ANOTHER Gollum Movie🧌 Berserk Crack Down🧑🏻‍⚖️ New Malazan Novella📖 ~FN~

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

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[@kay12]

[@makewami1529]

This is for Daniel. Before you release your latest book, make sure to read Chinua Achebe. You will get foundation on how to construct the language system.

[@frankiasparri866]

Let me get that sweater link

[@tooruoikawa8985]

As Berserk fans I’d say we’re pretty use to struggling with the series for extended periods of time and then feasting for about 10 minutes better than anyone! It’s almost like being stuck on a boat for 10 years only to stop at the place you wanted to end up briefly.

[@Malygosblues]

Y'know what we really need to up the struggle? Another Golden Age arc animated

[@danieldejesusfigueredoorop1428]

@@Malygosblues this time in stop motion hahaha

[@mikemash8438]

I see what you did there with ship reference 😂

[@xtieburn]

Even if AI was helpful without harm to voice actors, Audible are the last people Id trust with it. They are already ripping off artists, abusing their dominance in the audiobook market to pay the creators as small a fraction as they can. What on Earth makes people think they wouldnt do the same with AI?

[@joshuasmith147]

I love Gollum as much as the next person but I have to wonder... why Gollum? Can't we just let the lil guy be entombed in lava in peace? His life was hard enough, dammit

[@jazzy4830]

I like LOTR but across the whole series Gollum's appearances always make me sad. I think the really visceral screaming during his torture scenes in the old audiobook also just left a real impression.

[@Tuaron]

The cynic in me thinks it's because he's the easiest to recast without people really noticing.

[@Cate-lystFitness]

Cause. Likelu Andy...might want to build his director career

[@tk9kika]

"Gollum Milking" is a term I wish I had lived without hearing of

[@tahunuva4254]

ToDo: Successfully throttle Gollum to completion

[@thundair]

Daniel. As a Malazan fan, I simply cannot keep anyone apprised of the size and scope of written works. In the time it took me to write this comment, Erikson finished a novella draft. By the time you read it, a new trilogy will be cooking. Despair and rejoice with us

[@drawgam2946]

It makes me sad that dutch translations for my favorite authors are very rare. Its just much more immersive to read it in my own language. Meanwhile the shelves are full with god damn Terry Goodkind and fantasy for kids.(I would love dutch malazan books)

[@Samuel-s1e]

Terry Goodkind? Oh yeah… at my local (large) bookshop (also in the Netherlands) half of the fantasy area is book tock romantacy, which is fine if it sells. Another quarter is delegated to mister Badkind, which kind of stings when you’re an avid fantasy reader. Another sixth is LotR and ASoIaF which I love, but I’ve already read them. The rest is leftovers. It sucks. Good news about Malazan. The very well made French translations were a success and many Eastern European translations are coming (with really cool illustrators), so a Dutch translation may be possible in the next decade.

[@drawgam2946]

@@Samuel-s1e Thanks for the info! Im not gonna be too hopefull yet but the moment the series hits the shelves it will be a fast buy. I have been starving for fantasy with well written characters and stories that are not written for teenagers.

[@stijnionio8238]

A week without Fantasy News is a week without Fantasy News

[@themangaculture]

Couldn't have said it better

[@kroova404]

Amen

[@Nasser851000]

Because after that Gollum Game, What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

[@joshuasmith147]

And after the Hobbit, why would anyone NOT want to split the movie into multiple parts? Good to see they're really taking from the most successful LOTR media for this one.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

"Gollum milking" is a horrible mental image. Thanks a lot.

[@y-wing7654]

Amazon is like me with 12, telling my parents that "the exam was pretty bad in general" if they ask for my grade

[@quentandil]

I totally agree with the Berserk fan project being taken down: they were calling it an "adaptation" from the beginning and asking money for it. Also, a KZbin channel is not a "studio of animation". Just keep a low profile and make little projects to honor an IP you love, like dozens of other amazing animators around.

[@beabea3770]

I also just think Mori should be attached to any adaptation of his friend's work.

