Amazon Studios in talks for a LotR series

Plus, I hear that the rights for a TV series in the Lord of the Rights do not encompass all characters and are limited.

What? That's totally insane.

You don't know how long I've been wishing for someone to do this! LOTR is too fucking long and detailed for a movie. I know Peter Jackson did his best, but it was an impossible task from the very beginning. Now the lore and world building of The Silmarillion, The LOTR Trilogy, and The Hobbit can really shine.

If they do this right, I can die a happy man!

And honestly, this is a way better prospect than A Song of Ice and Fire ever was. A LOTR TV Show is infinitely more appealing to me than GoT.

By reilo Go To PostWhat? That's totally insane.

This better not be true. Please don't fucking be true. Tom Bombadil was already cut once. It can't happen again!

so Game of Thrones without all the sex.

Quite skeptical of all the things this person has 'heard' (can they possibly say "I hear" more times, and can it possibly sound more pretentious?). From the very beginning, this had my eyes scrunched:

I hear the J.R.R. Tolkien estate has been shopping a possible series

This behavior would be contrariwise to how they've acted for decades. I'm also not convinced that they somehow retain the television rights - that they weren't in some legally extended way included with the rights Tolkien sold during his lifetime, which led to all of the pop-cultural adaptations and derivatives of his works.

And if the article's author can't get the facts of the first sentence correct, then why trust any of the rest?

By Kabro Go To Postso Game of Thrones without all the sex.

Honestly, this is quite the insult to Tolkein's work. Aside from them both being high fantasy stories, they're nothing alike.

By flinbad the flailer Go To PostQuite skeptical of all the things this person has 'heard' (can they possibly say "I hear" more times, and can it possibly sound more pretentious?). From the very beginning, this had my eyes scrunched:
This behavior would be contrariwise to how they've acted for decades. I'm also not convinced that they somehow retain the television rights - that they weren't in some legally extended included way with the rights Tolkien sold during his lifetime, which led to all of the pop-cultural adaptations and derivatives of his works.

And if the article's author can't get the facts of the first sentence correct, then why trust any of the rest?

I hope you're right, because I don't want a TV series of LOTR that's going to be limited in any way. However, I do want a LOTR TV series :(

Looking forward to this one. Amazon has some good shows IMO so they clearly have talented people there.

By brainchild Go To PostHonestly, this is quite the insult to Tolkein's work. Aside from them both being high fantasy stories, they're nothing alike.

I'm not insulting Tolkien,
I was referring to Hollywood being a copycat industry.

By Kabro Go To PostI'm not insulting Tolkien,
I was referring to Hollywood being a copycat industry.

Ok, and I respect your opinion on the matter. However, personally, I've been wanting LOTR as a TV series long before Peter Jackson even talked about making the movies, so Game of Thrones is not even in the equation for me as far as why I think this show should exist. Now that may not be the case for Amazon. Maybe they just want another GoT level phenomenon in their arsenal, but I don't see that as them even remotely cloning GoT in order to replicate that success. If they did, LOTR would end up being a very terrible TV series.

Argh, another version of LOTR? Pls No.

Now give me a show set in that world and I will be happy..

No

Edit: Wrong thread.

Dammit they made 6 movies out of 4 books how much more can they stretch the material

By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostDammit they made 6 movies out of 4 books how much more can they stretch the material

Assuming this isn't just LOTR as the title of the article says and they go into the Silmarillion? They can stretch that shit out for so many seasons.

By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostDammit they made 6 movies out of 4 books how much more can they stretch the material

About 1 season per book if all the details, characters, and events from the books are carried over. Especially if they have Bilbo narrate from his own book.

By pkaz01 Go To PostAssuming this isn't just LOTR as the title of the article says and they go into the Silmarillion? They can stretch that shit out for so many seasons.

This would be the most incredible show ever if all three ages were to be included (it spans over thousands of years) and if they're allowed to expand on the lore from the books and appendices.

Looks like Amazon won the bidding war!

http://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/

Apparently it's gonna take place before fellowship? Interesting...

Considering New Line Cinema is cooperating, I'm wondering if they are going to reuse some of the work done for the movies, hoping to shave off some million from the pre-production.

By pkaz01 Go To PostAssuming this isn't just LOTR as the title of the article says and they go into the Silmarillion? They can stretch that shit out for so many seasons.

By brainchild Go To PostThis would be the most incredible show ever if all three ages were to be included (it spans over thousands of years) and if they're allowed to expand on the lore from the books and appendices.

I wouldn't get too excited yet. The Amazon statement mentions the Tolkien Estate, but that could simply mean they negotiated with them alongside the holders of the Lord of the Rings screen rights, Middle-earth Enterprises. Such a move would've been intended to preempt any lawsuits from the Tolkien Estate, who've sued and successfully settled for unpaid royalties from all of the previous films.

Note, the Tolkien Estate retains the rights to everything except for the screen rights and associated merchandising for the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings - these having been sold by John himself while he was still alive. The Estate has been staunchly opposed to any sales of their retained rights for the past four decades, so anything short of an abrupt volte face means this new series won't cover any of Tolkien's material that wasn't already available for adaptation.

Not a LoTR fan. Amazon bet on the wrong horse. Give me something else and I'd be on board

Whoever picks up the First Law Series first wins.

By Dark PhaZe Go To PostWhoever picks up the First Law Series first wins.

I've heard great things about the book series. Need to get around to reading it.