I did the fried turkey thing one year and was not impressed. Yes it was good, but about the same as the oven baked. Nobody in the family thought it was good enough for the mess and cost.
This year I am going to BBQ/smoke one in a friend's Green Egg. I am told that is worth the extra work, plus it frees up the oven for other things. If it doesn't work out, my goose will be cooked.