idk I'd rather watch those than cape shit. Especially since the ring of power show has been pretty good so far.
Better yet I want this but for the Stephen King universe. It kinda already got started with the Castle Rock series. Imagine some really good prestige TV level productions of The Stand, Salem's Lot, etc. all leading up to an epic Dark tower series that runs seven seasons long to cover the entire saga.
You might prefer it over Cape shit...but I would wager it's most definitely not what Tolkien had in mind, lol.
I agree and have often said though that it's a serious wasted opportunity that there isn't a "cinematic horror universe" of any sort. They had a chance to do one with the Dark Universe trainwreck but of course they wound up just making them all fucking superheroes instead.
I'm really enjoying rings of power from the perspective of it being a new thing.
There was a post I read somewhere about any piece of art being taken and sandblasted down to nothing by corporate guys who think art comes from meeting rooms, and this doesn't feel like that y'know?
Yeah, but like...think of those shows but without the quips and CW teenage angst, and as a larger cinematic universe with hard R ratings. Full on World of Darkness stuff.
That would be extremely weird because while Galadriel can be a stone cold bitch and is one of the scariest people in Arda during the third age, she's right; orcs are evil. Every orc is evil. It's their unchangable nature. Maybe they need to emphasize that orcs have devasted and enslaved the entire world multiple times and fully intend to do it again.
I can see it being hard to do orcs in a prestige TV series. "Always chaotic evil" race is problematic, to the point where even Tolkien thought so and was never really satisfied with the Orcs being always evil all the time.
I think Shadow of War did an excellent job of portraying Orcs. Some are witty, some are charming, some are scary, some are brave, some are weird. But every one of them is evil to the core. They managed to fill the orcs with so much life and complexity and personality without forgetting that at the end of the day orcs are evil. It was just so well done, i really admire it.
I've given a lot of thought to a Dark Tower series. I've read the books and the graphic novels. I don't think a series that strictly follows the 7+1 book series would work; it's too disjointed and I don't even know how you could put The Drawing of the Three in film.
What I'd love to see is a series that is just about young Roland/Gilead, similar to the graphic novels. Incorporate the stuff from The Gunslinger and Wizard and Glass. That whole post-apocalyptic world of Gilead is really interesting and I think would really translate well to a show.
there was another remake of The Stand as a miniseries in 2020, which kind of slipped under the radar as it was first aired on a now defunct streaming service and wrapped production just before the COVID shut down. good star power. it had "mixed reviews" but i remember being entertained by it.
idk I'd rather watch those than cape shit. Especially since the ring of power show has been pretty good so far.
Better yet I want this but for the Stephen King universe. It kinda already got started with the Castle Rock series. Imagine some really good prestige TV level productions of The Stand, Salem's Lot, etc. all leading up to an epic Dark tower series that runs seven seasons long to cover the entire saga.
You might prefer it over Cape shit...but I would wager it's most definitely not what Tolkien had in mind, lol.
I agree and have often said though that it's a serious wasted opportunity that there isn't a "cinematic horror universe" of any sort. They had a chance to do one with the Dark Universe trainwreck but of course they wound up just making them all fucking superheroes instead.
Could easily do that with Lovecraft stories.
glances at Lovecraft Country
Or not.
I'm really enjoying rings of power from the perspective of it being a new thing.
There was a post I read somewhere about any piece of art being taken and sandblasted down to nothing by corporate guys who think art comes from meeting rooms, and this doesn't feel like that y'know?
did u c Lovecraft Country?
Nope. I have heard mixed feelings.
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Yeah, but like...think of those shows but without the quips and CW teenage angst, and as a larger cinematic universe with hard R ratings. Full on World of Darkness stuff.
lmao RoP is so bad and we're supposed to sympathize with a fascist elf girlboss
Honestly don't care. Fantasy is full of problematic tropes and I really don't care. I don't have to sympathize with anyone.
This is absolutely not true lmao
Evil Uruk: I killed Sauron and we want our land back so we wont starve and die
Good Elf: I will kill all of you, filthy orc (with ukrainian flag pfp)
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That would be extremely weird because while Galadriel can be a stone cold bitch and is one of the scariest people in Arda during the third age, she's right; orcs are evil. Every orc is evil. It's their unchangable nature. Maybe they need to emphasize that orcs have devasted and enslaved the entire world multiple times and fully intend to do it again.
:rage-cry:
Normal Hexbear User: "I can't believe anyone would just casually suggest the deaths of an entire nation of people. So problematic!"
Also NHU: "Death to America"
:downbear:
I can see it being hard to do orcs in a prestige TV series. "Always chaotic evil" race is problematic, to the point where even Tolkien thought so and was never really satisfied with the Orcs being always evil all the time.
I think Shadow of War did an excellent job of portraying Orcs. Some are witty, some are charming, some are scary, some are brave, some are weird. But every one of them is evil to the core. They managed to fill the orcs with so much life and complexity and personality without forgetting that at the end of the day orcs are evil. It was just so well done, i really admire it.
Agree that this kind of tv would work well for Stephen King shit, not so much LOTR tho
That was the plan for like the longest time. But then Hollywood bullshit happened and we got The Dark Tower abomination.
I've given a lot of thought to a Dark Tower series. I've read the books and the graphic novels. I don't think a series that strictly follows the 7+1 book series would work; it's too disjointed and I don't even know how you could put The Drawing of the Three in film.
What I'd love to see is a series that is just about young Roland/Gilead, similar to the graphic novels. Incorporate the stuff from The Gunslinger and Wizard and Glass. That whole post-apocalyptic world of Gilead is really interesting and I think would really translate well to a show.
there was another remake of The Stand as a miniseries in 2020, which kind of slipped under the radar as it was first aired on a now defunct streaming service and wrapped production just before the COVID shut down. good star power. it had "mixed reviews" but i remember being entertained by it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stand_(2020_miniseries)