The Lord of the Rings TV Show Releases First Trailer

In this slogging thread, we anaylse the recent trailer for the lord of the rings TV show on Amazon. We discuss whether we think it looks good and whether CGI might have ruined it.

This Slogging thread by Jack Boreham, Mónica Freitas and Sara Pinto occurred in slogging's official #random channel and has been edited for readability.

Jack BorehamFeb 15, 2022, 9:58 AM

The First trailer teases The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV show

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60373159

Jack BorehamFeb 15, 2022, 10:02 AM

Have you given this trailer a watch? What do you think about it? What do you expect from a LOTR TV show?

Jack BorehamFeb 15, 2022, 10:02 AM

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Mónica FreitasFeb 15, 2022, 11:21 AM

Jack Boreham, I saw this yesterday!!! I have mixed feelings. For one thing, the world shown seems really similar to the one portrayed in the movies, which is good. But then, I have this feeling that this might be slightly more "childish"... I hope to be wrong and that this turns out great... we'll see.

Sara PintoFeb 15, 2022, 11:31 AM

Jack Boreham Just saw it thanks to the thread, haha. I'm not a huge fan of LOTR, but I loved the visual. The first glimpse of the LOTR world in the trailer was amazing. I don't know what to expect since I'm not paying much attention. What are they focusing on in the tv show?

Jack BorehamFeb 16, 2022, 8:25 AM

Mónica Freitas, I totally agree, but what I think it is, it looks like a whole load of CGI. the original LOTR didn't use a lot; that's why it felt authentic. I think it looks far too clean to be a LOTR series; It needs more grit.

Jack BorehamFeb 16, 2022, 8:26 AM

Sara Pinto, it looked great, right! So it's based hundreds of year's before LOTR when the rings were forged. It follows a group much like the fellowship during this period.

Sara PintoFeb 16, 2022, 9:56 AM

Jack Boreham Oh, that sounds pretty cool! I think this prequel it's a good way of furthering the fictional universes. They have a lot of responsibility tho. We have already received a great cinematic experience with the movies, and I think the expectations for this will be high.

Sara PintoFeb 16, 2022, 9:57 AM

Jack Boreham Overall, I would like to know if Gollum is around in the TV show 😂

Mónica FreitasFeb 16, 2022, 10:53 AM

Jack Boreham, I noticed that too. Even in this shot, I felt that there was too much CGI:

Mónica FreitasFeb 16, 2022, 10:54 AM

Jack Boreham Besides, does the LOTR need a series? The movies already covered a lot. Could they be overdoing it?

Jack BorehamFeb 17, 2022, 2:09 PM

Sara Pinto big gollum fan? 😂

Jack BorehamFeb 17, 2022, 2:09 PM

Mónica Freitas, I don't think so, as there's always room for more fleshing out of the stories. But yeah, it's far too CGI.

Sara PintoFeb 18, 2022, 10:07 AM

Jack Boreham, Aren't we all? Hahaha. My brother and I used to play by impersonating him, so he has a special place in my heart 😂

Mónica FreitasFeb 18, 2022, 10:46 AM

Jack Boreham, when is the premiere? I guess we're close to figuring out if it's any good.

Jack BorehamFeb 18, 2022, 4:03 PM

Sara Pinto brilliant hahaha