When The Guild first appeared, I loved the webisodes, I mean I LOVED them. The mix of humor and social commentary was as balanced as my Druid!
In addition it gave me a way to explain WOW to my wife. I get that for some people MMO's, WOW, gaming culture in general is frowned upon. My beloved wife originally fell into this group but over time she's become quite understanding of my passion towards WOW. It's my 'thing' like her dad likes golf or my brother in law like bowling. The Guild helped her I think to come to this understanding.
Lately though the tone of the episodes is turning darker. Yesterdays episode set off memory triggers of my geek apprenticeship. My wife thought it was absolutely hilarious but I beg to differ..I think that the show has 'jumped the shark'.
The thing is (and again this is my own opinion) the reason the show started was out of Felicia Day's experiences using WOW to avoid real life due to her unemployment & the people she met during this period of her life. That's where it picked up its fan base. I've lost count of players who used wow (myself included) to hide from the unjust universe. I liked Clara in season 1, I knew woman like her stuck at home with toddlers and a husband who worked 90 hours a week. Now she's become the dark party girl. For me the show feels more of a mockery of the actual people of The Guild.
I think in the quest to become more successful, the creators of The Guild are forgetting those that actually made them successful. If the show continues in the fashion for season 3 I'll stop watching it.
Until another Day
The Musing Moonkin
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Sadly, I can't get to the MSN site from work, so have not seen the latest three episodes. From home, I alwayas forget to followup, and instead email folks, and hop into Azeroth. I may just have to check things out now....
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