The Guild: Season Six

The Guild: Season Six, 2012-2013. An awkward online gamer goes to work for The Game.

Created by, written by & starring Felicia Day. Directed by Chris Preksta.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). These last couple seasons (this one more so than five), something just isn't clicking. It has its funny moments, but it was always the characters, not the humor, that made this show worth watching. Now there are a bunch of new characters that seem like they might be fun (but that there isn't enough time for in the 10-minute format), while the old characters are forced further and further out of the Awkwardly Hanging Out Together place where they worked so well.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.1/4 (Okay)

The Guild: Season Five

The Guild: Season Five, 2011. Awkward gamers go to a convention.

Created by, written by & starring Felicia Day. Directed by Sean Becker.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). It has its moments, but overall it doesn't work as well as previous seasons. I suppose putting the characters into a setting where they fit in (and are even relatively cool) messes with the show's dynamic.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.2/4 (Okay)

The Guild: Seasons 1-4

The Guild: Seasons One through Four, 2007-2010. Awkward online gamers meet in person; drama ensues.

Created by, written by & starring Felicia Day. Directed by Sean Becker (seasons 2-4), Jane Selle Morgan (season 1, 5 episodes) & Greg Benson (season 1, 5 episodes).

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 4/4 (Great)
Dialog: 4/4 (Great)
Pacing: 4/4 (Great)
Cinematography: 1/4 (Bad)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). The humor is occasionally very funny, but often either absent or incidental. The story lines are dumb - basically soap opera for the socially impaired. But somehow it draws me in. I feel like I know these characters.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.7/4 (Good)