Amazon and WB in talks for LotR series

Tyler · Postby **Tyler** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:43 am

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of ... 202606519/

wags83 · Postby **wags83** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:56 am

Neato!

TheJose1972 · Postby **TheJose1972** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:22 pm

Cool beans!!

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Blue Jackets · Postby **Blue Jackets** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:26 am

Sean Astin says he would like to see the potential LOTR tv series delve into the culture of the Dwarves of Moria stating ''I would love to see like five hours of that.”

cwilkins88 · Postby **cwilkins88** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:35 am

I'm going to say this doesn't happen for awhile. I read an article that said the estate wanted 150 million just for the rights to produce the show. Are they really going to spend 150 million plus another 2-300 million producing a rehashed LOTR? Idk, pretty lofty budget.

CrckrJack · Postby **CrckrJack** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:00 am

cwilkins88 wrote:Source of the post I'm going to say this doesn't happen for awhile. I read an article that said the estate wanted 150 million just for the rights to produce the show. Are they really going to spend 150 million plus another 2-300 million producing a rehashed LOTR? Idk, pretty lofty budget.

I would totally watch it

cwilkins88 · Postby **cwilkins88** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:01 am

CrckrJack wrote:Source of the post
cwilkins88 wrote:Source of the post I'm going to say this doesn't happen for awhile. I read an article that said the estate wanted 150 million just for the rights to produce the show. Are they really going to spend 150 million plus another 2-300 million producing a rehashed LOTR? Idk, pretty lofty budget.

I would totally watch it

If they did a different perspective, like Moria, or elven politics, or something sure - but i dont want to watch a remake of a 9 hours (conservatively) movie set into an EVEN LONGER tv series.

wags83 · Postby **wags83** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:03 am

cwilkins88 wrote:Source of the post
CrckrJack wrote:Source of the post
cwilkins88 wrote:Source of the post I'm going to say this doesn't happen for awhile. I read an article that said the estate wanted 150 million just for the rights to produce the show. Are they really going to spend 150 million plus another 2-300 million producing a rehashed LOTR? Idk, pretty lofty budget.

I would totally watch it

If they did a different perspective, like Moria, or elven politics, or something sure - but i dont want to watch a remake of a 9 hours (conservatively) movie set into an EVEN LONGER tv series.

This is my thought as well. I loved the LOTR movies and don't need to see it redone. Expanding the Middle Earth world would be neat though.

Tyler · Postby **Tyler** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:38 am

I agree as well. I don't think this works as a retelling of the movies. They should just so stories from the silmarillion. Maybe those rights would be cheaper.

Artukka · Postby **Artukka** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:43 pm

This doesn't interest me all that much. It could be good, but I'm not sure how much of Tolkien lore really will adapt well for television, especially if they wouldn't just be doing a longer form version of the Lord of the Rings books, which the movies already did a decent job of.

I think there are more interesting, suitable and cheaper properties that could be developed for a show, though of course they wouldn't have quite the mass appeal of Lord of the Rings -- but Game of Thrones demonstrated that your property doesn't need to be that well known outside of nerddom to find a huge audience, if it has something good and compelling to offer.

Another issue with adapting the Lord of the Rings is that the author is no longer around as a resource or to give his blessing to any new story or lore elements that could be introduced.

wags83 · Postby **wags83** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:29 pm

Artukka wrote:Source of the post if it has something good and compelling to offer.

Nudity and violence

Blue Jackets · Postby **Blue Jackets** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:59 pm

Confirmed. More details to come

Tyler · Postby **Tyler** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:01 pm

Blue Jackets wrote:Confirmed. More details to come

My phone just sent me this
https://www.avclub.com/amazon-is-gettin ... 404874/amp

cwilkins88 · Postby **cwilkins88** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:15 pm

Multiple seasons off the bat. hope it doesnt suck.

wags83 · Postby **wags83** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:44 pm

the dream of a Tom Bombadil stand-alone episode is still very much alive.

Neat!

purple_hayes · Postby **purple_hayes** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:25 pm

Question: Doesn't Lord of the Rings saga have a prequel called 'The Hobbit'? Am I wrong?

Tyler · Postby **Tyler** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:32 pm

purple_hayes wrote:Question: Doesn't Lord of the Rings saga have a prequel called 'The Hobbit'? Am I wrong?

But what about the prequel to the prequel?

purple_hayes · Postby **purple_hayes** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:12 pm

Tyler wrote:Source of the post
purple_hayes wrote:Question: Doesn't Lord of the Rings saga have a prequel called 'The Hobbit'? Am I wrong?
But what about the prequel to the prequel?

From what I've read, this is a prequel the Lord of the Rings saga... I thought there was one... called 'The Hobbit'. I mean, I could be wrong. But I thought for sure that those twenty endings of the Hobbit lead right into the Lord of the Rings. They want to make this as big as Game of Thrones... are we going to see some nekkid elves getting it on? If they set this after The Hobbit and before the LOTR, the last dragon is dead. I mean, what will entice people to watch this? People watch Game of Thrones for two things... bewbs and dragons.

Blue Jackets · Postby **Blue Jackets** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:33 am

Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" deal could cost up to $1 billion

Blue Jackets · Postby **Blue Jackets** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:38 am

Ian McKellen Wants to Reprise Gandalf for Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series