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Quodo in Every Episode anniversary and discussion
Hi everyone! Believe it or not, in four days, it will have been one year since we started the Quodo in Every Episode project (I posted the challenge information on March 23rd, and our first discussion was on March 24th). In the time since, we have discussed 47 of ST:DS9's 170 episodes (or 28%). The season with the most episodes discussed is season 1 with 10/20 episodes, while the season with the fewest episodes is season 4 with only 4/26.
Now that we are approaching this one-year milestone, I'd actually like to take some time to check in and ask if this event is working for you. Participation has dropped off quite a bit since the start, and for a while now, I've been the only one responding to episode discussions. I don't mind talking to myself (I will always enjoy a DS9 rewatch and I have fun discussing each episode with my partner), but it also makes me wonder if the interest is still there and, if so, if there are some obvious and easy things I could do to make it easier for people who want to participate to do so. Namely:
- Should I switch the discussions to be in chronological (broadcast) order? Originally, I decided on a random order because (1) I thought the random order would make it easy for someone to drop in and out of the event as their time allows, as missing some episode discussions wouldn't affect your ability to join the next conversation without having to catch up, (2) the element of surprise of what episode is under discussion each week, and (3) to mix things up between early and late seasons for the sake of variety, especially since early seasons Quodo is very different from late seasons Quodo. However, I think the main issue with doing the random order is that if someone is using this event to watch DS9 with someone who hasn't seen the show before, the random episode ordering just really doesn't work.
So: would people prefer to switch to a linear ordering of episode discussions? It would be a fairly simple change. I would probably just go through each episode in order and post a mix of catch-up posts and new episode discussions. For example, I would start with a catch-up post for the first three episodes (1x01/02 "Emissary" and 1x03 "Past Prologue") where people can watch or review the episode transcripts and post their thoughts on those on existing discussion posts, before moving on to a new discussion for 1x04 "A Man Alone", then the next week, I'd post a catch-up for 1x05 "Babel" plus new discussion for 1x06 "Captive Pursuit", and just keep progressing like that.
- Should I slow down the pace and give people more time to add their thoughts? Currently I do one episode a week but I'm happy to slow down the pace. I'm not in a rush, and it would give me more time to peruse Quodo fics lol.
- Something else? Change up the format, add some fic-writing challenges to encourage people to write or chat about what they're writing, something else preventing you from participating that I haven't thought of?
Let me know if you have any preferences about or issues with the way this challenge is run. Are people just shy? If so, let me know what would help with that. Or if people aren't particularly interested in the challenge anymore, that's fine and also helpful for me to know! Let me know what you think!
Now that we are approaching this one-year milestone, I'd actually like to take some time to check in and ask if this event is working for you. Participation has dropped off quite a bit since the start, and for a while now, I've been the only one responding to episode discussions. I don't mind talking to myself (I will always enjoy a DS9 rewatch and I have fun discussing each episode with my partner), but it also makes me wonder if the interest is still there and, if so, if there are some obvious and easy things I could do to make it easier for people who want to participate to do so. Namely:
- Should I switch the discussions to be in chronological (broadcast) order? Originally, I decided on a random order because (1) I thought the random order would make it easy for someone to drop in and out of the event as their time allows, as missing some episode discussions wouldn't affect your ability to join the next conversation without having to catch up, (2) the element of surprise of what episode is under discussion each week, and (3) to mix things up between early and late seasons for the sake of variety, especially since early seasons Quodo is very different from late seasons Quodo. However, I think the main issue with doing the random order is that if someone is using this event to watch DS9 with someone who hasn't seen the show before, the random episode ordering just really doesn't work.
So: would people prefer to switch to a linear ordering of episode discussions? It would be a fairly simple change. I would probably just go through each episode in order and post a mix of catch-up posts and new episode discussions. For example, I would start with a catch-up post for the first three episodes (1x01/02 "Emissary" and 1x03 "Past Prologue") where people can watch or review the episode transcripts and post their thoughts on those on existing discussion posts, before moving on to a new discussion for 1x04 "A Man Alone", then the next week, I'd post a catch-up for 1x05 "Babel" plus new discussion for 1x06 "Captive Pursuit", and just keep progressing like that.
- Should I slow down the pace and give people more time to add their thoughts? Currently I do one episode a week but I'm happy to slow down the pace. I'm not in a rush, and it would give me more time to peruse Quodo fics lol.
- Something else? Change up the format, add some fic-writing challenges to encourage people to write or chat about what they're writing, something else preventing you from participating that I haven't thought of?
Let me know if you have any preferences about or issues with the way this challenge is run. Are people just shy? If so, let me know what would help with that. Or if people aren't particularly interested in the challenge anymore, that's fine and also helpful for me to know! Let me know what you think!
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I've been meaning to participate, but haven't had time for fandom lately. T_T But that should change in about a month or so, and I'm really excited to get back into DS9!! I'm planning to do a big rewatch too, so going in episode order would be nicer I think, and easier to engage with in general I think? It's easier to think about their relationship developing without jumping around too much (and as you said, would make it easier for new fans to participate). Otherwise, I'm glad the posts stay open for discussion so that someone can catch up (like me lol, I want to once I get the time agaaain)!
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I like the idea of writing challenges! What popped to mind for me is perhaps every so often (maybe every two months?) there would be a week without a new episode and we could use that opportunity to write a drabble or small fic for one of the episodes watched during the previous period. And/or maybe an episode bingo where we could get bingo cards of episodes and write fills that way. I’m not sure what ideas you had, but I didn’t want to make things more difficult for you, so I was trying to think of relatively low maintenance ideas.
However, I would like to note that I just started a new job that is turning out to be quite a large adjustment, so my fandom participation will possibly be sporadic for a bit. My work schedule is in two week blocks, and for some reason my manager thought it’d be great to have me work 7 days for the first week and 3 for the second, so I’ll be relatively out of pocket every other week then have a decent amount of time the other weeks. But I did enjoy discussing the episodes with you when the challenge started, so I’m hoping I can get back into it again!
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It sounds like switching to chronological order is a good idea then. A periodic break for a writing challenge also sounds fun, and I think it would be a good idea to take a breather and make time for writing. I don't know if it will be a bingo, exactly, but I was thinking I could, on request, give people a small, random selection of episodes that don't have any fics for them yet, and they can pick one to write for -- maybe do that once per season.
It sounds like a pretty busy time for everyone. But good luck with work, and hopefully people have time to drop in every so often!