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watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 things we
want to see in Amazon’s Lord of the
Rings series the quest will claim his
knife before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list
we’re taking a look at potential ideas
and recommendations for Amazon’s
proposed television series based on
j.r.r tolkien z– legendary work and on
the slopes of Mount Doom they fought for
the freedom of middle-earth number 10
exploration of Arda we all know that the
Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit take
place in middle-earth however people
often forget that this continent is just
a fraction of an even larger world known
as Arta while middle-earth has been well
covered in film video games and other
media we’ve seen very little of places
like Numenor since exploration plays a
significant role in the Tolkien verse
this series could step outside of the
franchise’s comfort zone and delve into
uncharted territory the show could even
provide further insight into arrow Aluva
Tarr the supreme deity that created this
universe it’s a big world out there and
we’ve only scratched the surface number
9 something different from a game of
Thrones clone when Game of Thrones
premiered in 2011 people generally saw
it as HBO’s TV response to the Lord of
the Rings
now that Amazon is eyeing a Lord of the
Rings series people are ironically
calling it their response to Game of
Thrones I know to see it below there are
definitely parallels between these two
fantasy franchises and Tolkien’s impact
on george RR martin is evident whereas a
Song of Ice and Fire is aimed at adult
readers however The Hobbit is a
children’s book even the Lord of the
Rings which gets quite dark balances
matters out with lots of whimsy we hope
this show stays true to tokens version
and doesn’t merely cash in on trends
that are currently popular number 8
Peter Jackson directing the pilot since
many deemed tokens books unfilmable it
looked like Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 animated
version was the closest we’d ever get
Peter Jackson proved the naysayers wrong
in 2001 when he
miraculously brought middle-earth to
life Jackson’s take on the Lord of the
Rings trilogy would ultimately earn him
a Best Director Oscar while he divided
some of the fan base with his Hobbit
trilogy we can all agree that the guy
hasn’t lost his knack for epic set
pieces since Jackson’s made six
blockbuster films set in middle-earth
it’s only fitting that he would return
to direct the pilot of this series who
better to establish the show’s look and
tone than the filmmaker who made the
impossible a reality
number seven shooting it in New Zealand
before the Fellowship of the Ring hit
theatres New Zealand was a relatively
obscure island country east of Australia
now it’s a giant tourist trap that’s
practically synonymous with middle-earth
New Zealand was the primary shooting
spot for all six Peter Jackson movies a
fitting choice given the country’s
naturally picturesque scenery as far as
we’re concerned mata Mata is the Shire
and Mountain gawd ahoy is Mount Doom if
this Amazon series were filmed anywhere
else it would just feel out of place and
distracting location is key to any
fantasy epic and if the audience isn’t
fully immersed in the environment then
the magic will wear off rather quickly
number six the original cast appearing
in cameos just as New Zealand will
forever be middle-earth in our minds
we’ve grown accustomed to the cast that
portrayed these beloved characters on
the silver screen it’s possible though
that this Amazon series won’t Center on
the characters we met in the Lord of the
Rings and The Hobbit and we’d be okay
with that after all
The Return of the King and even the
Battle of the five armies left virtually
everyone on the right note if any fan
favorites pop up in cameos or supporting
roles however we’d love to see the
original actors reprise their iconic
roles nobody can fill Elijah Woods shoes
as Frodo Baggins
well hobbits don’t really wear shoes but
you get the point
number 5 more female characters looking
back at the source material it’s safe to
say that the male characters in these
stories get the most attention by a
landslide with their adaptations Jackson
and company made an effort to give the
female characters more to do for example
it’s our one who rescues the hobbits in
the first movie in the desolation of
Smaug the filmmakers introduced a
strong-willed female elf named to
tauriel while this character wasn’t
any of the books she was a welcome
addition to an otherwise male-dominated
tale Amazon could do something similar
although any original characters would
have to be well written to fit into the
middle-earth canon we don’t just want a
token character number for stories from
other books in the Canon after Jackson
directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy
and somehow stretched the Hobbit into
three movies you wouldn’t think there’d
be much left to draw on however there
are a few other books that are part of
tokens legendarium although they were
published posthumously The Silmarillion
delves into the universe of a ax and the
ages of the children of Aluva thar
unfinished tales offers more details on
