web01.fireside.fm Tue, 12 May 2026 11:35:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “Tolkien” https://www.immproject.com/tags/tolkien Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> en-us episodic The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media. Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> no TV, media, comedy, talk, family, father and son, Porter, television, pop culture,retro,twentieth century,GenX,Generation X,Millennial,1960s,1970s,1980s,movies,cinema,1950s,1940s,1930s Matthew Porter and Ian Porter immpcast@gmail.com 165: Rankin/Bass' THE RETURN OF THE KING (1980) https://www.immproject.com/165 51987edb-0153-4a5b-815e-ca36874823c5 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 165 Rankin/Bass' THE RETURN OF THE KING (1980) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew talk about one of the most bewildering productions from Rankin/Bass, when the skipped past two thirds of THE LORD OF THE RINGS to give us their RETURN OF THE KIBNG 58:31 no <p>In 1980, three years after their animated adaptation of <em>The Hobbit</em>, Rankin/Bass returned to Middle Earth in a very confusing way. They jumped straight to the third volume of <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>, to bring us <strong>THE RETURN OF THE KING</strong> as an animated TV musical. Join Ian and Matthew as they try to makes sense of this baffling media artifact. </p> Tolkien,Orson Bean,John Huston,Cartoon,animation In 1980, three years after their animated adaptation of The Hobbit, Rankin/Bass returned to Middle Earth in a very confusing way. They jumped straight to the third volume of The Lord of the Rings, to bring us THE RETURN OF THE KING as an animated TV musical. Join Ian and Matthew as they try to makes sense of this baffling media artifact.

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]]> 106: Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978) https://www.immproject.com/106 8f4c8dfb-7175-4ac5-b04e-42ab4c28c5e6 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 106 Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter More than two decades before Peter Jackson made the world believe that New Zealand is Middle Earth, animator Ralph Bakshi gave us an ambitious and deeply weird adaptation of Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS. 1:01:25 no <p>More than two decades before Peter Jackson made the world believe that New Zealand is Middle Earth, animator Ralph Bakshi gave us an ambitious and deeply weird adaptation of Tolkien's <strong>THE LORD OF THE RINGS</strong>.</p> <p>Or the first half, at least.</p> Tolkien,Bakshi,Hobbits,Middle Earth,LOTR More than two decades before Peter Jackson made the world believe that New Zealand is Middle Earth, animator Ralph Bakshi gave us an ambitious and deeply weird adaptation of Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

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]]> More than two decades before Peter Jackson made the world believe that New Zealand is Middle Earth, animator Ralph Bakshi gave us an ambitious and deeply weird adaptation of Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

Or the first half, at least.

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]]> 105: THE HOBBIT (Rankin/Bass, 1977) https://www.immproject.com/105 655be8b1-38e3-415e-b435-b257ef55c912 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 105 THE HOBBIT (Rankin/Bass, 1977) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Tricksey hobbitses! In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT. 44:12 no <p>Tricksey hobbitses!</p> <p>In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of <strong>THE HOBBIT</strong>. </p> Hobbit,Tolkien,animation Tricksey hobbitses!

In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT.

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In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT.

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