# The Return of The Return of the King

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-return-of-the-king/266432>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 28, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-return-of-the-king/266432 "2004-09-28T04:37:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-return-of-the-king/266432/21 "2004-09-28T21:09:18Z")

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> [@Hampshire](#):
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> Once I get a hold of the ROTK EE I’m really going to have to start from the beginning and watch all three EE films.  
> I think i’ll break it down into 6 consecutive nights with a disc per night.
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> At a running time of 11 hours and 21 minutes I could never sit still that long.

Amateur! 😉

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-return-of-the-king/266432/22 "2004-09-28T21:10:08Z")

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> [@ultrafilter](#):
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> Is there a box set with the extended versions of all three films coming out?

Yes.

[http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4927](http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4927) (about halfway down)

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