Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Guild

While it was entertaining, I thought a lot of the scenes were really awkward. Too many silences/awkward characters that kind of drag the webisode from scene to scene. However, I did think the material they used was funny and topical. It caters to a small subset of internet users that play RPG religiously. I thought it was amazing that the budget was $50 and used user input to create each episode.
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7 comments:

  1. angelaOctober 2, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    I love awkward comedy! You're not an office fan then?
    Angela

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  2. sargOctober 3, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    I know what you mean about the awkwardness. But I almost found myself feeling the same way in Dr. Horrible. I thought the story line was just sort of "weird" and left me feeling awkward or simply confused, even if there weren't awkward pauses...

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  3. AnonymousOctober 4, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Specific actors weirded me out a bit. The woman with the kids was just painful to watch for me. Every time she delivered a line it definitely took me out of it. I know it's low budget, but it doesn't have to feel amateurish.

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  4. JeffOctober 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    Yes the characters were EXTREMELY awkward. I mean, who honestly shows up at some chick's house he met through a video game? But, I do think awkward people are funny and especially in this case when they are sensationalized.

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  5. angelalaOctober 7, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    The awkwardness is a style in and of itself. I've never been a huge fan of it before but I think it works in this instance. Yes, it's extremely unlikely that this particular situation would in fact arise, but if it DID happen it would be very awkward.

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  6. Bryn!JacksonOctober 13, 2009 at 6:45 PM

    It's interesting to think of how our tools are affecting us socially. On the one hand, we have a situation like the one in The Guild, where it's pretty unlikely and incredibly awkward (even unacceptable) for this person to just show up at this girl's house while their relationship online is one of extensive communication. On the other hand, one could look at the craigslist personals where many people are looking to get laid in as few emails as possible, and communication is cut down to a list of stats.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 15, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    Yeah, I agree with Bryn--CL personals are pretty exemplifying of "someone showing up at someone's house that they met online."

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