[@BladeWinters]

It's must feel weird to go, "Yay, I'm big now." to "Oh no, I'm big enough to be sued now" (I mean, being sued has always been possible but now you've crossed the visible threshold, I guess)

[@avsambart]

I just want a Beren and Luthien adaptation! Not everything that we are actually getting. Is that too much to ask?! 😭

[@pokemonbeing3283]

I like the creative decision you took cause its risky and refreshing, but as a non native English speaker a) it might be difficult for a non native b) it might not be able to be translated into other languages that are already written fonetically (if youre looking for it to be translated in the future). But anyways, I think youre onto something!

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Very good point! I’ll have to talk with a publisher about that. Phonetics to each translated language maybe? Going trad I’m happy to say this might be my first book to get translated!

[@ryan_17295]

You should check out Feersum Endjinn by Iain M Banks. It is tough to read in parts but worked for me.

[@haflaen]

Sucks to hear about Neil Gaiman. I thought he was one of the good guys.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Not going to lie my heart sank when I heard.

[@samreddig8819]

I'm out of the loop, what happened?

[@beabea3770]

He sexually assaulted many women, said it was fine because they came and didn't say no, it's just awful and that's just the gist of it. ​@@samreddig8819

[@henryjack6227]

Sexual assault against his children's Nannies

[@samreddig8819]

@@henryjack6227 oh, yikes.

[@grafgingula6961]

Now that i am finally caught up with the fantasy news after seeing every episode... finally here for a new upload

[@CheerfuEntropy]

could we perhaps never mention "gollum" and "milking" together ever ever ever again?

[@frostburnwoof]

An image of Gollum milking a cow while singing that song when he was catching the fish in Two Towers popped in my head😂

[@jonevansauthor]

I assume he was milking goblins, because he's British and how else would he have got his tea while in the caves....

[@funkle2645]

Studio Eclypse was taking money on patreon. That's a big legal no-no when it comes to doing fan adaptations. They also apparently were surrounded by rumors that they weren't even working on the animation still and were just taking people's money.

[@Vesimias]

I would not be surprised one bit if this was true, that studio's reputation isn't exactly good to begin with lol

[@sarbo2335]

That and also taking people's money to do a project then cancelling it

[@TheRASDEL83]

At this point we will be getting "My big fat HOBBIT wedding" anytime soon... a complete movie about Samwise's wedding 🤣

[@pattheplanter]

The suits seem to have forgotten that Samwise was the great hero and protagonist of the entire three books. His story is the only one that merits more screentime. Who cares about snobby elves? Time they tackled the Scouring of the Shire.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

So I’ve been reading through Stormlight for the first time to be ready for Wind and Truth, and I haven’t read any other Cosmere stuff. I’m halfway through Oathbringer right now, and honestly haven’t felt at all lost by not reading any of the other books/series. The only thing I can think of is maybe I don’t know the full context for what some of the interludes mean, but other than that, I’ve yet to hit anything that I blatantly notice as “hmm, I don’t know what that is and it’s probably in another book”. So for my money, I don’t think people NEED to read other things before starting Stormlight. They can if they want, but it’s not a necessity.

[@atlasunderthesky]

Daniel, about the English phonetics in your book, I think that's a fantastic idea and you should stand your ground on that. What you said about the readers being ahead of Mikhael makes me think of some movies or shows where a character yells something in Russian, Spanish, swedish, etc trying to warn the protagonists but that protagonists don't understand and exacerbate things. but if you speak that language you are "ahead" of the protagonists and know something is gonna go wrong. I.e. the opening scene of John Carpenter's The Thing

[@rosieplanetta8689]

I agree with atlasunderthesky! Additionally, I've seen this done well with some of the discworld books where you also see the main characters trying to learn the words the new guy from the golden empire is saying. As a result, you see the tourist character say the English word in the phonetics, then you see how the main characters mispronounce the word and slowly get closer to the proper phonetics. Adds both realism and humor 😊

[@tam_tam]

Ahh, I recently got into Brandon Sanderson and started with the Stormlight Archive cause I didn't know anything about the Cosmere. I loved it too much to not continue the series and start elsewhere in the cosmere... Why is this story so good!?!

