I absolutely adored all the LOTR books, the movies, had art books and maps and pictures and I put down the silmarillion after 150 pages because it's so utterly fucking boring. It's a cool creation myth that should have been 50 pages at most. Universe gets sung into reality, there is evil guy, cool tree, shiny jewels, some godly drama, done.
Yeah a big thing is that the Silmarillion really isn't a story book but just a giant freaking lore book. I liked it but then again I really like boring history lore shit.
I absolutely adored all the LOTR books, the movies, had art books and maps and pictures and I put down the silmarillion after 150 pages because it’s so utterly fucking boring.
I put down the silmarillion after 150 pages because it’s so utterly fucking boring.
The beginning of the book is far more lore heavy than story heavy. I read it cover to cover and there are definitely good parts, but its not something good for a casual read.
As far as I can tell Amazon seems to be relatively hands off with their shows as long as they do alright, so I think it would mostly just depend on the writers and directors.
Okay but I would actually be super down for a Silmarillion tv show
I absolutely adored all the LOTR books, the movies, had art books and maps and pictures and I put down the silmarillion after 150 pages because it's so utterly fucking boring. It's a cool creation myth that should have been 50 pages at most. Universe gets sung into reality, there is evil guy, cool tree, shiny jewels, some godly drama, done.
Yeah a big thing is that the Silmarillion really isn't a story book but just a giant freaking lore book. I liked it but then again I really like boring history lore shit.
i was locked up with access to a nice library and man did it seem engrossing at the time lol
Oh it’s brutal, I did similar. But I feel like it could maybe work as a TV show? A miniseries perhaps?
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Hey, they made David Attenborough shows where he just narrates dinosaurs living their lives. Maybe someone could make it work.
I've never read the Silmarillion though, so I have no clue if it's interesting enough for that.
An anthology series maybe? And yeah obviously it would need some serious adapting but so did lord of the rings and those movies are amazing obviously
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omg so much this
The beginning of the book is far more lore heavy than story heavy. I read it cover to cover and there are definitely good parts, but its not something good for a casual read.
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Agreed, I’d probably want Amazon to do it, maybe HBO. I wouldn’t trust Netflix to not cancel it after 2 seasons
Amazon can’t do fantasy shows. Look how they butchered wheel of time.
Edit: Casting was on point though, and the music… ok fine maybe it was a writing problem or something.
As far as I can tell Amazon seems to be relatively hands off with their shows as long as they do alright, so I think it would mostly just depend on the writers and directors.
Damn, I would have expected the opposite. Probably helps pull talent.