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Amazon has put big money into its new series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" book trilogy. The 8-episode season of "The Rings of Power" has cost the company $715 million, or more than 5.1 million annual subscriptions to Amazon Prime, according to the Wall Street Journal. Last year, Amazon said that it had more than 200 million subscribers to Prime. A subscription to the service costs $139 per year. The Journal reports that other streaming companies, including Netflix and HBO, were interested in buying the TV rights of the much-loved book series, but only Amazon shelled out nearly $250 million, beating out the competition. It's been widely reported that Amazon spent nearly $500 million on the show's production in New Zealand and tens of millions of dollars in marketing and promotion. Despite the fact that the show's massive cost only comes to about 0.15% of Amazon's 2021 revenue, according to the Journal, "The Rings of Power" is a gamble for Amazon. One former senior Amazon Studios exec recently told Insider that the show could be make-or-break for the studio. "If we can't take this piece of IP and make it successful, why is Amazon Studios even here?... It has to succeed. There's no option," they said. The Journal reports that Amazon hopes the show will grow to be successful enough to spawn spinoffs and merchandise, similar to HBO's "Game of Thrones." Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, a Tolkien fan himself, recently tried to reassure potential fans that the e-commerce giant is producing the show for more than just the big bucks. "I hope we do Tolkien's work justice," he told Time magazine earlier this month. Source: Amazon's Lord of the Rings Show Costs 5.1 Million Prime Subscriptions (businessinsider.com)

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Beast (last week) & Three Thousand Years of Longing "Three Thousand Years of Longing,” which co-stars Idris Elba as a Djinn and Tilda Swinton as the scholar who gets three wishes, cratered in its debut with $2.87 million from 2,436 locations. It’s a terrible result for a movie that’s playing in thousands of theaters across the country Given its $60 million production budget, MGM and United Artists Releasing’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” is shaping up to be one of the year’s biggest bombs. https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/the-invitation-box-office-slow-weekend-1235352792/ Damn . He should go back to TV. Luther season 6 when?

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didn’t see a thread for this and this season started off pretty good they’re all hot wtf. The fact this is being hosted by Sarah Hyland Here’s the cast: Timmy Pandolfi Isaiah Campbell Jesse Bray Felipe Gomes Andy Voyen Deborah Chubb Zeta Morrison Courtney Boerner Sydney Paight Sereniti Springs it’s on peacock tues-sunday. And re-airing on USA I think.

Everytime i go to the club and see a jock or beefy/muscular or sporty white guy, they usually have an ass? its drives me crazy. Ugh its too many hot guys and it sucks because u know they wont be interested. I hate looking a them. Keep in mind im talking about straight clubs.

Wall Street Journal - A middle-income family might spend more than $18,000 a year on average, as inflation hits food, housing, haircuts and sports, Brookings analysis finds. https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-now-costs-300-000-to-raise-a-child-11660864334?mod=hp_lead_pos5 Here is a non-paywalled MSN version of the WSJ reporting What are your thoughts? Do you plan to have children? Or is the double income no kids (DINK) life the one for you?

I just rewatched The Rock and Connery oozed movie star gravitas - he’s tall, deep voiced, with big hands, and although he’s a likeable character you instinctively wouldn’t mess with the guy. Movie stars of his era had a level of testosterone that you simply don’t see anymore. Where the hell did it go? What explains the physical degeneration?

“House of the Dragon” drew in 9.99 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max after premiering with one episode on Sunday, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. This viewership tally includes linear airings, as well as HBO Max streams during premiere night. OH WOW Well deserved, the premiere was a cultural reset!

It might not be something you want to think about doing - but a lot of people die without having left a will in place. And you never know when your time will be up so it's better to plan for what you want to happen to your estate/who the beneficiaries will be. Especially if you own property. I'm curious to know how many ATRLers are well-organised and have written/signed a will.

Be honest, if given the opportunity would you shagg your favorite artist?

Source Are we reaady for another mediocre movie the slayage?!

Oh wow

You wake up, and its New Years day 1st of January 2020. What do you do now without looking like a lunatic?

In your opinion who are the winners of the year? I'd say: Harry Styles Kate Bush Bad bunny Beyonce Lady Gaga The Weeknd OneRepublic Joji Steve Lacy Lizzo Doja Cat Britney Spears Selena Gomez Avril Lavigne Charlie Puth Unfortunately Morgan Wallen Rosalia Justin Bieber Elton John Who else or who did I post that actually lost?

Thoughts? (Preferably if there are any trans or nb folks here on ATRL, their opinion would be the most welcome) Please keep it cute and civil.

Fed up of the summer heat in your area? These are the cities to head for, and which ones to avoid. Or maybe you like it hot. These are the world's major cities (750,000+ urban area population) ranked by the mean temperature of the hottest month. I'll be posting a few cities at the time so that the list isn't overwhelmingly long and to make it fun trying to guess what cities are next. Cities by region Northern America: 62 Latin America: 94 Europe: 75 Africa: 92 West Asia: 53 (includes Iran & Caucasus) Central & North Asia: 19 (includes Afghanistan and Asian Russia) South Asia: 97 Southeast Asia: 42 East Asia: 155 Oceania: 6 Anyone think they know the coolest city? I'll post the first few after lunch.