Famous fantasy author Neil Gaiman has chimed in to shut down Elon Musk in the ongoing debate about the newest J.R.R Tolkien television adaptation, The Rings of Power, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The new fantasy show, a prequel to the Lord of The Rings trilogy, recently debuted on Amazon Prime and has been a hot topic of discussion amongst Tolkien enthusiasts. Much of the criticism is aimed at the characterization of the men and the culturally diverse inhabitants of Middle Earth.
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