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{{wikipediainfo}}'''Gandalf''' was a character in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. In [[John Waters]]' [[drag]] adaptation of the book, Gandalf the Witch was played by [[Joan Crawford]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | {{wikipediainfo}}'''Gandalf''' was a character in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. In [[John Waters]]' [[drag]] adaptation of the book, Gandalf the Witch was played by [[Joan Crawford]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') A [[wizard]], the character of Gandalf also appeared in a [[film]] series that [[Ryan Sinclair]] enjoyed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Molten Heart (novel)|Molten Heart]]'') | ||
When {{Simm}} sent a message to [[Martha Jones]] via a [[television]] broadcast, he showed her the aged [[Tenth Doctor]] and sarcastically said, "Say hello, Gandalf." ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | When {{Simm}} sent a message to [[Martha Jones]] via a [[television]] broadcast, he showed her the aged [[Tenth Doctor]] and sarcastically said, "Say hello, Gandalf." ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
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Later, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said he was "the outer [[space]] Gandalf". ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS (TV story)|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]'') | Later, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said he was "the outer [[space]] Gandalf". ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS (TV story)|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]'') | ||
When | When Ryan Sinclair first saw [[Basalt]]'s cave laboratory on [[Adamantine (planet)|Adamantine]], he commented that it looked like the study of a wizard like Gandalf. Much like the Master and the Eleventh Doctor himself previously, Ryan likened the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] to Gandalf, describing her as "sort of Gandalfy." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Molten Heart (novel)|Molten Heart]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 23 December 2018
Gandalf was a character in The Lord of the Rings. In John Waters' drag adaptation of the book, Gandalf the Witch was played by Joan Crawford. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen) A wizard, the character of Gandalf also appeared in a film series that Ryan Sinclair enjoyed. (PROSE: Molten Heart)
When the Saxon Master sent a message to Martha Jones via a television broadcast, he showed her the aged Tenth Doctor and sarcastically said, "Say hello, Gandalf." (TV: Last of the Time Lords)
Later, the Eleventh Doctor said he was "the outer space Gandalf". (HOMEVID: Meanwhile in the TARDIS)
When Ryan Sinclair first saw Basalt's cave laboratory on Adamantine, he commented that it looked like the study of a wizard like Gandalf. Much like the Master and the Eleventh Doctor himself previously, Ryan likened the Thirteenth Doctor to Gandalf, describing her as "sort of Gandalfy." (PROSE: Molten Heart)
Behind the scenes
- In the real world, Gandalf is a character from both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- Ian McKellen played Gandalf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy; he later provided his voice for the Great Intelligence in The Snowmen. He also made a cameo as himself in costume as Gandalf on the set of The Hobbit in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
- Fourth Doctor actor Tom Baker was briefly considered for the part of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy; coincidentally, Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy would later be cast as Gandalf's fellow wizard Radagast the Brown.
- Gandalf appears as one of the main characters in LEGO Dimensions.
