In a recent poll carried out by advertising company Pearl and Dean, Gandalf was voted in as the top wizard beating Dumbledore into second place. You can read the full story here.
I don’t like this article because besides being a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings I am also a staunch Harry Potter fan and I love both HP and LOTR equally. I could never compare characters and love both Dumbledore and Gandalf.
Kemeniel_of_the_Galadrim
July 11, 2007
Has anyone besides me heard about The Hobbit coming out in theaters in 2009 directed by Sam Raimi? I WISH SO MUCH THAT PJ WOULD DIRECT IT!!!!!!!!!!!
elvishmusician
July 12, 2007
Yay … I actually think Gandalf is the best wizard ever… and its really no surprise that he beat Dumbledore… though i think it really an achievement for it to happen now… what with all the extra HP hype and the fact that LOTR hasn’t had a movie come out since 2003 😉 (it was 2003 wasn’t it?)
lotrsavvy
July 14, 2007
GO GANDALF!!!!!!!!!
arwen_telcontari
July 15, 2007
Does this really surprise anyone? I mean, honestly– everyone knows that Tolkien was one of the great Definers of the fantasy genre. And 9 times out of 10, the original is better than the modern version of a character. If Dumbledore pulls a Gandalf, I’m going to be quite annoyed.
elfgurrl
July 19, 2007
It’s nice to see that, even though the whole world appears to have Harry Potter fever, Gandalf is still remembered/respected. It *shouldn’t* be a surprise, but when there are books speculating on the Harry Potter books, it’s not a sure thing.
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No duh, Gandalf would beat out any other wizard.
Yay! Go Gandalf!
I don’t like this article because besides being a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings I am also a staunch Harry Potter fan and I love both HP and LOTR equally. I could never compare characters and love both Dumbledore and Gandalf.
Has anyone besides me heard about The Hobbit coming out in theaters in 2009 directed by Sam Raimi? I WISH SO MUCH THAT PJ WOULD DIRECT IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay … I actually think Gandalf is the best wizard ever… and its really no surprise that he beat Dumbledore… though i think it really an achievement for it to happen now… what with all the extra HP hype and the fact that LOTR hasn’t had a movie come out since 2003 😉 (it was 2003 wasn’t it?)
GO GANDALF!!!!!!!!!
Does this really surprise anyone? I mean, honestly– everyone knows that Tolkien was one of the great Definers of the fantasy genre. And 9 times out of 10, the original is better than the modern version of a character. If Dumbledore pulls a Gandalf, I’m going to be quite annoyed.
It’s nice to see that, even though the whole world appears to have Harry Potter fever, Gandalf is still remembered/respected. It *shouldn’t* be a surprise, but when there are books speculating on the Harry Potter books, it’s not a sure thing.
Go Gandalf! Forth the White Rider! 😀
i love Gandalf… and i love Dumbledore =)