It's a TV show, yes, but that's all that I remember after 2 episodes, nothing memorable, no epic moments, no "wow" factor that the original had. It's just here to be here, nothing else. A lot of things are just like in any other fantasy show that you can find on Netflix or Amazon, same tropes, same stuff and plot. Music is generic, which is sad, because the originals had the most epic music, even now, after so many years it sounds in my head from time to time, where as this show is forgotten the second it's turned off. I wish for this season to be grand and breath taking, but I really don't see this happening, shame for Tolkien's story to become just another fantasy show with nothing to offer, no boundaries to push and nothing to be remembered by.