LoTR on Amazon: Welcome to the Second Age

[Earniel]

Amazon's shares a map for their LoTR prequel

The Second Age is an interesting period. Lot's of open spaces, very little tied down yet. Very little characters established. Very big sandbox to explore and rummage in.

Personally I'd prefer this to anyone connected to PJ looking at the First Age, which -judging by the other adaptations- IMO can only be ruined. But there are a lot less such pitfalls when taking on the Second Age. A wise move, I think.

And even if they still want to go all Westeros on Middle-earth, the age of Númenor ought to provide enough opportunities for diplomacy, politics, epic sceneries and huge battles without seeming out of place.

Your thoughts?

I'm a bit at a loss where to put this, we'll be needing a new Tolkien TV forum is this continues, I reckon. But if they're calling it LoTR on Amazon, might as well put it here in the LoTR-movie forum.