Some things that probably factor into the industry's disagreement: Peter Jackson adapted books fifty years old and respected as great literature, the Potter books were being written
alongside the first movies; Lord of the Rings centered on adult characters and played to a wider
audience with PG - 13 ratings, the first Potter movies were PG, skewed younger, and starred
kids (though anyone can see the films matured and so did the fans, many already wrote the series off); finally, where Jackson provided one distinct vision and a cast of respected performers, Potter had a rotating director roster (all of them secondary to Rowling) and limited opportunities for its accomplished actors, giving the brunt of the work to the three
kids and spectacle.
For a select
audience raised throughout the «90s, they may best remember the Silver Surfer for his amazing but short - lived animated series, Silver Surfer, which aired on Fox
Kids alongside X-Men and Spider - Man.