The Fireside

  I've stated before that I'm a fan of Prime's Rings of Power  series, though it's been a bit since I've mentioned it; due to when the previous season finished.  Before I continue, I wish to address my verdict (as of now): I like it more than The Hobbit  films, but nowhere near as much as The Lord of the Rings  films. I am able to compartmentalize books and their adaptations. There's more things that I do  like about this series than things I don't . I like it enough to watch each season, wondering what will happen next, and what will happen to the characters. While I like both, I recognize that House of the Dragon  is the superior show.   So Season 2 is set to debut on August 29. It will be 8 episodes (like Season 1), so going on that, we can expect the season finale to be October 17 - on the assumption that we get one episode per week, each week, non-stop. With essentially all the TV shows I watch, no matter how much I'm interested in them,...

  As I wait for TV seasons to be finished before watching them, this post took a bit of time. Also, had other things in life going on. Things are well, though less time to sit down at the PC and write. I also wanted to let my thoughts about The Rings of Power simmer for a bit (and remain untouched by internet trolls) before making my statement. Fantasy is seeing a resurgence right now, mostly on TV. There was The Wheel of Time , also on Prime Video. Netflix has The Witcher (along with a 4-episode mini-series prequel coming out next month called Blood Origin ) along with Narnia (which they don't seem to be doing too much with.) HBO has House of the Dragon , which is based off Fire & Blood - I'm currently watching that one. And, now we have The Rings of Power . Most watchers may have been anticipating this one greatly, thanks to immense love to Tolkien's novel (as well as other Middle-earth entries), a huge following and love to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings...