Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15643856
No it isn't. The deal was announced today, the linked article is from six days ago. Speculation and rumors are not the same thing as a done deal.
Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
31–40 of 63 posts
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#32In case anyone was curious: > television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring So it's not going to tell the main story itself, which is probably wise given the film adaptations aren't even that old. Maybe it's just me I'm not super-excited by this news. I wish there were more original universes being created with the insane amount of TV money swirling around the…
Do you mean original as in first-as-a-series, or original as in something that hasn't been made for tv/movies yet? If the latter, there are tons:
- The Expanse
- American Gods, Good Omens
- Kingkiller Chronicles (being produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
- Wheel of Time
However, if you mean the former, then I agree, although there are new shows, they just don't have high budgets like those with followings already.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#33This could be both quite good and original. LotR takes place at the end of the Third Age and Tolkien expanded that into the three novels, but he also wrote (and his son co-wrote, edited and published) The Silmarillion, which covered everything until the end of the Third Age. I always thought The Silmarillion contained enough source material to make a dozen "LotR"s and keep everything consistent within the same univer…
The Silmarillion is by far my favorite book in that set. The story of Beren and Luthien alone would make a fantastic series. I hope that's the route they go as well.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#34There are so many amazing fantasy novels that need movies or TV shows. Tolkien was good, and for his time, amazing. But compared to what we have available today, I wouldn't even put him in the top 10. sigh
Even today, he's the obvious standard for what a great high fantasy novel is as well as the standard every other fantasy author will be and is compared to.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#35In case anyone was curious: > television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring So it's not going to tell the main story itself, which is probably wise given the film adaptations aren't even that old. Maybe it's just me I'm not super-excited by this news. I wish there were more original universes being created with the insane amount of TV money swirling around the…
Do you mean original as in first-as-a-series, or original as in something that hasn't been made for tv/movies yet? If the latter, there are tons: - The Expanse - American Gods, Good Omens - Kingkiller Chronicles (being produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda) - Wheel of Time However, if you mean the former, then I agree, although there are new shows, they just don't have high budgets like those with followings already.
> Kingkiller Chronicles
Sweet, maybe we'll get book 3 on TV before in print like Game of Thrones!
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
So young Aragorn and young Boromir killing orcs? Gimli killing elves?
I hope its not the same characters. Its hard to drum up tension for a battle when you know the hero/ine will survive.
Hm, I disagree. Usually when you read a book/watch a movie, you do have a pretty good idea who will survive. I mean, even in the original trilogy, most people knew how things would go down since the books were well known. I would say more interesting is how it goes down, and you can still have tension even if you know the final outcome. Same thing with folk tales: you know the hero is going to win, but it is still enjoyable to hear the tale told.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#37In case anyone was curious: > television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring So it's not going to tell the main story itself, which is probably wise given the film adaptations aren't even that old. Maybe it's just me I'm not super-excited by this news. I wish there were more original universes being created with the insane amount of TV money swirling around the…
I think tolkien is a good option for "new" stuff, since there are many written stories in this universe about other characters and the created world by him is massive. There is also a possibility to start with his oldest book "silmarillion".
Maybe they could do the "Tale of the Children of Hurin," but the Silmarillion covers thousands of years and hundreds of characters. It would be like a multi-season adaptation of the Old Testament, i.e. a disaster.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#38In case anyone was curious: > television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring So it's not going to tell the main story itself, which is probably wise given the film adaptations aren't even that old. Maybe it's just me I'm not super-excited by this news. I wish there were more original universes being created with the insane amount of TV money swirling around the…
So young Aragorn and young Boromir killing orcs? Gimli killing elves?
[deleted]
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#39In case anyone was curious: > television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring So it's not going to tell the main story itself, which is probably wise given the film adaptations aren't even that old. Maybe it's just me I'm not super-excited by this news. I wish there were more original universes being created with the insane amount of TV money swirling around the…
Do you mean original as in first-as-a-series, or original as in something that hasn't been made for tv/movies yet? If the latter, there are tons: - The Expanse - American Gods, Good Omens - Kingkiller Chronicles (being produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda) - Wheel of Time However, if you mean the former, then I agree, although there are new shows, they just don't have high budgets like those with followings already.
Syfy has an Expanse show. It's pretty good, imo.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you mean original as in first-as-a-series, or original as in something that hasn't been made for tv/movies yet? If the latter, there are tons: - The Expanse - American Gods, Good Omens - Kingkiller Chronicles (being produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda) - Wheel of Time However, if you mean the former, then I agree, although there are new shows, they just don't have high budgets like those with followings already.
> Kingkiller Chronicles Sweet, maybe we'll get book 3 on TV before in print like Game of Thrones!
You have no idea how you just made me feel...