Nov. 26th, 2022

vivdunstan: Test card (television)
Tonight we’re finally starting to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the TV series. We’ve had to wait until I’m awake enough to manage hour long episodes every week. Even then there may be interruptions. I’ve a rather fraught relationship with The Silmarillion. I first tried to read it aged 12 or 13, borrowing it from the town library in Hawick. And I found it impossible. I tried again more recently, but with my huge memory problems from my neurological disease it was a lost cause. The TV series doesn’t have the rights to that book, but it retells many of its stories, drawing largely on other versions that Tolkien wrote. I’m hoping it’s a bit more manageable for memory challenged me 😜 Even if I know they are doing some hefty reworkings / creative filling in places. But yup, starting watching tonight. As a Tolkien fan I’m viewing it as very expensive fanfic largely, but looking forward to enjoying as much as I can. Martin’s keen to watch it too.

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