characters and settings from previous
works even touching upon Gandalf’s
origins the history of middle-earth
consists of 12 whole volumes providing
more than enough material for a
television series since some of
Tolkien’s stories are incomplete though
the showrunners would have to fill in a
few blanks number 3 expansion of
backstories as mentioned Tolkien
provided a greater understanding of
Gandalf’s backstory and unfinished tales
Amazon could actually build an entire
series around the five Wizards of
middle-earth also known as the Ascari
and they aren’t the only ones worthy of
an origin story the show could revolve
around Sauron depicting his days as a
lieutenant to the first Dark Lord
Morgoth and eventually work up to the
forging of the One Ring it would be
interesting to see aragorn’s early years
as a ranger too you cannot think that
this Ranger will ever sit upon the
throne of Gondor from Galadriel to
Elrond to a SIL door to Theoden there’s
no shortage of strong characters to
develop further also the orcs still
don’t have an official complex origin
story so maybe that’s something to
consider
number two setting it during the first
and second ages of middle-earth taking
place after the initial defeat of Sauron
the third age of middle-earth is pretty
fleshed out throughout the Hobbit and
The Lord of the Rings so why not tackle
the first two stages next the Elder Days
saw both the rise and fall of Morgoth
not to mention the creation of artists
various races during the Second Age the
rings of power were made the war of the
elves and sour on took place the ring
rates appeared and that’s not even the
tip of the iceberg there’s also the
fourth age which occurred after the One
Ring was destroyed of course little has
been written about that era meaning the
showrunners would need to get creative
number one not just remaking the movies
simply walk into Mordor one does not
simply remake The Lord of the Rings
movies the original trilogy won a total
of 17 Academy Awards including Best
Picture
while the middle-earth film franchise as
a whole grossed over 5 billion dollars
if Amazon tells the same story over
again it would be borderline unnecessary
granted a television series could tackle
characters and events that were cut from
the movies for time Moore doesn’t
necessarily equal better though as far
as that updations go Jackson and his
crew already hit it out of the park
we’ve been there once and don’t need to
go back again give us something fresh
Amazon and then maybe this will be the
series to rule them all
not quite do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
watch mojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 things we
want to see in Amazon’s Lord of the
Rings series the quest will claim his
knife before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list
we’re taking a look at potential ideas
and recommendations for Amazon’s
proposed television series based on
j.r.r tolkien z– legendary work and on
the slopes of Mount Doom they fought for
the freedom of middle-earth number 10
exploration of Arda we all know that the
Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit take
place in middle-earth however people
often forget that this continent is just
a fraction of an even larger world known
as Arta while middle-earth has been well
covered in film video games and other
media we’ve seen very little of places
like Numenor since exploration plays a
significant role in the Tolkien verse
this series could step outside of the
franchise’s comfort zone and delve into
uncharted territory the show could even
provide further insight into arrow Aluva
Tarr the supreme deity that created this
universe it’s a big world out there and
we’ve only scratched the surface number
9 something different from a game of
Thrones clone when Game of Thrones
premiered in 2011 people generally saw
it as HBO’s TV response to the Lord of
the Rings
now that Amazon is eyeing a Lord of the
Rings series people are ironically
calling it their response to Game of
Thrones I know to see it below there are
definitely parallels between these two
fantasy franchises and Tolkien’s impact
on george RR martin is evident whereas a
Song of Ice and Fire is aimed at adult
readers however The Hobbit is a
children’s book even the Lord of the
Rings which gets quite dark balances
matters out with lots of whimsy we hope
this show stays true to tokens version
and doesn’t merely cash in on trends
that are currently popular number 8
Peter Jackson directing the pilot since
many deemed tokens books unfilmable it
looked like Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 animated
version was the closest we’d ever get
Peter Jackson proved the naysayers wrong
in 2001 when he
miraculously brought middle-earth to
life Jackson’s take on the Lord of the
Rings trilogy would ultimately earn him
a Best Director Oscar while he divided
some of the fan base with his Hobbit
trilogy we can all agree that the guy
hasn’t lost his knack for epic set
pieces since Jackson’s made six
blockbuster films set in middle-earth
it’s only fitting that he would return
to direct the pilot of this series who
better to establish the show’s look and
tone than the filmmaker who made the
impossible a reality
number seven shooting it in New Zealand