[@Arcon1ous]

I hate how things are going with Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's work right now, everything that's coming out is essentially professionally made fanfiction, by people who he would have hated making adaptations of his work, meanwhile the people who the story was influential and life changing for can't do anything with it because its never fallen into the public domain, and if you try to complain about it, you end up being grouped with people who are just terrible people complaining at all the wrong things.

[@mintyblur]

Why do they think Gollum is the most profitable character in middle earth? He's a scummy little goblin in a world where there are demigod wizards and yet we are now going to have a game and two movies about him

[@fourcornersofthepage8374]

I reckon the new Malazan book is a dig at Wheel of Time - ‘time’s cursed cartwheel’. That’s why people will get annoyed - a bit of a dig at traditional fantasy!

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

That would be hilarious.

[@bobbob-cd9yl]

The reason people would be annoyed is fans are dying for him to finish walk in shadow as it has almost been ten years which is about how long it told him to finish the main 10. Malazan fans under his posts and in so many interviews ask him when the next book is out. Because kharkanas sold poorly his publisher made him prioritise another series “The witness quadrilogy “ he is however going to resume walk in shadow soon

[@fourcornersofthepage8374]

@@bobbob-cd9yl nah I disagree - he’s stated recently it’s on his agenda and he’s made clear for ages BandKB is being used as a palette cleanser

[@bobbob-cd9yl]

@@fourcornersofthepage8374 what are you disagreeing with?

[@dartagnanjames8069]

What if Stephen Colbert got Tolkien rights? He's already trying to adapt the Throne of Amber I think.

[@samuelleask1132]

Children of Hurin miniseries with HBO, anyone?

[@dartagnanjames8069]

@@samuelleask1132 oh yes

[@isacami25]

in Linsday Ellis's books when characters speaks different languages that the protagonist *can* understand different fonts are used to represent the different languajes. I think that's the better solution to your problem than using the phonetic transcription

[@Macapta]

Daniel Greene’s new fantasy news is out, new fans should start wherever they damn please!

[@queenofdarkness2387]

I really love the language idea. I've seen it done before and for me, it really works. Good luck

[@FatCandyProduction]

Still hoping for some love for Ryan Cahill and his The Bound and the Broken series on this channel. He's really making waves in the indie space and has learned how to communicate with fans from Brandon Sanderson. He has a percentile bar on his site for all his books, and he's definitely making some serious progress!

[@MastaDRD]

I'm maybe a third through the 3rd book, it really does feel in some ways like he read Eragon and thought, "I could do this better." And in some ways it is, but other aspects feel like a backstep; like a certain character not getting a voice, or certain elements introduced in the prologue not actually tangibly showing up until the 2nd book. Small nitpicks, idk. Still enjoying it though, we'll see how I feel by the end.

[@factorfantasyweekly]

This Gollum news is a big oof from me, dawg.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

For some reason I read that in his voice.

[@factorfantasyweekly]

@@DanielGreeneReviews how do you know this channel isn't run by him? 👀

[@LouPhonze]

WHEN ARE WE GETTING THE 5 PARTS MOVIE SERIES OF WHEN THE HOBBITS CAME UP WITH ELEVENSIES?? COME ON!!!!

[@e_n_hand]

I (the arbiter of nothing) really hope you get to keep the phonetic English. I was already really excited about this new book from you. If this stays in I'll be 10x more excited, that sounds so cool. And potentially hilarious. I'd be curious to hear from people for whom English is a second language read it and ask if that is what we sound like to them. It makes me think of that one Italian song.

[@JRBeast-nw3xg]

At least the LOTR anime movie looks cool

[@TB-fm8kf]

Studio Eclipse never had any rights to berserk, so them being taken down was something that I think everyone predicted. i never had any hopes for it, as it looked always like a cheap cashgrab, "give us money to make berserk" just to then not finish it because they weren't allowed to (which then knew)

[@CC-of5xl]

That Berserk fan animation was shady anyways. One of the people attached has been part of multiple fan projects asking for money and they've never delivered.

