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

[Bigpig]

Gandalf shouldn’t even be there for a start.

Guyladriel. Well Allyexpress could have did a better version of Galadriel.

I get what you saying about better writing and direction but they have no intention in going down that route and outright refuse help even when offered.

The showrunners are probably dumbfounded at the criticism and just brush it off.

 

[kakarott]

I don't get it, if events transpired over a thousand years, why didn't they do some time skips? Here things are done in months.

 

[C Kent]

probably because they think the audience is to stupid to understand

 

[IvanDobskey]

It isn't for us fans of Tolkien, it's for modern audiences

 

[ianh]

and looking at the plummeting viewing figures (50-70% drop), the mythical "modern audience" doesn't seem to like it either, what a shocker!

Very Bad News For ‘Rings Of Power’ Season 3, As Season 2 Viewership Plummets

After the disastrous first season, is it any surprise that Rings Of Power is failing in Season 2?

www.forbes.com

 

[Rroff]

Gandalf shouldn’t even be there for a start.

Technically he wasn't there as Gandalf in that age, but there is a basis for the being visiting earlier in the source material (so to speak) and it would probably be easier to refer to him as Gandalf rather than bore mainstream viewers with the intricacies of Maia and Istar, etc. that is one of the least of the problems with the show.

 

[VincentHanna]

and looking at the plummeting viewing figures (50-70% drop), the mythical "modern audience" doesn't seem to like it either, what a shocker!

Very Bad News For ‘Rings Of Power’ Season 3, As Season 2 Viewership Plummets

After the disastrous first season, is it any surprise that Rings Of Power is failing in Season 2?

www.forbes.com

The Forbes writer has been very anti ROP from the outset, so unfortunately that's a biased take.

I'd like for streaming services to start releasing actual data that isn't hiding anything though, so we know for sure.

 

[C Kent]

The Forbes writer has been very anti ROP from the outset, so unfortunately that's a biased take.

I'd like for streaming services to start releasing actual data that isn't hiding anything though, so we know for sure.

Which element(s) of the article can be discounted because its 'biased take'?

The part were he talks about the bad viewership figures (backed up with sourced numbers)?
The aforementioned drop in numbers because its a bad show?
The part were he talks about good shows increasing viewership season on season?

 

[Nitefly]

‘Tuning in’ for the first ep… dis gunna be gud… I hope

I remember the middle of the first season being pretty poor but thought it recovered, who knows what I’m in for now

Finished the ep. just now as too tired to finish yesterday. Was alright; bit of a middling ‘stuff is happening’ affair tbh.

Visually I thought it looked really good (I love the warm filters etc.) up until it suddenly got really, really dark (as in, not bright)… I struggled to see what was going on, just saw reflections on the TV! I guess I am watching in the day though.

I like the person playing Elrond but the high king elf rubs me up the wrong way for some reason.

The only other comment I have is that some of the violence was a little jarring, not sure how I feel about that.

 

[VincentHanna]

Which element(s) of the article can be discounted because its 'biased take'?

The part were he talks about the bad viewership figures (backed up with sourced numbers)?
The aforementioned drop in numbers because its a bad show?
The part were he talks about good shows increasing viewership season on season?

The "sourced numbers" are: Not as many people watched the season 2 premier as the season 1 premier

We don't know how the series actually did yet.

 

[C Kent]

The "sourced numbers" are: Not as many people watched the season 2 premier as the season 1 premier

We don't know how the series actually did yet.

How are the sourced numbers bias, they are literally from an analytics company that monitor viewer numbers in the US

 

[Bigpig]

The "sourced numbers" are: Not as many people watched the season 2 premier as the season 1 premier

We don't know how the series actually did yet.

Sure we all know now that you lost all interest in it and only watching it since your wife has handcuffed you to the sofa to watch it with her.

 

[VincentHanna]

Sure we all know now that you lost all interest in it and only watching it since your wife has handcuffed you to the sofa to watch it with her.

I didn't lose interest in it, I watched it until the end after a really good start and unfortunately it got worse and worse.

If I'm going to comment in a thread, I like to actually watch things to form my own opinion rather than parrot other people's views.

For example I was going to watch Joker 2 but C kent already spoiled that for me in a other thread, even though I can guarantee he hasn't watched it himself.

As for my wife chaining me to a sofa, I have my own gaming room I can go to anytime she has dross to watch on TV

 

[Bigpig]

I didn't lose interest in it, I watched it until the end after a really good start and unfortunately it got worse and worse.

If I'm going to comment in a thread, I like to actually watch things to form my own opinion rather than parrot other people's views.

For example I was going to watch Joker 2 but C kent already spoiled that for me in a other thread, even though I can guarantee he hasn't watched it himself.

As for my wife chaining me to a sofa, I have my own gaming room I can go to anytime she has dross to watch on TV

I do like a musical so I'm willing to give it a go!!

 

[adam cool dude]

The one character that I liked in the series and they killed him off!

 

[Bigpig]

I do like a musical so I'm willing to give it a go!!

Scrap that random people posting spoilers on X… no interest now.

 

[Apex]

Toxic Fandom: How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out for Blood’ — From Social Media Boot Camps to Superfan Focus Groups

The threat of toxic fandoms — from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to Bridgerton and Game of Thrones — has become an intractable headache for almost every studio.

variety.com

Love to see Hollywoke and their toxic access entertainment media having another tantrum because the fans are winning.

 

[arknor]

The part were he talks about good shows increasing viewership season on season?

that doesn't always happen, even for really long running tv series from the past when the audiences were more captive

 

[C Kent]

that doesn't always happen, even for really long running tv series from the past when the audiences were more captive

9 times out of 10 viewership will increase then start to drop off around the 4th/5th season, what doesn't happen is what is rop experienced and thats a nose dive straight out of the gate with a 63% drop in views from the start to the end of the 1st season, and the s2 premier having around 50% of the views the s1 premier did.

 

[Nitefly]

Three eps. in and this has been relegated to ‘watching whilst eating’. It’s OK and I like it aesthetically, but most things are so entrenched in bombastic “this is for the good of all people / end of the world” that there isn’t much room for the audience forming meaningful connections with people.

I’m reminded of the second episode of GoT where Sansa / Arya / Joffrey have a fight and there’s all the tension and fallout from that. There’s nothing like that here.

The one time I did perk up a little was the story of Isiludor’s mum dying - a pretty harrowing burden to carrying that and I like the way in which his ‘mentality’ was challenged by the other person.

But otherwise, it’s just not that engaging to me.