I learned a lot from this series. It really helps explain a lot of the issues with The Hobbit trilogy. Problems including:

• changing from 2 films to 3
• replacing Guillermo del Toro as director
• rushed production, discarding of pre-production
• multiple studio production and financial involvement (New Line, Warner Brothers, MGM, The Saul Zaentz Company, The Weinstein Company)
• Peter Jackson’s lack of passion, desire, and/or enthusiasm for his job?
• studio pressures and demands? Possibly including:
  • that The Hobbit be *like* The Lord of the Rings
  • marketing driven reshoots
• New Zealand’s Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Act 2010 aka “The Hobbit Law”

The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy (Part 1/2)

The Hobbit: Battle of Five Studios (Part 2/2)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Warners (Part 3/2)