Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
Same pumping the same stuff I see.
Question: why should we rely on the dislike tally but not the words of the people who have seen it?
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Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
Same pumping the same stuff I see.
Question: why should we rely on the dislike tally but not the words of the people who have seen it?
Leseee…. Cause last time Amazon did a thing with a bunch of “fans” reviewing the show, they were all exposed as fakes.
I dunno, maybe there’s a reason? I don’t even care about the dislike, I just can’t stand the thing. Find me the tiniest shred of lore or characters they haven’t changed or utterly redone. Maybe I’ll reconsider then. All hail the Hobbit, at least it bore the faintest resemblance to the source material!
Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
A LOT of those dislikes are from overt racists who do not like that they are casting people or color in the show. A secondary and slightly smaller batch of those are sexists who dislike that there are going to be female leads.
I am disinclined to give either group much weight. Not do I consider either group part of the fandom.
Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
Same pumping the same stuff I see.
Question: why should we rely on the dislike tally but not the words of the people who have seen it?
Leseee…. Cause last time Amazon did a thing with a bunch of “fans” reviewing the show, they were all exposed as fakes.
So your saying ever tweet was a fake? Your disregarding the evidence as just fake news?
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Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
A LOT of those dislikes are from overt racists who do not like that they are casting people or color in the show. A secondary and slightly smaller batch of those are sexists who dislike that there are going to be female leads.
I am disinclined to give either group much weight. Not do I consider either group part of the fandom.
Oh, those idiots. They’re jerks, I’m more in the smaller group of people who just don’t like it cause Amazon have ripped every bit of lore they have to shreds and redone all the characters. I thought you couldn’t stand the Hobbit cause it deviates from the source material? At least there’s some of the original in it, which is more then can be said for RoP.
Seriously. Every character we have seen bares no resemblance whatsoever to the original. All the lore has been changed or mutilated. There isn’t the tiniest piece of anything Tolkien in it besides the names. Like I said, it makes the Hobbit look like a masterpiece.
As for the black elf and stuff: That’s really cool. I’m annoyed cause the elf looks like your stereotypical (and therefore racist) 21st century “black guy” as opposed to an elf, right down to the haircut, cutoff sleeves, and lack of the typical elvish slender and nimble physique. The black dwarf is cool, tho the lack of bears is also annoying. It’s only the way they’ve done the elf that I don’t like, as it’s actually incredibly racist.
Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
Same pumping the same stuff I see.
Question: why should we rely on the dislike tally but not the words of the people who have seen it?
Leseee…. Cause last time Amazon did a thing with a bunch of “fans” reviewing the show, they were all exposed as fakes.
So your saying ever tweet was a fake? Your disregarding the evidence as just fake news?
No, I’m saying that it wouldn’t be surprising if these guys were bought off or something, as it would certainly be in keeping with everything Amazon have done so far.
Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
A LOT of those dislikes are from overt racists who do not like that they are casting people or color in the show. A secondary and slightly smaller batch of those are sexists who dislike that there are going to be female leads.
I am disinclined to give either group much weight. Not do I consider either group part of the fandom.
Oh, those idiots. They’re jerks, I’m more in the smaller group of people who just don’t like it cause Amazon have ripped every bit of lore they have to shreds and redone all the characters. I thought you couldn’t stand the Hobbit cause it deviates from the source material? At least there’s some of the original in it, which is more then can be said for RoP.
Seriously. Every character we have seen bares no resemblance whatsoever to the original. All the lore has been changed or mutilated. There isn’t the tiniest piece of anything Tolkien in it besides the names. Like I said, it makes the Hobbit look like a masterpiece.
As for the black elf and stuff: That’s really cool. I’m annoyed cause the elf looks like your stereotypical (and therefore racist) 21st century “black guy” as opposed to an elf, right down to the haircut, cutoff sleeves, and lack of the typical elvish slender and nimble physique. The black dwarf is cool, tho the lack of bears is also annoying. It’s only the way they’ve done the elf that I don’t like, as it’s actually incredibly racist.
So you agree that the dislikes don't reflect a dislike of the show due to lore reason, but racist reasons?
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Huh. You’re reading an awful lot into a minute or so long trailer. Let’s look at some facts:
Fact: Amazon did not have the rights to most of the lore when they started the show, so they were specifically designing large swaths of the show around holes in Tolkien’s timeline, specifically so they did not tread on the lore and get into legal trouble.
Fact: The Tolkien estate put conditions on what changes Amazon could make to the lore. We don’t really know how extensive those changes are, but the Tolkien estate has been historically protective of their IP (which is why they justifiably hated the Hobbit). Their restrictions are described as “brutal.”
Everyone claiming that the show is going to “ruin” the lore based off the trailer is doing so based on nothing more than speculation - speculation that is contradicted by the scant facts we do have.
Huh. You’re reading an awful lot into a minute or so long trailer. Let’s look at some facts:
Fact: Amazon did not have the rights to most of the lore when they started the show, so they were specifically designing large swaths of the show around holes in Tolkien’s timeline, specifically so they did not tread on the lore and get into legal trouble.
