TV Series

markbmcfc said:
Started Bosch this week.

Watched first season, just approaching the end of Season 2.

Good but in a meh way. Not blown away but not bored either. On the good side of meh.

Not sure im fussed about 5 more seasons though, or does it get better?
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It’s the slow methodical way the show is with the good writing acting I love about the show. If you don’t like that type of show don’t bother with the rest of it..
 
Saddleworth2 said:
So lots of material available. Can they weave it into something that is engaging and coherent. I have never yet managed reading the Silmarillion front to back.
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Here's hoping, they have paid a fortune for the rights but they completely screwed up wheels of time
 
Dogtanian said:
Here's hoping, they have paid a fortune for the rights but they completely screwed up wheels of time
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there are some great stand alone stories in the Silmarillion. Its wether Amazon can bind them together into a coherent and engaging narrative. Its a big ask and I have to say they dont have a track record which inspires confidence. Now if the thing had been produced by HBO......
 
markbmcfc said:
Started Bosch this week.

Watched first season, just approaching the end of Season 2.

Good but in a meh way. Not blown away but not bored either. On the good side of meh.

Not sure im fussed about 5 more seasons though, or does it get better?
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I thought the first season was average then it gets better as it goes on. If you've enjoyed it enough up to the end of season 2 I would stick with it.
It really starts to hit its stride in seasons 3 and 4 IMO.
 
Just finished 'The Lazarus Project' and quite enjoyed it. Wouldn't really say it was great and nowhere near as good as say 'Dark', but it was easy watching and enjoyable. Hopefully they do a series 2 but kind of get the feeling it will drift aimlessly in the way many of these type series do. Fingers crossed for it as has good potential.
 
urban genie said:
Skip season two, it is a big disapointment and not worth the hours.

Go straight to season 3
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I think S2 is actually worth a watch and, if it was a stand-alone series, would probably be better thought of.

It’s writing and plot was a bit muddled but there were still some decent performances, particularly from Rachel McAdams and Kelly Reilly. Although the casting of Vince Vaughan was a mistake.

The biggest problem S2 faced was that it followed S1.

It was always going to struggle in comparison with S1 which was sensational TV and for me is up there with The Wire and The Sopranos amongst the best TV of the past 20-30 years.
 
waspish said:
This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien’s other classics,” showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay said in a statement. “The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring – but before there was one, there were many… and we’re excited to share the epic story of them all.”
The series is set thousands of years before the events of The Lord Of The Rings films and The Hobbit trilogy – so that means no Baggins’, Samwise Gamgee, and no Gandalf. And, as the title treatment suggests, this isn't directly connected to Peter Jackson's films. But, Saint Maud star Morfydd Clark is reportedly portraying Galadriel – and stars in the sprawling cast alongside the likes of Robert Aramayo, Lenny Henry, and Peter Mullan. The first season will consist of eight episodes, with the opening two instalments directed by JA Bayona. The rest are directed by Wayne Che Yip, and Charlotte Brändström.
Get ready for an all-new chapter of Middle-earthian fantasy – now not just with one ring, but twenty. Take that, Shang-Chi.




This series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings," and takes viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared reemergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
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Wait...

Did you say Lenny fucking Henry??

I'm out...
 
Saddleworth2 said:
what story does it tell mate? clearly not LOTR. Is it based on parts of the Silmarillion?
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Primarily History of Middle Earth and LOTR Appendices.

Book-wise, Harper are publishing the Fall Of Numenor (illustrated by Alan Lee) in November which pulls together the 2nd Age threads from HOME into a single publication that will be reflected in ROP.

So imagine Silmarillion is 1st Age, ROP 2nd and then LOTR 3rd Age.
 
1961_vintage said:
Primarily History of Middle Earth and LOTR Appendices.

Book-wise, Harper are publishing the Fall Of Numenor (illustrated by Alan Lee) in November which pulls together the 2nd Age threads from HOME into a single publication that will be reflected in ROP.

So imagine Silmarillion is 1st Age, ROP 2nd and then LOTR 3rd Age.
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Didn’t Silmarillion have some coverage of the second age?
 
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