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'That's Still Under Bezos' Magical Halo' — The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Reportedly Remains On-Track for 5 Seasons at Amazon as It Becomes TV's First $1 Billion Series
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ha, season 5? for some reason this series has escaped my attention.. is it any good?
It’s a bland, clunky story with writing that occasionally manages to rise above the ‘80’s Saturday morning cartoon level. Without the draw of the LotR name and insane amounts of money dumped into the visuals which faithfully copy the look of the Jackson films, this show would have been lucky to make “cult show” status.
If you’re a LotR super fan, who just wants more LotR, give it a go. Otherwise, it’s probably not worth the time.
I am a LotR super fan. I’ve only seen an episode or two. It’s bland and soulless. I wish Christopher had safeguarded the IP better for after his death.
If you know Tolkien, it is apparently terrible beyond words. If you don’t, then it’s just a dull and ridiculous slog.
No.
Gave up after the first season
It started off weak but S2 was pretty good
Yes. It really made me appreciate LOTR a lot more since it’s way more explicit about the backstory of the nine rings, Numenor, the elves going west and so on.
It’s high production value, good performances. Not great art, but I liked it. Some excellent acting in season 2 especially.
Bezos: look at the lotr series while I destroy the Post!
I’d rather have them destroy the Post than LotR …
I enjoy this show. It’s a lot of fun.
Thankfully I forgot about the amazon guy for a minute there. “’That’s Still Under Benzos’” is what I read and I was wondering what xanax and klonopin had to do with LotR.
Maybe I should take a klonopin. I am not having a good day.
Good, I believe every series should be judged on it’s entirety because so few of them are being told as a coherent story. This one is way from being over and most of criticism against it is that it’s not a faithful adaptation which is just silly. No huge hopes but it isn’t as bad as people say and proper ending might still elevate it.