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A comment on W. H. Auden’s 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring. Parent comment

Re:W. H. Auden’s 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring by slyall on Sunday August 20, 2023 @06:20AM (#37197772)
One thing Amazon could do is adapt the Lord of the Rings into a TV show. 60 one hour episodes could be interesting.

Personally I prefer the books to the movies and dislike many of the changes.

I'm following the "Other Minds and Hands" podcast/video. Corey "Tolkiien Professor" Olsen and Maggie Parke talking about adaptation especially for Tolkien but also lots else.

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Re:W. H. Auden’s 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring by musicale on Sunday August 20, 2023 @11:19PM (#37205100)
> One thing Amazon could do is adapt the Lord of the Rings into a TV show. 60 one hour episodes could be interesting.

Presumably Amazon decided on an original prequel series for reasons; perhaps that they didn't see a need for an LOTR series after the Peter Jackson films (and other adaptations), or perhaps there were rights/exclusivity issues.

I found the first season of Rings of Power visually stunning, and some of the characters and environments were appealing as well, but it's hard to beat the original material. On the other hand, I feel like Wheel of Time could turn out great by cherry-picking the best parts of its source material.

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