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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Nov 7, 2017 11:37:56 GMT -5
Ugh.
You could have been born after the Fellowship of the Ring came out and now be driving, as it came out 16 years ago.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Nov 7, 2017 11:38:35 GMT -5
Now with every song and poem included! Songs written out in books absolutely enrage me. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE!? f***, at least put in some sheet music or something. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Nov 7, 2017 13:18:20 GMT -5
Now with every song and poem included! Songs written out in books absolutely enrage me. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE!? f***, at least put in some sheet music or something. Those songs always drove me mad. Many times I'd find a good cadence and beat. And I'd be thinking, "Hey this isn't bad". Then after like 6-10 lines it goes off the rails and nothing fits. They had no "flow". I used to think that JRR just got drunk/high and had somebody write down his mumblings in free-verse.. and POOF, it's another Dwarven Song! That said, the best part of The Hobbit was their rendition of the dwarven song. That was awesome. |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Nov 7, 2017 13:23:36 GMT -5
Songs written out in books absolutely enrage me. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE!? f***, at least put in some sheet music or something. Those songs always drove me mad. Many times I'd find a good cadence and beat. And I'd be thinking, "Hey this isn't bad". Then after like 6-10 lines it goes off the rails and nothing fits. They had no "flow". I used to think that JRR just got drunk/high and had somebody write down his mumblings in free-verse.. and POOF, it's another Dwarven Song! That said, the best part of The Hobbit was their rendition of the dwarven song. That was awesome. Oh yeah, for sure. The epic trailer with it gave me literal chills. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 7, 2017 14:09:50 GMT -5
Just sing every song in a jaunty Leonard Nimoy style
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 7, 2017 14:46:10 GMT -5
Songs written out in books absolutely enrage me. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE!? f***, at least put in some sheet music or something. Those songs always drove me mad. Many times I'd find a good cadence and beat. And I'd be thinking, "Hey this isn't bad". Then after like 6-10 lines it goes off the rails and nothing fits. They had no "flow". I used to think that JRR just got drunk/high and had somebody write down his mumblings in free-verse.. and POOF, it's another Dwarven Song! That said, the best part of The Hobbit was their rendition of the dwarven song. That was awesome. That is pretty much my thought on like half of the unnecessary side plots that don't go anywhere. Tolkien got high and forgot what he was doing  |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Nov 7, 2017 14:54:44 GMT -5
Those songs always drove me mad. Many times I'd find a good cadence and beat. And I'd be thinking, "Hey this isn't bad". Then after like 6-10 lines it goes off the rails and nothing fits. They had no "flow". I used to think that JRR just got drunk/high and had somebody write down his mumblings in free-verse.. and POOF, it's another Dwarven Song! That said, the best part of The Hobbit was their rendition of the dwarven song. That was awesome. That is pretty much my thought on like half of the unnecessary side plots that don't go anywhere. Tolkien got high and forgot what he was doing His love of the halfling's leaf clearly clouded his mind. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 14, 2017 6:06:35 GMT -5
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Nov 14, 2017 6:23:08 GMT -5
Hope it features everybody's favourite character. Tom Bombadill.
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Post by Sparvid on Nov 14, 2017 6:40:42 GMT -5
"We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth."
So New Line is involved? I'd guess that otherwise they might run into problems if they want to use designs/concepts/stuff that was created for the films and weren't explicitly in the books.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 17, 2017 2:55:35 GMT -5
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Dec 17, 2017 23:23:36 GMT -5
That would make it worth watching. |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Dec 18, 2017 9:25:18 GMT -5
The Second Age is mostly unexplored with only a few big points. Had some massive conflicts and lots of Kingdom building/dying. Would be a nice "blank slate". So long as they stay away from the early first age. Leave that stuff as mostly myths and stories they tell around the campfire. Celestial beings singing a world into existence isn’t suitable for any medium, let alone TV. Honestly, if this is done in an anthology style with 2-4 episode arcs I think it could really work. You can attract serious talent to do short commitments, focus on compelling stories, and even flesh out sub-villains to star status while mainly having Sauron and Morgoth as background threats. Show what a balrog can do when a god (which is essentially what Gandalf was) isn’t there to stop them. Have several arcs where the Wirch-King of Angmar is the main villain. Show what a real dragon can do (Smaug literally was one of the smallest ever on Middle Earth, though he was the last). Im just saying, there could’ve potential there. |
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Post by Juice on Dec 18, 2017 16:49:03 GMT -5
Ive always wanted to see the other ages. Also an arc for Isuldor
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 7, 2018 12:59:24 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 15:03:26 GMT -5
That's $200 million a season. And, if it's 10 episodes a season... Damn, that's a LOT of money. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 7, 2018 15:11:03 GMT -5
That's $200 million a season. And, if it's 10 episodes a season... Damn, that's a LOT of money. $20 million per episode. For comparison, Game of Thrones averages $6 million per episode, with Marco Polo and Rome weighing in at $9 million per episode. Surprisingly, ER tops the list at $13 million per episode, with Friends second at $10 million, though in both cases the bulk of the cost is cast salaries. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 15:30:50 GMT -5
That's $200 million a season. And, if it's 10 episodes a season... Damn, that's a LOT of money. $20 million per episode. For comparison, Game of Thrones averages $6 million per episode, with Marco Polo and Rome weighing in at $9 million per episode. Surprisingly, ER tops the list at $13 million per episode, with Friends second at $10 million, though in both cases the bulk of the cost is cast salaries. ER you could argue that it made sense, especially with operating a hospital as a set. Plus, the props they used (especially a tank) weren't cheap. Friends was $10 million?! |
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Post by BorneAgain on Apr 7, 2018 15:33:17 GMT -5
$20 million per episode. For comparison, Game of Thrones averages $6 million per episode, with Marco Polo and Rome weighing in at $9 million per episode. Surprisingly, ER tops the list at $13 million per episode, with Friends second at $10 million, though in both cases the bulk of the cost is cast salaries. ER you could argue that it made sense, especially with operating a hospital as a set. Plus, the props they used (especially a tank) weren't cheap. Friends was $10 million?! I guess the guy playing Gunther doesn't work cheap. |
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Post by chrom on Apr 7, 2018 15:35:54 GMT -5
With such a high budget, couldn't this kill Amazon if it flops and fails to deliver?
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