OT: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS Part Three

[Beef Invictus]

I was wondering if that was going to be Diablo 3 Tyrael guy (the meteor dude), but I don't think it will be.

Sadly, TB is destined to be some weird forest dude enigma forever. Spinoff idea I guess, some sort of "alone" themed LOTR survival show with TB and goldberry living in the forest by the river.

I am fully positive I know who Meteor Dude is and while it's a big change from the books I'm very on board with it.

 

[Jack Straw]

Haha yea, Star Wars, member berries, so much member berries.

Im enjoying ROP just fine. (The harfoots are kinda member berries though, dont see how they fit the elf/man/Sauron plot). Hardcores are bent though, I wonder if they will abandon it and it will survive on casuals alone (for it's absurd cost). It's CERTAINLY no GOT level drama, but it doesn't have that kind of political intrigue.

I'm pretty hardcore and I've pretty much abadonded it already. I watched the first two episodes and part of the third. It just doesn't interest me. It's fan fiction written by professional screenwriters. I may check in again when the season is over and see if it's worth binging over a weekend or so but at this point it's not something that I expect to watch every week.

 

[trostol]

so far the only story out of RoP i have enjoyed fully was the Elrond and Durin one

Galadriel is kind of meh ..its like she is an angsty teen elf thing going on

The Harfoots have been hit or miss

and the Southlands story kind of misses for some reason for me

 

[Beef Invictus]

 

[trostol]

so is the stranger supposed to be Gandolf...that's the popular theory..but also supposedly too soon for him to be there

 

[achdumeingute]

I watched this so so so many times in my late teens.

so far the only story out of RoP i have enjoyed fully was the Elrond and Durin one

Galadriel is kind of meh ..its like she is an angsty teen elf thing going on

The Harfoots have been hit or miss

and the Southlands story kind of misses for some reason for me

It's just moving deck chairs to set up stuff.

 

[achdumeingute]

so is the stranger supposed to be Gandolf...that's the popular theory..but also supposedly too soon for him to be there

Probably, because member gandalf? (This would be dumb).

Since they are playing fast and loose with the timeline already, it's probably gandalf.

FWIW it's not supposedly to soon. It is too soon. Gandalf doesn't appear for 1k years after Isildur cuts the ring off Saurons finger.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I watched this so so so many times in my late teens.


It's just moving deck chairs to set up stuff.

Bakshi's whole reputation these days seems to be the hit or miss LOTR stuff, which is a shame because "American Pop" is elite and the last segment is such a strong ending making the multi-generational odyssey worth it

 

[Jack Straw]

Probably, because member gandalf? (This would be dumb).

Since they are playing fast and loose with the timeline already, it's probably gandalf.

FWIW it's not supposedly to soon. It is too soon. Gandalf doesn't appear for 1k years after Isildur cuts the ring off Saurons finger.

Also he doesn’t fall from the sky, he sails from Valinor and arrives at the Grey Havens but details, details…

Maybe it’s David Bowie.

 

[trostol]

anyone ever read the Fourth Realm Trilogy or Black Ocean series?

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[Captain Dave Poulin]

I am very happy to report that the first three episodes of "Andor" are f***ing excellent. Very, very happy.

 

[Lord Defect]

I am very happy to report that the first three episodes of "Andor" are f***ing excellent. Very, very happy.

Good show so far. I hope they keep the same pace and don’t have any filler episodes.

 

[trostol]

what tower is dude getting Elrond to help him build?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Andor is okay so far, but the bar is so low for any new Star Wars IP that even "okay" feels like a masterpiece.

 

[Flybynite]

what tower is dude getting Elrond to help him build?

It's likely part of Ost-In-Edhil an elvish community of skilled crafters that Celebrimbor formed and established somewhat close to Moria (where the Dwarves featured currently are). They eventually constructed a road leading directly from it to the Western Gate of Moria (which Celebrimbor inscribed with runes done in Ithildin which was a manipulated form of Mithril that the elven crafters developed).

This is the gate from the movie. I think Ost-In-Edhil became ruins by then.

Spoiler

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Andor is okay so far, but the bar is so low for any new Star Wars IP that even "okay" feels like a masterpiece.

Nah, it's legitimately good on its own, even without the comparison.

 

[trostol]

episode 4 of RoP was a bit better..frankly i feel like Durin is the best part of the show so far

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Nah, it's legitimately good on its own, even without the comparison.

There were some dumb things that had me shaking my head. No eyes rolling to the back of my head like Kenobi, though, so it's off to a decent enough start.

 

[trostol]

first 3 episodes were solid ..not in the normal vein of SW...could have done without the flashbacks but expected now

the corp dude and his cronies didn't much think their plan through lol he should have left well enough alone

 

[TCTC]

I'm pretty hardcore and I've pretty much abadonded it already. I watched the first two episodes and part of the third. It just doesn't interest me. It's fan fiction written by professional screenwriters. I may check in again when the season is over and see if it's worth binging over a weekend or so but at this point it's not something that I expect to watch every week.

I haven't started watching this series and I probably won't. I'm more a casual, but I love the original Peter Jackson trilogy and rewatch it every other year. I just know no LOTR TV show will ever live up to that, so I would end up disappointed no matter what.
Obviously, the mixed to bad reviews haven't persuaded me otherwise. The cynic in me enjoys seeing the bad revies though because the moment I saw Amazon gloating about how expensive this show was I knew this was just a cash grab.

 

[Lord Defect]

first 3 episodes were solid ..not in the normal vein of SW...could have done without the flashbacks but expected now

the corp dude and his cronies didn't much think their plan through lol he should have left well enough alone

The backstory could have been a two sentence blurb but at least it wasn’t its own two episodes.

 

[Lord Defect]

the corp dude and his cronies didn't much think their plan through lol he should have left well enough alone

Spoiler

I think the corpo’s did plan to the best of their experience, they had several teams set up to manage different aspects of escape and seemed generally prepared. In this setting though I think the general population has been cowed by the sight of the uniforms for so long they corpos we’re not expecting any resistance behind a runner.

 

[Jack Straw]

I haven't started watching this series and I probably won't. I'm more a casual, but I love the original Peter Jackson trilogy and rewatch it every other year. I just know no LOTR TV show will ever live up to that, so I would end up disappointed no matter what.
Obviously, the mixed to bad reviews haven't persuaded me otherwise. The cynic in me enjoys seeing the bad revies though because the moment I saw Amazon gloating about how expensive this show was I knew this was just a cash grab.

A cash grab is absolutely what it is.

 

[Flybynite]

Apparently he signed an agreement with Disney to allow for the continued use and artificial implementation of his voice and the archive of recordings done... but will no longer record anything live again.

 

[trostol]

Andor has been a real surprise to me..like..the writers decided to strip everything Star Wars out of it in a sense and just ..ya know..wrote a good story that just so happens to be set in the SW universe