Via Stan, known to the Average-bear world as BoulderDude, Peter Jackson speaking about the Extended DVD version of Return of the King:
“It is different with the DVD version. People watch it at home. They can lay on the couch or spread the experience over two or three nights. That is the amazing thing with DVD. It gives a whole new dynamic and I can assure you that the DVD version of Return of the King will be longer than 4 hours and 50 minutes.”
*FREAKIN’ BOGGLE*
Add another 5 hours or so for the extras and that’s a major blow to the geek-based productivity of the nation for a week or two.
Hmmm. I wonder if you could actually detect that on an economy graph of some sort.
“We call it the Jackson Effect.”