I was chilling out on the couch unsuspectingly three days ago, pacified by an episode of "Star Trek: Voyager," when a violent buzz erupted from the phone resting underneath my leg. It was my best friend Josh who had texted me. Without many clues or interest as to what sort of news I'd be receiving from him, I broke eye contact from Captain Kathryn Janeway for about 15 seconds to check the message. "So, how about the 'Lord of the Rings' TV show that was just announced?"

Instantly my eyes widened, and before anyone knew what was what, I bolted off towards my laptop to search for answers.

Everyone has that particular fandom that they belong to, a universe that they know everything about. It's the kind of stuff I like bonding over because it's usually things like "Harry Potter," "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," nerdy things like that. But "Lord of the Rings?" That is my realm,and all those who enter it are under my protection and guidance.

To learn there is a TV show in the works completely boiled me over. I was both excited and confused at the same time. I had to do more research, but what I found raised more questions than answers.

I found that Amazon has recently closed a deal with Christopher Tolkien, son of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien. The price for the legacy of Tolkien's work was $250 million. The only concrete description offered for the concept behind this new series is that it will be a "prequel" to "Lord of the Rings." Of course that had me wildly confused thinking, "Isn't that what 'The Hobbit' is?!"But after some further thoughts, recollecting the expansive collection of Tolkien books I've read, I settled on the fact that there just isn't much canon material for things that happen after "Lord of the Rings." The only thing present is a bunch of prequel material. This makes the reporting of this show the most open-ended mess I've ever heard of.

There are a billion things that I'd like to see be interpreted on the big screen... The Valar of Middle-Earth, the creation of the Dwarves, the battle against the dragons of Middle-Earth, the Silmarils, Beren and Luthien, Morgoth, what happens to the Blue Wizards. I really could go on forever, but just like Gimli actor, John Rhys-Davies, and Nerdist writer Ben Gaspin, I'm genuinely curious and concerned for the motives behind this show. It's pretty obvious that a company like Amazon enjoys making money. They are right up there with Disney in how evilly they can operate in order to sell more of their products.

Could this acquisition of the rights to the "Lord of the Rings" universe be an attempt to simply exploit established aspects of the story (like the Shire or the Dwarves) so that more merchandise can be sold? Or is it going to be a true rendering of the brilliance that Tolkien has laid out for us? This is a man who put his life's work into one story, one universe, spanning hundreds of characters overcoming thousands of conflicts. The privilege of getting to see that majesty imagined into a gritty fantasy show like "Game of Thrones" would be perfect. I could die happy. Until the project moves forward and we find out more, I guess I won't rest easy.