I'm not sure what to make of Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings series. It is supposed to take place in the Second Age, the Age of Numenor - which is well before any of the main players in the original trilogy, or even The Hobbit, were on the scene. I don't know whether JRR Tolkein had a blueprint for this era or if the new writers will be weaving their own tales from scratch. Hopefully, we'll see some new information soon which will shed more light on the show.
Seeing as "no man can slay" the kingly pawns of Sauron, I'd say he's doubly in trouble: fighting a warrior woman- who happens to be Xena!
ReplyDeleteMaybe a cover where Xena goes back in time and meets her ancestor Conan the barbarian.
ReplyDeleteTom Bombadil, Elrond and Legolas were around, among others, and Orlando Bloom is supposed to be in the cast.
ReplyDeleteThe Appendices of the LotR has a timeline for the 2nd age and there are bits of stories scattered around.
ReplyDeleteOK, now I want to see Sauron vs. Darkseid. That actually sounds so scary, I'd want to wait for Halloween for it!
ReplyDeleteBatman vs. Legolas might be interesting as well, either fighting for the survival of their respective universes or fighting in an arena to raise money to help refugee elves.
Ross, to celebrate the new Royal baby, could you do a cover with Archie and Veronica, plus Prince Harry and family?"
ReplyDeleteRats! I was hoping she was going up against the Karl Lykos version.
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P.S---speaking of Elrond. All hail Prince Archie! Named for the Lord of Riverdale.
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WHOA! What's next? Elric of Melnibone vs. Thongor of Lost Lemuria?
ReplyDeletePossibly for possession of the 7-Headed Serpent Crown?
In addition to the appendices to LOTR, the main source for the series will probably be the more complete accounts of various episodes from the LOTR mythos in The Silmarillion and possibly Unfinished Tales: e.g., the theft of the three silmarili, gems of unthinkable beauty crafted by the elf Feanor, by Morgoth, the dark lord, Tolkien's analog of the fallen angel Satan; Morgoth's flight from Valinor, the undying lands, with the silmarili, to middle earth; the subsequent pursuit of Morgoth by a greater part of the elves, in defiance of the angelic stewards of Valinor; the initial conflicts between Morgoth and his forces, and the continual defeats of the elves; the fall of Gondolin; the lay of Beren and Luthien; the tragedy of Turan Turambar; the coming of men to middle earth; the fall of Numenor; and the fates of the silmarili, including the voyage of Earendil the Mariner with the final silmaril on his brow into the heavens, the mythos's analogue of Venus. If so, a key theme will probably the working out of the curse on the elves of Middle Earth because of their disobedience in forsaking Valinor for middle earth. Chris Tolkien spent decades working through his father's rough, often contradictory notes on the mythos of middle earth, turning what he could into reasonably coherent narratives. If well done, this could be quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteNever look the Voice of Sauron in the mouth. Just be thankful that there shall be enough for Onesies.
ReplyDeletePhil said...
ReplyDelete"In addition to the appendices to LOTR, the main source for the series will probably be the more complete accounts of various episodes from the LOTR mythos in The Silmarillion and possibly Unfinished Tales: e.g., the theft of the three silmarili, gems of unthinkable beauty crafted by the elf Feanor, by Morgoth, the dark lord, Tolkien's analog of the fallen angel Satan; Morgoth's flight from Valinor, the undying lands, with the silmarili, to middle earth; the subsequent pursuit of Morgoth by a greater part of the elves, in defiance of the angelic stewards of Valinor; the initial conflicts between Morgoth and his forces, and the continual defeats of the elves; the fall of Gondolin; the lay of Beren and Luthien; the tragedy of Turan Turambar; the coming of men to middle earth; the fall of Numenor; and the fates of the silmarili, including the voyage of Earendil the Mariner with the final silmaril on his brow into the heavens, the mythos's analogue of Venus. If so, a key theme will probably the working out of the curse on the elves of Middle Earth because of their disobedience in forsaking Valinor for middle earth. Chris Tolkien spent decades working through his father's rough, often contradictory notes on the mythos of middle earth, turning what he could into reasonably coherent narratives. If well done, this could be quite interesting."
The 'Second Age' doesn't start until after the defeat of Morgoth, though, so a lot of that material would already be history...
Morgoth; less filling.
ReplyDeleteP.S. @Carycomic: If Prince Archie ever has twin sisters, I pray they're never christened "Betty and Veronica!"
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: In the immortal words of det_Tobor?
ReplyDelete"BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!!!"
Archie was not only a famous comic book character and the patriarch of All in the Family, but also was the leader of Team Aqua in the 3rd generation Pokemon games.
ReplyDeleteOne wonders if any of the 21st-generation Pokemon will resemble Lee Falk's "The Phantom?"
ReplyDeleteLol!
Both Archie of the comics and Prince Harry are red heads. The new Royal baby Archie, yet to be seen.
ReplyDeleteArchie was also a ventriloquist's dummy -- with a radio show!
ReplyDelete@Simreeve: Archie the ventriloquist dummy's last name was ANDREWS.
ReplyDelete@my fellow Anonymous: did he ever contend against the Golden Age Vigilante?
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