Thread: Shannara coming to television
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Old 10-14-2015, 04:50 PM   #143
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
If LoTR had a post-apocalyptic setting, then I'd agree that Shannara TV series was "targeting" LoTR fans. But since video clips and interviews clearly show that the "future-OUR-Earth-post-apoc-slant" is being emphasized even more in the show than it was in the books, I think it's safe to say that LoTR fans are not the only target audience. In fact, I rather suspect that some LoTR fans may actually be a bit turned off by the futuristic, scifi-ish slant the show is going to exhibit.

D'ya 'spose Aragorn would be caught dead in that skullcap hat and hoodie?

There's even been rumors of guns for heaven's sake!

I myself welcome the deviation from the books in that regard. It will make it more difficult for the "it's just a LoTR ripoff" purists/critics to sabotage the show before it's given a chance.

They can say it all they want about the book (the first Shannara book anyway), but the show ain't the books.
Yeah, must confess. Never viewed the Shannara series as "sci-fi" nor really post-apocalyptic sci-fi, even though it obviously was, certainly in...I forget which now, the one with the giant critter and the ancient city.

Must also confess, the whole hoodie thing just turned me right the hell off. Of course, I'm 99.99% sure that MTV isn't targeting this at my demographic. {sigh}.

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