> If you love Tolkien, or if you love the Amazon series, this book is for you.
I thought those two groups were more or less disjoint.
I thought those two groups were more or less disjoint.
They used a disjunctive operator, so what's your problem?
edit it's not. Why would anyone love the series when they haven't seen even a single episode?
The lack of original source material is probably a riskier problem, and could lead into a GoT -like mess.
Does this new book incorporate 'trendy politics'? If someone knows, please tell.
If it does not, this is one of the most exciting bits of news I have ever heard. If so, then the opposite is the case.
I'm not sure about the Elves and Dwarves, but sure, if humans from the south are of colour, why not Elves and Dwarves from down south too? It all depends how it's handled. Game of Thrones did a fairly good job on this, with characters from different parts of the world often looking like it, aside from some issues with casting extras (pasty looking Irish Dothraki for example).
As for warrior Galadriel, well, she was in a war. She personally walked all the way from the Undying Lands through the icy wastes of the North with her people, who suffered huge losses. That journey was no joke, and I have no problem believing she fought alongside them, and was entirely capable of doing so.
Having said that the fake fan engagement stuff was horrifyingly cringey. We'll just have to see.
It really seems like the show runners are focused on the story here. /s
That said, there is no shortage of excellent films that were adapted from mediocre source material or diverged significantly from it. [ADDED: And, of course, no shortage of films based on original screenplays.]
I feel like The Boys Season 3 is a stark counterpoint to this opinion. I didn't mind the left leaning stuff in the first 2 seasons because it wasn't so overtly in your face, but season 3 just had to inject it in literally every aspect of the show. I've never literally had a bad taste in my mouth after watching a show, but I promptly cancelled my prime membership with a bad taste in my mouth after watching the first couple episodes of this season.
For example, the first two Alien movies had strong female characters (perhaps a statement in 70s and 80s) that made the movie better.
I don't get this. The villain of season 2 was literally a Nazi named "Stormfront" who riled up a cult-like following on social media. How much more in your face could it possibly get? Season 3 feels like a natural continuation of that.
In fact, one could argue that the whole series is more cynical than political. Season 3 is poking a stick at ostensibly "woke" corporations with its portrayal of Vought as a shallow and opportunistic supporter of progressive causes.
Yes... and? I don't know you personally, but if you truly believe that the vast majority of conservatives are closet Nazis, may I suggest you actually talk to some real people? Not fringe people on Reddit or some other social media site, but real life people that are conservatives. Conservatives of whom you would be very hard pressed to find someone who does not denounce all forms of Naziism and communism in general?
Uh, what?
Violent, nationalistic, performatively Christian, law-and-order, hero-worshipping big-man conservatism as a front for both fascism and corporate profiteering is pervasive from the beginning.
I’m not sure how it could be more in your face. The Boys doesn't do subtlety.
Yea, and this stuff is pervasive in any big series or movie that's come out in the past 5 years that's not aimed at a children's audience. Maybe it's more telling that I can look past all that stuff because of how pervasive it is in every other aspect of our culture.
And additionally, as a conservative I agree with a lot of these points, and I think it's good to be reminded of the hypocrisy that many conservatives live out. In my opinion, the first two seasons had a pretty equal underpining of pointing out the hypocrisy of the left as well which is why I enjoyed them.
Season 3 did not feel balanced. Sure they still pointed out the hypocrisy of some of the left's values, but it feels to me like they've taken a much more unbalanced approach with this latest season.
"I'm going to that new city restaurant next week." "I really liked it. Actually, I got a cookbook by that chef. If you love the restaurant, this book is for you."
That the two groups apparently lack overlap would support the press release mentioning each separately: Whether you're a hippy environmentalist or conservative/independent rancher, solar panels are for you!
I think the submission article is pretty obvious about that the timing is on purpose:
> The book, due out in hardback and deluxe on 10th November 2022, is conveniently timed to coincide with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which is being released this September, and which is also set in the Second Age.
The article doesn’t actually make that claim. “Conveniently timed” means it’s the author’s own opinion. Which is almost certainly just as good as yours or mine is.
It would be very different if the article claimed the book was developed alongside the series or anything like that.
Wonder what people think after never reading The Hobbit until after watching the 6+ hours of movies then circle back to the book?
This statement does not claim that A is true.
Basic logics, guys.
That's not "absurd". And, given time, it's not "generally considered impossible" either, once the series is out and people have watched it.
Yeah man, it's called PR
Quoted sentence is doubly weird: How could anyone love it or otherwise? It hasnt even been released yet