we have people from, like, I think four continents at least who have expressed a desire to participate

Aww, that's neat!

I'm a bit of a shut-in, so I don't go anywhere really, but my sleep schedule is really messed up (plus I just don't do Discord, mostly because of RSI issues). This sounds like it might be more like the old school LJ watchalongs! Those were very fun. (And thank you for doing it!)