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.)