January 20, 20223 yr I'm going to have very low expectations of this so I can hopefully try to enjoy it.
January 20, 20223 yr 37 minutes ago, F250 said: Hopefully they don't Xena Warrior Princess this one too. They will
January 20, 20223 yr I guess I didn’t notice it. I enjoyed LOTR as well as The Hobbit. I’m likely to enjoy this one too.
January 20, 20223 yr “Previously unexplored stories based on Tolkien’s work.”https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_PowerIt’s set thousands of years before The Hobbit.
January 20, 20223 yr IN. Looks like Amazon booked it for 5 seasons....$1billion...most expensive tv show ever (all per wiki). Cast includes young Ned and Uncle Benjen from GOT.
January 20, 20223 yr I wish they would do a Beren and Luthien miniseries. That was a pretty epic story.
January 20, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, XYZ said: I wish they would do a Beren and Luthien miniseries. That was a pretty epic story. I'm sure that will be addressed. Also, that title scene was practical effects, not CGI.
January 20, 20223 yr 13 hours ago, Deej said: "Rings"? I thought it was one ring to rule them all? "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die. One for the Dark Lord on his dark throneIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind themIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie." For those keeping score at home, that's 3+7+9=19 rings of power. And then Sauron later forged the One Ring, in secret, in the fires of Mount Doom. /nerd
January 20, 20223 yr "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die.One for the Dark Lord on his dark throneIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind themIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie." For those keeping score at home, that's 3+7+9=19 rings of power. And then Sauron later forged the One Ring, in secret, in the fires of Mount Doom. /nerd
January 20, 20223 yr It's odd. I tried to read The Hobbit in fifth grade and it was just a no-go for me. And I'm an avid reader. Not sure why. Never cracked the Rings trilogy, which some have said is probably a better read. A friend dragged me to the last Jackson Rings installment in the theater, and I rather enjoyed it and had somehow picked up over the years the basic story, so it wasn't mystifying. I just recently watched the extended editions of Jackson's Ring trilogy (ow) and fairly enjoyed them. Just yesterday watched the first installment of The Hobbit, and, while relatively enjoyable, found myself getting distracted quite often, which is not usually the sign of a great film to me. Randal's criticism of all of them is not inapt. I will say that Tolkien had one hell of an imagination. Edited January 20, 20223 yr by TwiceHorn
January 20, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: It's odd. I tried to read The Hobbit in fifth grade and it was just a no-go for me. And I'm an avid reader. Not sure why. Never cracked the Rings trilogy, which some have said is probably a better read. A friend dragged me to the last Jackson Rings installment in the theater, and I rather enjoyed it and had somehow picked up over the years the basic story, so it wasn't mystifying. I just recently watched the extended editions of Jackson's Ring trilogy (ow) and fairly enjoyed them. Just yesterday watched the first installment of The Hobbit, and, while relatively enjoyable, found myself getting distracted quite often, which is not usually the sign of a great film to me. Randal's criticism of all of them is not inapt. I will say that Tolkien had one hell of an imagination. Go watch the Rankin-Bass animated Hobbit from the 70s. That's a better interpretation of the book, imo.
January 20, 20223 yr Yeah, the Hobbit trilogy is just a cash grab. Half of the stuff in it was just made up filler.
January 20, 20223 yr Popular Post 1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said: Go watch the Rankin-Bass animated Hobbit from the 70s. That's a better interpretation of the book, imo. 59 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said: Yeah, the Hobbit trilogy is just a cash grab. Half of the stuff in it was just made up filler. Totally agree with both of these. The Hobbit movies had so much extraneous filler, and at times were just so far-fetched--stretching credulity even farther than the original ideas of a world with magic and mystical beings-- that they were disappointing and off-putting to a huge part of both the existing fan base, and new viewers. HOWEVER I loved the world that Tolkein created and Peter Jackson brought to life on film so much, that I was able to move past all that, and still enjoy the Hobbit movies for the simple fact that I was once again able to immerse myself in that universe for a few films longer. Because the original LOTR trilogy, even in extended director's cuts, still just wasn't enough for me. For that reason, I expect I'll like this series as well, even if Xena herself rides in on Shadowfax and kicks Treebeard in the balls.
January 20, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, utee94 said: Totally agree with both of these. The Hobbit movies had so much extraneous filler, and at times were just so far-fetched--stretching credulity even farther than the original ideas of a world with magic and mystical beings-- that they were disappointing and off-putting to a huge part of both the existing fan base, and new viewers. HOWEVER I loved the world that Tolkein created and Peter Jackson brought to life on film so much, that I was able to move past all that, and still enjoy the Hobbit movies for the simple fact that I was once again able to immerse myself in that universe for a few films longer. Because the original LOTR trilogy, even in extended director's cuts, still just wasn't enough for me. For that reason, I expect I'll like this series as well, even if Xena herself rides in on Shadowfax and kicks Treebeard in the balls. Oh I agree. I own all six of Jackson's movies (extended editions, mofos). LOTR is obviously far and away the better trilogy, but I still watch them all. Edited January 20, 20223 yr by Biff Tannen
January 20, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, utee94 said: For that reason, I expect I'll like this series as well, even if Xena herself rides in on Shadowfax and kicks Treebeard in the balls. Do Ents even have balls?
