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azrael Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 As it's SDCC time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Toothy talking time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 This show so keeps youtubers employed. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Looking forward to see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 You can see where the money went, it looks pretty good. I have no investment in the lore, so I might enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 3 hours ago, electric indigo said: You can see where the money went, it looks pretty good. I have no investment in the lore, so I might enjoy it. That probably helps since most people know who Sauron is, but Thouron would be like a brand new character to someone not in the know. Although I’m not super into the lore and I thought season one was pretty bad, maybe Acolyte bad possibly worse. It’s definitely Amazon Primes low point as far as original shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 15 hours ago, Raikkonen said: This show so keeps youtubers employed. 🤣 I think it might be the other way around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Nash_II Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 In the lands of Mordor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Say what you want, it looks good IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) Reviews are out... oof. Don't think I have the interest in this series anymore. Hope PRIME learned its very very expensive lesson. Edited August 29 by TangledThorns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, TangledThorns said: Reviews are out... oof. Don't think I have the interest in this series anymore. Hope PRIME learned its very very expensive lesson. They should have learned it after the first season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 On 8/29/2024 at 8:00 AM, TangledThorns said: Reviews are out... oof. Don't think I have the interest in this series anymore. Hope PRIME learned its very very expensive lesson. Judging by the more colorful reviews available, not only did PRIME and everyone else involved learn nothing, they doubled down. Wonder how many of the 30% who bothered to finish the 1st season will come back for the 2nd and stick with it to the end... and, as I understand it, Amazon is contracted for five seasons of this financial hemorrhage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 51 minutes ago, mechaninac said: Judging by the more colorful reviews available, not only did PRIME and everyone else involved learn nothing, they doubled down. Wonder how many of the 30% who bothered to finish the 1st season will come back for the 2nd and stick with it to the end... and, as I understand it, Amazon is contracted for five seasons of this financial hemorrhage. I tried the first episode and it’s mostly showing stuff they told us about in the last season and Sauron rolling down a hill like a turd in the wind. It’s a bit early to tell if the whole season will suck, but it’s not off to a good start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 For being the most expensive show on TV, it sure suffers from looking like a mix between a video game cutscene and something shot on a soundstage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 1 hour ago, Duke Togo said: For being the most expensive show on TV, it sure suffers from looking like a mix between a video game cutscene and something shot on a soundstage. I actually think that from what I’ve watched, it actually looks worse than season one. I still haven’t been able to convince myself to watch the second episode of this season yet after how bad the first episode was. the first season was bad, but there were some good looking moments here and there. This one doesn’t seem to have spent as much money on its sets and locations or something. It just seems off in that department, along with the writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 The show isn't bad; it's just not terribly compelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 I also don't like any of these characters. But hey, I'll probably keep watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted Monday at 01:01 AM Share Posted Monday at 01:01 AM 1 hour ago, Duke Togo said: I also don't like any of these characters. But hey, I'll probably keep watching. I think I'll watch just to see how bad it is, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted Monday at 03:35 AM Share Posted Monday at 03:35 AM 3 hours ago, Duke Togo said: The show isn't bad; it's just not terribly compelling. Nah, it’s bad. I’ve never wanted Sauron to win, but I almost want him to but I don’t even really like him either. I’ll try and get myself to watch more, but so far it makes the acolyte seem like a decent show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted Monday at 04:27 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:27 PM (edited) The first minute of the LOTR Trilogy 'recap' is better than everything we have seen so far in the Rings of Power.... Edited Monday at 04:28 PM by jvmacross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakerbot Posted Monday at 05:00 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:00 PM 17 hours ago, Duke Togo said: The show isn't bad; it's just not terribly compelling. I haven't seen any of the second season, but this is how I felt about the first. Something I think the movies were really good at was giving a sense of scale and consequence. It really felt like these were world-changing events we were seeing. I didn't find the first season bad, but it felt so much smaller than the movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted Monday at 06:28 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:28 PM 18 hours ago, Duke Togo said: The show isn't bad; it's just not terribly compelling. 'Tried sitting through episode 1 of this season and that's the feeling I got. The production values are good but it makes it hard to sit through when the story is just, meh (it's not bad, but it's just not good, or I should say good enough). