northman wrote:

I disagree Stu. They always have a choice of what to emphasise. Tolkien didnt write actionadventure. Read 'the mariners wife'. This series is Peter Jackson all over again .. he made a greatest hits of the few actionscenes in the LotR book, dragging some of them out endlessly. Their motivation is to make something that will make lots of money.

onthetrail wrote:

I personally thought this newest trailer was great and I am really looking forward to this show. But I see no reason to change my approach going in. I am looking for a fun show with some great character building and great environments. Which I think Amazon has shown they are serious about. As I did with the movies, I leave Tolkien at the door.

Stu wrote:

onthetrail wrote:

I personally thought this newest trailer was great and I am really looking forward to this show. But I see no reason to change my approach going in. I am looking for a fun show with some great character building and great environments. Which I think Amazon has shown they are serious about. As I did with the movies, I leave Tolkien at the door.

That's my take - Leave Tolkien at the door. Treat it as generic fantasy with some familiar elements and it will probably be fine. I have no doubt it will fail the "Tolkien test", but it may be a perfectly watchable TV show. That said, I only got two episodes into GoT before absolutely hating it (and never going back), so I'm aware I am not the target demographic.

The panel also included five clips from the show that only played for the Comic-Con audience. They included:

• The elf Elrond (Robert Aramayo) arriving in Khazad-dûm, after which his friend, Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur), challenges him to a battle of breaking stones until their bodies can no stand — while being cheered on by a gaggle of fellow dwarfs.
  
• Harfoots Nori (Markella Kavenagh) and Poppy (Megan Richards) discovering The Stranger (Daniel Weyman), a mysterious man laying in a crater surrounded by fire that does not burn. (When asked by Colbert about who the Stranger is, Weyman deftly avoided giving any detailed answer.)
  
• The silvan elf Aronir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), captured by a horde of orcs who must remain cloaked to avoid being burned by the sun, coordinating an escape with other fellow elves.
  
• Galadriel and Elrond greeting each other in elvish, and Elrond wanting to hear of Galadriel’s journeys.
  
• Galadriel and Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) arriving in the lavish island kingdom of Númenor on the ship of Elendil (Lloyd Owen) — easily the most epic sequence previewed during the panel, allowing to showcase the meticulous world-building in the show and McCreary’s soaring music.

Eorl the Young wrote:

The fact of the matter is even Tolkien himself would never have been able to make the perfect adaptation of his own works - because film is a completely different medium that involves numerous other artists and creators who are experts in their own respective fields and would undoubtedly bring their own imaginations and expertise to their contributions.

For me, if this show evokes the same sense of wonder and emotion that the LOTR films did, which encouraged me to delve back into the books, get back into reading more in general, and pursue creativity in my own small way, then I’ll say it has achieved a purpose.