This is true for so many cultural things today, unfortunately.
"Wouldn't it be cool if there were new Star Trek movies and new Star Trek series with new special effects?!?!" No, it sucks and ruined my favorite characters.
"Wouldn't it be awesome if they made a Wheel of Time TV series! I can't wait to see my favorite characters! So cool!" No, it sucks, and they ruined my favorite characters.
"Star Wars!! It's going to be so cool to have new movies, new theme parks, new TV shows, new stories!!!" No, it sucks, they LITERLALY KILLED my favorite characters.
"Wouldn't it be awesome if there was a TV show about the history of the Lord of the Rings?! That would be so cool!!" No. Just...no.
I stopped watching Game of Thrones in the later season (I'm a book reader, still hoping to one day finish the books), but at least that show was a relatively accurate reproduction for the first couple of seasons. No insane race/gender swaps, no weird insert characters, etc. Early seasons only.
It's sad, but it would literally be impossible to make Lord of the Rings today. Literally impossible. The casting alone would make it impossible. Those movies are no 100% accurate to the books, but they are close, and they are always respectful. No director would be given the power to do that today. Hell, few directors would WANT to do that today.
This is true for so many cultural things today, unfortunately.
"Wouldn't it be cool if there were new Star Trek movies and new Star Trek series with new special effects?!?!" No, it sucks and ruined my favorite characters.
"Wouldn't it be awesome if they made a Wheel of Time TV series! I can't wait to see my favorite characters! So cool!" No, it sucks, and they ruined my favorite characters.
"Star Wars!! It's going to be so cool to have new movies, new theme parks, new TV shows, new stories!!!" No, it sucks, they LITERLALY KILLED my favorite characters.
"Wouldn't it be awesome if there was a TV show about the history of the Lord of the Rings?! That would be so cool!!" No. Just...no.
I stopped watching Game of Thrones in the later season (I'm a book reader, still hoping to one day finish the books), but at least that show was a relatively accurate reproduction for the first couple of seasons. No insane race/gender swaps, no weird insert characters, etc. Early seasons only.
It's sad, but it would literally be impossible to make Lord of the Rings today. Literally impossible. The casting alone would make it impossible. Those movies are no 100% accurate to the books, but they are close, and they are always respectful. No director would be given the power to do that today. Hell, few directors would WANT to do that today.