sci fi and fantasy and it's a tired trope. I hope they do more than follow that trend
- The whole southlands subplot Arondir, Bronwyn, and Theo. This really feels like some CW, Elfstones of Shanna type shit. This is the most Un tolkien like part of what I've seen so far.
The second episode picks up the story a bit and sets up the story for the season.
Cacs crying already 
When 'wokeness' comes to Middle-earth: Why some say diverse casting ruins the new 'Lord of the Rings' series
The new "Lord of the Rings" Amazon series has cast non-White actors in pivotal roles, ruffling some fans who say it betrays J.R.R. Tolkien's original vision. Others say a more diverse cast of heroes is overdue in a fantasy franchise that has been accused of implicit racism.www.cnn.com