[rloper]

September 2022. Heck of a wait.

https://www.theonering.net/torwp/20...rings-series-release-confirmed-for-fall-2022/

Note that the image is apparently of Valinor, the 'heaven' of Middle-Earth, during the First Age and the time of the Two Trees. The series is said to take place during the Second Age, so having such a fantastic image apparently from a flashback bodes well.

Any bets on the figure in the foreground being Galadriel?

Some inside news from a couple of weeks ago:

https://www.theonering.net/torwp/20...he-rings-characters-sexless-nudity-halflings/

 

[DancnDude]

Wow Amazon is spending a boatload on this show. They must be really confident it is going to do well. I hope it's good because it does seem like it could be a really interesting show and not ruin everything people liked about the movies.

 

[Hcour]

They must be hoping for something GoT-ish.

 

[Rob Helmerichs]

They must be hoping for something GoT-ish.

Or maybe something LotR-ish?

 

[wprager]

Why don't they just name it Sylmarillion and be done with it. Or Sylmarillion: The Second Age (in case they care to make a prequel).

 

[jsmeeker]

Why don't they just name it Sylmarillion and be done with it. Or Sylmarillion: The Second Age (in case they care to make a prequel).

Because non-nerds have no idea how to pronounce it or spell it?

Or maybe because "Lord of the Rings" was an epic trilogy that a lot of non-nerds have heard of?

Or both?

 

[DevdogAZ]

Why don't they just name it Sylmarillion and be done with it. Or Sylmarillion: The Second Age (in case they care to make a prequel).

According to the second link in the OP, only a portion of the Silmarillion has been licensed to Amazon, and it hasn't been confirmed that this series contains storylines exclusively from that book.

 

[wprager]

Isn't it simply pronounced the way it is spelled? (Wojciehowicz) I always just read it as Sil-mah-rillion (with the stress on the 3rd syllable).

The show is about the Second Age which is from the Sylmarillion (mind you, everything is "from" the Sylmarillion).

Only 396 more sleeps.

 

[jsmeeker]

Is it? It's not even clear how its spelled based on the last few posts.

 

[heySkippy]

Why don't they just name it Sylmarillion and be done with it. Or Sylmarillion: The Second Age (in case they care to make a prequel).

Probably because the most common memory of the book Sylmarillion is of reading 50 pages and putting it down forever.

 

[ct1]

Probably because the most common memory of the book Sylmarillion is of reading 50 pages and putting it down forever.

It's like reading the Torah or the Bible -- There are some interesting stories in there, but there's also a lot of boring bits.

 

[madscientist]

Just to be clear, regardless of the majority of posts here the name of the book is The Silmarillion, not "The Sylmarillion".

 

[oscarfish]

From my perspective, this show is already doomed due to my unrealistically high expectations. Why bother.

 

[wprager]

Just to be clear, regardless of the majority of posts here the name of the book is The Silmarillion, not "The Sylmarillion".

OMG, sorry. I read more than 50 pages but I guess I skimped on the cover.

Yes, it had some "begats" like parts but I still enjoyed it tremendously.

 

[mr.unnatural]

I guess Jeff Bezos had to decide whether to take another joy ride into space or produce this series. Such hard decisions.

 

[jsmeeker]

In case people are hiding out in their Hobibit holes, Amazon released a teaser ad/trailer during the Super Bowl. Here it is

Breakdown and reaction videos are out there too, of course..

Enjoy. Or complain.

 

[rloper]

Lots of info have come out of Vanity Fair behind the scenes:

Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Rises: Inside ‘The Rings of Power’

One show to rule them all—the first look at a billion-dollar saga set thousands of years before J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary trilogy.

www.vanityfair.com

10 Burning Questions About Amazon’s ‘The Rings of Power’

Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay dive deeper into the details of the lavish “Lord of the Rings” TV series.

www.vanityfair.com

The One Ring .Net has been going crazy. This is the group who originally covered the 2001 Lord of the Rings.

Lord of the Rings on Prime News and Info - The One Ring .net

The latest Lord of the Rings on Amazon Prime news and info | The worlds and works of JRR Tolkien. TheOneRing.net - Online fan community since 1999

www.theonering.net

I thought the teaser was successful in whetting everyone’s appetite for what’s coming.

The same clucking we’re seeing now is what was seen from the reveals from Peter Jackson’s production 20+ years ago. It’s all just more visible on social media now.

 

[rloper]

New teaser/trailer has landed

A breakdown here:

https://www.techradar.com/news/the-rings-of-power-trailer-breakdown-9-things-you-may-have-missed

and here:

Rings of Power new teaser trailer is here! What does it reveal?

At last, we have a full length trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Though Prime Video are still referring to this as a 'teaser trailer', the new footage runs 2 minutes 30 seconds long. And it is packed with good stuff, to pore over and to wonder about. Take a

www.theonering.net

Speculations ahoy:

Spoiler: Spoilers beware

So we see even more of the First Age. The Two Trees in all of their glory. The red ‘vision’ underwater may be the Kinslaying as witnessed by Galadriel. The drawing of swords may either be The Oath of Feanor taken by his sons, or it could be an early meeting of future Nazgûl; I can’t tell if they are Elves or Men.

More Harfoots, with a Wise Woman character I don’t think we’ve seen before.

Lots more Dwarves. A fantastic glimpse of Khazad-Dum at its height. And Durin possibly showing an early find of mithril.

The Royal Family of Numenor and Sundry. The Royal Fam being Ar-Pharazon, and the queen Tar-Mirie. And Sundry being Elendil himself, and Isildur.

I’m totally stoked for this!

 

[Hcour]

The comments are funny as hell (and scathing). Man, if this bombs it's gonna be one of the biggest bombs in tv history.

 

[DancnDude]

I watch these trailers and it just looks so overwhelming. The series does look good, but I hope watching the show from the beginning won't be too much to take in. Definitely does look movie-quality.