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Old 12-24-2002, 04:16 AM   #1
Kidd2323
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Sting LoTR: the TV series

This is in reaction to a post in the Books section of the forum: A member had asked if maybe Christopher Tolkien was correct in saying that LoTR could never really be adapted to film while another member added that if they were to adapt the book word for word it would be too long a film. Becasue of the grand nature of the entire book, doesn't this movie just scream out for a television series, where time could be devoted to proper character developement and past Tolkien history, especially considering the amazing ability to institute cgi's and other technology? The series would almost be guaranteed to last three years at an hour an episode with 24 to 30 episodes per season, making it especially easy to deal with the breaking of the fellowship-equal time devoted to each storyline which seems to be a major complaint with the TTT movie. The television medium just seems so much better suited for an undertaking of this kind due to the episodic nature of the book. Does anyone think this could be a possibility or would the cost and time be too much to ask for a television show?
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