Since the kids are at the grandparents this week, I ran
(somewhat) amok in the DVD section of the library. A series called The Guild caught my eye. Apparently, I’m
not the only one to think so because it was heavily scratched. My husband, in
seeing my frustration, casually commented, “Why don’t you just watch it on
YouTube?” Aha. Turns out I’m about 5 years late to this Internet series. But
whereas the DVD from the library only had seasons 1 and 2, YouTube has them
all.
Part of the reason it caught my eye was that I had recently
read a book about gamers called The
Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss by Max Wirestone. Dahlia Moss is an
aimless 20-something. When she is approached by someone at her roommate’s party
who wants to hire her as a private detective, she jumps at the chance to earn
some cash. Her mission is to find the Bejeweled Spear of Infinite Piercing…an
item that only exists as part of an online game. When the guy who hires her
ends up dead, she must reach out to the other members of his gaming guild to
solve the mystery. Hilarity, well, you know.
Half insightful, half clueless, Dahlia is a delightful
narrator. As she says,
“…sometimes you just have
to take some chances, right? And maybe things do get a little unfortunate. What
of it? If you ask me, an unfortunate decision here or there can change your
life. In a positive way, just so long you don't killed in the process. Admittedly,
that's the tricky bit.”
And the tricky bit of watching Internet series? Watching only one season at a time.
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