before the Fellowship of the Ring hit
theatres New Zealand was a relatively
obscure island country east of Australia
now it’s a giant tourist trap that’s
practically synonymous with middle-earth
New Zealand was the primary shooting
spot for all six Peter Jackson movies a
fitting choice given the country’s
naturally picturesque scenery as far as
we’re concerned mata Mata is the Shire
and Mountain gawd ahoy is Mount Doom if
this Amazon series were filmed anywhere
else it would just feel out of place and
distracting location is key to any
fantasy epic and if the audience isn’t
fully immersed in the environment then
the magic will wear off rather quickly
number six the original cast appearing
in cameos just as New Zealand will
forever be middle-earth in our minds
we’ve grown accustomed to the cast that
portrayed these beloved characters on
the silver screen it’s possible though
that this Amazon series won’t Center on
the characters we met in the Lord of the
Rings and The Hobbit and we’d be okay
with that after all
The Return of the King and even the
Battle of the five armies left virtually
everyone on the right note if any fan
favorites pop up in cameos or supporting
roles however we’d love to see the
original actors reprise their iconic
roles nobody can fill Elijah Woods shoes
as Frodo Baggins
well hobbits don’t really wear shoes but
you get the point
number 5 more female characters looking
back at the source material it’s safe to
say that the male characters in these
stories get the most attention by a
landslide with their adaptations Jackson
and company made an effort to give the
female characters more to do for example
it’s our one who rescues the hobbits in
the first movie in the desolation of
Smaug the filmmakers introduced a
strong-willed female elf named to
tauriel while this character wasn’t
any of the books she was a welcome
addition to an otherwise male-dominated
tale Amazon could do something similar
although any original characters would
have to be well written to fit into the
middle-earth canon we don’t just want a
token character number for stories from
other books in the Canon after Jackson
directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy
and somehow stretched the Hobbit into
three movies you wouldn’t think there’d
be much left to draw on however there
are a few other books that are part of
tokens legendarium although they were
published posthumously The Silmarillion
delves into the universe of a ax and the
ages of the children of Aluva thar
unfinished tales offers more details on
characters and settings from previous
works even touching upon Gandalf’s
origins the history of middle-earth
consists of 12 whole volumes providing
more than enough material for a
television series since some of
Tolkien’s stories are incomplete though
the showrunners would have to fill in a
few blanks number 3 expansion of
backstories as mentioned Tolkien
provided a greater understanding of
Gandalf’s backstory and unfinished tales
Amazon could actually build an entire
series around the five Wizards of
middle-earth also known as the Ascari
and they aren’t the only ones worthy of
an origin story the show could revolve
around Sauron depicting his days as a
lieutenant to the first Dark Lord
Morgoth and eventually work up to the
forging of the One Ring it would be
interesting to see aragorn’s early years
as a ranger too you cannot think that
this Ranger will ever sit upon the
throne of Gondor from Galadriel to
Elrond to a SIL door to Theoden there’s
no shortage of strong characters to
develop further also the orcs still
don’t have an official complex origin
story so maybe that’s something to
consider
number two setting it during the first
and second ages of middle-earth taking
place after the initial defeat of Sauron
the third age of middle-earth is pretty
fleshed out throughout the Hobbit and
The Lord of the Rings so why not tackle
the first two stages next the Elder Days
saw both the rise and fall of Morgoth
not to mention the creation of artists
various races during the Second Age the
rings of power were made the war of the
elves and sour on took place the ring
rates appeared and that’s not even the
tip of the iceberg there’s also the
fourth age which occurred after the One
Ring was destroyed of course little has
been written about that era meaning the
showrunners would need to get creative
number one not just remaking the movies
simply walk into Mordor one does not
simply remake The Lord of the Rings
movies the original trilogy won a total
of 17 Academy Awards including Best
Picture
while the middle-earth film franchise as
a whole grossed over 5 billion dollars
if Amazon tells the same story over
again it would be borderline unnecessary
granted a television series could tackle
characters and events that were cut from
the movies for time Moore doesn’t
necessarily equal better though as far
as that updations go Jackson and his
crew already hit it out of the park
we’ve been there once and don’t need to
go back again give us something fresh
Amazon and then maybe this will be the
series to rule them all
not quite do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
watch mojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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