I love all three movies and would be down to tag team it.  Fun idea, we could have one dedicated panelist with a copy of the book sort of following along.  It would be fun to note things like the battle for Helms Deep is like a page long, while the description of the different elven dialects is several pages worth of materials.  Also, LOTR as a franchise means a lot to nerd types so 9 hours of film could give opportunity to everyone talking about Tolkein's influence on individual cast members.  Im sure we could be creative about it.

Also, I totally want to do Psycho.

See, at the beginning of the marathon, we'd have, like a fellowship, but then over time the fellowship would fracture and diverge - but then at the very end we'd all come back together, and jump up and down on the couch in celebration.   And then I'll take the boat into the west.

Do it. Do it do it do it.

I'm not kidding. Do this. This eleven-hour marathon … do it.

And live-stream the whole thing.

My hand to god, I will be there for the whole thing.

That's a lot of Mike's Hard Lemonade

well that doesn't sound like very much fun

*uninvites invid to christmas party*

Feh. Like Christmas today has anything to do with religion.

Count me in for an epic live show of Lord of the Rings. No kidding, I'd be there for the whole thing. Massive fan of the books. The movies are very good, excellent even, but they're not perfect. The question you posed for The Watchmen - could we have seen a better adaptation? - could be a good subject to talk about at some point in the 12 hours (my answer is an emphatic yes).

There would quite a bit to talk about aside from changes, the merits of the story, and what we're seeing at any given moment: the ensemble cast and what they went on to do, whether Peter Jackson is a good director or not (a recent greatest directors list placed in the top ten of all time), the visual effects and how they hold up today, the huge undertaking of making three movies at the same time, the impact on culture and the genre, etc.

I've been meaning to do a LOTR marathon for some time, so count me in for the live show (should probably start pimping it a few weeks out so folks know which day to set aside).

Has anyone that would be on the episode read all of the books recently enough to have comprehensive recall of them?

If not, we'd need to call in some sort of expert.

I'm just asking questions. Everyone knows I'm the one who hates all of you for making this something that is likely.

QFT.

I'm with Zarban! The holidays are the perfect time for this. Screw you and your preparation. You're gonna be sitting on your asses all day. It's not like you need to carb up for it.