Lord of the Rings TV series gets multi-season order at Amazon

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Well, this explains a lot. C. Tolkien has resigned as Director of the Tolkien Estate...

That explains a lot indeed. I think the 2012 interview (mentioned in the article) suggests an attitude of resignation to the exploitation of his father's work, which seems fitting.

And, of course, without being flippant, isn't it a bit like a wise King of Númenor abdicating the throne in his old age, not trying to hang on forever? The responsibility then falls, as it should, upon future generations. The analogy fits all too well, I fear, given what happened in Númenor as the years passed and what's already happening now.