Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels

Re:Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantas... by mmanfrin on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:02PM (#15689102)

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.

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Re:Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantas... by enervate on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:12PM (#15689209)

Syfy has an Expanse show. It's pretty good, imo.

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Re:Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantas... by cavanasm on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:16PM (#15689246)

Parent was listing smaller original fiction literature universes that HAVE recently gotten TV shows.

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Re:Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantas... by santaclaus on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:05PM (#15689131)

> Kingkiller Chronicles

Sweet, maybe we'll get book 3 on TV before in print like Game of Thrones!

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Re:Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantas... by mmanfrin on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:23PM (#15689318)

I hope so. I worry Rothfuss has gone full-GRRM; got too successful before the series concluded and now it's up in air if it will conclude.

The only real hope I have is that it feels like Rothfuss wouldn't let his series be finished by TV in the way GoT has for ASOIF. Also Rothfuss claimed to have a 'finished manuscript' in 2014, so there is hope.

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Re:Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantas... by tudelo on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:13PM (#15689218)

You have no idea how you just made me feel...

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