Hi Darth!
Thanks for the link to the "Possibilities of Code Geass R3"! It was a good read and for the most part I agree with it.
Personally I think that Sunrise wasn't ready for this series to do as well as it did! It was literally a "shot in the dark", and they figured that they always had Gundam to fall back on or continue to rake in the cash. It's why R2 did so badly, they pandered to the otaku who were only interested in figures, models, and fanservice!
If given half a chance and Akito does well, maybe, just maybe they'll redo R2. I don't buy into or believe what Taniguchi and Okuchi said about never having Lelouch come back! I think if there's enough demand (and I believe there is) and money thrown into it, they would reincarnate him faster than Lazarus!
It's a wait and see game buddy, and we're the audience. I will tell you this though, look forward to seeing plenty of Lelouch (as Zero) cameos in the new series! Or at least I'm betting good money on it! Linda