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Old 09-06-2019, 07:33 AM   #120
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
You say that like it's a plus. The Lord of the Rings is not Shannara or Mithgar.

If only they would add The Force and laser swords to Star Trek, it would be more like Star Wars. But it wouldn't be much like Star Trek anymore.
Now you are being ridiculous.

Who said anything about adding anything.

And it seems to me you are equating comparing with those other worlds as a negative. I neither see it as a negative or a positive, just that they too have suitable merit. With judicious editing, the LOTR would be more similar to those tales, but still retain much of its differences .... the language, names, inventiveness, literature merit, etc.

In short, making it more approachable to many more people. Surely that is a good thing .... how many might then later read the full original version, after having been impressed enough by the pared back version.

I don't see any losers in this, only winners all round.

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