Fact: The Tolkien estate put conditions on what changes Amazon could make to the lore. We don’t really know how extensive those changes are, but the Tolkien estate has been historically protective of their IP (which is why they justifiably hated the Hobbit). Their restrictions are described as “brutal.”
Everyone claiming that the show is going to “ruin” the lore based off the trailer is doing so based on nothing more than speculation - speculation that is contradicted by the scant facts we do have.
Huh. You’re reading an awful lot into a minute or so long trailer. Let’s look at some facts:
Fact: Amazon did not have the rights to most of the lore when they started the show, so they were specifically designing large swaths of the show around holes in Tolkien’s timeline, specifically so they did not tread on the lore and get into legal trouble.
Fact: The Tolkien estate put conditions on what changes Amazon could make to the lore. We don’t really know how extensive those changes are, but the Tolkien estate has been historically protective of their IP (which is why they justifiably hated the Hobbit). Their restrictions are described as “brutal.”
Everyone claiming that the show is going to “ruin” the lore based off the trailer is doing so based on nothing more than speculation - speculation that is contradicted by the scant facts we do have.
Fact: Galadriel is confirmed to bear no resemblance to her original character.
Fact: Elrond has been changed drastically.
Fact: All the lore we’ve seen has been entirely made up and bears no resemblance to the original. We assume they’re gonna show the best bits in the trailer? And not the bottom of the barrel? Cause the only reason it will be fine is if the last is true.
My favourite minor character would have to be Beregond too.
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Sure! the Petty dwarves were always an interesting race I felt
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He was fun. Always wanted to know more about him
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Me too 😊. Kinda like hill dwarves in D&D (compared to mountain dwarves).
That as well societally. Nice anarchist to the government minded logical dwarves
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Gotta love “news” sites that post a nine day old story as if it were a brand new development!
That said, it was nice to hear that a number of actual Tolkien experts found it enjoyable and with an appropriate tone. I couldn’t survive another Hobbit fiasco.
Dunno what you’ve been watching, but the trailer has got 3 million dislikes to a couple hundred thousand likes, and is the most rejected thing in the history of the Tolkien fandom. Makes the Hobbit look absolutely incredible and faithful to the original, based on the fact there was the tiniest iota of the original in it.
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Same pumping the same stuff I see.
Question: why should we rely on the dislike tally but not the words of the people who have seen it?
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Also, so what if people dislike it?
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Leseee…. Cause last time Amazon did a thing with a bunch of “fans” reviewing the show, they were all exposed as fakes.
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I dunno, maybe there’s a reason? I don’t even care about the dislike, I just can’t stand the thing. Find me the tiniest shred of lore or characters they haven’t changed or utterly redone. Maybe I’ll reconsider then. All hail the Hobbit, at least it bore the faintest resemblance to the source material!
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A LOT of those dislikes are from overt racists who do not like that they are casting people or color in the show. A secondary and slightly smaller batch of those are sexists who dislike that there are going to be female leads.
I am disinclined to give either group much weight. Not do I consider either group part of the fandom.
So your saying ever tweet was a fake? Your disregarding the evidence as just fake news?
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Oh, those idiots. They’re jerks, I’m more in the smaller group of people who just don’t like it cause Amazon have ripped every bit of lore they have to shreds and redone all the characters. I thought you couldn’t stand the Hobbit cause it deviates from the source material? At least there’s some of the original in it, which is more then can be said for RoP.
Seriously. Every character we have seen bares no resemblance whatsoever to the original. All the lore has been changed or mutilated. There isn’t the tiniest piece of anything Tolkien in it besides the names. Like I said, it makes the Hobbit look like a masterpiece.
As for the black elf and stuff: That’s really cool. I’m annoyed cause the elf looks like your stereotypical (and therefore racist) 21st century “black guy” as opposed to an elf, right down to the haircut, cutoff sleeves, and lack of the typical elvish slender and nimble physique. The black dwarf is cool, tho the lack of bears is also annoying. It’s only the way they’ve done the elf that I don’t like, as it’s actually incredibly racist.
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No, I’m saying that it wouldn’t be surprising if these guys were bought off or something, as it would certainly be in keeping with everything Amazon have done so far.
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So you agree that the dislikes don't reflect a dislike of the show due to lore reason, but racist reasons?
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Huh. You’re reading an awful lot into a minute or so long trailer. Let’s look at some facts:
Fact: Amazon did not have the rights to most of the lore when they started the show, so they were specifically designing large swaths of the show around holes in Tolkien’s timeline, specifically so they did not tread on the lore and get into legal trouble.
Fact: The Tolkien estate put conditions on what changes Amazon could make to the lore. We don’t really know how extensive those changes are, but the Tolkien estate has been historically protective of their IP (which is why they justifiably hated the Hobbit). Their restrictions are described as “brutal.”
Everyone claiming that the show is going to “ruin” the lore based off the trailer is doing so based on nothing more than speculation - speculation that is contradicted by the scant facts we do have.
Fact: Galadriel is confirmed to bear no resemblance to her original character.
Fact: Elrond has been changed drastically.
Fact: All the lore we’ve seen has been entirely made up and bears no resemblance to the original. We assume they’re gonna show the best bits in the trailer? And not the bottom of the barrel? Cause the only reason it will be fine is if the last is true.
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