[@yolgezer98]

That creative decision is a nightmare for translators imo

[@ilikemandalorians9861]

19:50 hold your outrage, it’s still possible McKellen just meant there are two Middle-earth films being worked on (which there are if we count the animation, but he could have referred strictly to live action) rather than Hunt for Gollum will be in two parts. Also, he’s clearly not confident in that information, it’s just what he remembers from what he heard at this pre-pre-preproduction stage (I mean, read the full quote)

[@wherespookie1]

Gotta be honest, that short trend of a vocal minority complaining about black elves in ROP is pretty much dead and gone. Honest Tolkien fans who think ROP is a joke of a show dont have to be cautious anymore cause they dont want to be lumped in with racists/sexists and right wing culture war hawks. They are still out there but most honest people agree that it's just a bad show on almost every front, and Amazon is banking on internal fighting and name calling to shut down honest criticism. At this point, we shouldnt want a season 3.

[@HeavyTopspin]

Oh, that's the strategy now. Race-swap a character or change their sexuality, do press about how "inclusive" and "groundbreaking" it is, get the expected reaction from that vocal minority, and then claim that is the reason for any criticism of the show/movie regardless of what the criticism actually is. "The vast majority of people hate our poorly written-show? Must be because this character is Identity X. Look, we've got three mean tweets to prove it!"

[@Crispifordthe3rd515]

I really don't think it was a vocal minority. People keep saying that out of cope or to downplay it, but it was not a minority in the slightest. And although I hate to say it, I kinda agreed with them? Not because of the same reasons THEY complain about it (they're just racist and try to hide it) but just because it's one of many things ROP does that just craps all over the original source material. Had Tolkien wrote it that way originally I literally would have no issue, but because he had a very specific world in mind (with it being based are European folklore and Catholic inspirations), it is definitely a problem. Albeit, probably the smallest of them.

[@HeavyTopspin]

@@Crispifordthe3rd515 I think you had three groups. The smallest being actual racists, who of course were magnified and held out as "proof" by the show's defenders. The second believe like you do, that it simply didn't fit the lore (and many pointed out they could have introduced Easterling or Haradrim characters to fit the diversity). The third realize that they're following the Disney playbook: race-swap a character, wait for the inevitable complaints from group 1, and use that as "proof" that there's a "racist right-wing conspiracy" to bring your show down because you dared to support inclusivity.

[@Crispifordthe3rd515]

@@HeavyTopspin You're making a lot of sense actually. Like most things it's not just one camp vs the other. It's like a bunch of varying camps that are nearer or further from each other but still closer than the other camps across the river lol.

[@jimhat8117]

This was a good one. I watched the last week's one and this one side by side. I skipped 90 percent of the last one, but I was interested in a lot of this one.

[@aksharaghav9657]

I really want Denis Villeneuve to make a space-themed movie.

[@MagusMarquillin]

I hear he has ambitions for adapting Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama, which I think is more in space then Dune.

[@thebrickccentric3728]

Your idea to write english phonetically is super creative! Hopefully the publisher likes it

[@k41en-o]

I need to read a fantasy book with phonetics. I love that and in my french class we go over spelling sometimes but it would be absolutely amazing to read a fantasy book with the other language being phonetically English. 😱

[@Hillary429]

Your language quirk in your book reminds me of Clockwork Orange and the insane slang he created.

[@berghest9129]

The phonetic writing reminds me of On by Adam Roberts, be did something similar.

[@lordvenusianbroon]

Re: Writing out a character's speech phonetically. Iain M. Banks did this in Feersum Endjinn (Title is a clue!) with the character Bascule. That got published! You might want to check that out for a comparison or a quick gander.. But it's also a cracking book.

[@AngelOfRepentance]

The words "gollum milking" are disturbing on so many levels D:

[@Kutomi1]

Well, at least we still have Arche's Berserk fan series Seriously, check those guys out if you haven't, they already have a pilot episode released on their channel. They're basically doing a what-if 2nd season for the '97 anime and it's amazing.

[@MattMay06]

Did... did Daniel reverse engineer the Bionicle Matoran language..?

[@elliotjmorales]

You’re 100% right. 9 times out of 10 Amazon is full of crap when it comes to the way they put out numbers

[@furak]

would a "gargantuan grain" be still a grain?

[@dwaynefernandes2644]

I think there’s an error at 22:40 since there’s around 8 billion people and 6 million books so he needs a lot more than 2 mil

[@Avid_Reader]

I think it was satire.

