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Yes folks. The long awaited Lord of the Rings Retrospective from Binge Media is upon us. However, before horror director Peter Jackson embarked on a journey through J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle Earth, that journey was taken by Arthur Rankin Jr and Jules Bass, with a little Ralph Bakshi thrown in for good measure. But how did it all come about? And why did Bakshi become such a grumpy bastard during the entire process? Join Matt, Adam, and myself as we start our look at Middle Earth with these three seminal 70s and 80s animated features.After Ralph Bakshi appeared with his feature The Lord of the Rings, it looked like Rankin/Bass wouldn't be able to finish their foray into Middle Earth. But little did Bakshi know that's exactly what they were looking to do, and a year later came The Return of the King, a movie that came with it an INSANE script, and even a little litigation. How did it stack up in a cinematic universe that was already out of control?Join Matt, Adam, and myself as we continue our dive into t