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

fez · 14 Jul 2022 at 20:25

C Kent said:
Jackson and his team were professionals these lot look like amateurs. All the sets and costumes look like they belong on a film set and not in a living breathing world - if that makes sense.

This has been something thats been picked at in a number of these fantasy series. Basically it comes down to experience. Proper set designed and costume makers know how to make things like as they should. Weather worn, dirty and used. When everything looks too clean and pristine it ruins it. It looks like a film set rather than a living breathing world. HBO apparently have a lot of people who know their **** which is why things like GoT looks so believable most of the time.

Personally I think this looks a bit crap but I love LotR so I will give it a go. The waddling dwarves look ridiculous and they seem to have gone for the Hobbit aesthetic for the Dwarves in general which looks bad. Don't have much hope for it.

Craterloads · 14 Jul 2022 at 21:48

fez said:
This has been something thats been picked at in a number of these fantasy series. Basically it comes down to experience. Proper set designed and costume makers know how to make things like as they should. Weather worn, dirty and used. When everything looks too clean and pristine it ruins it. It looks like a film set rather than a living breathing world. HBO apparently have a lot of people who know their **** which is why things like GoT looks so believable most of the time.

Personally I think this looks a bit crap but I love LotR so I will give it a go. The waddling dwarves look ridiculous and they seem to have gone for the Hobbit aesthetic for the Dwarves in general which looks bad. Don't have much hope for it.

At least they haven’t done a Witcher and just used midgets

Rroff · 14 Jul 2022 at 21:56

fez said:
This has been something thats been picked at in a number of these fantasy series. Basically it comes down to experience. Proper set designed and costume makers know how to make things like as they should. Weather worn, dirty and used. When everything looks too clean and pristine it ruins it. It looks like a film set rather than a living breathing world. HBO apparently have a lot of people who know their **** which is why things like GoT looks so believable most of the time.

Personally I think this looks a bit crap but I love LotR so I will give it a go. The waddling dwarves look ridiculous and they seem to have gone for the Hobbit aesthetic for the Dwarves in general which looks bad. Don't have much hope for it.

Although there is a bit of an art form to it - decent weathering/wear isn't that difficult if you already have this level of prop design ability - worse comes to worse watch a few Adam Savage videos - even an idiot could do a fair job off the basis of what he demonstrates.

EDIT: Takes a little more thought to pull off some of the little touches where appropriate which gives something a bit of history, etc. which can take it to a master level but that isn't necessarily required to do a passable job.

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 10:30

C Kent said:
Jackson and his team were professionals these lot look like amateurs. All the sets and costumes look like they belong on a film set and not in a living breathing world - if that makes sense.

It all looks very WOT so far.

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 11:12

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Ayahuasca · 15 Jul 2022 at 11:17

Looks okay but I can't see it winning any awards or taking TV a step further like some series have done over the years.

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 11:17

Ugh, this shot could be any fantasy series ever made. So generic. The armour looks crap, nothing I have seen of this show so far makes me think it's set in Middle Earth.

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 11:19

Ayahuasca said:
Looks okay but I can't see it winning any awards or taking TV a step further like some series have done over the years.

Shame HBO didn't get the rights. Much more in-house talent.

Infidelus · 15 Jul 2022 at 11:47

Sure, if all you want is sex scenes and foul language all the way through every episode ...

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 12:55

Infidelus said:
Sure, if all you want is sex scenes and foul language all the way through every episode ...

They wouldn't have done that with Tolkien.

C Kent · 15 Jul 2022 at 13:30

Darujhistan said:
They wouldn't have done that with Tolkien.

Exactly, the got book series has a ton of t&a, hbo just followed the source material until it ran out (and turned to ****). There's nothing explicit in Tolkien's world.

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 13:31

C Kent said:
Exactly, the got book series has a ton of t&a, hbo just followed the source material until it ran out (and turned to ****). There's nothing explicit in Tolkien's world.

Yeah, it's a totally different in tone. They'd have done a far better job because they're actually good at making quality TV.

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 13:32

VincentHanna · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:04

Oh no! A mixed race actress playing a fantasy figure described in a 45 year old book! WOOOOOOOKE.

Honestly, why do you care about this?

Pigeon_Killer · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:07

VincentHanna said:
Oh no! A mixed race actress playing a fantasy figure described in a 45 year old book! WOOOOOOOKE.

Honestly, why do you care about this?

You know you're posting on Only Caucasians UK right?

Stumble Bum · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:08

VincentHanna said:
Oh no! A mixed race actress playing a fantasy figure described in a 45 year old book! WOOOOOOOKE.

Honestly, why do you care about this?

Maybe try actually read what is being said before making silly comments.

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:21

VincentHanna said:
Oh no! A mixed race actress playing a fantasy figure described in a 45 year old book! WOOOOOOOKE.

Honestly, why do you care about this?

Maybe try reading what was written by the author?

I wonder if he was actually the authority on how his work should be presented, and not the "creatives" at amazon?

VincentHanna · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:24

I did...and?

You think we should really care that a man born in 1892 and long dead, wanted his characters skin tones to be?

Darujhistan · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:28

VincentHanna said:
I did...and?

You think we should really care that a man born in 1892 and long dead, wanted his characters skin tones to be?

You clearly didn't though.

Yes I do, I think his World should be presented as he intended it to be, what is strange about that? why does it matter when he was born? or whether he is alive or dead? Who are you or amazon to decide how someone else's work should be presented?

chroniclard · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:33

Darujhistan said:
You clearly didn't though.

Yes I do, I think his World should be presented as he intended it to be, what is strange about that? why does it matter when he was born? or whether he is alive or dead? Who are you or amazon to decide how someone else's work should be presented?

Because it doesn't matter a jot what Token wrote , you would complain about woke anyway. :cry: