Arpy 4,145 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 1:46 AM, Stefancos said: It feels like Amazon is just doing GOT without tits and swearing. That's what puts me off the show. Something about having them in fantasy stories rubs me the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Boobs are awesome, I literally never tire of fondling 'em. But I really wish they'd stop barging their way into fantasy fiction, it's boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 31 minutes ago, Arpy said: That's what puts me off the show. Something about having them in fantasy stories rubs me the wrong way. That's because fantasy litterature is for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Tits have no place in Tolkien fantasy anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Conceptually, I have no problem with it in this show, as long as its delivered in moderation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Cast announced : Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Here's an actual article revealing the cast so you don't have to find 15 tweets https://www.newsarama.com/48609-amazon-s-lord-of-the-rings-cast-announced.html toothless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 These unveilings are so badly handled by Amazon, there's no excitement or hype being generated by these faceless casting announcements whatsoever. They could do much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Yea, I recognize none of the names. But PJ's LOTR was built on the same idea. Could be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 7 hours ago, KK said: But PJ's LOTR was built on the same idea. Explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 For the most part, he casted no-names. Worked out great for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, KK said: For the most part, he casted no-names. Hardly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Yeah, all of the main cast were established and recognisable actors at the time, not like this bunch of phantoms. Barnald 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Yeah, the only real unknowns were Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and perhaps some of the Australian/New Zealand talent, though obviously you'd have been more familiar with the likes of Miranda Otto, David Wenham and John Noble if you were from those parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I actually prefer newcomers and unknowns for parts of the cast (there only really needs to be a couple of established thesps to bring the class), but a bit of text spelling out someone's name on Twitter or wherever else is a lazy and uninspired method of breaking the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I should say that I have no qualms about the casting for this series; I don't really care who plays who as long as the writing is good. Could you imagine the billions they'd lose if this series flops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2 hours ago, KK said: For the most part, he casted no-names. Worked out great for him. And, in keeping with the casting philosophy of the films, they seem to be casting mostly from the British Commonwealth, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 https://deadline.com/2020/01/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-studios-sets-series-cast-tca-1202830413/ Much more details on the castings there. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 That is how it should have been announced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 There's no great need to push it as you might something that was less well-known. I'm sure they'll amp things up closer to release with each teaser, trailer, tv spots etc. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,647 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Not that name value matters, but the only name on that list that I recognize is Nazanin Boniadi, who was excellent in her brief role on Homeland like eight years ago and, from the real life gossip pages, briefly one of Tom Cruise's Scientology-cast girlfriends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I remember her from How I Met Your Mother. She was very charming in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 The One Ring is on twitter going through potential composers and it’s grim as hell. Evanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evanus 217 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Yeah, some awful ideas being thrown around. Michael Giacchino? Jeff Russo? Ramin Djawadi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Giacchino 🤢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 2:01 PM, Arpy said: That's what puts me off the show. Something about having them in fantasy stories rubs me the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Team behind TV's Lord Of The Rings is stuck in New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 There's a million places worse to be stuck at I can think of right on the spot. Fabulin and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 At least there's plenty supply of sheep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 8:01 PM, Jurassic Shark said: At least there's plenty supply of sheep. Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don't look like mutton again tomorrer, Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Potentially huge news, but it's TORN, so don't hedge your bets. Even if Shore joined in a limited way (i.e., write a few new themes), that would be something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,647 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I bet they could at least get Plan 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Okay around the 10 minute mark here: As expected, Shore apparently doesn't want to compose for the whole series, but be involved in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 That host is so annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Omg just knowing he's involved and his musical sound will potentially be the reference in the show is literally spine tingling for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Barnald said: Even if Shore joined in a limited way (i.e., write a few new themes), that would be something. And instruments! Middle Earth is as defined by the unusual instrumentation as it is by the thematic content. I'd love for Shore to write a few themes and sketch them for a couple of new instruments that we haven't heard before in these scores. Barnald 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Kept listening past the 20 minute mark. Apparently John Howe is no longer part of the project - all he did was create the map. The chief illustrator and concept artist are instead two former 'researchers' (not even involved in creative) who worked on The Hobbit films. If true, wow. If that doesn't set off alarm bells, I don't know what will. I appreciate these two have gone on to do other things, but still, trading a visionary like John Howe seems like a hell of a downgrade. Also feels like they're trying to get people they can manipulate in key creative roles (like the inexperienced showrunners). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 16/09/2020 at 2:12 PM, Barnald said: Apparently John Howe is no longer part of the project - all he did was create the map. They've said this before, and it sounds like bollocks. It could be that Howe, being a conceptual designer, was only required during preproduction, and TheOneRing.net guys misconstrue this as him having been only imployed for the sake of the map/"meet our Fellowship" video. Certainly, this seems to be very much in the Howe style: Wouldn't be the first time TORN is way off of the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I dunno, some of Howe's designs have proven controversial in the past. The look of Jacko's balrog for example, is a point of contention amongst Tolkien diehards. I don't think Howe's input is the be all and end all of this. Is Alan Lee involved at all btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Quintus said: I dunno, some of Howe's designs have proven controversial in the past. The look of Jacko's balrog for example, is a point of contention amongst Tolkien diehards. I don't think Howe's input is the be all and end all of this. Is Alan Lee involved at all btw? No. At this point there's no suggestion that any notable Middle-earth artist is involved (if indeed Howe has departed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Considering the films are the reference point for pretty much everything in the show, I wouldn't be too worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,647 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Isn't the Tolkien estate heavily involved as part of the deal? I'd consider that a sign that they will stay fairly faithful to the spirit of the source material. I would hope the directorial excess of the Hobbit movies and late ROTK won't be a problem with this, for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 6 hours ago, mstrox said: Isn't the Tolkien estate heavily involved as part of the deal? I'd consider that a sign that they will stay fairly faithful to the spirit of the source material. I would hope the directorial excess of the Hobbit movies and late ROTK won't be a problem with this, for the same reason. Perhaps I'm being cynical, but I seriously doubt they give a shit about the source material, so long as Amazon keep slipping them the cash. Seems to me like they were just waiting for Chris to step aside so they could finally make some serious money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I think we don't have sufficient information to know how closely the Estate is monitoring this. On the whole, I'd say letting someone from the literary world steer a TV series isn't the wisest of things. Accurate to Tolkien isn't the same as good filmmaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 6:29 PM, Chen G. said: Accurate to Tolkien isn't the same as good filmmaking. Maybe, but neither are the two concerns mutually exclusive in any quantifiable manner. And surely faithfulness to Tolkien—nailing the unique feel of his world—will be an important ingredient in how this project is received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 They are partially mutually exclusive when the way a book is told and the way a story flows in a novel is so instrictically different to the way it does onscreen. To make a good film out of a novel, you need much more than just abridge the novel down to a suitable length: you need to make the story work for a different medium. As such, adaptations can only be considered faithful insofar as they adapt the themes and core narrative of the source material, rather than the intricacies of its plot and characters. Besides, what is there to be faithful to with regards to the timeframe selected by Amazon? If you complied all the writings across all of the different versions of the story of the Forging of the Rings it may amount to two pages of text. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Just hire Shore's assistant, what's he called, James Sizemore, he can conform Shore's music better than anyone else I bet. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 That's...not a bad idea, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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