Why is it "most likely" shitty?
Isn't that the game that gave Shelob tits?
Look what happened to Game of Thrones when it ran out of source material. Then there's the multitude of issues that people have with modern media in general.
Why would it be any good? The show runners, J.D. Payne and Patrick Mckay have virtually no credited experience. Seems like they did some writing on star trek beyond, some not released flash Gordon project, and now this. J.A. Bayona has directed some okayish stuff but JW:Fallen Kingdom didn't blow my socks off. Shippey leaving suggests rigorous adherence to Tolkien might not be a priority.
I wonder whether menus were even a thing in the middle ages
The harsh truth the Internet doesn't want to hear is that the Tolkien Estate hates Tolkien "scholars". People who write books about Tolkien and think they know more about him and LOTR than the Estate does. This show is 100% driven by the Tolkien Estate, who had nothing to do with Jackson's movies. It's obvious that there was a clash with an outside "expert" and the Tolkien Estate and the Estate naturally won.
You got a receipt for that? I can see Chris Tolkein clashing with scholars since Chris is basically the OG scholar himself but who else in the estate even gives a fuck? Didn't all this stuff happen immediately upon Christopher's death? I suspect the end result would NOT meet Christopher's approval.
What about inclusion?
Sure, they hold the rights, I'm talking about disagreements with scholars. What interpretations do they not approve of?
I still don't follow. Do you mean the current crop of JRRT's grandkids disagree on points of philosophy, the historical order of events, the entymology of names, or the specific translations of elvish with Tolkien scholars of note, or they just don't care what internet edgelords think about what race or gender characters should be so long as they (the grandkids) can sell the IP to anyone for $$$ so they can put a new roof on the palacial estate? I feel like you are infering the latter but I'd like to see an example if it is the former.
Hold steady before calling it. Every TV/movie project is a two way deal between the art team and writers, and only one side has been truly delivering as of late.
What other fantasy shows are you watching? What’s the standard?
Unneeded negativity at anything that gets announced around here it seems. The consensus is everything is trash. I can’t remember the last time this place was positive towards any announcement. Even gaming side makes off topic look miserable.
Folks seem generally positive towards Stranger Things S4. And the chip and dale movie (surprisingly). Surprise, most stuff is crap, the benefit of the doubt has gone long ago. Some shows start off good, end in shit. Most shows start off as shit and stay that way. Some shows stay good, or become great. What's wrong with wanting the standard to be quality like GoT seasons 1-5, Spartacus, Breaking Bad, etc? It doesn't seem hard to make a GOOD star wars show, hell they are doing it right now with Mando, yet Fett and Obi wan exist. LOTR, and the Jackson adaptations, are a holy grail to lots of folks and it shouldn't be surprising that given what we've seen so far and the people involved that expectations ought to be kept in check.
I noticed they have a minute long video of the cast noticing the comet hit the planet.
To be fair, this type of negative hive mind has contaminated most internet communities. If you go to places like Reddit movies and tv shows subs, or twitter, or whatever, there is almost no place for positivity either, specially if it's from an long existing IP. Even IMDB user ratings have become an echo chamber.
I guess your right. What happened to optimism?
Unneeded negativity? Are these orc pictures the only thing you saw from this series? Also, has history taught you nothing? Look at Wheels of Time as a recent example.
I thought the trailer looked decent. There was a huge backlash with the fellowship of the ring trailer at the time too. Sounds like you already made up your mind about the show
What’s the term to use when people blame everything on wokeism? I see that a lot nowadays
I think so too. Most of the other stuff was meh but this teaser looks pretty great. They spent so much money on it, the quality is really something
I’m going to give it a good chance. It could be great if they do it right.
