Web TV Series: The Guild ... and Gold
I don't play World of Warcraft, which is probably why I was the last person in gamer civilization to not have heard of this web-TV series written by and starring Felicia Day (also of Doctor Horrible's Sing Along Blog and Buffy the Vampire Slayer). It's about.... a guild of MMORPG Players. In an online game that sounds suspiciously like World of Warcraft, though you can probably substitute your online gaming addiction of choice.

The Guild

Umm... yeah. It's already in its second season. Am I with it, or what?!?!? Each episode is about five minutes long. I haven't watched them all yet, but so far they have proven both funny and cringe-worthy. For anyone who's ever met their online guild-members in a "real world" setting, it'll be particularly amusing.

And flipping it around to deal with a fictional world of professional dice & paper gamers, you have the monthly series:

Gold - an RPG Web Series

This one deals with a game suspiciously like Dungeons & Dragons called "Goblins & Gold." It's about two teams of roleplayers preparing for the big showdown in the next world championship. Ah, if only. Warning: This one doesn't bleep out the language like The Guild does.

So long as it feels like gamers making fun of themselves, it's all good fun.

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