feldon
Loreseeker
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Read the LoTR trilogy and the Hobbit every summer as a kid. Read the Silmarillion twice. Hated what Jackson did with movies (insert nerd rant), and was upset with the edits in the Hobbit to add more action (and make 3 GD films).
With that in mind, I could see a Middle Earth TV series doing well. There are far fewer fervent fans (hehe alliteration is fun) of the Sil, so any licenses the story writers took wouldn't be as ridiculed. With the amount of information available, you could easily run 10 20 episode seasons and not touch 30% of the text. Focus in on a few famous bloodlines, with lesser roles coming in as needed for seasons. By shows end, you've run through hundreds of years of Middle Earth lore. New main cast members every few seasons so no casting budget issues as the 'stars' demand more money to stay on.
With that in mind, I could see a Middle Earth TV series doing well. There are far fewer fervent fans (hehe alliteration is fun) of the Sil, so any licenses the story writers took wouldn't be as ridiculed. With the amount of information available, you could easily run 10 20 episode seasons and not touch 30% of the text. Focus in on a few famous bloodlines, with lesser roles coming in as needed for seasons. By shows end, you've run through hundreds of years of Middle Earth lore. New main cast members every few seasons so no casting budget issues as the 'stars' demand more money to stay on.