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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 cartoons.While the three of us liked 1977's The Hobbit well enough, there was one person who wanted to one up it. Ralph Bakshi, the man behind the X-rated cartoon Fritz The Cat, was doing everything from rewriting a one film script trying to change its narrative to visiting the Tolkien estate getting the blessings from the daughter of J.R.R. Tolkien to do the material well. The film did well. But Bakshi wasn't satisfied. Why is that, and how do we feel about the movie?Join myself, Matt, and A