[+] The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - SPOILERS ALLOWED

[Vael]

Bear McCreary hasn't ever really missed, IMO.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Bear McCreary is at it again. So far I think I liked all his work, at least the stuff I know. He was great for Battlestar Galactica, Human Target, The Cape, Caprica, Defiance, Da Vinci's Demons and now RoP. And I've heard he's great in the God of War games as well, and Black Sail also sounds pretty interesting, but I haven't played the game or seen the show respectively.

Black Sails has its issues, but its soundtrack is top notch. (I am to pirate stories to a bunch of folks on this thread are to Tolkien.)

 

[Zardnaar]

"Sauron didn't know he was playing Sauron when he took the role.

Rings of Power star learned they were playing iconic Lord of the Rings villain after filming began

Major spoilers ahead.

www.digitalspy.com

 

[reelo]

Just a quick graphic for those who don't know the canon timeline so they can get an idea what the showrunners have been jumbling around.

 

[billd91]

That show is great fantasy. I can't figure out how any fantasy fan doesn't love it.

It may be fantasy, but it's fantasy in a context - the Second Age of Middle Earth. What may work in a general fantasy show might still be pretty bad at presenting that context. As far as I'm concerned, it shines best and most interestingly when it's well away from the canonical characters and events. When it does deal with the canonical characters, the visuals are excellent but the story is weirdly convoluted.

 

[Zaukrie]

Canon is stupid.

 

[billd91]

Well, you know, you license someone else's IP to create a high-profile adaptation - it would be weird to not expect viewers' prior relationship with that IP to inform their reaction to the adaptation.

 

[Parmandur]

Just a quick graphic for those who don't know the canon timeline so they can get an idea what the showrunners have been jumbling around.

Yes, they have done an excellent job rearranging this for dramatic purposes.

 

[Maxperson]

Yes, they have done an excellent job rearranging this for dramatic purposes.

I don't agree. They could have done a great job just limiting the story to the actual timeline with the rings. Plenty of room for lots of drama and good stories based around Annatar showing up and tricking the elves, figuring out how to forge the rings, forging the three in secret, revealing Sauron, and the subsequent invasion and destruction of Eregion.

Lots and lots of stories and drama to be had with just that bit of time and history. No need to bring in Gandalf or the Numenoreans and then screw with the timeline in a major way. It didn't need to happen.

 

[RuinousPowers]

I don't agree. They could have done a great job just limiting the story to the actual timeline with the rings. Plenty of room for lots of drama and good stories based around Annatar showing up and tricking the elves, figuring out how to forge the rings, forging the three in secret, revealing Sauron, and the subsequent invasion and destruction of Eregion.

Lots and lots of stories and drama to be had with just that bit of time and history. No need to bring in Gandalf or the Numenoreans and then screw with the timeline in a major way. It didn't need to happen.

That's still about 500 years of history, so guess there isn't much point in having anyone but elves and Sauron in the show, and it would feel very limited to one city.