January 20, 20223 yr Just now, NeverMarryAStripper said: Do Ents even have balls? It's up to Xena to find out!
January 20, 20223 yr Popular Post 1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: Do Ents even have balls? They have Nuts.
January 21, 20223 yr 23 hours ago, utee94 said: For that reason, I expect I'll like this series as well, even if Xena herself rides in on Shadowfax and kicks Treebeard in the balls stamen. fixy for bio-nerds.
January 21, 20223 yr Hobbit trilogy is unwatchable, imo. I never made it past the dwarf feast at Bilbo's. Best LOTR movie is Two Towers. Best LOTR book is Fellowship. I'll give this series a day in court, but I'm not very hopeful, tbh. @TwiceHorn The Hobbit and LOTR books are very different in style or tone or whatever. Hobbit is written more for kids, LOTR is more for adult nerds. You might like LOTR more.
January 21, 20223 yr The wiki article says that it covers most of the history of the Second Age, which basically ends with the events taking place in the prologue to the FOTR movie.
January 21, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, alincoln said: The wiki article says that it covers most of the history of the Second Age, which basically ends with the events taking place in the prologue to the FOTR movie. Yep. I'm expecting them to cover some of Morgoth and how Sauron came after him.
January 21, 20223 yr On 1/20/2022 at 9:53 AM, TwiceHorn said: It's odd. I tried to read The Hobbit in fifth grade and it was just a no-go for me. And I'm an avid reader. Not sure why. Never cracked the Rings trilogy, which some have said is probably a better read. A friend dragged me to the last Jackson Rings installment in the theater, and I rather enjoyed it and had somehow picked up over the years the basic story, so it wasn't mystifying. I just recently watched the extended editions of Jackson's Ring trilogy (ow) and fairly enjoyed them. Just yesterday watched the first installment of The Hobbit, and, while relatively enjoyable, found myself getting distracted quite often, which is not usually the sign of a great film to me. Randal's criticism of all of them is not inapt. I will say that Tolkien had one hell of an imagination. I read LOTR back in college while I was procrastinating doing real work on my major. I tended to read really fast but without much comprehension other than the main plot line. For example, if somebody was going on about the history of this family or that, I would just breeze right over it, to say nothing of the pages and pages of song and poetry that I just skipped altogether. Somewhere during Book1, I must have skimmed a little too quickly when they were going over Sauruman's involvement and I got him and Sauron confused, so I had to go back and catch up. I never understood why Tolkien made their names so alike. Fast forward to when the first movie came out and all I could remember about the books was the ending. So I went to see it and enjoyed it and promptly went back and reread the trilogy. It was so much more clear the second time thanks to the movie. Every few years I end up reading the whole thing all over again. The Hobbit was a much easier read and not due strictly to volume, and it had a much warmer and homier feel to it. The Hobbit movies kind of sucked, but they did give a lot of clarity to the players and locations. The Silmarilion was a really tough read and I have no desire to go back and do it again until after watching some of this Amazon series.
January 21, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: Yep. I'm expecting them to cover some of Morgoth and how Sauron came after him. Wasn't Morgoth all first age? Second Age is the Numenorean/Sauron story
January 21, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, alincoln said: Wasn't Morgoth all first age? Second Age is the Numenorean/Sauron story Yep, you are correct.
January 21, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, Jiggy-Z said: The Silmarilion was a really tough read and I have no desire to go back and do it again until after watching some of this Amazon series. The portion that relates to the subject matter of the new show is short (less than 50 pages).
January 21, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, alincoln said: The portion that relates to the subject matter of the new show is short (less than 50 pages). ..and if I remember correctly, that was the one part of the book that was a descent read.
January 21, 20223 yr Nerd of the Rings on YouTube had great video's on various topics, historical people/places in the Tolkien universe.
January 21, 20223 yr 52 minutes ago, alincoln said: Wasn't Morgoth all first age? Second Age is the Numenorean/Sauron story Sauron was Morgoth's "boy". His top aid, etc.
January 27, 20223 yr On 1/21/2022 at 1:48 PM, alincoln said: Feanor is a step too far into Tolkien nerdom for most
January 27, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, alincoln said: Just a little bit of pressure on getting the Sauron casting right. I'm hoping for Vin Diesel or The Rock.
January 27, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, utee94 said: I'm hoping for Vin Diesel or The Rock. Haha. My expectations are low but not that low
January 27, 20223 yr This is going to span 3400 years...geez it's going to be a hot mess. I can't wait to see all the secondary contrived storyline they jam into it. Should we have a side bingo game for it? Girls going against their father's wishes, forbidden love interests, dipshit loser that finally saves the day, enemies becoming best friends...
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