Vlogbrothers in 2010: the channel's end-of-year reinvention (2009)
project history · status: past edition (2010) · last event: milestone (2010-01-20)
At the end of 2009 John said the channel would reinvent itself as it does each year; in January 2010 he launched the 2010 rules (alternating weekday videos, a four-minute limit, theme weeks, punishments), and John's paternity leave under those rules began that month.
Parts: John asks Nerdfighters what they want more and less of in the vlogbrothers for 2010 (2009) · Hank asks John to teach him something for the teaching theme week (2010) · Maureen Johnson fills in for John on vlogbrothers during his paternity leave (2010) · Childhood stories: Hank's proposed vlogbrothers theme week (February 2010) · Top 10 Week: a vlogbrothers theme week of top-10 list videos (2010) · Vlogbrothers How-to Week: a week of how-to videos (2010) · Open letters to our 15-year-old brothers: a vlogbrothers theme week (September 2010) · Vlogbrothers educational week: a week of videos making a solid effort to be educational (November 2010) · Animal sex week: a vlogbrothers week of videos on animal mating (2010)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-20 | proposed | John says the channel traditionally reinvents itself at the end of each year and will do so again, with viewers' help. | Awesome Project Is Awesome 00:03:04 |
| 2010-01-04 | launched | John launches the 2010 vlog rules: alternating Monday/Wednesday/Friday videos (exceptions for major holidays and his paternity leave), a four-minute limit, optional Monday theme weeks, and punishments chosen by Nerdfighters and the other brother, due within a week. | It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules 00:01:45 |
| 2010-01-11 | milestone | Hank declares the first theme week under the 2010 Monday-theme rule: teaching. | Ecosystem Services 101 with Hank 00:00:00 |
| 2010-01-20 | milestone | Hank declares John's paternity leave (an exception under the 2010 vlog rules) begun, with Maureen Johnson up on Friday. | OMG MY BROTHER HAD A BABY 00:03:15 |
What is said about it
8 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — announcement: John says the Vlogbrothers channel traditionally reinvents itself at the end of each year, and will do so again this year (2009) with viewers' help. — 00:03:04
- 2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — John argues professional hurdlers respect the utility of rules; rules stand between us and chaos, which is why he now brushes regularly and why their video blog needs rules. (playful) — 00:01:45
- 2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — announcement: John announces rule one: every Monday, Wednesday and Friday of 2010 the brothers alternate videos (Hank Wednesday, John Friday, Hank Monday...), except on major holidays and during John's paternity leave. — 00:01:45
- 2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — announcement: John says his paternity leave will begin whenever the baby is born, which should be quite soon, and will last about three weeks. (hedged) — 00:02:09
- 2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — announcement: John announces rule two: videos may not exceed four minutes, with the usual exceptions. — 00:02:09
- 2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — announcement: John announces rule three: whoever has the Monday video may announce a theme, and that week's videos must follow it; this week (week of 4 January 2010) has no theme. — 00:02:09
- 2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — announcement: John announces rule four: breaking any rule brings a punishment chosen by Nerdfighters and the other brother, to be completed within one week of being assigned. — 00:02:39
- 2010-01-20 · OMG MY BROTHER HAD A BABY — announcement: Hank declares John's paternity leave begun and tells Maureen Johnson he will see her on Friday. — 00:03:15