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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.1977 is known for a lot of things. The year Star Wars was released. The year Garrett was born. Oh, and the year that Rankin/Bass, the production team behind Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer was broadcast in May and began the screen adventures of Bilbo Baggins and company. But how did it happen? And is this a criminally forgotten piece of Middle Earth media, or a bland cartoon that was done so much better by Jackson and company years later?Join myself, Matt, and Adam as we answer that q