The decision to release ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ and ‘House of the Dragon’ almost at the same time – the former will be released on September 2 in Amazon Prime Video and the second on August 21 on HBO- has already started talking about an inevitable rivalry between the two. Now it has drawn attention George R.R. Martincreator of ‘Game of Thrones’, pronounce on the matter.
“It’s good for fantasy”
The curious thing is that Martin begins by downplaying the subject by highlighting that “I know of many articles that as soon as release dates were announced they said “a battle for fantasy supremacy. ‘Rings of Power’ vs. ‘House of the Dragon’, who will win?” I don’t understand why they always do that“. However, he immediately acknowledged that hopes that ‘The house of the dragon’ ends above the Amazon series:
I hope both series are successful. I am very competitive. I hope we get more. If they win six Emmys, which I hope they do, I hope we win seven. But still, it’s good for fantasy. I love fantasy. I love science fiction. I want more series on television.
Of course, Martin recognizes that he is very curious about what they’ve done with ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ since “Amazon bought Tolkien but they didn’t really get any books“, emphasizing that on the Second Age “there are a lot of myths” and that “it will be interesingsee the result.
Now we have no choice but to be patient until both series are released, which will be the result of countless comparisonsboth among themselves and ‘The House of the Dragon’ with ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ with the unforgettable trilogy of Peter Jackson. Hopefully that doesn’t end up being too heavy a burden for both of us. For now, the Amazon series has already received the approval of Tolkien experts, something has already been won.