Lord of the Rings vs Harry Potter

[brainbomb]

While I agree in principle that LOTR is limited, evidentally there are wings of barely canon and not even canon material at all that are starting to come into play.

Rings of power, War of the Rohirram, Search for Smeagol.

Not that im a huge fan of the non canon or barely canon; but I see more potential and hunger for the non canon LOTR stuff than I have for the harry potter prequels which are very forgettable. Also, I heard there is a harry potter reboot in the works but I think the authors toxic stances on trans issues is long term going to hurt new interest in the product. LOTR doesnt really have that issue because the Author is long gone.

[sweetandcool]

One thing Harry Potter has over LOTR is that the series could conceivably go on forever, into the future, into the far and distant past etc
However, LOTR has an end game, and LOTR is basically the last chapter of it. There's some more stuff afterwards but it basically fades off into nothingness. I know there's supposed to be like a super epic battle at the end with Morgoth coming back but after that the series is over. There is no LOTR in space essentially. Whereas an HP story could be done in any time period essentially

If you want to back a horse that'll survive the next 200 years or so in the media, its HP if it continues to be popular, because LOTR has only so many stories it can tell until it runs out

That being said LOTR > HP all the way, just some story one day will have that staying power that LOTR does not

LOTR is so ridiculously ingrained in popular nerdoms. D&D, tons of roguelike games, tons of fantasy games, all draw inspiration from LOTR's creatures and setting.

[Fluminator]

Most of the people I knew who grew up being LOTR fans ended up being based.
Most of the people I knew who grew up being Harry Potter fans ended up being cringe.

(There were exceptions though)

[DiplomacyandWarfare]

Btw brainbomb would you be willing to duel MajorMitchell for the title of Most Random Poster?

[brainbomb]

I dont even think I could win that. his stuff is like its own closet galaxy where you have to read each sentence

[kingofthepirates]

Most of the people I knew who grew up being LOTR fans ended up being based.
Most of the people I knew who grew up being Harry Potter fans ended up being cringe.

(There were exceptions though)

SILENCE HAS BEEN BROKEN! Please remember protocol everyone, and stay calm, Fluminator has decided to END the bit about staying silent until December!

[kingofthepirates]

his stuff is like its own closet galaxy where you have to read each sentence

So literally lord of the rings...

[Fluminator]

Most of the people I knew who grew up being LOTR fans ended up being based.
Most of the people I knew who grew up being Harry Potter fans ended up being cringe.

(There were exceptions though)

SILENCE HAS BEEN BROKEN! Please remember protocol everyone, and stay calm, Fluminator has decided to END the bit about staying silent until December!

Shhhh, I was hoping no one would really notice. I'm just very passionate about the two fandoms.

[Octavious]

Most of the people I knew who grew up being LOTR fans ended up being based.
Most of the people I knew who grew up being Harry Potter fans ended up being cringe.

(There were exceptions though)

SILENCE HAS BEEN BROKEN! Please remember protocol everyone, and stay calm, Fluminator has decided to END the bit about staying silent until December!

Shhhh, I was hoping no one would really notice. I'm just very passionate about the two fandoms.

The two fandoms? Are they not largely the same people?