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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

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cholantesh wrote: post #12
untog wrote: post #4

In 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 recently started watching Fargo and I'm, for the most part, enjoying what was done there. Captures the source material well while telling a new story in the same universe.

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Post by projectramo »

macintux wrote: post #13
untog wrote: post #4

In 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?

I hope its not the same characters.

Its hard to drum up tension for a battle when you know the hero/ine will survive.

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Post by thefalcon »

legohead wrote: post #5

There 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

This is a brand recognition play, and LotR has huge (general audience) brand recognition.

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Post by shmerl »

legohead wrote: post #5

There 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

I tend to disagree. Very few live up to Tolkien's level. And it's not about the brand, it's about the depth of the settings he created.

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Post by sizzzzlerz »

macintux wrote: post #13
untog wrote: post #4

In 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?

How about the origin stories of the Ents and of Beorn

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Post by martythemaniak »

This 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 universe. I hope that do that instead of a "Young Aragorn" type of deal.

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Post by thefalcon »

projectramo wrote: post #20
danesparza wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

How can there not be a Snowcrash movie, right? Maybe its because of the cell phone problem.

I have no faith that a Snow Crash movie would live up to the novel, as much as I want it to exist anyway. A series would be better, especially one with a planned ending.
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