Characters in Lotr Films that would be present in mid/end 2nd Age:
- Galadriel
- Celeborn
- Treebeard
- Elrond
No more Legolas! Party!
- Galadriel
- Celeborn
- Treebeard
- Elrond
No more Legolas! Party!
I’m not sure he’d be able to nowadays, sadly.Billy Connolly to play Tom Bombadil please.
Technically not, but he and Treebeard are the oldest beings that walked Middle Earth, so not impossible to assume they'll be involved. They have the Ent Wives forest on the map for example.I don't remember Tom Bombadil being involved in the second age, what am I forgetting?
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Not a huge amount, I mean, Tolkien outlined the events of the 2nd age in pretty decent detail but its ultimately missing the dialogue, minor characters and sub plots that are required for a TV show. But it does have the overall main story outlined in detail, which is a big positive as TV shows tend to make it up as they're going along which results in horrible amount of plot holes after a few seasons.How much material do they have?
Correct, forging of the rings etc.My memory’s a bit foggy, but Second Age is the rise and fall of Numenor yeah? Followed by the Last Alliance and all that? Should be epic, Numenor is a great story.
Great, I really want to see Sauron corrupting the Numenoreans, great TV potential there.Correct, forging of the rings etc.
Aye, it'll be intriguing to see what their focus will be. Whether its going to be just following Sauron/Numenor or will they show what happens to each Race. There's also lots of war and battles, so plenty of emotional death scenes (assuming they do a good job building up character development).Great, I really want to see Sauron corrupting the Numenoreans, great TV potential there.
They are very very tiring to read. Remember putting them away for a good while now and again to take a break.Is it worth reading the books before this comes out? I've heard that they're quite complex and are difficult reading (language wise, not necessarily story-wise).
Well they’re worth reading anyway. From what it looks like so far, this series will be set in the Second Age of Tolkien’s world, which is not actually covered comprehensively in any of his books, but the outline of its history is told in an additional section on the Second Age at the end of the Silmarillion and in the appendices at the back of the Lord of the Rings.Is it worth reading the books before this comes out? I've heard that they're quite complex and are difficult reading (language wise, not necessarily story-wise).
You’ve got to be really invested to find those books enjoyable, and there isn’t a great deal about the 2nd age in them anyway. The Silmarillion is separated into 5 parts and only the 4th part is about the 2nd age. It’s written more as if it’s a recounting of middle earths history, than it is an actual story. That said I enjoyed it, so if the history of Middle Earth really does intrigue you, give it a go.Is it worth reading the books before this comes out? I've heard that they're quite complex and are difficult reading (language wise, not necessarily story-wise).
First Age.Beren and Luthien, in what age is that saga? I've been asking for over a decade for a TV adaptation of that.
feck!First Age.
No spoilers!Great, I really want to see Sauron corrupting the Numenoreans, great TV potential there.
It's not that they are complex, it's more that they are written more in a mix between a descriptive memory + encyclopedia, flooding the reader with tons of information and just essential dialogs.Is it worth reading the books before this comes out? I've heard that they're quite complex and are difficult reading (language wise, not necessarily story-wise).
It would be pointless really if they strayed into 3rd age I reckon.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...of-the-rings-cannot-use-much-of-tolkiens-plot
(contains spoilers for what's likely gonna happen if you're worried about that sort of thing)
Apparently banned from using anything but 2nd age stuff, per Amazon's Tolkien bod.
Elrond and Galadriel should be there too.when there are almost zero characters from them (just Sauron, right?)
My prediction too. You can see the script writing team has no clear directions, otherwise we would already knew a lot of things about the story line at this time.This is going to flop.
Thank God! 3rd age has almost nothing left to tell and if they kept digging it it would mostly be out of creative than actually following some inspiring material.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...of-the-rings-cannot-use-much-of-tolkiens-plot
(contains spoilers for what's likely gonna happen if you're worried about that sort of thing)
Apparently banned from using anything but 2nd age stuff, per Amazon's Tolkien bod.
I very much hope it doesn't, because it will be long before we see another production on such a scale then.This is going to flop.
We already know everything about the story though? They've only officially announced one cast member, it's very early production.My prediction too. You can see the script writing team has no clear directions, otherwise we would already knew a lot of things about the story line at this time.
The wars against Angmar, the fall of the Northern Kingdoms, the founding of the Shire, Gondor's battles with the Easterlings and the Southrons, Rohan's early history, the fall of Minas Ithil and the end of the line of kings in Gondor - there's a lot to tell from the 3rd age, too. Having said that, I'm glad the series will take place in the Second Age, I agree it's probably the more intriguing setting at this point but I take issue with "almost nothing left to tell".Thank God! 3rd age has almost nothing left to tell and if they kept digging it it would mostly be out of creative than actually following some inspiring material.
It's easy to get over board if they follow a lot of different stories from the Silmarillion. And also stakes are high. I will watch every single episode nonetheless.We already know everything about the story though? They've only officially announced one cast member, it's very early production.
I think they'll nail it, 2nd Age is great fun. Full of war and drama with what will hopefully be a great villain. Casting of Sauron will probably be the most important part of the show mind.
Those would be very interesting for me and you, but can't say the same for neutrals. But I admit that the wars of Northern Kingdoms and fall of Minas Ithil might have good potential because you can actually link the story, and that would appeal for "neutrals".The wars against Angmar, the fall of the Northern Kingdoms, the founding of the Shire, Gondor's battles with the Easterlings and the Southrons, Rohan's early history, the fall of Minas Ithil and the end of the line of kings in Gondor - there's a lot to tell from the 3rd age, too. Having said that, I'm glad the series will take place in the Second Age, I agree it's probably the more intriguing setting at this point but I take issue with "almost nothing left to tell".