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Amazon’s original bid for TV rights to JRR
Synopsis
An epic drama set thousands of years before J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit; and 'Lord of the Rings' follows an ensemble of familiar and new characters as they confront the long-feared emergence of evil in Middle-earth. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”; actors and more actors who have completely changed for their roles. Tolkien’s The Hobbit; and 'Lord of the Rings' novels were to make the series a new adaptation of the latter (essentially Gospodar prstenova: Prstenova družina (2001), Gospodar prstenova: Dvije kule (2002) and Gospodar prstenova: Povratak kralja (2003)), but Tolkien’s estate was rejected.
They consulted the estate and several experts on Tolkien’s history (including a grandson)
this offer. Amazon finally got the rights on the condition that the series differ from Peter Jackson’s previous adaptations and not conflict with anything Tolkien had previously written. The first ideas put forward included stories featuring characters such as Aragorn, Gimli and Gandalf, but the showrunners preferred important untold events from the novels' story instead of simple side stories, so they agreed with the studio that the show would take place during the books' The second century. Because they didn’t have the rights to Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, The Unfinished Tales; and 'A History of Middle-earth' (who study the First and Second Ages), they checked the Lord of the Rings novels and appendices for passages and references to the Second Age to include in their story.
Tolkien’s The Silmarillion
and novelist Simon Tolkien) on the inclusion of new characters and plot elements. The multi-language dubbing credits mistakenly refer to King Durin III as “Durin II”. The opening titles are a musical sequence of matter forming various forms based on the "Ainur Music" creation myth from J.R.R. featured in The Critical Drinker: The Rings of Power – War For A Fandom (2022).
If I want a good fantasy show, guess I’ll stick with dragon house
This show had so much going for it because the idea of a show taking place in this period of middle earth is fantastic. However, the acting and the pace of the show can make it hard to sit through, sometimes feeling longer than the movies. I love the look and design that makes the world look like middle earth. I might watch it one day if nothing else helps to spoil the fantasy.
See the cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings
The reason my rating is 3 stars and not lower is sometimes it shows promise, it’s just the acting or story that usually lets it down. Power" all of his most iconic roles from Morfydd Clark in Saint Maud to Benjamin Walker in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and more.