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted Tuesday at 09:16 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:16 PM So far, so good. Not much action happening yet, but there is more than enough intrigue to keep me watching. Is it as good as the movies? No. But that's a pretty high bar and up to episode three this is doing pretty good. Spoiler I thought it was neat how they had Pharazôn steal Mirial's moment, misrepresenting the arrival of the Eagle as though it was for him. Really hoping Eärien lives long enough to regret what she's done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted Wednesday at 12:35 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:35 AM 3 hours ago, Thom said: So far, so good. Not much action happening yet, but there is more than enough intrigue to keep me watching. Is it as good as the movies? No. But that's a pretty high bar and up to episode three this is doing pretty good. Hide contents I thought it was neat how they had Pharazôn steal Mirial's moment, misrepresenting the arrival of the Eagle as though it was for him. Really hoping Eärien lives long enough to regret what she's done In case people haven't read the Appendices or The Silmarillion... Spoiler Gotta give the audience a reason why the Numenoreans backed Pharazôn seeing as he will lead them to their doom. He takes Mirial as his "political" wife to lay a claim to the throne, brings the Numenoreans to Middle-Earth only the meet Sauron who corrupts him, declare war on the Valar, only then to be b*tched slap by them and gets all of Numenor drowned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted Wednesday at 01:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:56 PM 13 hours ago, azrael said: In case people haven't read the Appendices or The Silmarillion... Reveal hidden contents Gotta give the audience a reason why the Numenoreans backed Pharazôn seeing as he will lead them to their doom. He takes Mirial as his "political" wife to lay a claim to the throne, brings the Numenoreans to Middle-Earth only the meet Sauron who corrupts him, declare war on the Valar, only then to be b*tched slap by them and gets all of Numenor drowned. The Amazon show is alt-universe stuff. If they were to do it exactly as in the Silmaillion, it would take twenty* seasons. Spoiler And who knows, he might end up forcing her into marriage in the next episode. *this is just an offhand guess, but maybe not too far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted Wednesday at 04:27 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:27 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, Thom said: The Amazon show is alt-universe stuff. If they were to do it exactly as in the Silmarillion, it would take twenty* seasons. They don't have any rights to anything in the Silmarillion. They can only pull from the LotR novels and the appendices. Edited Wednesday at 04:29 PM by Duke Togo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted Wednesday at 08:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:56 PM 6 hours ago, Thom said: Spoiler And who knows, he might end up forcing her into marriage in the next episode. *this is just an offhand guess, but maybe not too far off. This Sauron isn’t capable of anything like that. He’s so sad that he can only hint at things and hope they go his way. And when they don’t, he gets a little pouty and dyes his hair. Got about halfway through episode 3 of this season. It’s really good if you need sleep cause this show is so slow. It’s really good at ruining your perception of how characters and creatures of This franchise have been from the stories to the adaptations that came previously. Spoiler Hobbits will let you die if you fall behind, Sauron is the most sad pathetic that ever became a dark lord,Galadriel is annoying and Orcs got feelings too. The Orc family thing is just weird. I don’t remember the books really getting too much into how Orcs come to be other than being tortured corrupted elves or something. And eventually there’s talk of Orc breeding pits, but I don’t think that was a place where you shoved some orcs into a hole and expected them to come out as happy families afterwards that care deeply about their children and female companions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted Wednesday at 09:57 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:57 PM 46 minutes ago, Big s said: Got about halfway through episode 3 of this season. It’s really good if you need sleep cause this show is so slow. Indeed it is.....so far I managed to get through the part where the elves take possession of the three rings....barely... The series is mind-numbingly boring.....I'd rather watch an endless loop of Aragorn & Co running across massive landscapes....at least the music would be enjoyable.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted Wednesday at 11:48 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:48 PM 1 hour ago, jvmacross said: The series is mind-numbingly boring.....I'd rather watch an endless loop of Aragorn & Co running across massive landscapes....at least the music would be enjoyable.... Definitely a better choice. At least in those scenes they were beautifully filmed, kinda overdone but looks way better than what this show tries for. I honestly don’t know where the money went in this show. There’s no big name stars or even highly regarded directors or writers and the backgrounds look like they just used AI to figure it out. The biggest special effect in the show so far was a horrible scene of a sad turd rolling down a mountain and the animation for it was sub par at best. Annoyingly enough that was also the closest thing to an exciting scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted Friday at 07:00 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:00 PM Episode 4: Spoiler I'm not sure I like what they're doing with Bombadil. Ok, I can understand an argument for toning him down, but he just seems a bit too involved here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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