Rings of Power S3/Hunt for Gollum Anticipation and JRR Tolkien Discussion thread

[JD]

That would be a preferred way to do it.
I'm kinda wishing they'd use the actors from Thing Rings of Power for characters like a younger Gandalf if they need one, Elrond, Galadriel, ect., but I know the show is in it's own separate universe so there's pretty much no chance of that happening.

 

[Turtletrekker]

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[Gaith]

A de-aged Ian McKellen plus a de-aged Elijah Wood plus a recast Aragorn should be an... uh, interesting combination:

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[Turtletrekker]

Let the 25th anniversary celebrations begin!

Empire’s Lord Of The Rings 25th Anniversary Reunion Covers Revealed

Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan join to celebrate 25 years of the fellowship in Empire. Read more.

www.empireonline.com

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Damn, that looks amazing! I might have to pick that one up, although it's a shame the fancy cover is limited to subscribers.

 

[JD]

I have to keep an eye out for that on Libby, I'm pretty sure they get Empire.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Peter Jackson looks back on 25 years of Lord Of The Rings: 'What the hell were we thinking?'

The director looks back on the mammoth feat of directing the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Read more at Empire.

www.empireonline.com

 

[Turtletrekker]

It seems incomprehensible to me that we haven't gotten this long before now, but here we are...

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[The Nth Doctor]

I stumbled on it yesterday...and it was such a damn delight.

I've been critical of Honest Trailers in the last few years (with a few notable, deserving exceptions) but the fact that this video is completely positive is a testament of how fantastic and beloved The Fellowship of the Ring remains.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

The Two Towers is up:

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Not as good as the first one (I could've done without the Epstein files reference), but still wonderfully silly.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

And to complete the trilogy!

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Just as good as the first one with lots of wonderful jokes...and sneaks in two Doomsday gags.

 

[Skywalker]

I'll wait for the extended Honest Trailers.

 

[oktay]

When this series first came out, I struggled to finish the first three episodes because of the extreme heat. After that, I didn't watch it for a long time. Then, as the second season approached, I decided to watch it again from beginning to end. I finished the first episode with great difficulty. I played the other episodes in a side tab while looking at something else on my computer. I think it's a very bad show.

 

[Tuskin38]

I didn't like the Harfoot stuff at all, but really liked everything else.

 

[Skywalker]

For me, even the Harfoot stuff wasn't terrible, it just felt very disconnected from everything else going on. My only real issue with that whole storyline is the unfortunate decision they made with the Stranger, but we'll see how it goes from here.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

The Harfoot stuff is my favorite part. I found a lot of the rest merely adequate.

 

[Booji]

I enjoyed the Harfoot story in season 1. Season 2? Meh. I do like Gandalfs story. The Elf/Numenor stuff is definitely my fav though

 

[Turtletrekker]

I liked the stuff with Celebrimbor and Sauron, despite the departures from canon. The dwarf stuff has been entertaining as well.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I forgot about the dwarves but I do enjoy them as well.

 

[JD]

I've pretty much enjoyed all of the storylines in both seasons. I'm curious where they're going with Gandalf now that they seem to have written out the Harfoots.
I noticed a while back that Maxim Baldry isn't included in the cast list for Season 3, do we know why? His storyline seemed pretty open still at the end of Season 2, and with him being such an important person in Middle Earth history, I find it hard to believe they're not going to be dealing him anymore on the show. Could one of the new cast members be a recast version of him maybe?