The Hobbit no match for Wizard's First Rule

Sam Raimi of Spider-man fame has recently opted out of the running to be the director of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. The director/producer (who also may add such movies as The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness to his repertoire) has instead chosen to sign with ABC Domestic Television in order to Executive Produce their new fall series: "Wizard's First Rule".

The show, based off the hit novel and first-in-a-series by fantasy author Terry Goodkind, will headline ABC's Fall Season. ABC also brings other hits such as 'LOST', 'Grey's Anatomy', and 'Desperate Housewives'.

However, the fact that this series has even a remote chance at being more of a hit than a prequel to Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' saga remains to be seen. Remember, Raimi is also responsible for that Amazon woman, and that really strong guy. Think of this how you will.