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May 26, 2026 1 hr 49 min

The Hobbit - No, the GOOD one!

from Pop Culture Basement Hosted by Mike Jamison

The LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy is epic and iconic filmmaking, some of the BEST fantasy content put on screen. The HOBBIT Trilogy...eh, not so much. Did we REALLY need a trio of 3 hour films to depict J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale? In 1977, Rankin/Bass emphatically proved that NO, we did not! HENRY BERNSTEIN joins me down in the basement once again to sift through my childhood nightmare fuel and discuss the Rankin/Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT! Along the way, we discover that Henry is NOT EXACTLY a Tolkien Scholar, our opinions on the songs, who's the better Gandalf and why I'm STILL afraid of Gollum to this day! Join us, My Precious..... You can find Henry's podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/songs-of-experience-a-bob-dylan-podcast/id1744985269 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/funny-they-dont-look-jewish/id1454459953 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/superman-lois-pals/id1556455040 Look for POP CULTURE BASEMENT on: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/popcltrbasement?s=21⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/popculturebasement.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/popculturebasementpodcast?igsh=M3p0ZmszeWNzZ3c0&utm_source=qr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/share/1CLdbaWAkj/?mibextid=wwXIfr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/@popculturebasementpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW & SHARE POP CULTURE BASEMENT on: APPLE: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-basement/id1796270822⁠⁠ SPOTIFY: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6v6QCWVQwlm9SIQ6OsrGbK?si=7900fd00758e4320⁠⁠ AMAZON: ⁠⁠https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e787a33a-a481-43b8-bb43-853edf70b8d1/pop-culture-basement⁠⁠ YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBHVrpf0cV77cMxgyTb4Ql2_pdKsNrV6&si=4t8AmgGPbY5cM8rE⁠⁠ and ALL podcast platforms!

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