It's been ten years since moviegoing audiences returned to Middle-Earth for the first instalment of The Hobbit trilogy, itself debuting almost a decade after the commercial, critical, and cultural phenomenon that was The Lord of the Rings.

Director Peter Jackson and many of the same creative team returned to take on the tale of Bilbo Baggins, the Company of Dwarves, and the quest to reclaim a lost kingdom from the dragon Smaug. Whilst this follow-up enjoyed reasonable box office success, critics and audiences agreed that it struggled to shine beneath the shadow of its forebear.

The Friendly Fan Club sets out on an adventure to recover the forgotten treasures of these films, beginning with a deep-dive into The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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