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“It is somehow fitting that Tolkien’s stories – among the most popular of all time, and what many consider to be the true origin of the fantasy genre – have led us to this proud moment. I am so grateful to the Tolkien Estate – and to our showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, executive producer Lindsey Weber, cast and crew – for their tireless collaborative efforts and boundless creative energy. And it is the tens of millions of fans watching – clearly as passionate about Middle-earth as we are – who are our true measure of success.”
While critics have been full of praise for the series so far, with their average score currently sitting around 85%, Rotten Tomatoes audience rating is languishing at 35% thanks to a slew of 1 star and even ½ star reviews made on seemingly new accounts and leaving one line reviews that can quite easily be dismissed. After even just the first several minutes of the series, there are few who can genuinely believe the show looks “cheap” as some of these comments claim, and while others have cited the characters’ “ridiculous way of speaking” as their reason for a pitiful score, there is no-one tuning into a Lord of the Rings series expecting to hear characters talking like they just walked out of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
