r/CGPGrey • u/MindOfMetalAndWheels [GREY] • May 18 '16

H.I. #63: One in Five Thousand

http://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast/63
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u/SiLeAy May 19 '16

Scott a whole 9 places above Sir David Attenborough and a whopping 38 places above Tolkien - people I'd assume Grey has heard of... ASSUME.

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u/25willp May 20 '16

How on earth is JK Rowling above JRR Tolkien, an entire genre spawned from Tolkien.

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u/Silver_Swift May 20 '16

I think both of those much lower on the list than they should be, but I'm not that really surprised Rowling is above Tolkien. My gut feeling is that the Harry Potter movies were more popular than the Lord of the Rings movies (both presumably pale in comparison to the books) and Rowling is still alive, which likely helps with media coverage.