The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powermay seem like the world’s first TV show from that famed universe, but that accolade was swept up by another series created in the ’90s, and that’s not counting movies in multiple parts. Amazon Prime Video’s 2022 show was received well by critics and hit high ratings, despite firing up the Tolkien fandom with numerous polarizing choices. It is often praised as the first show to dare adaptLord of the Rings’Tom Bombadil, but this is one commendation it doesn’t deserve. That goes to a little-known Scandinavian adaptation.
The two-part Swedish movieSagan om Ringenexhibited the first on-screen depiction of Tom Bombadil in 1971, but a Finnish miniseries was the first properLord of the RingsTV show and the first TV show to adapt Tom Bombadil.The Rings of Powerseason 3will continue to adapt material created by J.R.R. Tolkien on the Second Age of Middle-earth, whereas the Finnish TV show tackles the Third Age events ofThe Lord of the Rings, despite its title translating to “The Hobbits.” Directed by Timo Torikka,Hobititis worth a watchfor any long-termLotRfan.
Finland’s Lord Of The Rings Miniseries From The ’90s Is Wild & Worth A Watch
Hobitit Is A Creative Interpretation Of Tolkien’s Book
Hobititoriginally aired in 1993 on national TV in Finland on Yle TV1 and contains some of the most surprisingLord of the Ringsscenes committed to camera, including a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Scouring of the Shire and a Galadriel reminiscent of the Lady of the Lake of Arthurian myth. This creative9-episode miniseries follows an old Samwise Gamgeetelling his story to young Hobbits. OfallThe Lord of the RingsandHobbitmovies, this may be the most oddly Elvish, performed in Finnish, which Tolkien used to inform his many Elvish languages.
Where To Watch Hobitit After The Rings Of Power
Hobitit Is Unofficially Available To Watch
Hobititis no longer airing in Finland or anywhere else around the world, but it is unofficially available to watch. The series was critically acclaimed in Finland, despite the obvious aging of its effects and digital quality. It was an early Finnish example of chroma keying, removing subjects from their background using a blue screen. Green screens are more commonly used nowadays as part of far more complex CGI, butHobititis worth seeking out for its unrecognizable Tolkien charactersalone.The bestLord of the Ringscharacterscan be seen in strange forms inHobititon YouTube.
An Adaptation Of Tolkien’s Unfinished Time Travel Story Would Be Lord Of The Rings' Zaniest Take On Sauron Yet
Sauron and Elendil hit college in the zaniest possible Lord of the Rings adaptation yet, based on one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s little-known novels.
Sauron is a literal eyeball and Boromir gets the Samurai treatment. As left-of-center as this seems, even Peter Jackson took inspiration from Samurai culture for his Elven archers inTheLord of the Rings: The Two Towersmovie.This amusing TV series was actually based on anotherLotRadaptation— a six-hour play debuting at the Suomenlinna Summer Theater in 1988 which transformed a whole maritime fortress island into Middle-earth. Although rights expired andHobititcan’t be revived in Finland, subtitled versions can be watched online, keeping Finland’s predecessor toThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powercirculating.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
