History WebVideo / TheGuild

--->'''Codex''': [[DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog I just looked at my wrist, and I'm not wearing a watch.]] So dumb.

* BlackComedyRape: Riley on Zaboo, though it's more of a case of dubious consent. He's clearly not into her kinks, but he allows her to do it anyway. [[TropesAreNotBad It actually works]].

A [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU music video]] called "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" (the TropeNamer for DateMyAvatar) was released to promote the third season. [[ToughActToFollow Without trying to top it]], they went {{Bollywood}} to promote the fourth season, as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMrN3Rh55uM here]]; it took the top #3 spot in the US iTunes chart and the #1 in the UK on the day of its release. For their fifth season's launch on Youtube, they released "[[ProudToBeAGeek I'm the One that's Cool"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFhgupR565Q&list=UUaBf1a-dpIsw8OxqH4ki2Kg&feature=plcp here]].

Recognitions include winning the 2007 Youtube Video Award and the 2008 Yahoo Video award. You can keep up with the series at its official website, [[http://www.watchtheguild.com/ watchtheguild.com.]] The episodes come out on Tuesdays on watchtheguild.com, Xbox Live, Zune, and MSN video. The series is also available on Netflix, where each season is combined into a single episode.

* ActorAllusion: In 3.5 ''Application'd'', Zaboo can be seen wearing a [[http://www.effinfunny.com/legend-store?id=1 ''Legend of Neil'' shirt]]. ''TheLegendOfNeil'' is another web series, created by Zaboo's actor, Sandeep Parikh. There are at least two [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]] references: Riley calling Zaboo "Bad Horse," and Codex putting up her fists while referring to "hammers." Also, Codex owns a frozen yogurt maker; in the musical, froyo was an important symbol for Penny and Billy's relationship.
* ActingForTwo: Tink's twin sisters Tara and Lara were originally supposed to be played by twin actresses but due to a scheduling snafu, they had to hire an AscendedExtra to play both parts. And she had no acting experience.

** Season 3 revolves around this happening to Bladezz. Over a feud that began ''from a video game'', the Axis of Anarchy [[spoiler:digs up his OldShame as a model, plants weapons in his locker at school, and [[IBangedYourMom has someone sleep with his mom]]. It was bad enough that it reached the point where he was going to run away from home]].

* OneOfUs:
** FeliciaDay definitely knows what she's writing about. Even people who don't play games but spend a lot of time online will recognize the character types.
** And do we even need to talk about Creator/WilWheaton and his massive geekitude?

** Also: "Tomorrow, mommy's going to teach you to use the microwave." And "Oh, um, I guess they've been feeding themselves....I guess?" And...honestly, the stuff she does goes above and [[CrossesTheLineTwice beyond criminally negligent and into the starkly hilarious]].

Recognitions include winning the 2007 Youtube Video Award and the 2008 Yahoo Video award. You can keep up with the series at its official website, [[http://www.watchtheguild.com/ watchtheguild.com.]] The episodes come out on Tuesdays on watchtheguild.com, Xbox Live, Zune, and MSN video.

* BlandNameProduct: Parodied. The MMO they all play is called "The Game". The signs at the convention even call it The Game.
** This was done deliberately to not only avoid the copyright issues that would ensue if the series had used a real life MMO, like ''WorldOfWarcraft'' or ''AgeOfConan'', but also to appeal to a wide fanbase of MMO games.

* CharacterDevelopment:
** Zaboo's determination to "level up" as a person has actually resulted in some of this.
** Other characters including Codex, Fawkes and even Zaboo's mother go through lesser degrees of development over the series.

* TheCastShowoff: Felicia's fond of writing actor's talents into the script. Bladezz is a talented card dealer because actor Vincent knows sleight of hand card tricks, Codex plays the violin as does Felicia Day, Tink plays basketball, and Amy Okuda shows off her dancing skills in the music videos. Also stuntman Wade Wei was played by an actual stuntman who did his own stuntwork.
* CastIncest: In-universe, at the start of season four when the Knights of Good's healer (Codex) is involved with Axis of Anarchy's leader (Fawkes) while Axis' healer is dating Bladezz mom, he calls it Guild incest.

LizLemonJob: Codex's role as the OnlySaneMan in the Guild, and later virtually her explicit job description at the game company.

%%* LizLemonJob: Codex in Season 3, rather unsuccessfully.

** Also: "Tomorrow, mommy's going to teach you to use the microwave." And "Oh, um, I guess they've been feeding themselves....I guess?" And...honestly, the stuff she does goes above and [[RefugeInAudacity beyond criminally negligent and into the starkly hilarious]].

%%** Codex and Zaboo.

* AmbiguouslyAutistic: All of the main characters

* Ambiguously Autistic: All of the main characters

''TheGuild'' is an online VlogSeries-style sitcom created by FeliciaDay of [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]] fame (and credited by JossWhedon as an inspiration) after a two year addiction to WorldOfWarcraft. Each three to eight minute episode centers on "The Knights of Good", an online guild in an {{MMORPG}} [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed similar]] to WorldOfWarcraft.

Currently spinning off into a Creator/DarkHorseComics series.

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Bladezz, Vork, Zaboo, Codex, Clara and Tinkerballa.]]

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** In season 3 episode 10, ReservoirDogs, with the music, slow-mo walking and spitting.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The actress that Vork fanboys over at the convention is an {{Expy}} of ElisabethSladen.

''TheGuild'' is an online VlogSeries-style sitcom created by FeliciaDay of [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]] fame (and credited by JossWhedon as an inspiration) after a two year addiction to WorldOfWarcraft. Each three to eight minute episode centers on "The Knights of Good", an online guild in an {{MMORPG}} similar to WorldOfWarcraft.