Lord of the Rings TV Show

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Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Cringe @ Hobbit criticism.

That sentence was really less about criticism and more about cynicism and managing expectations, but I guess you can jump right to the basement insult if you want. I actually enjoyed the Hobbit trilogy but I don't think it needed to be 3x movies.

Another thing I found out was the budget on this beast. Amazon Prime(?) is trying to set this show up to be the next big fantasy series, at least in terms of financial backing.

Originally Posted by Ahldagor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why not what Sauron was doing after the 2nd age until he was forced out of Mirkwood by the Wizard Counsel?

It seems like there is a ton of potential for them to focus on shorter stories like this and really encourage worldbuilding with a TV series. I think The Silmarillion in general was really intended as more of a tool from Tolkien to expand his universe than as a vessel for individual stories, but there is some great stuff to pull from in there for sure.