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> ...the general "feel" of the show is vastly different from Tolkien's writing. Isn't that exactly what is getting Tolkien devotees twisted in knots? I can em
by wrp 4y ago
> ...the general "feel" of the show is vastly different from Tolkien's writing.
Isn't that exactly what is getting Tolkien devotees twisted in knots?
I can empathize both with people who want to see something new in a Middle-earth setting and those who don't want to see anything incongruous. It depends on how happy you are with the original. For example, traditional Westerns bore me to tears, and I only really like Westerns that make a drastic break with tradition, like Cowboys & Aliens (2011).
- mkr-hn 4y agoHave you checked out Outer Range? It's a little weird, but it was a good twist on the genre in the same way as Cowboys & Aliens. You get your usual conflict over land, but the why unfolds with each episode.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoIt was a bit too strange, for me (I know you didn't ask me, but I like to butt in). I love the stars, and that was what attracted me. However, I found myself not liking the characters too much.