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Amazon Lord of the Rings show to have nudity and sex
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ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
not that it belongs in tolkein, but i wont say no to a nude elf.
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ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
well not the orcs
Ornlu
Banned
MrMephistoX
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TheContact
Member
Why alienate kids from this? Big mistake imo. Keep it Teen rated.
Nymphae
Banned
Did Tolkien ever have anything resembling sex scenes in any of his Middle-Earth stories? What does cheap sex add to this world? Let's not kid ourselves and pretend this stuff is going to have any sort of depth. Tolkien would be embarrassed with what they want to do to his work I'm sure.
GamesAreFun
Banned
Nope, not in his published Novels anyway.
He was a devout Catholic, that probably influenced the lack of sexuality in the books.
johntown
Banned
My guess is they don't really have many good stories and will need to pad the show with more relationship drama then actually LOTR lore etc. You said it right. The depth will be very low.
Javthusiast
Banned
Does it really fit the world of lotr? No. Will I cry to see nudity in it if the show is still written well? No.
Kids will watch it easy, just like they can watch pornhub right now.
GamesAreFun
Banned
I'm a big Tolkien fan (even read the Silmarillion) but personally I don't mind them adding more relationships/realistic dialogue, so the stories seem more "human". The books are rather dry.
johntown
Banned
If that is what you are looking for okay. While I cannot say for sure it just seems like relationship drama will be the core focus of the show. Relationship drama in middle earth with probably a light over story that is in line with LOTR but is stretched out over 4-5 seasons.
Nymphae
Banned
Are you a woman? LotR wasn't really suffering for it's lack of relationship drama.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
This isn't LOTR though, it's The Second Age. Isn't it just appendices and a little bit from the Silmarillion?
Nymphae
Banned
I was talking about the books being "too dry" without relationship drama
iconmaster
Banned
Ixion
Member
There's nothing wrong with it. I love tits and ass as much as the next person, and I love shit that is about cheap, sleazy, sexy shit like Rob Zombie's music and movies. But that is not why I like LOTR. I like LOTR because it provides something different from that in a great way. It focuses on the epic fantasy.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
There some nudity in the Silmarillion. But its in context of a woman losing her memory and running through the woods until her clothes get ripped and she's found helpless.
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MrRogers
Member
The guys in here thinking that the nudity will involve hot elve chicks are sorely mistaken. Youll get midget tits, gay sex and nude fatties. Progressive hollywood doesnt do hetronormative nudity anymore, especially with beautiful women, that shit died out a decade or more ago.
Youll get fugly hobbits pounding and underage looking elves having gay sex for the pedo crowd and thats all.
Youll get fugly hobbits pounding and underage looking elves having gay sex for the pedo crowd and thats all.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
Bilbo Baggins will now be Dildo Baggins
Stouffers
Banned
Samus Returns is an excellent reimagining.. as is AMR2.
Stouffers
Banned
I remember the day it died. They call it “Lena Dunham Day” and it’s the only day per year I refuse to masturbit.
Potato Chip PRO
Member
Ohh for fucks sake, not every show needs to have sex or nudity.... Peeps from ALL ages enjoy LOTR! Don't restrict it to the older crowd.
just_some_nut
Member
GAMETA
Banned
Why? Just why? It's a pure tale about overcoming hardship fighting for what is right when faced by outstanding adversity. Why do we need sex scenes in every fucking show/movie now? Isn't widespread porn enough?
Fuck... this makes me sad...
Are the actresses hot, at least?
Fuck... this makes me sad...
Are the actresses hot, at least?
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EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Sex, nudity is in movie's dna I think it'll be good.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Sucks that GOT and HBO style of showmaking seems to be influencing this so hard. Amazon’s original efforts in TV, movies, and games have been so disappointing. They really should get out of the creative business, I’m starting to think.
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Robot Carnival
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my LOTR knowledge isn't all that good, but isn't there basically only 2~3 important female roles? the 2 elf ladies and 1 human one (the princess from Rohan?). out of those, only Aragorn and Arwen seem possible on the sex. you might be able to do a Galadriel (non-sexual) nude scene with that whole "test" thing? outside of that, I honestly can't think of adding anything without screwing up the story somehow...
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
No thanks. Unnecessary. I love boobs as much as the next guy but it doesn't belong here.
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
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Kind of lame. While I have no problems with t and a, it feels out of place in the Tolkien world. In Game of Thrones, it always felt forced.
Regarding Game of Thrones, you must not have read the books. They got really explicit, even gross at times.
But I agree with you on Lord of the Rings. Seems unneeded and weird for the material.
Archvile82
Banned
I'm not a prude but sex has its place in appropriate mediums. This isn't one of them. I actually thought the sex scenes cheapened Game of Thrones, was strong enough program to be without it.
Sex sells though.
Sex sells though.
The whole project just feels really shameless and sleazy anyway so while this makes it worse it's not that much worse.
I don't get why they can't just create their own fantasy story and go with that. Well, I do get it. Money. Which is why its so shameless anyway. Let's slap a well known name on any old shite and hope to get away with it.
How can writers and actors etc not be absolutely embarrassed to be involved with something like this. Surely they know that they are just using the "brand" to make a quick buck.
Shadow of Mordor/War was horrible enough with what they chose to do regarding the lore and story (just make a f'ing original IP) but this seems like it'll be a step even further than that.
I don't get why they can't just create their own fantasy story and go with that. Well, I do get it. Money. Which is why its so shameless anyway. Let's slap a well known name on any old shite and hope to get away with it.
How can writers and actors etc not be absolutely embarrassed to be involved with something like this. Surely they know that they are just using the "brand" to make a quick buck.
Shadow of Mordor/War was horrible enough with what they chose to do regarding the lore and story (just make a f'ing original IP) but this seems like it'll be a step even further than that.
Spaceman292
Banned
But all of that stuff takes a lot more work than TITS
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
No one is denouncing tits. What they are denouncing is sexploitation. Not everything needs boobs. This will cheapen the Amazon show