This could be a very good thing - if they have high production values. There’s so much in the LOTR books that I always thought a series would have been a better way to do it than a trilogy of movies.
I WANT more LOTR, but it was created to be a TV show. And Tolkin isn’t around to lead the development.
Re “it could be a very good thing:”
They don’t have to remake the 3-volume LOTR story. Series are often best when open ended, or when people are unfamiliar with the story line.
Tolkien wrote other books concerning Middle Earth which could be the source for many interesting episodes. For example, there is “The Silmarillion” which tells the creation and pre-history of Middle Earth, and “The Unfinished Tales.” There are many heroes and many stories that could be built upon those books for years. For example, one year’s series could be devoted to the early days of Sauron, when he was seductive and attractive, working with the Elves in their forges. Obviously the final episode of that year would be the forging of The Ring, and the realization by the elves of their betrayal. Many other tales of Elves, Dwarves, and the Men of Westernesse come to mind.
GOThrones is porn. Dreary. I dread the same people touching Tolkien.
Oh goody. My children and I are dedicated fans of the books and the movies.
This will be so preciousss.