Hi. I am the writer, producer, and director of Playing The Game, a smart, sexy new web TV series about young adults and the games they play.

For Season 1, we made 15 bite-sized episodes (about 5 minutes each). You can watch Episodes 1 and 2 now, and a new episode every Monday.

For the best picture, go to Vimeo:
http://www.vimeo.com/channel4647

Or, if picture quality is the sort of chrome you can do without, try YouTube:
http://ca.youtube.com/GreekChorusProds

For a sneak preview of what's coming up in future episodes, check out the official Season 1 geek list:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/28392

When was the last time a TV show or movie portrayed gamers as we actually are? (OK, a bit better looking than we actually are, but you get the point.)

If he's telling a terrible story,
He shall die by a death that is gory,
One of the cruelest slaughters
That ever were known in these waters;
And we'll finish his moral affliction
By a very complete malediction,
As a compliment valedictory
If he's telling a terrible story.

Seriously, though, that was truly bizarre but kind of funny. The Wards in Chancery card made me laugh, for some reason. Are G&S big in Canada among gamers? Or is that the joke?

I just thought it would be funny to make some completely misguided games. The source material for the game in Episode 3 is even less suitable!

Nicely produced! The golden-age film buff in me would like a few more close shots to break up the long takes, but that's just me.

I like the guy with glasses, good dead-pan delivery.

It's not just you. We shot the entire season in 5 days, and all the Two Headed Dragon scenes (half an hour of screen time) on a holiday when the store was closed. I hope we'll have a bit more time for close ups in season 2.

Your Archaeology game looks cool. At first, I was going to have them play real games (note to designers: feel free to send me free games in the mail), but it's generally funnier to have them play fake games and complain about how bad they are.

    Fair warning -- the beginning of episode 2 will likely be considered NSFW if someone were to see it over your shoulder (but becomes a safe PG in short order).

             Sag.

If by "short order" you mean "about halfway through the episode..."

Not that they are very long...

Episode 3 is now available:
http://www.vimeo.com/648925



We've all been there: the game that never ends. (The episode, however, ends after 4 minutes 41 seconds.)

No camels were harmed in the making of this episode.

I'm also posting some other fun pieces, starting with:
http://www.vimeo.com/646497

Episode 4 is now available:
http://www.vimeo.com/648987


This episode is a bit spicier than the others (not suitable for younger viewers). It includes a special treat for our German viewers!

LOL I had never seen these before.... Very funny

Glad you like the series. (Tell your friends!) We had a lot of fun making it.

Those parents remind me of Kelly's parents in the Kelly shoes video.
A spoof of the shoes video would be funny...(I'm gonna get some games! These games rules, these games suck. These games cost $300!! I think you got to many games. etc etc)

Sorry if that's off topic.

Episode 5 is now available:
http://www.vimeo.com/686985


Amanda learns how to make the most of her face. No special effects - Nick Smith made all of these faces by himself!

In Episode 6, we go back to Two Headed Dragon - the popular Toronto game store. The gang have to share the space with a LARPS group.
http://www.vimeo.com/722968

Episode 7: Wolf is a very special episode with an original orchestral score by Adrian Ellis.
http://www.vimeo.com/728302

Episode 8: Hope includes telephone psychics, a frightening invention, and an important public service announcement.
http://www.vimeo.com/756469

They're back in the game store (Two Headed Dragon, Toronto) for the best game yet.
http://www.vimeo.com/757197

Bookmarked.

Glad you like it (or consider it enough of a menace that you should bookmark and carefully monitor it).

A new episode went live today:
http://www.vimeo.com/817336

A new episode, about Internet dating:

http://www.vimeo.com/843049

Another "game" episode, in which we learn two valuable lessons: never invite your mother to a gaming session, and "sell your body for drug money" isn't as good a move as it sounds.

http://www.vimeo.com/864909

Secrets are revealed. Decisions are made. Nothing will ever be the same. (And by the way, what's your favourite game based on an Edgar Allan Poe story?)

http://www.vimeo.com/877903

Episode 14, starring the delightful Kristin Wallace, is now available for all to see:

http://www.vimeo.com/894167