Why Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV series won’t be its Game of Thrones: “No one is remotely excited about the adaptation”

The Guardian

“It reeks of cynicism,” says Stuart Heritage, adding that the prequel will be based on “events so dull that (J.R.R.) Tolkien didn’t bother committing them to paper. Even if Amazon manages to claw a meaningful story out of this deliberate lull, there’s no guarantee it will be good.” He adds: “Even to the most enthusiastic Tolkien fan, it’s just another needless dilution of a work that exists best in print form.” ALSO: Lord of the Rings star John Rhys-Davies calls Amazon’s prequel “just a disgrace. I mean, poor Tolkien must be spinning in his grave.”