[@ryan_17295]

On the Better Dead phonetics, you should see how it works in Feersum Endjinn by Iain M Banks

[@paigeme886]

Most excited about your book! That sounds awesome!!!!!!! And thank you for always making me smile, no matter how I’m feeling or what I’m going thru 🖤

[@ryanbianchini7355]

When I'm feeling blue, I make sure to watch the promotions 😂

[@ramblingsofgabby]

As for the language inclusion in your novel, I love when fanfiction includes dialogue in other languages. I'm bilingual in a multicultural city so it reflects my life experience more. I have seen it rarely in traditional publishing, but Mary Robinette Kowal's Lady Astronaut series includes quite a few foreign languages.

[@OldestPagans]

“I’m doing it the way I do it” I feel seen

[@nikvernon4251]

I just started Dungeon Crawler Carl on audiobook which led me to Soundbooth Theater- seems like a competitor to Graphic Audio that I didn't know existed. In the face of AI Audiobooks being a thing, you should do a video highlighting these companies that are trying to add *more* artistry into the industry and I feel like there isn't much talk about them- I was only aware of Graphic Audio

[@monstercreations7775]

Not sure if you saw but the broken binding is releasing special editions of the Hyperion cantos slated for early to mid 2025!

[@hcstubbs3290]

Dead Boy Detectives was so good. It sucks that so many people who worked hard on that show only for it to be cut like this. Gaiman wasn't even really involved in the show and the comics were co-created. It's just stupid Netflix being greedy and not wanting to produce a show that was obviously expensive and didn't get the numbers they wanted. 😢

[@llamaloop]

I love Andrew Joseph White and highly recommend his book The Spirit Bares Its Teeth.

[@swampcow60]

Guaranteed amazon will require they sign away the use of the voices in exchange for auto narration

[@badassmotha1]

I started with the stormlight archive haha😬 but for me it really was the perfect place to start

[@MattVickers]

Erikson also has a lesser known sci-fi satire/comedy series. I read the first entry years ago when I was first released and just found out there are more. Personally, it didn't fit my taste, but it exists and might work for some.

[@kjuju]

Memories of Ice< Deadhouse Gates ,The Chain of Dogs. But all Malazan rocks

[@joshuasims5421]

I recently watched the Hobbit and all I thought was, man, this would actually be pretty enjoyable if it was just one movie. Why, Sméagol, why??

[@ziggystardust1973]

Even if Bloodborne isn't getting a 60 fps upgrade for the ps5 pro (why only for the pro???), the emulator seems to be making great progress

[@Piqipeg]

Even though I haven’t read many roman/greek mythology fantasy books, I still feel burnt out on that premise...

[@obazu3727]

I just want more manga chapters 😭

[@lostxwoods6702]

Its like they want to turn Gollum into their version of a Disney IP's mass merchandisable mascot character like Grogu is. Have they ever looked at Gollum? I just don't see a kid crying to their parents in the Target toy aisle because they want the Gollum doll lol. (Side note: Your idea for the language barrier in your book is actually really fun/interesting sounding. Hope you get to keep it as is!)

[@FromTheAshesOfVinland]

I wonder if there's supposed to be some kind of irony or lesson learned with following up the AI narration segment by actually using it XD

[@maria5988]

For your creative decision to spell out English phonetically, consider having an appendix with the actual English spelling for those who may have trouble interpreting the phonetic spelling, such as readers who may be deaf or even just me who had struggled reading accents spelled out in books 😅

[@HumbleRobot]

Just feeding the algorithm

[@Khepriem]

Love that calm lighting and background. Feels like a cozy-book-by-the-fire.

[@lady_draguliana784]

were I a voice actor, I'd go through that contract with 7 fine toothed combs, b/c they're GOING to say they own your voice in perpetuity and don't have to pay you anymore to use it after the first paltry sum...

[@priyamshome7005]

Day 32 of asking the Goblin to give Made in Abyss a try

[@jamesalex1852]

Aye more Goblin Daddy!!!!

[@colewatts3329]

Did you see that a Stephen King adapatation the Life of Chuck just won an award at TIFF for Peoples Choice Award!!!

