*taps microphone*
For those of you still around, I'm planning to run a summer BoB rewatch, starting the weekend of June 4th. I was hoping that this time, we could do things a bit differently--I'd like to have one locked general discussion post for each episode, with a guest post on some aspect of the show or the history to accompany the usual discussion. The guest post would either be public or locked, at the discretion of the author.
I know we have a ton of smart, thoughtful people on the membership list, and I'd love to get the discussion around here going again. But before I run another rewatch, I want to make sure that you guys actually want one--otherwise it's going to be awfully quiet in the comments.
This is where you guys come in. If this is going to work, I'll need volunteers for the guest posts, and a commitment to posting 250-300 words before the episode rewatch weekend. (Let's say sometime between Thursday morning and Friday night, so that there's not too much overlap with the general discussion posts). You can choose the topic, so long as it's vaguely connected to the series, and the week that you want to post. As I get volunteers (either in the comments or via PM, if you want to check any details before committing to posting), I'll fill in the following schedule with names and (tentative) topics.
June 3:
June 4: Discussion post, "Currahee"
June 10:
June 11: Discussion post, "Day of Days"
June 17:
July 18: Discussion post, "Carentan"
June 24:
June 25: Discussion post, "Replacements"
July 1:
July 2: Discussion post, "Crossroads"
July 8: Guest post, archae_ology and foofighter0234
July 9: Discussion post, "Bastogne"
July 16:
July 17: Discussion post, "The Breaking Point"
July 23:
July 24: Discussion post, "The Last Patrol"
July 30:
July 31: Discussion post, "Why We Fight"
August 5:
August 6: Discussion post, "Points"
Er. That's it, I guess. I know we have some new folks, so feel free to jump right in if there's something you're dying to talk about. And if you've been here a while, what better way to restart the conversation than with a post on that small detail of history you've always wished everyone remembered?
I know we have a ton of smart, thoughtful people on the membership list, and I'd love to get the discussion around here going again. But before I run another rewatch, I want to make sure that you guys actually want one--otherwise it's going to be awfully quiet in the comments.
This is where you guys come in. If this is going to work, I'll need volunteers for the guest posts, and a commitment to posting 250-300 words before the episode rewatch weekend. (Let's say sometime between Thursday morning and Friday night, so that there's not too much overlap with the general discussion posts). You can choose the topic, so long as it's vaguely connected to the series, and the week that you want to post. As I get volunteers (either in the comments or via PM, if you want to check any details before committing to posting), I'll fill in the following schedule with names and (tentative) topics.
June 3:
June 4: Discussion post, "Currahee"
June 10:
June 11: Discussion post, "Day of Days"
June 17:
July 18: Discussion post, "Carentan"
June 24:
June 25: Discussion post, "Replacements"
July 1:
July 2: Discussion post, "Crossroads"
July 8: Guest post, archae_ology and foofighter0234
July 9: Discussion post, "Bastogne"
July 16:
July 17: Discussion post, "The Breaking Point"
July 23:
July 24: Discussion post, "The Last Patrol"
July 30:
July 31: Discussion post, "Why We Fight"
August 5:
August 6: Discussion post, "Points"
Er. That's it, I guess. I know we have some new folks, so feel free to jump right in if there's something you're dying to talk about. And if you've been here a while, what better way to restart the conversation than with a post on that small detail of history you've always wished everyone remembered?