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Season 3 Update

Junesong Rohan Feb 29, 12:36pm Views: 26105 Season 3 Update Things are looking good for ROP. "So which story do you prefer?" "The one with the tiger. That's the better story." "Thank you. And so it goes with God."

Archestratie Rohan Feb 29, 4:06pm Views: 26061 Heh In Reply To Things are looking good for ROP. Well, doesn't Amazon lose like 30 trillion dollars if they don't make five seasons or something like that? So, a third season getting underway is not a real surprise. I'm just hoping that we have some good episodes to talk about in season 2. My Low-Magic Fantasy Novel on eBook/hardback: The Huntsman and the She-Wolf The Huntsman and the She-Wolf on audio Book.

DGHCaretaker Rohan Mar 29, 11:00pm Views: 25709 Screen Rant On Season 2 & 3 There is a new Screen Rant article about pressure on Season 2 to fix Amazon's mistakes, but don't bother. It mentions Season 3 also. But I'm not even going to link to it because It's a worthless, short, lazy exercise to see how many times the writer can repeat the same things, hoping you already forgot what they wrote in the previous paragraph. It probably only exists for the clicks. The mistakes aren't listed except for being predictable and departing from the lore. It's written like an AI on Valium. It's Access Media like this, and other things generally going on, that makes me wonder if the world is being affected by some unknown analog to Roman lead pipes and human IQ is in catastrophic decline.

Eruonen Half-elven Mar 30, 4:50am Views: 25693 In the article these three gems of consistency 1. The first season of The Rings of Power received mixed reviews, 2. The first season of The Rings of Power received mostly positive reviews, And then sums up with: 3. the series currently holds just a 38% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, though critics were more receptive, with the series holding an 83% critic's score. Obviously, Jeff Bezos does not hold people accountable and is content losing millions "McKay and Payne will be staying busy with Amazon MGM, as it was announced that the pair have signed a new overall deal with the studio. " They should have been axed in a sane world.

Intergalactic Lawman Rohan May 11, 7:25am Views: 19958 Hmmm... This whole series is a waste of time. Hope the 'mythical' modern audience of 200 or so weirdos are enjoying it! (This post was edited by Intergalactic Lawman on May 11, 7:27am)

Ereinion Nénharma Lorien May 11, 8:56am Views: 19917 I enjoyed it very much... ... thank you. ''Do not fear the shadows, for seeing them means light is near...''

Junesong Rohan May 11, 3:52pm Views: 19777 We are! Thanks for asking "So which story do you prefer?" "The one with the tiger. That's the better story." "Thank you. And so it goes with God."

AshNazg Grey Havens May 11, 4:48pm Views: 19766 Weirdos? Lots of very serious Tolkien fans here who enjoy the show very much. What's weird about that?

DGHCaretaker Rohan May 11, 7:38pm Views: 19726 Myth This would be a better post if you got the myth correct. Amazon posted numbers multiple orders of magnitude above 200 that were well beyond credible and provable, then the internet says only 37% finished watching it. Maybe you could find sources for all that. Also, like what Amazon did itself, name-calling isn't impressive.

Junesong Rohan May 13, 11:56am Views: 18182 Hard to understand Are you saying Amazon inflates its viewership to obfuscate its failures? What's next? The sky is blue!? Parts of ROP are trash. Maybe they'll do better next time. I don't know what the creators were thinking. Parts of Jackson's LOTR are trash. Maybe they'll do better next time. I don't know what the creators were thinking. (BTW - both WB and NEW LINE were suspected of fudging numbers as well, including lawsuits and bad blood. Amazon is just business as usual. If there wasn't a white hot culture war about this crap, nobody would even notice.) "So which story do you prefer?" "The one with the tiger. That's the better story." "Thank you. And so it goes with God."

Owlyross Rohan May 15, 5:50pm Views: 17536 Selective statistics The 37% figure was taken before the series had finished and reflected initial drop off, which was inevitable. Amazon's figures were taken longer term, and just like enjoyment of the season, its success was a slow burn. It was far and away Amazon's most popular series in terms of viewership, that's simply a fact. "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." Benjamin Franklin The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797)

Junesong Rohan May 15, 6:33pm Views: 17515 I'm in there I loved it so much I watched it all through 5 times. (Love mixed with a bit of loathing, to be fair) So I guess I look like 5 people in the stats. "So which story do you prefer?" "The one with the tiger. That's the better story." "Thank you. And so it goes with God."

ArathornJax Rohan Jul 5, 3:35pm Views: 731 It is what it is I really enjoy reading Tolkien's works and find it more inspiring to find my meaning as I read his story. However, we live in a day of visual and I believe ROP and the Jackson movies reflect that transition. I wonder how many people actually sit down and read . . . seems we always have to be on the go. Having said that, I take the movies and projects for what they are: 1. A way for those that own the rights to make more $. 2. Entertainment. I enjoy seeing what others come up with based on Tolkien and I enjoy seeing their interpretation of what Middle Earth and its people and cultures look like. I like to compare that to my own mind's interpretation and some I like, some I disagree which is fine. " . . . (we are ) too engrossed in thinking of everything as a preparation or training or making one fit -- for what? At any minute it is what we are and are doing, not what we plan to be and do that counts." J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.

fantasywind Rivendell Jul 9, 7:02pm Views: 638 :) Ha yeah I mean they can enjoy this pile of crap if they want....there's no accounting for taste I guess...but I am always mistified by anyone claiming to be a Tolkien fan and saying they like this show...as if it had anything to do with Tolkien creative vision!! Hell the trash tier level of writing of this fanfic has barely anything to do with Tolkien story...so why the heck any Tolkien fan would say this generic fantasy is anything resembling adapting Tolkien world?!

skyofcoffeebeans Rohan Jul 10, 12:33am Views: 628 People have a right to their own opinion They also don’t have to put any effort into justifying it to people writing to them in bad faith.

fantasywind Rivendell Jul 10, 4:05pm Views: 602 People have right to their opinion exactly.... which doesn't mean that one can't be asking why they think the way they think...and the only bad faith here are those who twist Tolkien lore and say it's faithful to his vision...so the bad faith of the showrunners of this...and if you don't like what I said..then you shouldn't have responded in the first place :).