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The Guild - Season 4 Episode 2: Strange Allies

Episode 2 is up, with some really great quotable lines.  For all that Felicia is known for (actress, gamer, geek goddess, social media power user, web series pioneer), I think it's easy to forget that she's a great writer.  Producer Kim Evey has told me about being impressed with her writing way back when they first met at Acme Comedy Theater (hopefully she'll share those stories in the future).

<br/><a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/browse/originals/the-guild?videoId=d0fa6983-84d4-4ab0-9bbd-933e400be67b&fg=sharenoembed" target="_new"title="Episode 2: Strange Allies">Video: Episode 2: Strange Allies</a>

For more episode commentary, see Higlet's the last geek bus home blog and her reviews on PinkRaygun.com, new fan site TheGuildBank.net, and of course, the new CompanionCasts from Knights of the Guild.

NOTES:

• The opening webcam was shot on a Flip camera.
• "Raiding!" Fawkes answering the phone with what he was doing was not originally in the script, but added on set.  A great little character detail.
• Who stores marshmellows in little jars?  Vork, apparently.
• I love the return of the Zaboo "thumbs up" (from Season 2).
• On Twitter, a few people noticed the rack of DVD's in Codex's room, though this is not set dressing (or product placement), but simply the DVD's that are in the bedroom of the room where that's shot.  If you listen to last week's KOTG CompanionCast, you'll hear Sean Becker talk about how in Season 4 he's trying to open up the world for each of the characters in their webcam shots.
  
  
  
  

The Guild - Season 4 Episode 1: Epic Guilt

Season 4 has finally arrived.  I'm super excited because in addition to my other duties with The Guild, I joined the production team as the behind the scenes (or EPK, "electronic press kit") guy, inheriting the job from Kenny who is expanding the coverage of The Guild via the Official Fan Podcast, Knights of the Guild.  Be sure to go subscribe now via iTunes or other podcast software to catch great behind the scenes stuff.  There will be a weekly "Companion cast" to accompany each new Season 4 episode.

<br/><a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/season-4-episode-1-epic-guilt/y0ytgrbc?fg=sharenoembed" target="_new"title="Season 4 - Episode 1 - Epic Guilt">Video: Season 4 - Episode 1 - Epic Guilt</a>

For more episode-by-episode blogging (I plan on blogging with each episode's release), check out Higlet's the last geek bus home blog, and there's a new fan site on the scene at TheGuildBank.net that is worth checking out. Also, check The Guild's Flickr account for some behind the scenes photos like this one of Gabe, Tyler and Chloe testing the "exploding Codex computer":

NOTES:

• Zaboo wears the Arcade Zombietron shirt from J!NX
• Clara is wearing a squid hat from Obeymybrain.com (I ordered a purple one for myself for Comic-Con, for when I have to do line wrangling for signings)
• Tymberlee Hill, who plays Bladezz's co-worker, can be seen in a really funny episode of "Drunk History" on Funny Or Die.
• Sean Becker loves his burgers, so I know he loved making that burger cut at 1:25.  If they do a "Best Burger Work" Streamy Award, Sean's a shoe-in for his second award, to go with his  2010 Best Director award (click to watch an awesome acceptance speech!).  Oh, and burger photo (taken moments before the one Sean has on his twitter profile):
  
  
  

Baseball: Nelson ignites Nuts

2010 is shaping up to be a bad year for me, baseball-wise. After a promising start that included three Mariners games in the Bay Area and a trip to Seattle for the home opener, I've been too busy to catch much baseball in person or even on TV.  I occasionally listen to a game on the iPhone, but the Mariners lack of offense this year has kept me disengaged, in spite of the excitement of the Cliff Lee/Felix Hernandez top of the rotation.  And I haven't even been to a Sacramento Rivercats game yet this season, which used to be a regular thing.