I understand it would be more difficult. But HP movies are almost trash level adaptation compared to LotR so there is more reason for a readaptation of the books. And in the case of LotR they are trying a part not covered in books so it will be fanfic.

Well I would even like they to readapt the books. But sure they can show the time of the fathers of HP, the youthood of Dumbledore. Or as you said, they could show other students or aurors, but they would need to be mindfull to make it no epic because we already know that besides Voldemort and Grindewald there were no noteworthy Dark Wizard to make gigantic battles.

I wonder if they will film them in New Zealand, and use hobbiton.

Glad i dont have prime anymore then. Hate lotr.

Because having prime would be like somebody holding a gun to your head and forcing you to watch this show.....?

I'd rather it be more close to a GoT than a Xena warrior princess, or Hercules.

But even GoT has fallen to the cliché tv soap opera tropes the last two seaons. Or basically once it no longer had to follow the book at religiously, since the books weren't out. So they had foot notes, but could do their own thing.

THat's why I'm not too excited about this series. The non LotR/Hobbit stuff is a lot more of the bullet point/foot note type stuff that the show can take very much liberties, and thus we will see the tv tropes seep into it.

I believe it was the last one in the trilogy with the super long "ending". I was actually in a theater and had to take a piss. It was the boat scene where Frodo was poisoned or whatever and being loaded into the boat. Anyways, I eventually just gave up after walking down the row and waiting on side aisle watching it. Ending never came so I went and took a piss and came back and there was still like 30 mins left of the film.

Curious about budget, sets, and effects (practical or computer).

I'll give it a shot, but my expectations are low.