'Lord of the Rings' series

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  • tangar
    Veteran
    • Mar 2015
    • 1004

    'Lord of the Rings' series

    Amazon is going to make tv series. Not sure would they be able to be canonic, but at least they got plenty cash to make something 'visually beautiful'


    ('a' is for 'a'mazon there, not 'a'ngband )

    Interesting stuff started to appear in their twitter:


    they are posting maps:


    First map without labels, second got it..

    Any clues? What's coming? Lets speculate
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  • bio_hazard
    Knight
    • Dec 2008
    • 649

    #2
    I just was reminded of this reading through a "15 fantasy franchises we're getting soon" list

    Wonder if it will have a 3rd age narrator (Elrond or Galadriel) to tie in more directly to the LoTR stuff that people are more familiar with. The whole fall of Numenor and the betrayal of Sauron could work pretty well I guess. Goes without saying but I'd probably watch it even if it stinks, which hopefully it won't.

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    • Nick
      Vanilla maintainer
      • Apr 2007
      • 9637

      #3
      Originally posted by bio_hazard
      Goes without saying but I'd probably watch it even if it stinks, which hopefully it won't.
      My feeling exactly.
      One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
      In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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      • Gauss
        Adept
        • Aug 2018
        • 110

        #4
        Amazon confirmed that the series will be based on first age. It will represent from the first rings crafted by the elves until the war of the last alliance. Fall of numenor will appear also IIRC.
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        • Nick
          Vanilla maintainer
          • Apr 2007
          • 9637

          #5
          Second Age Video was quite a good sum-up of possibilities.
          One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
          In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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          • debo
            Veteran
            • Oct 2011
            • 2402

            #6
            Darnit. I was hoping we were going to get Fingolfin vs Morgoth in HD. It makes more sense for them to start with something related to rings given the general audience, but
            Glaurung, Father of the Dragons says, 'You cannot avoid the ballyhack.'

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            • Nick
              Vanilla maintainer
              • Apr 2007
              • 9637

              #7
              Originally posted by debo
              Darnit. I was hoping we were going to get Fingolfin vs Morgoth in HD. It makes more sense for them to start with something related to rings given the general audience, but
              They don't have the rights to The Silmarillion, I believe
              One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
              In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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              • Gauss
                Adept
                • Aug 2018
                • 110

                #8
                Originally posted by Nick
                They don't have the rights to The Silmarillion, I believe
                True. Main reason why there aren't any official works about the silmarillion period(games, films, series etc...). The tolkien state are very protective regarding the silmarillion rights. Maybe someday we can get an skyrim style rpg based on beleriand.

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                • Gwarl
                  Administrator
                  • Jan 2017
                  • 1025

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Gauss
                  True. Main reason why there aren't any official works about the silmarillion period(games, films, series etc...). The tolkien state are very protective regarding the silmarillion rights. Maybe someday we can get an skyrim style rpg based on beleriand.
                  I think it's on it's way and it's called Beleriand...

                  Just a matter of improving the graphical interface.

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                  • bio_hazard
                    Knight
                    • Dec 2008
                    • 649

                    #10
                    I'd missed a few casting announcements. Welcome Benjen Stark!

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                    • Gauss
                      Adept
                      • Aug 2018
                      • 110

                      #11
                      Originally posted by bio_hazard
                      I'd missed a few casting announcements. Welcome Benjen Stark!
                      It appears he is going to be the main villain named Oren. I assume they wil have to create non canonical characters in order to expand the argument it seems.

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