Lord of the Rings TV series gets multi-season order at Amazon - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Inziladun · 09-11-2020, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Boromir88

Although, they can invent new characters. I don't think there would be any stopping to just cast Orlando Bloom as "Les-galad" the son of Gil-galad.

My understanding is that they can do pretty much anything that doesn't contradict the established canon. There's quite a bit of leeway there for GoT envy to play.

mhagain · 09-12-2020, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

My understanding is that they can do pretty much anything that doesn't contradict the established canon. There's quite a bit of leeway there for GoT envy to play.

Yes, I believe that's fairly explicitly specified.

I don't know about this next bit, but I would assume that "can do anything" is defined in such a way that "if we catch you doing anything like what happened with the Hobbit movies, even if it doesn't contradict canon, we're pulling the plug" is something that can be done.

William Cloud Hicklin · 12-31-2020, 09:31 AM

This is looking worse and worse and worse. Now we hear of JJ Abrams' (indirect) involvement, doubtless advising the completely inexperienced showrunners...

And then there's the casting call for extras "comfortable with nudity," together with the hiring of an "intimacy coordinator."

This will be to Jackson's movies what Caligula was to I, Claudius.

https://www.theonering.net/torwp/202...ke-on-tolkien/

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM4x__ZzeOg[/media]

Kuruharan · 12-31-2020, 10:19 AM

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In his own words to his publisher he expressed the desire for his overall Legendarium to be presented as “‘high’, purged of the gross.” That’s from his famous Letter 131.

As suspected, this is probably going to be more of "gross, purged of the high."

Inziladun · 12-31-2020, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuruharan

As suspected, this is probably going to be more of "gross, purged of the high."

GoT laid down the tracks already. Why bother doing something that doesn't play to the baser instincts?

William Cloud Hicklin · 01-01-2021, 12:27 AM

No money in it.

Inziladun · 01-01-2021, 06:38 PM

What's sad is really not so much that Amazon could feel the need to sexualize something Tolkien-based, but that they're likely right that a large portion of potential viewers may both expect and desire that.

I've so often felt I was born in the wrong time....

William Cloud Hicklin · 01-02-2021, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kuruharan

as suspected, this is probably going to be more of "gross, purged of the high."

rotflmao!

12-31-2020, 09:31 AM	#3
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	This is looking worse and worse and worse. Now we hear of JJ Abrams' (indirect) involvement, doubtless advising the completely inexperienced showrunners... And then there's the casting call for extras "comfortable with nudity," together with the hiring of an "intimacy coordinator." This will be to Jackson's movies what Caligula was to I, Claudius. https://www.theonering.net/torwp/202...ke-on-tolkien/ [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM4x__ZzeOg[/media] __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

01-01-2021, 12:27 AM	#6
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	No money in it. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

01-01-2021, 06:38 PM	#7
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	What's sad is really not so much that Amazon could feel the need to sexualize something Tolkien-based, but that they're likely right that a large portion of potential viewers may both expect and desire that. I've so often felt I was born in the wrong time.... __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.