Code Geass Reruns

[gods-debris.livejournal.com]

The past 4 days I rewatched the entire Code Geass series (1st and 2nd) because my boyfriend had never seen it and Dan (one of his friends who has seen it) and I were making a lot of Code Geass references; and well... eventually my boyfriend's curiosity got the best of him and he decided he wanted to watch it.

But that's when I got an idea. I'm also a memeber of the Slayers anime community and a while back they had initiated a rerun schedule where they would watch an episode once every other day or once a week (I can't remember) and at the end of the day the person who set it up would post some screenshots from the episode and talk about some of their thoughts... what they forgot about, what they really liked, etc. Other members who decided to take part could post comments about what they liked as well.

So I was going to propose, as a community, we could rewatch the series. Perhaps one episode a week would be fine? It means it will take about a year to complete since there are 52 weeks in a year. In the first series there is a total of 25 episodes since 25 and 26 were combined into a 46 minute episode and in the second series there is exactly 25 episodes... meaning 50 total.

The rules are simple: if you choose to participate you do not move ahead of the schedule and watch the following episode. You must wait until the next week.

Lemme know if anyone is interested! Sorry about this sounding a bit wordy and rushed. I'm in a hurry but I wanted to get this out there because it was bugging me lol.

Comments

[piledriver.livejournal.com]

56 weeks in a year? What planet do you live on?

[gods-debris.livejournal.com]

52. Sorry.

[gods-debris.livejournal.com]

I've fixed it.

[raelynae.livejournal.com]

It's a charming idea. It's definitely possible to get some more commotion within this community with it.

[gods-debris.livejournal.com]

That was my idea as well. It helped the Slayers community, too. :)

[raelynae.livejournal.com]

Yay! Icon twins~

It might help newer fans feel like they are welcomed in the community too. I'll try and join in if you go with it.

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun. Usually when I go back to watch the show I marathon it in chunks, and I've had a few false starts, so this will be an interesting change (although it's hard to know if I'll actually be able to follow that one rule from start to finish).

[seshiru-san.livejournal.com]

I really like this idea. If this gets off the ground, I'd be happy to join in!

[schneizel.livejournal.com]

I would participate in any discussion, but I would not in the actual comm event because I refuse follow your "rules". I watch Code Geass when I want, not when people tell me it's okay to.

[ka.livejournal.com]

i would totally do this if i hadn't just finished the entire series for the first time a few days ago. i don't think my heart could take watching it all over again so soon, lol ♥

[sevthebat.livejournal.com]

I am all over this, but I don't think I can participate because my boyfriend and I are already halfway through a rerun of the series.

This is such a great idea though! It reminds me of the read_hp community, where Harry Potter fans read the entire series a chapter per day and then discussed it. It was really successful and tons of fun. I think a similar thing applied to Code Geass would be amazing.

[nayami.livejournal.com]

This sounds interesting and a great way to review the series in its entirety. I like the one episode a week idea too since it will help drill down the focus. Though I imagine we could also discuss what the particular episode foreshadowed/contributed to the larger story (or contradicted horribly in R2), yes?

[grendelity.livejournal.com]

I like this idea! Would be happy to join in.

[kiraya.livejournal.com]

I'm loving this idea. Once a week would be better than daily, I think, because then those of us with busy schedules could keep up, and anyone who missed the discussion post could catch up a little later.

[warwolves.livejournal.com]

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH

[kiraya.livejournal.com]

...Overreacting much?

It's just a suggestion (and let's be honest, if you went ahead and marathoned the whole rest of the series after watching the first episode for discussion the first week, and then went back and rewatched the second for the next discussion, nobody would ever know unless you said so).

Besides, some people (especially those of us who got into things late) might actually like the simulation of having to wait for the next episode like when the show originally aired.

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that's part of the point. Going through R1 and complaining along with the community about "hey they dropped this thread, I really wanted to see what they were going to do with that!" is as much a part of Code Geass for me as the robots.

[kusaja.livejournal.com]

I'd say there were more cases of just dropping or simplifying (note the difference) a plot thread rather than actively contradicting it, in all honesty, but then again having that argument would also be the point.

[nayami.livejournal.com]

Oh, there were outright contradictions. Lelouch majorly. I'm hoping a re-watch will allow me to better articulate what these were.

[angerue.livejournal.com]

This sounds fun! I'd be glad to participate~ Around when would we start?

[ichinichinemasu.livejournal.com]

I think this is a great idea! I'd love to do it.

[aprilclydel-ac.livejournal.com]

It's a nice idea. Once a week is fine~

[scribblestorm.livejournal.com]

Sweet! I'm in ^_^.

Can't pretend I haven't already done my own re-watch, but...

[kusaja.livejournal.com]

Fair enough.

Though I hope you're not referring to the fact Lelouch contradicted himself by saying or doing something at one point and then proceeding to say or do something different later, because that's less of a contradiction in the plot and more of a contradiction in his character.

Which can usually be explained away relatively easily (humans...are contradictory beings? No!), even if it's not exactly pretty.

, but...

[nayami.livejournal.com]

Well, my biggest one aside from VERY OBVIOUSLY PUTTING NUNNALLY IN DANGER in early R2 by continuing to Zero about (when he KNEW this is what endangered Nunnally last time) was his again putting ASHFORD in danger after realizing that's what cost him Nunnally in the first place. Early R2 Lelouch demonstrated an incredible stupidity and lack of character development/learning from S1. And I find that severely unfair and contradictory to the type of calculating and learn-on-his-feet character Lelouch is supposed to be. It has always been a major thorn in my side. And I know it's entirely because of the way they had to rewrite early R2 to fit the changed schedule. But poor Lelouch. There's others but those are the most egregious contradictions. Really, Zero's entire presence in R2 is contradictory, but that's a more complicated topic that basically boils down to it should have bee another character, like they hinted in the early press material.