[@kjarakravik4837]

I really don't think it's a problem for people to start with The Stormlight Archive, I'd even recommend it for people who aren't committed to reading every single book it cause I started with The Way of Kings and it wasn't any more confusing for me than for the people who'd read his previous works. At worst I only missed a few references, and since I didn't like Mistborn or Elantris as much I probably would have gotten bored and dropped everything if I tried reading those before Way of Kings

[@kacheek9101]

Hmm, a Constantine sequel could be interesting. Or could be bad. I'm not sure how I feel about that one

[@sechay9328]

Rings of Power s2 definately got a few views from me, but I was asleep. Same as season one. The show is better than melatonin and I use it when I am wired and need to get to bed soon. Yes this is a burn but I am also serious, I only watch it to go to sleep and have no clue regarding the narrative flow.

[@TheEowyn22]

Wait now! Hold up… bold claim about having a “more educated” view on what Tolkien would want to then immediately get it wrong by calling LotR allegorical. Tolkien was very clear that he hated allegory. You say “anti-industrial’” allegory, others say it’s an allegory for the two World Wars. Tolkien would say neither. A story containing some themes does not make it allegorical. Other than that, totally agree. Tolkien would hate RoP and the upcoming Gollum movies, but imho, it would have to do with them not getting it right. He may not have liked movies, but he did sell the rights.

[@RedSeaGull]

Amazon's Rings of Power series is way more unfaithful and way more of a milking than the upcoming Gollum movies will probably be, which at least have Andy Serkis and LOTR cowriter Philipa Boyens involved

[@aikenpublishing]

If I was a young law student, what would be my chosen specialty? Artificial Intelligence related issues. Talk about a growing legal nightmare, and therefore, an emerging industry for AI-generated attorneys.

[@999imo]

22:50 a 1% of the people on this planet, which is terrifying to think about.

[@jonevansauthor]

Oh god, will someone please tell Daniel how to pronounce Tchaikovsky? I think we can assume it's just like the famous composer! Or just ignore the T.

[@BlazeMaestro]

DAMN, that's a lot of news! Both bad and good, but it is what it is. :3 Thanks for covering all of this! I've always appreciated these.

[@TheMedicinMannen]

Why shouldn't one start with Stormlight Archive when it's his best work? I did. Sure, if you're not used to big books or fantasy, but otherwise go wild. Only downside is that I think Mistborn pales in comparison reading it after Stormlight.

[@TonyGizer]

I don't want a Malazan book. I want a Bridge Burners book!

[@stephenlacey5925]

Floor - ez Flores Just incase it wasn't dyslexia.

[@neondemon5137]

I love lamp

[@andreassundberg9426]

Hell no the Goblin said Halloween is the best holiday 😭🎅

[@GunsIinger22]

Man, I just can't wait for "Gimli and Legolas discussing their killcount on Pelennor" the pentalogy to come out. Seriously, after RoP Season 1, I'm completely done with new "adaptations". I'll stick to the PJ trilogy and rereads for now, please and thank you

[@aaronlandry3947]

The numbers for a show being popular really shouldn't be done the way they are anymore. A show should not be judged on its worthiness based off of the first couple weeks of it being released. I and a bunch of the people I no didn't even know that the show was already airing. So by trying to gain information based off less than a month of data is going to be skewed. Most things should probably have their popularities statistics aggregated over a significant period of time rather than judged off of its popularity right off the bat.

[@Patrickjwalsh1976]

Have you read Feersum Endjinn by Iain M Banks?

[@pattheplanter]

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban also used phonetic English, set 2,000 years after a nuclear apocalypse. As mind-bending to read as Feersum Endjinn. Took a while afterwards to start reading normal English without feeling bizarre.

[@Avid_Reader]

The Fractured Empire Saga by Starr Z. Davies will scratch your itch for Mongolian fantasy.

[@senorbe]

Cracked Pot Trail was my least favorite Erikson and I think he has a very widely varied level of output

[@rohannborah9025]

yay more smiling thumbnails please

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the news, Daniel! :D

[@eradri0015]

The first secord scared the s*it out of me xdd