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Lord Of The Rings Reignites Billionaire Rivalry As Elon Musk Throws Shade At New Show From Jeff Bezos' Amazon

E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently released “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” — a prequel show inspired by the J.R.R. Tolkien book series.

Benzinga

Elon Musk condemns new Lord of the Rings series: ‘Tolkien is turning in his grave’

‘The Rings of Power’ series premiered on Prime Video on 1 September

The Independent UK

Elon Musk condemns new Lord of the Rings series: ‘Tolkien is turning in his grave’

‘The Rings of Power’ series premiered on Prime Video on 1 September

The Independent UK

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The backlash to rule them all? Every controversy about The Rings of Power so far

It’s only been out for three days, but it has already sparked multiple rows. From review bombing to the lack of female beards, here’s a rundown

The Guardian - UK

Why Tolkien fans are blasting The Rings of Power over diverse casting

Diehard Lord of the Rings fans say prequel series The Rings of Power's diverse casting has rendered the Amazon Prime show "unwatchable".

The New Daily

Amazon delays reviews to The Rings of Power

Amazon has delayed user reviews of its new Lord of the Rings show, The Rings of Power, to combat trolls and a spree of bombing reviews.

The New Daily

The week in TV: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power; Ridley; The Suspect; Days That Shook the BBC With David Dimbleby

Amazon’s mega-budget Tolkien prequel requires an A-level in orc studies; Adrian Dunbar sings; Aidan Turner broods; and David Dimbleby asks some difficult questions of the BBC

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‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel Is Amazon Prime Video’s Biggest Premiere

Amazon announced Saturday that its big budget series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, had marked the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video -- with 25 million viewers. With this flagship production that started streaming Friday, Prime Video…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amazon says 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' draws record 25 million viewers

Amazon Studios on Saturday said its much-anticipated series, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," broke viewership records, with more than 25 million people tuning in to watch on the first day.

Los Angeles Times

'Rings of Power' evil sword: How one relic will “drive” the LOTR prequel

In a saga full of magical items, there is one shattered sword in particular in 'The Rings of Power' that will have special importance. But whose sword is it?

Inverse

'Rings of Power' cast reveal secrets, details about new show

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has made its debut and the cast is finally able to talk about the years-long effort

The Independent UK

Trouble harfoot? Amazon’s Lord of the Rings epic divides Tolkien fans

There can be no middle ground on Middle-earth, as reactions to The Rings of Power demonstrate

The Guardian - UK

The Rings of Power: Tolkien readers divided over Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Book fans can’t come to an agreement on new Middle-earth series

The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episodes 1 and 2 recap: Welcome to Middle-earth

The opening pair of episodes deliver us back to Tolkien’s universe and make fast work of introducing a host of characters worth caring about

The Independent UK

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How to watch new The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for free on Prime Video

Amazon Prime customers will be able to watch the highly-anticipated release for free - here's how

Inverse

Celebrimbor: 'The Rings of Power's most important character, explained

There aren’t many Tolkien characters more noteworthy than Celebrimbor. Here's why Charles Edwards' Elven ruler in 'The Rings of Power' is probably the show's most important player.

The Guardian - AU

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power clip prompts barrage of gleeful parodies

The short clip, which some falsely claimed was the show’s opening credits, has earned comparisons to Kath & Kim, The Young and the Restless and a strangely similar episode of Community

The Guardian - UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap episodes one and two – like no TV you’ve seen before

Amazon’s hugely anticipated take on Tolkien finally arrives – and it’s so packed with scale and ambition it’s only matched by Marvel’s biggest budget offerings

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Salon

Bypass Westeros and head to Middle-earth

In the battle between dragons and elves, Prime Video bankrolls a glorious play for the streaming fantasy throne

Tribune News Service

The ‘Rings of Power’ cast is ready to play in Prime Video’s $465M ‘Lord of the Rings’ playground

The return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is a cinematic world made for the big screen. This time, though, it’s on TV.

Evening Standard

Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power, from elf heroines to fake bird poo

Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power

The Independent UK

The Rings of Power: Everything we know about The Lord of the Rings prequel series

Series premieres on Prime Video this September

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos says his son told him ‘not to eff up’ Rings of Power series with Amazon

Billionaire businessman also admitted some of his creative suggestions to showrunners were ‘ignored’

The Independent UK

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power producer reveals the ‘number one rule’ behind new adaptation

High-budget adaptation is out in less than a month

The Orange County Register

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ actors reveal secrets of series preparation

The landscape of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” sprawls across Middle-earth and the surrounding seas in Prime Video’s new prequel series to the J.R.R. Tolkien universe.

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