GameX 2009: Massively.com talks with The Guild

by Seraphina Brennan Oct 26th 2009 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Video, Culture, Massively Interviews, Massively Event Coverage

GameX 2009 was insane this weekend and we were all over the place, but one of the first groups that we set a chunk of time aside for was Jeff Lewis (Vork), Sandeep Parikh (Zaboo), and Robin Thorsen (Clara) from The Guild. We weren't missing out on catching up with those three.

The interview that ensued answered some of the important questions in life, like how many MMO real life experiences get moved into The Guild's script, what it was like to work with Wil Wheaton and Jed Whedon, and is that a real Sandeep Parikh Backflip (TM) in the "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" music video?

If you're curious to these answers and more, then you should click that button below and continue reading after the break. We have an exclusive video interview for you!

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jack said on 7:14PM 10-26-2009

The guild is a fun show.... but this series shows us mmo players like freaks with no life outside the game I do not think Massively need support this series...

breezer said on 7:40PM 10-26-2009

That's part of the joke... if you don't like it don't watch it.

Curtis said on 7:40PM 10-26-2009

Oh cmon. Is that necessary? Poke fun at yourself. Clearly your sense of humor is gone if you can't realize that some/most of these stereotypes exist in all of us MMOers at some level or another.

xslipperyx said on 9:01PM 10-26-2009

So you roll off your supermodel ex-girlfriend out on your yacht to get a little MMO action? Oh right... probably not. Because you're average just like the rest of us. It's a funny show. If you don't like it, don't watch it or read articles about it.

brakar said on 7:45PM 10-26-2009

cool to see these guys outside of the show but not terribly insightful answers really.

RogueJedi86 said on 9:45PM 10-26-2009

I was told to read after the break, but there was nothing to read, just a video. :(

Mark said on 12:20AM 10-27-2009

I love the Guild, its funny, and lets face it..Felicia Day, makes watching...very easy.

She's gorgeous :)

Anonymous said on 7:06AM 10-27-2009

I like The Guild, they're good guys, and a great show.

Convention Fans said on 12:08PM 10-27-2009

The Convention Fans blog was at GameX and interviewed them as well (they were all very nice and gracious to the fans):

http://conventionfans.today.com/2009/10/27/convention-fans-gamex-2009-interviews-with-cast-members-from-the-guild/

Arcsis said on 1:28PM 10-27-2009

Is that a bottle of bawls on the table?

Evi said on 6:48PM 10-27-2009

Yes, I believe it was!

Dridstar said on 2:49PM 10-27-2009

The Guild is a good show for what it is and could really take off. Its web based format however tends to give it a hyper-reality based setting and it's unfortunate to learn that basically none of them ever played MMO's before. Robin Thorsen (Clara) seemed especially put off by the thought. Hopefully there won't be a "Vanilla Ice" flavored backlash from this.

After watching this uninspiring interview full of fidgeting, half baked answers and a total lack of enthusiasm it tells me that they really don't take it very seriously and have other projects that are much more interesting to them.

Although it seemed as if they were impromptu Interviewed in a backroom at a convention , they should have a better marketing strategy and realize this could be their big break considering no one's ever heard of them till now. Even with the plethora of other projects they plugged at the end.

Evi said on 6:26PM 10-27-2009

They're actors. Don't be put off that some of them aren't MMORPG nerds like the rest of us. If they're doing a good job (as actors) you'd never know. That's the point. :) I understand it would be much more awesome to find out they're all players, but don't let it turn you off to the series to find out they're not.