Thinking about creating a resource for the deleted material called “Ballins tomb” i think the list is more or less definitive and there are some bits that are just extra material that could be put in, some that might be argued is irrelevant and some that whilst might be good would make things perhaps too long, and although I am more than happy with the extended editions in terms of a “what if”, and if there was say another version ontop of the two we have a definitive version what could it be like?

When I look upon all 3 films as a whole project FOTR is the shortest extended edition and on top of this footage from FOTR ended up in TTT.

So in terms of thinking in a small natural way in also small detail “what if” TFOR was extended up to 4 hours 30 minutes approx and TTT was maintained at roughly it’s current length by including extra material but losing the scenes from FOTR it stole.

As for ROTK is it a bit too Long in places but too short in others. The Paths of the dead in the Extended edition seems to drag on too much.

But a small summing up Haldirs original plot in TFOR reinforces his appearance in TTT and Arwen at the Elven council at lothlorien reinforces her appearance at ROTK providing the outcome of that metting remains a mystery until Haldir shows up at helms deep.

The Maia spirits references do not interfere with anything it would seem in FOTR and everything else would simply be extra bits such as rivendell parts that were chopped and the odd bit of action.

What do you think of this very basic look without too much detail attached to it?

Also what is your “what if” interpretation of the scenes listed on a basic level.