Sonik
Member
Energy companies, they've connected Tolkien's grave to the grid and are getting endless free electricity from the kinetic energy produced from his corpse spinning in it
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Energy companies, they've connected Tolkien's grave to the grid and are getting endless free electricity from the kinetic energy produced from his corpse spinning in it
Thats a not half bad premise for a 10 minute short film!
Modi1984
Neo Member
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Who the fuck would sign that clause?
It's like shitting yourself and being contractually compelled to sit on those pants for 50 hours.
AyraSutoraifu
Member
What is wrong with the first two pics?
AmuroChan
Member
Jeff Besos desperately wanted that license.
Tams
Member
Dr.Morris79
Member
Heh..
Who's playing on easy mode now?
I've heard this same shitty joke from 8+ Youtubers
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Bezos was desperate for a share of that sweet Game Of Thrones money, so Amazon grossly overspent on fantasy IP, most notably Lotr. Simon Tolkien is a greedy little shit, and was more than happy to accommodate the bald idiot.
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Fbh
Member
Probably someone who thought LOTR + High budget = Massive success no matter what.
Sonik
Member
Heh..
Who's playing on easy mode now?
I've heard this same shitty joke from 8+ Youtubers
We're all here for the easy jokes, it's the only entertainment we can derive from this dumpster fire
Unknown Soldier
Member
It's hard to blame Simon Tolkien for taking the money and running, I'm sure the various descendants of J.R.R. Tolkien feel like they deserve money for what their famous ancestor did and Christopher Tolkien was notorious for not doing anything at all to monetize the property
It's still not as bad as what Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have been doing with Dune, I think they are on the 38th shitty book by now
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SiriusBlack
Banned
Very off brand for me but I’m kind of interested in this, and didn’t hate S1.
It’ll never touch the films. But nothing again ever will.
It’ll never touch the films. But nothing again ever will.
Oberstein
Member
On the contrary, he's to blame. Simon should have been inspired by Christopher Tolkien. Without him, we wouldn't have The Silmarillion and so many other Tolkien writings.
He didn't just exhume texts, he had to decipher them, study them, place them in (almost) chronological order, link them together and sometimes fill in the gaps. It's a lifetime's work, and an ungrateful one at that.
We don't realize how essential Christopher's work was, and he could have cared less and made a life for himself selling all the texts without looking too closely, which is what Simon & co would have done.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Of course he’s to fucking blame. He famously uncaring about his grandfather’s legacy, and is the direct reason why we’re getting all this absolute garbage. He could have had far more oversight in the deals he made. He just didn’t care.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
God that stupid ass rumor is true isnt it. He looks way too serious for Tom. Wheres the feather?Tom Bombadil.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Oberstein
Member
How they want to explain this? This was obviously Tolkien's troll.
It depends, some of the rumors were false. So who knows.
Some confirmed facts from the article:
* He appears in Rhun, not the Old Forest
* He's in Rhun to find out why nature is dying there
* He'll speak at least partially in rhyme
* Kinnear will use a Cornish accent
* Songs are 100% in
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Tom Bombadil.
That's right Amazon. Suck all the joy and fun out of the character. Because a bright, happy, singing fat bloke is way too silly for your super serious, incredibly meaningful piece of shit series isn't it?
Fucking clowns.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Cyberpunkd
Member
He is the literal God of Middle-Earth.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
Bombadil was not a wanderer... Tolkien made it pretty clear that Tom wasn't really concerned with much outside his little corner of the world. It's a defining trait of his character, and one of the reasons that they can't send the ring to stay with him.
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thefool
Member
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
We could then make them younger with a spell and follow teen romance drama in LoTR. Will they / won’t they? Will he give her The One Ring?
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AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
I am going thought LOTR in written format right now and I am where they meet TOM Bombadil and wondering if Rings of Power would have him. Since he seems to be the oldest character in Middle earth it would make sense that he would be around rhyming and chilling with the trees. And then all the articles appear today. No mention of Goldberry because I Am not reading the article.
www.vanityfair.com
Tom Bombadil Finally Steps Forth in ‘The Rings of Power’—An Exclusive First Look
J.R.R. Tolkien’s peculiar ‘Lord of the Rings’ character, excluded by other adaptations, comes to life on the Amazon series.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Hagrid is back!
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
the dude who played Hagrid was far more bombadil than this.
I like Rory Kinnear, but this isn't a good casting. You need someone whimsical to pull off Bombadil, and Rory ain't it. Plus with him cut out of the LotR movies, I fail to see the need to have him at all other than fan service.
Laptop1991
Member
First time Tom Bombadill has been been put in a movie, the cartoon one in the 70's didn't, neither did Peter Jackson, considering those 2 showrunners in charge, i can't see this being good!.
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SirKicksalot
Member
I hope the 4chan leak is once again true. Just ride this boat straight into the rocks. Love to see it. I probably have more fun than the people who like the show.
Jinzo Prime
Member
I'm scared, but do you have a link?
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Laptop1991
Member
He's right, totally, but i could of sworn he defended the bad TV writing for the last 2 seasons of Game of Thrones, unless my memory is dodgy.
SirKicksalot
Member
FunkMiller
Gold Member
He did at the time - obviously didn't want to hurt the promotion for the series. But it's very clear he wasn't happy in reality!
Laptop1991
Member
Yeah, he couldn't of been happy about that TV writing of his work, no one else was apart from the show runners.
Oberstein
Member
Shit leak.
It's also confirmed that Gavi Singh Chera won't be playing Sauron.
So the credibility of this leak isn't worth much. And lulz at “they've secretly obtained the rights”, as if that's doing behind a back store shaking hands.
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GymWolf
Gold Member
_Idea_of_Evil_
Member
In S1, I enjoyed:
- ep1.
- The orcs' night attack on the human village.
- The last episode.
Everything else was eh to rubbish. I feel extremely lukewarm about S2. Hopefully it's vastly superior to S1. I'll probably give S2ep1 a chance.
- ep1.
- The orcs' night attack on the human village.
- The last episode.
Everything else was eh to rubbish. I feel extremely lukewarm about S2. Hopefully it's vastly superior to S1. I'll probably give S2ep1 a chance.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
Looks like they're gonna introduce the Barrow-Wights in Season 2, which is stupid since they're supposed to be the spirits raised by the Witch King in the Third Age. They're essentially the spirits of the deceased of Arnor, a Numenor successor state that hasn't even been founded yet in the show.
Stupid
Stupid
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Especially that last part about Tom and Goldberry being Melkor and Ungoliant serving our their sentences. The showrunners are moronic, but that sheer level of buffoonery would be something else.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
I've had enough torture with the Gollum game