The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime)

LiE · 19 Jan 2022 at 17:15

We have a name for the upcoming LoTR show from Amazon.

Simmz · 19 Jan 2022 at 17:27

Young Galadriel rocking the speech

Quartz · 19 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Simmz said:
Young Galadriel rocking the speech

Except she was well old by that time. It can't be Arwen as she had yet to be born.

chroniclard · 19 Jan 2022 at 17:58

Seems like a show that didn't need making to me. Big LOTR fan, both books and films, but not fussed with a prequel show much at all. Same with the GOT prequel, just dont care.

Rroff · 19 Jan 2022 at 18:07

chroniclard said:
Seems like a show that didn't need making to me. Big LOTR fan, both books and films, but not fussed with a prequel show much at all. Same with the GOT prequel, just dont care.

Conversely I'm the opposite opinion - if they actually go to the trouble of making a compelling, epic with a decent story line and attention to detail. There is a ton of interesting background material for the LOTR universe.

As per someone's comment on the title reveal trailer - a show like this is either going to be a masterpiece or a train-wreck - there is little room for a middle ground.

Relentless81 · 19 Jan 2022 at 18:21

I'm excited for it but don't want to be in case it's a let down

Simmz · 19 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Quartz said:
Except she was well old by that time. It can't be Arwen as she had yet to be born.

Should have been "younger"

Raymond Lin · 19 Jan 2022 at 18:28

Just take a leaf out of GOT, except season 8. Then it should be at least half decent.

Gerard · 19 Jan 2022 at 18:48

Raymond Lin said:
Just take a leaf out of GOT, except season 8. Then it should be at least half decent.

Some shagging and dragons then?

Simmz · 19 Jan 2022 at 19:10

C Kent · 19 Jan 2022 at 19:20

500 million dollar budget and yet the biggest name I can see attached to it is Lenny Henry..Also worth noting that Tom Shippey left the project very early on.

I don't think it will be any good.

SixTwoSix · 19 Jan 2022 at 19:37

Can't be worse than Hobbit Trilogy, that's a given.

Minusorange · 19 Jan 2022 at 19:49

Amazon produced stuff seems to generally be a mixture of hit or miss with mostly miss, hoping this will be a hit as there's a lot of interesting lore these prequels could cover and lead upto the time of Lotr trilogy, the hobbit set the bar low so hopefully it will be better

Converge · 19 Jan 2022 at 23:04

C Kent said:
500 million dollar budget and yet the biggest name I can see attached to it is Lenny Henry..Also worth noting that Tom Shippey left the project very early on.

I don't think it will be any good.

Lenny Henry? You’ve got to be ****ing me, I can’t stand him!

Hopefully they won’t make a mess of this like Wheel of Time.

rids57 · 20 Jan 2022 at 03:18

Lenny Henry seems to be getting well into fantasy, he's in the Witcher prequel series too.

Lupis · 20 Jan 2022 at 09:11

Converge said:
Lenny Henry? You’ve got to be ****ing me, I can’t stand him!

Hopefully they won’t make a mess of this like Wheel of Time.

To make it even better for you he is playing a hobbit. Although they aren't allowed to call them that in the show.

MrRockliffe · 20 Jan 2022 at 09:36

SixTwoSix said:
Can't be worse than Hobbit Trilogy, that's a given.

Why would you say that

IvanDobskey · 20 Jan 2022 at 16:14

Surely this can't be any worse than the abysmal Hobbit trilogy? Can it? Actually, with the way things are going of late, it possibly could be

My hopes are not high, but I'll keep an eye on the reviews just in case as I'd love it to be good.

SixTwoSix · 20 Jan 2022 at 16:23

MrRockliffe said:
Why would you say that

Hobbit is such a low bar, can't believe this would be remotely as bad.

LiE · 20 Jan 2022 at 16:24

SixTwoSix said:
Hobbit is such a low bar, can't believe this would be remotely as bad.

Lets hope we aren't quoting you in a year or so