Lord of the Rings TV Show Reboot

[Parmandur]

So, it looks like WB is looking to reboot the LotR franchise as a long form TV show, and Amazon is looking to pick it up. I think it could be amazing, if it works. Any thoughts?

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-1202606519/

 

[Legatus Legionis]

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[ccs]

1st thought: Oh good, endless filler material ala the Hobbit movies.

2nd thought: Long form TV show? You can already spend nearly 20 hrs watching Hobbit + LoTR - wich is longer than "long form" TV....

 

[Parmandur]

1st thought: Oh good, endless filler material ala the Hobbit movies.

2nd thought: Long form TV show? You can already spend nearly 20 hrs watching Hobbit + LoTR - wich is longer than "long form" TV....

Well, I presume it would break down to an episode per chapter, which would still be rushing the story.

 

[MarkB]

I wouldn't mind seeing someone try another take on the story. I always thought that Peter Jackson's version of Fellowship of the Ring was pretty much a perfect adaptation, with the liberties taken with the source material being well chosen to serve the cinematic format - but with The Two Towers and Return of the King, some of the changes felt more gratuitous and poorly-chosen.

 

[Morrus]

I’d rather they did something else. Dragonlance!

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Reboot Hobbit? Please. LotR? Too soon.

With the incredible depth of great fantasy out there, why retread? Moorcock's work could be fantastic, for example.

 

[Dioltach]

I'd watch both LotR and The Hobbit if they did them as mockumentaries, in the style of Modern Family.

 

[Kaodi]

80s Psychadelic Lord of the Rings. Now there is a new adaptation worth doing.

 

[Parmandur]

I’d rather they did something else. Dragonlance!

Warner Bros. has the rights, I think: if these trends continue, with successful LotR and Wheel of Time etc. shows, then Dragonlance's time will come...