Fascinating look at the absurd market dynamics of the present that Amazon thinks it's a good idea to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into a show run by literal nobodies before its first season is even out...
... because it's based on the Lord of the Rings IP.
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I can't wait to see which disgusting corporate juggernaut is left holding the bag in this bubble.
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This is not to cast aspersions on the show. Have no idea how it will turn out, though "Galadriel in plate armor" isn't terribly reassuring as a premise.
But the business model itself is absolutely ridiculous.