tk102 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Which series is better? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 harry potter has luna lovegood. case closed mother****er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralPloKoon Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 LOTR, a story as epic as Star Wars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGH ON PIE 14 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 harry potter has luna lovegood. case closed mother****er Damn right! And through her we have Nargles, Blibbering Humdingers, Gulping Pimplies, and the Umbungular Slashkilter, so Ha! Though I love both LOTR and HP. They are so different, its so hard to decide... ~HOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Scott! Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 LOTR, a story as epic as Star Wars!Definitely comes way closer than Harry Potter ever could. The Hobbit beats both of their asses, but seeing as it's related to Lord of the Rings... yep, that gets my vote. I don't really care for either series too much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 LotR just has a much more epic story. that and i really enjoy Tolkien's writing style over Rowlings anyways. Tolkien was always much more detailed, and that's what i love when i read. the other big plus is that the LotR movies where just better all around than the HP movies (thus far). and regardless of how well done the next HP movies are, its going to take a monster effort to top Return of the King. there is no other movie out there that tops it in terms of how epic it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan 411 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I love both series. They both have a lot of action to it, and they both have something interesting in them, and overall there both great. But, I would have to say, Lord Of The Rings, why? Its not as childish as Harry Potter is, and has more a more mature theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 I give big credit to HP inspiring children to read. I give big credit to Tolkien for making me want to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 The Lord of the Rings because of the huge influence the books have had on popular culture and the fantasy genre in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkside Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 LOTR... easily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 harry potter has luna lovegood. case closed mother****er Oh yeah, well we have... uh, we have.... have uhhh... THIS! Show spoiler (hidden content - requires Javascript to show) I give big credit to HP inspiring children to read. I give big credit to Tolkien for making me want to read. Cheers tk Same here... LOTR was a large part of my growing up, and reading challenge And while I thought the Harry Potter was/is excellent in both books and movies.... it didn't have the impact LOTR had on me. LOTR gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I went with Harry Potter, but only because I’ve actually read all the Harry Potter books. I tried reading LOTR when I was younger, but it just could not hold my interest. Enjoyed the LOTR movies, but the movies did not inspire me to pick up the books the way the “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” inspired me to read Harry Potter books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW01 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I first started reading The Lord of the Rings at age 12, and couldn't put it down! Read it morning, noon and night - even brought it to school with me! Harry Potter, to me anyway, is just far too childish. As a fantasy adventure story, it cannot hold a candle to the mighty LOTR! I'll take the wizards Gandalf and Saruman above Potter's little friends any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGH ON PIE 14 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I went with Harry Potter, but only because I’ve actually read all the Harry Potter books. I tried reading LOTR when I was younger, but it just could not hold my interest. Enjoyed the LOTR movies, but the movies did not inspire me to pick up the books the way the “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” inspired me to read Harry Potter books. I know what you mean, the LOTR books were good, but could have used some editing. Some chapters were like "Wow!" and others "Okay so they crossed a field, big deal." LOTR was much more complex, I mean Tolkein made up whole other languages like Elvish and dwarvish ands all that. I found Harry Potter more entertaining, perhaps because it was simpler. I have reread both series numerous times, though I find the older I get, the more I appreciate the LOTR. Its hard to decide cause HP is meant to be a children series while LOTR is adult (though many children read and enjoy it) The LOTRs movies however are superior without question. Meh, LOTR has Gollum...but HP has Dobby, who is close enough...and he can use magic. Luna kicks Gollums ass anyway. Even if he won, she would just call a Crumple Horned Snorkak to finish him off. ~HOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Lord of the Rings has Gimli. He kicks the asses of ALL HP characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGH ON PIE 14 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Lord of the Rings has Gimli. He kicks the asses of ALL HP characters. As long as he does not have to jump over a chasm to get to them. Pigwidgeon could give him a run for his money though! ~HOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralPloKoon Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Bwahahahahaha!!! Hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Books: HP > LOTR Movies: LOTR >>>>>>> HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Books: HP > LOTR *blinks* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 LOTR! HP is a waste of life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 *blinks* Maybe he meant "number of books" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Neither. Seen nor read either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGH ON PIE 14 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Neither. Seen nor read either. You are missing out Rev! At the very least, you should see the LOTR movies. You don't even have to read the books to understand them. ~HOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Neither. Seen nor read either. *blinks* *dies* *continues blinking* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I think the LotR books are better than the Harry Potter books but I enjoy reading the HP books more. As for the movies, LotR by far. It's the only movie series based on books that I can say I like the movies as much as the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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