Wouldn't a LOTR Series Been Nice? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 05-03-2012, 04:01 PM

Sorry to spoil what's a very funny thread but there's not just HBO.

I always wanted the BBC to adapt Lord of the Rings as a series. It'd be a wholly different beast to the film, and utterly different to A Game Of Thrones too. Of course the lack of a massive budget would be the first difference. This wouldn't be a Middle-earth with the Cook Mountains standing in for the Misty Mountains, they'd be found somewhere in the Lakes, and Lothlorien would be the New Forest. They'd perhaps skip over things like Wargs (too costly) but they'd definitely go for the more quirky elements of the book such as Tom and Goldberry. And the Wights. Those are the kinds of things that British TV does enjoy portraying on screen.

I'd love it.

But it will never happen. The budget will have been blown for the next decade on the O'lympics

05-03-2012, 04:01 PM	#26
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Sorry to spoil what's a very funny thread but there's not just HBO. I always wanted the BBC to adapt Lord of the Rings as a series. It'd be a wholly different beast to the film, and utterly different to A Game Of Thrones too. Of course the lack of a massive budget would be the first difference. This wouldn't be a Middle-earth with the Cook Mountains standing in for the Misty Mountains, they'd be found somewhere in the Lakes, and Lothlorien would be the New Forest. They'd perhaps skip over things like Wargs (too costly) but they'd definitely go for the more quirky elements of the book such as Tom and Goldberry. And the Wights. Those are the kinds of things that British TV does enjoy portraying on screen. I'd love it. But it will never happen. The budget will have been blown for the next decade on the O'lympics __________________ Gordon's alive!