# LotR DVDs -- quick question about versions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355 "2003-04-22T17:38:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/1 "2003-04-22T17:38:10Z")
I bought the super-deluxe DVD version of _The Fellowship of the Ring_ because it came with the Argonath bookends. Does anyone know if _The Two Towers_ will be released in a special edition that contains goodies like that? ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/2 "2003-04-22T17:41:58Z")
No site but I believe I read (probably in a thread here) they will release a special edition (of extended version) with each tower as a book end. ---
**Author:** ![InTransit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@InTransit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InTransit)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/3 "2003-04-22T17:42:10Z")
I haven’t heard anything about physical goodies like the bookends, only about extra footage. I think the bookends would be nice to house the entire set. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/4 "2003-04-22T18:00:52Z")
Do you think it will be released around Thanksgiving like the last one was? ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/5 "2003-04-22T18:09:03Z")
Last I heard Johnny, the DVD is coming out in August. ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/6 "2003-04-22T18:10:43Z")
Here is a recent thread on the release of the DVD(s). No mention of the bookends but I still believe it will happen. Too much money to be made to pass on it. How much was the first Bookend edition? $50? $60? [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=178694](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=178694) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/7 "2003-04-22T18:21:42Z")
Thanks, **NYR407**. I usually don’t open the LotR threads because they seem to be rehashing the same stuff over and over. But I didn’t see your linked thread at all. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/8 "2003-04-22T18:57:43Z")
AFAIK (and I am both a Tolkien Geek and in the DVD retail industry), the release of TTT will follow the same schedule as FOTR. that is: Theatrical release DVD (with some bonus goodies) in August. Extended Edition/Collector’s Edition DVDs (both extended cuts, the latter with bookends) released in November. ROTK in December. ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dvds-quick-question-about-versions/170355/9 "2003-04-22T19:02:44Z")
I’m holding out for a boxed set of all three movies, in the collector’s edition format. I suspect my wait will extend well into 2004, but I figure it will be worth it. My $.02.