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Post by johnnypt on Sept 16, 2022 9:29:29 GMT -5
Yes watching House of the Dragon with Ryan Condal's name all over it makes one think what might have been!
His quote about Tolkien being influenced by Howard is pretty ridiculous though. I seriously doubt the American pulps were making their way over to him to read.
We've talked about this a few times in the past. It comes down one nice comment from Tolkien in the 60s, possibly right around the time of the paperback craze and confirmation Weird Tales was available in the UK to some extent in the 30s. Knowing how far back Tolkien was working on his stuff, unlikely is probably the correct default position. Lord Dunsany would be a more probable influence if any. |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Sept 16, 2022 12:18:55 GMT -5
His quote about Tolkien being influenced by Howard is pretty ridiculous though. I seriously doubt the American pulps were making their way over to him to read.
We've talked about this a few times in the past. It comes down one nice comment from Tolkien in the 60s, possibly right around the time of the paperback craze and confirmation Weird Tales was available in the UK to some extent in the 30s. Knowing how far back Tolkien was working on his stuff, unlikely is probably the correct default position. Lord Dunsany would be a more probable influence if any. Yeah, Tolkien (allegedly, after all we only have one source for this) saying he enjoyed Howard's Conan stories isn't the same as him being inspired by REH. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2022 6:08:53 GMT -5
His quote about Tolkien being influenced by Howard is pretty ridiculous though. I seriously doubt the American pulps were making their way over to him to read.
We've talked about this a few times in the past. It comes down one nice comment from Tolkien in the 60s, possibly right around the time of the paperback craze and confirmation Weird Tales was available in the UK to some extent in the 30s. Knowing how far back Tolkien was working on his stuff, unlikely is probably the correct default position. Lord Dunsany would be a more probable influence if any. Yeah, I agree. |
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Post by terryallenuk on Sept 25, 2022 5:32:08 GMT -5
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Post by johnnypt on Sept 25, 2022 8:51:04 GMT -5
Ok Fred, three months left…
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Post by karasuthecrow on Sept 27, 2022 17:28:28 GMT -5
Midngihts Edge just released a new video about it, to save time no real update has been made on Netflixs Conan or the Solomon Kane, just a reafirmation that THERE IS a showrunner but is still unamed
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2022 18:11:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the video Karasuthecrow.
I wish I could be as optimistic about the Netflix series as Andre.
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Post by karasuthecrow on Sept 27, 2022 18:17:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the video Karasuthecrow. I wish I could be as optimistic about the Netflix series as Andre. Your Welcome, I will be honest to all of you, I jsut thing that he is optimistic because he has to be |
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Post by johnnypt on Sept 28, 2022 5:40:33 GMT -5
It is hard to be really optimistic after all that’s happened. Step one is getting the series greenlit after a two year wait, which still stuns me that they made a deal like that but you take what you can get. It better not drag into the new year.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2022 7:28:39 GMT -5
No, not next year.
Fredrik Malmberg probably wouldn't tell us if Netflix let the series go later this year. He did not announce anything last time when the Amazon deal fell through.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Sept 28, 2022 8:25:50 GMT -5
Midngihts Edge just released a new video about it, to save time no real update has been made on Netflixs Conan or the Solomon Kane, just a reafirmation that THERE IS a showrunner but is still unamed Ugh, more spreading of the "Tolkien was influenced by REH" meme. A lot of speculation in there. I think he's vastly overestimating the chances of this series being made at Netflix, or anywhere for that matter. No, not next year. Fredrik Malmberg probably wouldn't tell us if Netflix let the series go later this year. He did not announce anything last time when the Amazon deal fell through. Yeah if we don't hear anything by December, I would consider it vaporware. |
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Post by johnnypt on Sept 28, 2022 8:45:55 GMT -5
No, not next year. Fredrik Malmberg probably wouldn't tell us if Netflix let the series go later this year. He did not announce anything last time when the Amazon deal fell through. I have a feeling the Amazon situation was, as Andre put it when Ryan didn't say anything, a way not to poison a future well. Now if they lose Amazon AND Netflix, unless there's explicit contractual language, they should really say something this time around. Amazon was "we're developing a series!", Netflix was "we've got a series of developments!" To go from that to the world of Emily Litella ("Never mind") would be a bit much. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2022 4:15:36 GMT -5
...a little bit more from the production: Conan and the Stone of Kelior - Official Sizzle |
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Post by karasuthecrow on Sept 29, 2022 11:12:04 GMT -5
...a little bit more from the production: Conan and the Stone of Kelior - Official Sizzle INCREDIBLE |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Sept 29, 2022 17:27:55 GMT -5
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