Between 1977 and 1980, three different animated productions adapted—roughly—the entirety of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. But a proper trilogy it isn’t. Produced for NBC, the 78 ...

The first Middle-earth adaptation was the Rankin/Bass animated television film "The Hobbit" from 1977. Unlike Peter Jackson's live-action adaptation, "The Hobbit" is swift and stays true to the ...