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??? Aren't they basically saying it'll be *actual* fan-fiction?
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... which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The media is littered with sequels and 'adaptations' which are original works by people who enjoyed the source. The current crop of Star Wars films; the MCU; the various 'modern Sherlock Holmes' series; every Star Trek since DS9.
None of them represent what the creator would have written: rather, they take us on a visit to that world as visualised by a new writer. The same thing applies here: it won't be Tolkien - but nothing except the books ever will be (unless Christopher reveals that his father penned a secret movie script before he died). I think I would rather have a good 'new tale of Middle-earth' series than a bad or even mediocre direct adaptation. No, it won't give us the scenes we love - we won't get to see a proper rendition of Frodo's stand at the Fords of Bruinen, or Gandalf's confrontation with the Witch-King (side-note: apparently my favourite scenes all involve defiant people on horseback, that's kinda weird) - but, to paraphrase Sam: they can take us to see Elves, Mr. Frodo. Elves! I will gladly let them have the Adventures of Young Strider Meeting Everyone With a Name, if they will let me spend an hour in Lothlorien. hS |
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But will it be anything remotely recognizable as Tolkien's elves?
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If it's good, yes. If it's not, no.
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Just saw a new article about the proposed series.
They describe it as a "partnership" between Amazon and the Estate (wonder how CT feels about that). One quote that stands out: Quote:
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The rumours I've seen are that they've approved 5 seasons (risky!), with the first probably being Young Aragorn. I think it's likely that the other seasons will follow the first, chronologically, which means... well, what are the options? -Adventures of the Old Took. Obviously a bit out of its timeline, but viable, and a hilarious notion. -Adventures of Tom Bombadil. ^_^ -Adventures of Balin in Moria. A bit of a downer. -Adventures of Not-So-Young Legolas (And Tauriel). Time to reuse those Hobbit movie sets! -Adventures of Evil Saruman. C'mon, we could definitely have a season of Saruman's fall into darkness. (Again, serious timeline issues, but this is Movie-earth.) -Adventures of Young Imrahil. If Young Aragorn doesn't cover the Corsairs, then this Dol Amroth-centric series will. -Adventures of Young(??) Galadriel. Who wants to stay in the woods when you can go be shiny at people? -Adventures of Young Theoden. Horses! ... more horses! -Adventures of Young Talion. Because what we really need is Mordor the Green and Pleasant Land, right? ... right?! -Adventures of The War In The North. I suppose we should pay lip service to the whole plot of the books, yeah? In which case... -Adventures in Scouring the Shire. Hey, PJ left it out, so we get to put it in. And, finally... -Adventures in Gardening. Just a whole season of Master Samwise peacefully tending his garden, looking after his kids, and being the best dang mayor the Shire has ever had. hS |
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