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Binding: DVD-R
EAN: 0883629896991
Languages: EnglishUnknown
Release Date: May 19, 2009
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Talk about revenge of the nerds: Talented actress Felicia Day has taken her own love of online gaming ("eight, nine hours a day," she confesses in the cast interviews of this DVD) and turned it into one of the Internet's most compulsively watchable, sympathetic web-based series ever. The Guild will instantly charm online gamers and fans of role-playing experiences like World of Warcraft, but the characters are so winning, the writing so sympathetic, that The Guild will win over non-gamers too.Day sparkles as Codex, an addicted gamer whose online posse, or "guild," includes about nine regular members whose avatars support and rescue and challenge them, day in and day out. Codex is winsome and darling, but lives most of her life online--so much so that season 1 begins with her therapist breaking up with her. "I don't live in an imaginary world!" Codex insists to the therapist, even as she juggles the phone to "save" one of her compatriots online.
But what happens when gamers come out from behind their avatars? That winning concept is what gives The Guild its sweet and guilty pleasure. One of Codex's guild members, Zaboo (Sandeep Parikh), "goes missing" (from the web) for 39 hours, and the rest of the gang chimes in via voice-web and IM how worried they are. But they needn't have been. Zaboo shows up on Codex's actual doorstep to continue the "relationship" he's convinced they developed online. The characters are believable and subtly hilarious, especially the two leads, but also including Robin Thorson as Clara, a mother of three unwashed, un-diapered tots. "I don't want to say Clara's neglectful, cuz that's harsh," says Thorson in an interview on the disc. "But she is," she concludes merrily. As Codex and her Scooby gang try to navigate their friendships offline, real emotions fight with online personas, in ways that everyone can relate to. Day is truly captivating, and is as talented a writer as she is an actress, and the rest of the cast is believable, sympathetic, and more than a little weird. The splendid first-season disc contains 10 webisodes and a wealth of extras, including commentary from the cast and from the director; gag reels for every single episode (bonus!); cast interviews, which may be the set's true highlight; the first-episode script, and more. The first season of The Guild is as bountiful as the web itself, and no avatar is necessary for its full enjoyment. --A.T. Hurley
Description:
Cyd Serman (a.k.a. Codex) has hit bottom. Dumped by her boyfriend, her employer, and her therapist, she drowns her sorrows the way any modern girl would--in the world of online gaming. But after a fellow player mistakes their in game rapport for real-world romance and shows up on her doorstep, Codex brings all of the members of her online guild face-to-face...with very awkward results.
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If you're a geek, know a geek, or aspire to be a geek, this is a fantastic series. It's a great ensemble cast, led by Felicia Day, revolving around a video game played online. It's a lot of fun & I love the way Ms. Day took an experience in her life & turned it into such a creative success. To me, the entire endeavor is entrepreneurialism at its best. Ms. Day proves it's entirely possible to create a fantastic piece of work & figure out how to make it work within the new media.
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Felicia Day knows what it's like to have an online gaming addiction. Her background and experience have taught her well. She's had the benefit of hilarious (and uncomfortable) gaming situations to inform her delightful online presentation, The Guild.
I found out about this web series via a Facebook link to the catchy music video, Do You Want to Date My Avatar? It was so playful and instantly recognizable to my inner Gamer Geek, I had to find out more about the characters it introduced.
Now I can watch the show start to finish without waiting for the online episodes to buffer, I can watch the audition tapes for some of the actors and view the scripts on my computer. That may not sound important, but in the rapid fire gaming conversations, it's not always possible to catch every well-placed phrase.
If nothing else, you can buy this DVD and share it with someone who doesn't understand your gaming addiction. If they don't get it, well, it's a small price to pay to avoid future grief when your raid runs long and you show up late for the dinner party date, wedding, music recital, Bar Mitzvah... you get the picture.
In short, this series is sweet and funny and scary - I sometimes hear myself rattling and gushing like Codex might. Maybe I should blog that...
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As a former WOW gamer, I really love this show--it puts so much of my wasted time into perspective! Though I've watched the online show, it is wonderful to have "The Guild" in disc form, no more delays due to buffering and I can see it in much larger format. I like the cast interviews and scripts. I wish I had known that new, more enhanced version (with more special features) was going to be released just before I had purchased this one, though, or I would have purchased it instead!
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I liked watching this show online for free, but it is so easy to share with friends when on DVD. Plus, all the special features are there! A must for online gamers!
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I love this show! Arrived a bit late due to the recent holiday weekend, but other than that, excellent condition and excellent show!
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