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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Main teaser

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  1. 0d_billie
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    Colour me suitably keen, this looks seriously pretty!

    Colour me suitably keen, this looks seriously pretty!

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    deknalis
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    I'm pleasantly surprised by how much they're leaning into the New Zealand natural vistas like the Jackson films did, but it makes me question how they're going to handle the change of filming...

    I'm pleasantly surprised by how much they're leaning into the New Zealand natural vistas like the Jackson films did, but it makes me question how they're going to handle the change of filming locations to England for future seasons.

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      0d_billie
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      I find myself curious about that as well, but I wonder if they shot a whole lot of spare establishing shots for future use. As a Brit, I can attest that we have a couple of nice vistas knocking...

      I find myself curious about that as well, but I wonder if they shot a whole lot of spare establishing shots for future use. As a Brit, I can attest that we have a couple of nice vistas knocking about too!

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      1. deknalis
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        I've been to the UK, and Scotland in particular is a gorgeous country, but I'm not sure I'd ever mistake it for New Zealand.

        I've been to the UK, and Scotland in particular is a gorgeous country, but I'm not sure I'd ever mistake it for New Zealand.

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      2. cfabbro
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        Yeah, most people who have never been to the UK may not realize it, but Wales and Scotland both have some surprisingly beautiful, remote, and mountainous areas.

        Yeah, most people who have never been to the UK may not realize it, but Wales and Scotland both have some surprisingly beautiful, remote, and mountainous areas.

  3. kwyjibo
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    Looks great! I'm pretty excited about this. I'm not expecting this show to rock my world and affect me in some deep way like the best of the medium can, but I hope it will have some of that magic...

    Looks great! I'm pretty excited about this. I'm not expecting this show to rock my world and affect me in some deep way like the best of the medium can, but I hope it will have some of that magic Game of Thrones managed to create. TV is really special when it's consumed together.

    Perhaps it's not the best place to wonder about this, but I do find it pretty fascinating that one of the most expensive TV shows ever are put in the hands of two dudes who literally had no other experience in the industry. How does one even land a job like that? Is it because the showrunners in this case are just in name only and it's the executives with the deep pockets that run the show? But even then, surely you can find people with more experience who would be OK with those terms, no? That's basically the way Marvel Universe is run and they work with pretty good and established writers.

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