Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
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Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#2I have successfully avoided Prime up to now. This might be the tipping point.
OTOH, despite creative quibbles it's hard to imagine surpassing the film versions, so maybe I can just watch those a few more times.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#3I have successfully avoided Prime up to now. This might be the tipping point. OTOH, despite creative quibbles it's hard to imagine surpassing the film versions, so maybe I can just watch those a few more times.
Hopefully they're incentivized to pour a huge budget into these given the "competition" of the movies (and GoT) and they make it worth the Prime subscription. (Personally Prime has so much value add these days for me I can't imagine not being subscribed anyway.)
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#4In 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 these days. This just feels like a very safe "me too Game of Thrones" play.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#5There 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
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#6It's good to know that Amazon are right behind creative, contemporary ideas and not simply cynically retreading ground that has been covered already.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#7There 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
Care to offer any recommendations? I'm in the market for new sci-fi / fantasy lit.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#8There 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
Now I'm curious: Who would be in your top ten?
For my money, it would include Orson Scott Card, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, and Isaac Asimov.
Re: Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels
#9I have successfully avoided Prime up to now. This might be the tipping point. OTOH, despite creative quibbles it's hard to imagine surpassing the film versions, so maybe I can just watch those a few more times.
Hopefully they're incentivized to pour a huge budget into these given the "competition" of the movies (and GoT) and they make it worth the Prime subscription. (Personally Prime has so much value add these days for me I can't imagine not being subscribed anyway.)
When practical, I prefer to buy from specialized retailers (or manufacturers) for stuff I care about, so Amazon is a last resort for me.
The convenience, though, means I buy a lot of stuff I don't care about (or otherwise can't readily find) from them.