The trailer alone was horrible looking. But more telling than not was the fact it did not tell us anything, this says they are lost already.
Ive actually read all the books and trying to base it off the “Silmarillion” is completely stupid on their part. You think “Little-finger” running around westeros in his jetpack was bad, this will be horrible.
This could have been pure GOLD, Start from the dawn of the second age and and tell the story of the beginning “ca1”. Time jumps would have made more since as you are telling mostly stories of very long lived characters. End it at say 1000ca do a 20 episode season and it would be easy, and if live shot in NZ with minimal cgi it can be done cheaply. Take season 2 up to the first appearance of the 2250 if i remember correctly, if the first season was a success take season 2 up to 25 episodes. Season 3 would be another 25 episodes but taking things up to a few years before Isildur was born. Season 4 and beyond <depending on success> could be through Isildur’s reign and up to the Battle of Dagorlad. Finish it with the true Battle for the 1 ring.
Problem is Hollywood “Amazon included” has lost all creative writers and people who understand CANNON. Cannon matters, and source material and where and what is was derived/based on should never be compromised. To do so for “ticking boxes or agenda” well you might as well write your own story and give it a different name, BECAUSE it is NOT what is truth, its Using a Popular title as a sales tool to scam people…. Luckily in this case for certain The People see it already and clearly called it out “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.t.”-J.R.R. Tolkein