The Guild

In 2007 Felicia Day, a budding Los Angeles actress, wrote a television pilot about a group of online gamers called The Guild. When the networks passed, she filmed it herself and posted it on YouTube, where the initial episode was watched by close to one million viewers. Since then The Guild has gathered an almost cult-like following that pitched in monetary donations to help complete the webseries’ first season. Day’s subsequent appearance in Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog raised her online profile even more, and Xbox Live Marketplace stepped in to fund future seasons of The Guild. While ostensibly about online gamers and the fictional worlds they create, in actuality The Guild is a very funny situation comedy about a group of dysfunctional loners discovering the rewards that genuine friendship provides while struggling with personal identity issues and the difficulties of real life. With crisp writing, a solid plot and great acting, The Guild proves that the webseries medium can be just as entertaining and enjoyable as television.

The Guild Season One Review of the first season of the comedy webseries created by actress Felicia Day that revolves around a group of online gamers who struggle when it comes to living in the real world.

The Guild Season Two Review of the second season of the award-winning webseries about a group of online gamers who have difficulty adapting to the real life issues in true screwball-comedy fashion.

The Guild Season Three Review of the third season of the award-winning webseries, which further explores its oddball assortment of online gamers and their difficulties when it comes to the real world.

The Guild Season Four Review of the fourth season of the award-winning webseries about a group of online gamers, which further advances both their online and offline struggles to cope with their lives.

The Guild Season Five Review of the fifth season of the award-winning webseries, in which the cast attends a gaming convention, meet numerous real life celebrities and continue their comedy antics.

The Philosophy of Felicia Day's The Guild Exploration of Nietzsche and nihilism as outlined in Luke Cuddy’s essay from World of Warcraft and Philosophy and how it relates to the webseries The Guild.

The Guild Expands Into the World of Comics Review of the three-issue The Guild comic book, which serves as a prequel to the award-winning webseries, as well as main character Cyd “Codex” Sherman.

The Guild Comics Add to Characters' Backstory Review of the Dark Horse five-part comic book series that explores the supporting cast of The Guild, including Vork, Tinkerballa, Bladezz, Clara and Zaboo.

The Guild: Guild Talk A series of humorous quotes and unique observations made by the various characters from the award-winning comedy webseries The Guild during the show’s first four seasons.

Wil Wheaton: From Geek Blogger to TV Nemesis Exploration of actor Wil Wheaton and how he transformed himself into a loving family man, geek blogger and recurring small-screen nemesis.

The Wisdom of Felicia Day: In Her Own Words A collection of insights into the webseries medium taken from numerous interviews given by Felicia Day, the creator of The Guild and Dragon Age: Redemption.

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