The Lord of the Rings Archives

Amazon Tries To Spin ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’s’ Global Success, ‘Stranger Things’ And ‘Ozark’s’ Domestic Numbers Demolish The Narrative

February 2, 2023

Amazon recently released their fourth quarter results for 2022 and used the opportunity in an attempt to tout the success of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Nazanin Boniadi as Bronwyn and Morfydd...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Fails To Break Into Top 15 Streaming Programs Of 2022, Isn’t Even Most Streamed Prime Video Series

John F. Trent

February 1, 2023

Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power might have had a strong start for Prime Video, but recently released yearly numbers from Nielsen show the series failed to break into the Top 15 Streaming Programs of 2...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim’ Producer Trashes Amazon’s ‘Rings Of Power’ Series

John F. Trent

January 12, 2023

Television

Senior Vice President of Action and Anime at Warner Bros. Discovery and producer on the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Jason DeMarco trashed Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rin...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Showrunner Explains Why They Decided To Ignore Tolkien’s Writings And Depict Their Own Creation Of Mordor

John F. Trent

January 11, 2023

Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunner Patrick McKay explained why he and Prime Video decided to ignore J.R.R. Tolkien's writing and depict their own creation of Mordor. Morfydd Clark as Galad...

Amazon Executive Vernon Sanders Doubles Down On Diversifying Middle-earth For ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Season 2

John F. Trent

December 24, 2022

Television

Amazon Studios executive Vernon Sanders recently stated that the second season for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will double down on the first season's diversification of Middle-earth through its ca...

Amazon Studios Executive Admits Company Is Still Being Intentionally Deaf About Fan Feedback For ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’

John F. Trent

December 20, 2022

Television

Amazon Studios executive Vernon Sanders, who is the Head of Global Television, recently admitted that the company is still completely ignoring fan feedback surrounding The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power....

Prime Video Announces All-Female Directing Team For ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Season 2

John F. Trent

December 14, 2022

Television

Amazon Studios and Prime Video announced an all-female directing team for the upcoming second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in 'The Lord of the Ring: The Ri...

Lauren Chen in a red sweater on her Mediaholic YouTube channel.

Think Mary Sues Are Going Away? Lauren Chen Reveals Why They Aren’t

Paul Hair

December 12, 2022

Movies

Mary Sues make terrible protagonists and indeed destroy any story they are in. But that doesn’t mean they still don’t have a fanbase. And Lauren Chen found a Twitter thread with some interesting responses that ...

J.R.R. Tolkien Provides The Answer For Prime Video To Tell A Proper Second Age ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Story In The Second Season Of ‘The Rings Of Power’

John F. Trent

December 7, 2022

Books, Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power completely ignored J.R.R. Tolkien's Second Age as he depicted it in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The History of Middle-earth, and Unfinish...

‘Rings Of Power’ Recasts Orc Leader Adar For Season 2, Former Actor Joseph Mawle Explains He Wants “To Explore New Characters And Worlds”

John F. Trent

December 3, 2022

Television

Amazon Studios and Prime Video announced a major casting change for the upcoming second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Joseph Mawle as Adar in The Lord of the Ring: The Rings of Power ...

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