The Guild: Season 3

I really cannot complement this show enough. Because this is Season 3 I will assume you are familiar with the premise of "The Guild." This review will mostly cover the new additions to the cast and, of course, the plotline. What's become clear in this season is that Felicia and Co. have an excellent eye for casting. The third season introduces the "Axis of Anarchy." This collection of laughably goofy X-treme types are all perfect adversaries for The Knights of Good: a wannabe warrior-poet, a 'roided-out cop with rage issues, an angsty goth diva, a "professional" gamer, (complete with gorgeous attendant) and an obviously closeted fabric salesman who never seems to get the cool one-liners quite right. In any other show these misfits would be the heroes struggling against the "jocks" or something, but in "The Guild" they are the cool kids making life for the hapless Knights of Good quite miserable. The actors playing members of the Axis do an excellent job. Wil Wheaton's casting may appear to be fanservice, but he does an excellent job as the Axis frontman, Fawkes. I will be very interested to see if Fawke's overblown bravado ends up being a complete sham or if he'll stay the same in Season 4. It should be said that, as usual, the writing is incredibly solid and the core cast continues to be as loveably flawed as can be. Being partial to Zaboo myself, (sigh...yeah he's the one I relate to) it was hilarious and unexpected to see his manhood crushed and rebuilt in the course of a handful of episodes. Clara's plot was even stronger this year. (why do I feel like Clara really exists somewhere in real life?) Bladezz takes a beating (but I'd really like to see more of his character) and sadly Tink's role is pretty diminished. If I fail to mention the chracters of Vork and Codex it's only because they are their usual hilarious selves. (although Vork's arc takes him out of his comfort zone...and what a small zone that is!)

Being casual gamers, my wife and I stumbled on Season One of The Guild by accident and have been hooked ever since. This is not the season to start watching The guild if you haven't already watched the other two ( The Guild: Seasons 1 & 2 ). Season Three of The Guild picks up soon after the events of Season Two, leaving most of the guild members barely on speaking terms. No spoilers from me; this time around we have Codex (Felicia Day) attempting to rekindle the "Knights of Good" sense of unity by finding a common enemy. Things don't go as planned and it makes for some of the best episodes yet. There are also a lot of extras, my favorite being the "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" music video! Just great! Everyone knows that all of these episones can be found for free elsewhere on the Internet, but buy them here and support these great actors and hopefully they will continue to produce this very enjoyable series. I also like that Amazon included the "On Demand" episodes when you buy the DVD (perhaps for a limited time?). This lets us watch it on our PCs or on our TV via our Roku HD-XR Player . A very clever and fun series that isn't just for gamers! Highly Recommended! CFH

Yet another great season of The Guild. The expansion of the character base with improvements to production quality continue to astound and entertain. We learn more of the characters and their outside lives. Rivalries are born and the repercussion of decisions carries us through a very turbulent third season. Friends and family who aren't even gamers find the series quirky and humorous. The Guild is what it is... something fresh and different, with actors and writers not afraid to march to the beat of their own drum. I hope to see a Season Four in the works and wish the cast and crew continued success.

This season brings some big names and new changes to the show. Overall, the season was really good, but I personally liked season two more, and I thought the show was much funnier last year. This is still a FANTASTIC show, and the show is only looking more and more like a television program every year. The DVD is fantastic, coming on two DVD-R burned discs with printed faces. The first disc is episodes and commentary. The second disc has so many special features. It includes the "Do You Want To Date My Avatar" music video and plenty of making of clips. Check out season 3, it is a very worthwhile addition to your collection if you already have the first two.

I've been a follower of The Guild for quite awhile now, and have purchased all 3 seasons of their Internet shows. If you are an online World of Warcraft game player, this series of short scenarios which highlight the life of a small group of MMORPG game players who are in the same "guild" in the game is funny and very entertaining, or it sure is entertaining for me. It's very well done, quite creative, and the shows are short. A whole season at a time on each disk. I found it well worth buying.

If you are a fan or are completely new to the series, this DVD is great for everybody! This follows your favorite Guildies duking it out with a rival Guild "The Axis of Anarchy" and boy do they live up to their name. Now as for the DVD, it came to me in a shiny DVD box with two discs. One for the episodes and commentaries and a second with a lot of extras like the making of stuff and my personal favorites of the "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" music video and a video of How to make Vork's sword. All in all, well worth the price and made this fan boy extremely happy!

I make sure to always, always purchase these DVDs. I also try to drop a couple bucks over at iTunes in addition to downloading the HD vids on Xbox Live and voting for The Guild in The Streamys. And I'm a normal person! Swear! There's maybe three comedy shows on actual television that are worth their salt at any given time, most of them created by or inspired by a Ricky Gervais production. If I have to drop 15 bucks a year to keep The Office on the air, I'd do it. So I don't see any reason why I shouldn't do it for The Guild. Every season always turns out to be a thoroughly enjoyable hour-plus of television, in stand-alone episodic format. And with all the extra features, commentary, etc, it's a solid buy with plenty of rewatchability (because yes, that's a word now). Can't wait for season 4. Who knew Codex was such a big slut?! :D

The Knights of Good prepare for a new kind of conflict: the machinations of a rival guild. Dark days are ahead. With a crippled leadership and merciless harrassment, will the Guild survive at all? Cyd Sherman & co. must gather their wits and band together - but that may not be enough. Bear witness to the humor, the fierce exchanges, and even the madness (?) as the Guild struggles for its very existence!