Amazon is releasing, what, a “teaser” a week for this new prequel series (I think I have that right) to J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy fiction epic?

Another one is due July 14, so they say.

Not a bad strategy.

What do we see for this fall streaming event? Something a bit more digital, a LOT more diverse in terms of casting when compared to Peter Jackson’s films.

It’s not just the topography and geography that look like New Zealand, this time around.

I was kind of shrugging off the whole enterprise, but now one finds oneself intrigued. One does.