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I haven't read these books of course, but we all probably would have been better off if they had become the basis of Amazon's series instead of what we got.
by shiroiuma 3y ago
I haven't read these books of course, but we all probably would have been better off if they had become the basis of Amazon's series instead of what we got.
- metabagel 3y agoYou’re entitled to your opinion, but I absolutely love The Rings of Power.
- shiroiuma 3y agoPersonally, I think the show's creators did a good job with the resources they had and the huge limitations that were imposed on them. The production values were excellent, the costumes (particularly for the orcs) were amazing, the casting and acting seemed good, but the script was really weak. This was probably because of the Tolkein estate: they only allowed them to use the appendices from The Return of the King, and for some weird reason wouldn't let them use the material from the Silmarillion. The show could have been so much better if they had access to that.
- DistractionRect 3y agoI can't imagine it was any better if there was enough perceived similarly between the prequel and the sequel that they sued. Further, it says something about the writer that they didn't foresee how this would play out.
- shiroiuma 3y agoMaybe they sued because it was too good. But then, you're right about the second point. But even here, why would you assume that someone who's a talented fantasy fiction author would also be a talented businessperson? So conversely, if he's a bad businessperson, this doesn't make him necessarily a bad author. I don't have any other examples for authors, but I can name a bunch of rock stars off the top of my head who were fantastic and gifted musicians but totally clueless about business (and many other things too).