Prime: The Rings of Power

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We watched the first episode last night. Outstanding visually and an interesting story so far.
 
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I am curious so will wait a bit. I like to binge watch it. :)
 
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Really enjoying it. Impressive visuals, excellent sound, interesting characters, plot keeps moving along.
 
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I'm only half way into the first episode. It's a little slow going but I heard it speeds up. I'm definitely going to keep watching.
 
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Tried it. All respect to the crew - audio & camera - it is a gorgeous production and sounds fantastic. It's just not my thing. Ten minutes in my mind was already wandering. I watched the first episode, couldn't tell you a thing that happened except that one kid was a real dick when they were little kids. I'm out.
 
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I’ve seen the 1st three. @Grayson Dere , the story and characters are developing and it’s starting to move along a little quicker as you heard. I remember parts of the trilogy and hobbit movies seeming really slow too. Still loved ‘em in the end, so I’ll hope the pace continues to quicken and finish the season.
 
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Seems to be pretty good thus far, albeit a little slow developing for sure.
 
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I just finished up the 3rd episode and I'm actually looking forward to more! Something interesting I found out today was that Rings of Power is actually not adapted from any of Tolkien's books or writings.
 
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Grayson Dere said:
I just finished up the 3rd episode and I'm actually looking forward to more! Something interesting I found out today was that Rings of Power is actually not adapted from any of Tolkien's books or writings.
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from theguardian,

Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey, who is supervising the show’s development, told German fansite Deutsche Tolkien that the [Tolkien] estate has refused to allow the series to be set during any period other than the Second Age of Middle-earth. This means Amazon’s adaptation will not cross over at all with events from the Third Age, which were dramatised in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy in which the hobbit Frodo Baggins journeys to destroy the One Ring.

Shippey said that Amazon “has a relatively free hand” to add details since Tolkien did not flesh out every detail of the Second Age in his appendices or Unfinished Tales, a collection of stories published posthumously in 1980.
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Grayson Dere said:
Something interesting I found out today was that Rings of Power is actually not adapted from any of Tolkien's books or writings.
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I view that as a good thing. Never was a fan of his other books. The Silmarillion really turned me off on him.
 
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Finally got around to the second episode of this series last night. We watched after watching episodes 2 & 3 of the House of Dragon. This series/production/cinematography is on a different level than the GoT series in our opinions. Everything is done a lot better than HoD. And this second episode kept moving along quickly as well. Definitely hooked on this one!
 
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mechman said:
Finally got around to the second episode of this series last night. We watched after watching episodes 2 & 3 of the House of Dragon. This series/production/cinematography is on a different level than the GoT series in our opinions. Everything is done a lot better than HoD. And this second episode kept moving along quickly as well. Definitely hooked on this one!
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The gap is getting wider. 6th episode of house of the dragon was just weird.
 
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The gap is getting wider. 6th episode of house of the dragon was just weird.
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We put HoD on hold for a bit and just watched RoP this week. We're thru 4 episodes and they all have been really good so far.
 
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IMDB ratings:
8.6 House of the Dragon.
6.9 The Rings of Power

No accounting for taste. Mine apparently.
 
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IMDB ratings:
8.6 House of the Dragon.
6.9 The Rings of Power

No accounting for taste. Mine apparently.
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The well was poisoned before RoP even came out by GoT fanatics. That is one set of ratings that you cannot trust on IMDB.
 
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Season 2 comes out on August 29th. Three episodes will be dropped that night with the remaining five dropping weekly.
 
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Started season 2 of this last night with the first 3 episodes. So far I'd say it's much more enjoyable than House of Dragons.
 
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