There must be a dozen drinking games around too: have a swig for Peter Jackson cameos, whenever a Hobbit takes down an Orc or creature, Figwit appearances, there's a dwarf-tossing joke, or anachronistic line like 'meat's back on the menu' or 'game over', Arwen cries, etc.

And a shot every time Frodo strokes his ring

Some random questions for the Down in Front crew (could be answered in the 7th hour when your're scratching around for topics to discuss):

1. In which Middle Earth realm would each of you like to live? Rivendell? Gondor? Lothlorien? The Shire? Other?
2. Arwen or Eowyn or Rosie or Gothmog?
3. Silmarillion trilogy? Yes or no?
4. Top Ten quibbles with Jackson's directing choices, if any?

More random questions:

5. How does Gollum get across the bridge of Khazad-Dum if he's trailing the fellowship and the bridge broke?
6. It's been noted for 50 years...why doesn't Gandalf just hitch a ride with an Eagle and drop the ring into the frigg'n volcano without anyone breaking sweat? Do you buy Tolkien's answer?
7. Why dismiss the Army of the Dead if the job's not done i.e. Black Gate confrontation still lay ahead. Too Deus Ex machina?
8. Frodo = Jesus. Discuss. Both have mortal wounds in their sides, both 'die' saving all inhabitants of the world, both descend into Mordor/Hell, and are resurrected by an Eagle/Angel, and then leave this realm.
9. Romney, Santorum or Aragorn?

When Gandalf got fragged, where was his re-spawn point?

Have I mentioned how epically bummed I am to not be out there for this?  Eddie's menu alone would be worth the trip!

Oh well.  Working too, but I'll pop in around 7 Eastern; should be somewhere into Two Towers.

I'm so looking forward to this! I'll hoping to be in the chat for as long as humanly possible (though I suspect I'll miss ROTK).

Other topics:
- Use of magic in the films
- The shit that you don't see, i.e. prop and set designers going bananas on detail (Theoden's armour for instance has a pattern on the inside)
- Divergences from the books and whether they work or not
- What almost was (e.g. Arwen at Helm's Deep, Stuart Townsend as Aragorn)
- Was it right to cut Saruman's end from the theatrical versions of ROTK?
- Crew cameos
- Deleted scenes (Eoywn fighting orcs in the caves at Helm's Deep, epilogue scenes).
- The Hobbit adaptation

I really don't care about the LOTR films but, my God, if I could I'd watch the live show, I'd be there for sure. I don't get the internet at home until Thursday, though so I can't but I hope you guys have a great time. Good luck to the DiFers, it should be a fun one!

Who's supplying the halfling pipe weed? 

There's no way I'm watching this live. I have a life, dudes.