
Without a straightforward narrative to follow, the production team could suffer from the same problems GoT had in its final seasons when it ran out of George R.R. The studio is allowed to weave a story using only the lore contained in the Appendices, little more than a collection of historical notes Tolkien wrote that lacked granular detail.
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The current fan backlash against diverse characters is not the first for Bezos’ exorbitantly priced gamble.įirst, the series had no initial concept when Amazon bid for the rights. “A giant, global audience needs to show up to it as appointment television,” she told website IGN last May. When asked how many viewers would need to tune in for the show to be a financial success, Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke was under no illusions. Tolkien once said: "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made."- Mookjuice February 14, 2022 When thinking of wokism I remember what J.R.

And, although Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning films transformed Hollywood and kickstarted the modern thirst for fantasy epics, they were based on pre-existing source material (which this series is not) and cast overwhelmingly white actors. Those properties’ phenomenal successes did not herald the virtues of a simpler pre-industrial age as Tolkien’s masterwork-Marvel films usually show futuristic technology, and Game of Thrones offered a visceral take on fantasy with plenty of gratuitous sex and graphic violence. Appointment televisionīut can Lord of the Rings really be Bezos’ version of HBO’s Game of Thrones or Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe? “I think a lot of fans are pushing back against where the show may be going, because it conflicts in some cases with their mental image of Middle-earth,” he said. Last week, Zamalek sacked Portuguese coach Jesualdo Ferreira for the second time in two months, with Mansour saying he has reached an agreement with a replacement that will be announced "within days".But casting multicultural actors isn’t at all contrary to the author’s underlying theme of disparate peoples joining forces to overcome hardship, Luke Shelton, a medievalist scholar and editor in chief of Mallorn, the Tolkien Society journal, tells Fortune, adding that he personally supported it. Academic researchers have debated the undertones of institutional racism in Tolkien’s works, he added, and his society held its first seminar discussing topics related to diversity in Middle-earth last year. Renowned for their fanatical support, Zamalek's Ultras White Knights fan group used social media to explain their "fury towards the team's situation and board members who are not suitable to represent our great club", describing themselves as the team's "sword and armour".Īs well as their early exit from the continent's premier club competition, the five-time African champions are also struggling in the defence of their domestic title, currently sitting fifth in the Egyptian Premier League, 11 points behind Al Ahly who have two games in hand. Those who went to the Al-Merreikh match in black will not be allowed to attend again." Zamalek president Mortada Mansour, a controversial figure in Egyptian football, has threatened to ban the fans who took part in the emoji protest "Whoever wants to support us is welcome, but not in black. "Zamalek wears white with two red lines," said the 70-year-old, who is a controversial figure in Egyptian football and recently served a one-month prison sentence for verbally insulting the president of bitter Cairo rivals Al Ahly.

Dressed in black, instead of their usual white, about 150 supporters spread themselves across a stand to create the emoji during the team's 4-3 win over Sudanese club Al-Merriekh.
