There are so many epic works of speculative fiction that Amazon could adapt (like the rest of Philip K. Dick's work or Ursula K. Le Guin's non-Earthsea novels), but we're going to get moar Tolkien because Tolkien is a brand now, and brands are known quantities that are therefore "safe".
@starbreaker they tried with Dick (Man in High Castle). People didn't like it so they moved on. Channel 4 tried with they series "Electric Dreams" same result.
@GeekDaddy @starbreaker I disagree that people didn't like "The Man in the High Castle". It just wasn't the massive success they were hoping it would be. Everyone I know of who's watched it did indeed like it, but that's mostly been people who are interested in political and historical stuff, which the average joe is really not.
@calyanare @starbreaker don't no if political dram is not for average joe. House of Cards is one of the most popular shows on Netflix.
@GeekDaddy @calyanare House of Cards panders to people's suspicions about corruption in DC, and doesn't require much imagination from the audience. High Castle is more demanding, or was before Trump became President. Nobody wanted to consider the possibility of the US becoming a totalitarian state.
@starbreaker @calyanare not everybody lives in US
@GeekDaddy @starbreaker True, but does anybody anywhere (who isn't a Nazi themselves) really want to think long and hard about the Nazis winning? I've never even heard of Designated Survivor.
