It's from Amazon not Netflix, but I'm stoked.

I'm just worried they will screw it up but it could be awesome.

I think making tv series out of popular movie franchises is a mistake. Most of the spinoffs fail terribly. They are also turning Star Wars into a tv series, what a way to bastardize a great franchise.

“Attack from Amazon” should be the next pinball theme..... they are literally taking over the world , destroying every brick and mortor store in their path !

I’m in.

......mortar.

................Mordor.

yeah. Hope it is good. I think many who love LOTR's movies will get caught up in a "new" cast... But whatever, it is entertainment. If it is good...GOOD!

In the "old" days of network TV, yeah TV shows adapted from movies usually completely sucked and were bombs (and yes I know there are a few notable exceptions). But obviously we're in a new golden age of television, where long-form story telling and high production is the new standard. Tv shows can be any length of time, not fit commercial schedules or follow traditional network seasons.

So, 10 years ago I would have dismissed this, but now, they may very well pull it off.

I'd be in! The Marvel TV shows are all pretty entertaining. If LOTR is of same or better quality I think it would be a big hit. (Also, as far as Star Wars...even some of the Star Wars cartoon shows were pretty good and I don't those detracted from the franchise).

Interesting curveball, the show will apparently be based on the Silmarillion instead of LOTR. This could be cool if they deal with the Valinor and the fall of Melkor.. but it could just as easily be Episode I-III. Gulp..

Okay, I wasn't interested in this as a tv show at all, but if that's the plan.. I'm back in.

I was afraid when this was just a rumor that it would be a remake (or reinterpretation) of the events and timeline of LOTR.

Now that it's shown to be set in the time before LOTR, I'm excited to at least give it a shot.

Not that I'm not at least a little pessimistic (like the rest of you) that they'll manage to screw it up.

I'll be dreaming of GOT and get something more along the lines of that Shannara Chronicles. (Sorry to anyone who liked it. I didn't make it thru one episode.)

The exact quotes from the press release are:

“We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle-earth.”

(!? WHAT? The Tolkien Estate is cooperating?!)

This might be good.

Then I read this:
“Sharon and the team at Amazon Studios have exceptional ideas to bring to the screen previously unexplored stories based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s original writings.”

This might be really, really bad. Really bad. Are they going to be doing NEW stories? Amazon may not survive this.