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RandySF

(60,199 posts) Sun Feb 13, 2022, 10:33 PM Feb 2022

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Teaser Trailer Prime Video

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Teaser Trailer Prime Video (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2022 OP

Clarify for the clueless - not Tolkien, right? 4dog Feb 2022 #1

Yes and no FBaggins Feb 2022 #2

People are already complaining about having characters of color. RandySF Feb 2022 #6

Yes, Tolkein from the Silmarilion csziggy Feb 2022 #3

Tolkien not mentioned... AnotherDreamWeaver Feb 2022 #4

Tolkien IS mentioned in the writing credits page on IMDb. Silver Gaia Feb 2022 #5

4dog

(505 posts)

1. Clarify for the clueless - not Tolkien, right?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Feb 13, 2022, 11:05 PM

Feb 2022

FBaggins

(26,823 posts)

2. Yes and no

Reply to 4dog (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 12:12 AM

Feb 2022

It’s based on his world and they purchased the rights to much of his material… but it’s reportedly the second age of middle earth- and there’s precious little material for that. Which simultaneously means that they have lots of room to run and that purists will never be satisfied.

RandySF

(60,199 posts)

6. People are already complaining about having characters of color.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 01:38 AM

Feb 2022

csziggy

(34,141 posts)

3. Yes, Tolkein from the Silmarilion

Reply to 4dog (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 12:12 AM

Feb 2022

New stories based on the legends from the Second Age, according to my husband, a Tolkein fan.

AnotherDreamWeaver

(2,855 posts)

4. Tolkien not mentioned...

Reply to 4dog (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 12:23 AM

Feb 2022

I did a search: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV Series 2022 ...
Search domain imdb.comhttps://www.imdb.com › title › tt7631058
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Created by Patrick McKay, John D. Payne. With Peter Mullan, Benjamin Walker, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Trystan Gravelle. Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to ...

Silver Gaia

(4,553 posts)

5. Tolkien IS mentioned in the writing credits page on IMDb.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 01:00 AM

Feb 2022

The series is known to be based on stories from The Silmarillion. This book is a collection of tales that are meant as history and mythology of Middle Earth. There's even a beautiful creation myth. There is a chapter called "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age," so I would assume this is based largely on that material. The Silmarillion is a wonderful book. I have it. It was one of the books we studied in the college course I took on Tolkien (such fun!).

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