"The Rings of Power" Topic

"Check out the mysterious (as in they don't really reveal the characters) and gorgeous character posters for LORD OF THE RINGS prequel television series THE RINGS OF POWER which will arrive to Amazon Prime with its first eight episode season September 2nd! The cast of the series inspired by Tolkien's work is massive and so is the number of these brand new posters. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone! The cast led by Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, and Morfydd Clark as young Elven queen Galadriel will also include Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani. The shooting of the second season has already been granted over at Amazon."

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Armand

Cannot wait for this one!! There will finally be something worthwhile to watch on TV.

Sorry I am really dreading this series

I hold both of those positions.

Hoping for the best but mentally preparing for the worst.

If it falls between the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies in terms of overall quality/effectiveness I'll be quite happy.

Then again, I enjoyed the BBC/SyFi channel's Dune miniseries so what do I know.

I'm concerned that the only name I recognize is Sir Lenny Henry, hopefully I'll know the faces :/

Cautiously optimistic -- hoping they don't Game of Thrones this too much…or inject too much woke politics into it…

Let's see…

Armand

woke would be devastating

I'm with 20thMaine.

I can wait to see it….

Armand

Someone on another chat board made a great observation on the Amazon series: "It is a purely made-up fanfic that is based on Tolkien's works. So it's better to keep expectations to the minimum."

TEASER AND 1ST PHOTOS FROM AMAZON PRIME'S LORD OF THE RINGS EPIC TV SERIES RINGS OF POWER

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Armand

Hmmm…more trailer stuff. Looks like they want to "improve" Tolkien. IF we only had a way of testing the potential success for Middle Earth stuff that tries to stay true to JRRT's writings, or when the production goes off on its own…oh wait, we do!!

We have a real-world market test -- two movie series produced by the same guy, eliminating a difference in producers as a factor in outcome.

1. Sample A – LOTR Trilogy by Peter Jackson tried to stay as true to JRRT's books as practical, with some creative license. Some of the top grossing films of all time, widely acclaimed. P/E ratio is about 10:1 – cost $300 USDM to film, earned~$3 Billion.

2. Sample B – Hobbit Trilogy by Peter Jackson deviated broadly from JRRT's book, with much creative license to "improve" on JRRT's story with new characters and content. Made lots of cash, but not at the same ratio as LOTR, widely mocked by fans. P/E ratio is about 4:1 – cost almost $800 USDM to film, earned ~$3 Billion.

Metacritic reviews rank the films based on year of release:

1. LOTR Return of the King – 94, ranked #1 for the 2003 release year

2. LOTR Fellowship of the Ring – 92, ranked #2 for the 2001 release year

3. LOTR The Two Towers – 87, ranked #6 for the 2002 release year

4. Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug – 66, ranked #201 for the 2012 release year

5. Hobbit Battle of Five Armies – 59, ranked #308 for the 2014 release year

6. Hobbit – Unexpected Journey – 58, ranked #298 for the 2012 release year

Results:
*Each of the LOTR movies were among the top-rated movies in their release years and earned 10x.
*The LOTR movies won some 475 film awards across the Trilogy, including x4 Oscars (Best Cinematography, Best Make-up, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Film Score).

*Each of Hobbit movies were among the most poorly rated movies in their release years and earned just 3x-4x.
*The Hobbit movies earned just 43 film awards across the Trilogy, including one Oscar (Best Scientific & Technical Advancement for new production processes)

Looks to me, that if Amazon wants to score big time they shouldn't try to "improve" on JRRT's works…

Thanks!

Armand

Pretty much what he says -- Just Some Guy breaks it down:

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