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 @starbreaker Well, Netflix isn't Amazon Prime, and House of Cards is set in the ordinary modern present-day, which is more appealing for most people than alt-history. Plus there's the added angle of having to put your mind in a place where the US lost WWII, which is another thing people don't want to think about.
@calyanare @starbreaker not everybody lives in USA and has this emotional baggage. As to Netflix vs Prime, as someone living outside of USA this are the same. Alt-history - Designated Survivor which to is very popular and political