This… is actually promising? Isn’t he a massive LOTR nerd.

He is. This can only be a good thing.

What in the name of Hollywood franchise filmmaking makes you think this can only be a good thing?

I’m open to it being good. I hope it’s good. But I also accept that this can also be a steaming pile of shit, or more likely, a bland piece of mediocre slop.

I generally trust Colbert and/or at least give him the benefit of the doubt. I’m sure he’s done something I don’t care for, but I cannot think of a single thing I’m aware he’s been involved with that I haven’t liked. Well, I didn’t watch the Colbert Report mostly because while I found it hilarious, I could only take that concept in tiny doses in the same way some folks can’t read too much of the Onion because it’s just too fucking close to reality. lol.

And yeah, with his passion about LotR… I’m hopeful for good things. And I say this having not watched the Hobbit trilogy once I heard they added all the crap to it. I don’t expect movies to be 100% faithful, but I want them to try. Like imho how The Expanse series - even changing up stuff from the book, but the authors were in on the writing and they basically just introduced characters sooner. It worked. And other changes they made were mostly translating from one form of media to another where different things work differently.

Nevermind, this is going to slap, hard.

I hope so. Very very much! :)