Anyone plan on watching the Amazon series? I was excited at first but considering the time we live in I’m wary. I have to read the rest of the Trilogy and I found the Simillarion for 1.50. I heard the show will adapt the Simillarion. I was excited about the Wheel of Time series till I heard that the idiot director has more interest in women points than adapting the story. I’m on book 11 of that series.
So is anyone giving LOTR a chance?
I feel dumb now. I really thought they would respect Tolkien’s vision.
Tolkien's a white male. Why on Earth would you think that?
I guess since he is so legendary. I heard that his son did a good job preserving the legacy when he was alive.
I was pretty shocked, as well. Because his family has been super-protective of his legacy. The only thing I can think of, is that they must also be getting quite older themselves, and his legacy is probably now handled more by his family's lawyers than his family.
Still.... When it comes out, there will be reviews. If our fears were unfounded, then well and good. But, to be honest, I already thought the "Shadow of Mordor" games were pretty sacrilegious. So, I don't have high hopes.
I wouldn't say you're right to feel dumb. The Tolkien family was extremely aggressive in protecting the IP. However, Christopher Tolkien died earlier this year... and now look what we get
Clearly they were waiting for the right opportunity