Fantasy Prequels and the End of the World

How Prequels Help us Think About The End of the World

Both Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings got big-budget, majorly-hyped prequel shows this year. But is there something about our current moment that’s particularly conducive to spending hours watching these fantasy worlds thrive, when we know how ill-fated their futures are? We think so and we’ll explain in this Wisecrack Edition on The Rings of Power and House of Dragon: Why We Want Apocalypse Stories Now

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How Lord of the Rings Changed | Book vs. Film ► https://youtu.be/ghbf1psQNzk

Written and Hosted by Michael Burns (@michaeloburns on Twitter)
Directed by Michael Luxemburg
Edited by Kim Su Labby
Produced by Olivia Redden and Griffin Davis

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