Lord of the Rings on Prime Updates (Thanks Varking!)

[Olorgando]

I think that was a western show, actually.

Correct. When my parents and I came to the US back in 1966, there were tons of those ("Gunsmoke", "Bonanza", "Rawhide", "The Rifleman" etc. I can't recall which of these were then still original broadcasts and which were syndication repeats. I also have a dim memory about US TV still fighting the Second World War at the time. And I don't mean the maximally pathetic "Hogan's Heroes". I mean 12-O-clock High about US (army) airforce bombing runs, the "Rat Patrol", and others I have forgotten. All by current terms seriously "fake news".

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

OK -- so we're all out of touch?

Yes all of us, Amazon included

 

[Olorgando]

OK -- so we're all out of touch?

Yes all of us, Amazon included

Erm - we here on TTF (and on other JRRT sites) and Amazon, and the other way around.
Amazon is unlikely to be catering to our nerdy preferences … just a hypothesis … 🤨

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Trouble afoot.....

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[CirdanLinweilin]

And More...

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[Miguel]

So much destruction, probably for the better. If Shippey is not on board anymore they should hire Simon Cowell, he must have read the books. There's gotta be more scholars besides Shippey come on.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

I dunno. These firings seem to be rumors, and all I've seen so far is sourced to those two guys. I'll wait for confirmation.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

According to this post, they're on an expected hiatus, not fired.

2:08am Post #41 of 45 (262 views) Shortcut

� Rumors and Misunderstandings [In reply to]​ Can't Post​ Okay, on the TORn Tuesdays webcast Justin admitted that the reference to the writing team being fired was really a reference to the expected hiatus, and he apparently misunderstood what was meant. Since last week there has been pictures form the set, the tweet from head writer Gennifer Hutchison and photos of the cast in NZ. The writers' room reassembles in April (if I have it correctly) to develop scripts for Season 2. The webcast runs for about 1.5 hours.

 

[Olorgando]

Trouble afoot.....

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And More...

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A lot of overlap - the worst news (if true) would be the firing of Tom Shippey - we seem to be headed for brainless Hollywood cookie cutter territory again (where is my personal H-bomb that I need to exterminate such crap?!?)

 

[Miguel]

Stop everything and make it animated (traditional), two episodes every weekend with a nice intro song and outro.
Keep the actors for voice acting, hire more voice actors and bring back Shippey/disciples and everyone (me) happy 🐥

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Could be interesting, but -- after the movies? Not gonna happen.

 

[Miguel]

Could be interesting, but -- after the movies? Not gonna happen.

Not cgi, traditional. I want to see Ted Nasmith's, Alan lee's, John Howe's, Ian Miller's, etc style of artwork in motion, that's what i want.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Oh, me too!

But as I said, post-PJ, live action is going to be the moneymaker.

 

[Miguel]

Oh, me too!

But as I said, post-PJ, live action is going to be the moneymaker.

They could use their resources to push animation to a level never seen before, in the manner that i was referring to of course, not the other. It's not too late to change their minds.

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

live action is going to be the moneymaker.

And Amazon loves $$$



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[Squint-eyed Southerner]

All corporations love $$$ -- that's why they exist!

Still, I'm not sure this would be being done, at least by Amazon, if Jeff Bezos didn't also love Tolkien.

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

if Jeff Bezos didn't also love Tolkien.

I'm not a fan of the cast, and after Chris T's unfortunate Passing, I have no hope for it.
I wish it wasn't being made to be honest.



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[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Well, I'll wait for the result. Will I be completely satisfied with it? I doubt it. I guess I'll just be happy if it causes me less teeth-grinding than PJ did.

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

I guess I'll just be happy if it causes me less teeth-grinding than PJ did

I just hope the finished result is not PJ looking saintly in comparison.



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[Erestor Arcamen]

This is older but this is Amazon's LOTR map

Middle-Earth Map a Handy 'Rings of Power' Travel Guide

Explore Middle-earth as you watch Amazon's new series set in J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional world.

www.cnet.com