User:Pfeutzeneutre/Penny Arcade: The Series (web series)

Penny Arcade: The Series (web series) is a documentary-style reality web series. The subjects of the series are Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, creators of the popular web-comic Penny Arcade. The show also features some of their co-workers at Penny Arcade, Inc. and some of their associates in the web-comic business. Episodes focus on special events, personalities, the creative process and aspects of their business.

As with the Penny Arcade comic, the series contains humor and adult language, but is also at turns serious and thought-provoking.

FIRST SEASON

The series premiered on November 23, 2009. It was and is distributed via the Penny Arcade web site under the banner of their Penny Arcade TV (PATV) channel. PATV was to become a venue not only for Penny Arcade: The Series but for other shows as well, including Blamination with Kris and Scott, Mega64, and The Adventures of Ledo and Ix.

The first season was produced by 2 Player Productions and consisted of 28 episodes, including the two-part pilot. Episodes were posted generally once a week on Fridays. The final episode of the first season was posted on July 30, 2010.

The complete first season was released on DVD on November 8, 2010, and was/is sold through the Penny Arcade online store. The DVD release of the first season includes extensive bonus material, including alternate audio tracks, deleted scenes, easter eggs, and three bonus 4th Panel episodes.

SECOND SEASON

2 Player Productions did not go on to produce season two of the series. Instead, Vantage Point Productions was chosen to produce the second season. Vantage Point Productions is the production company of filmmaker Van Alan Blumreich.

The first episode of season two was posted on November 19, 2010.

CAST

The Talent:
 * Jerry Holkins: The lead writer of the Penny Arcade web-comic.


 * Mike Krahulik: The artist for the Penny Arcade web-comic.

Penny Arcade, Inc.:
 * Robert Khoo: President of Operations and Business Development
 * Mike Fehlauer: Vice President of Sales
 * Francisco "Kiko" Villasenor: Art Director
 * Joshua Price: Office Manager
 * Dave Coffman: Project Manager
 * Brian Sunter: Merchandise Manager
 * Jeff Kalles: Senior Sales and Marketing Manager
 * Erika Greco: Associate Designer

Child's Play Charity:
 * Kristin Lindsay: Foundation Manager

Others:
 * Scott Kurtz: Creator of the PvP print- and web-comic.
 * Kris Straub: Creator of the web-comic chainsawsuit

EPISODES


 * Season 1

1. PAX Prime/ pilot part 1 2. PAX Prime/ pilot part 2 3. The Office 4. The Writing Process 5. The 4th Panel: Retales... 6. Child's Play Part 1 7. Child's Play Part 2 8. The 4th Panel: On the Dunes of Ur-Marsa 9. Ping Pong Match Part 1 10. Ping Pong Match Part 2 11. The 4th Panel: Here's Your Reality Program 12. The Hiring Process Part 1 13. The Hiring Process Part 2 14. The 4th Panel: Contrition 15. The Book Tour 16. PAX East 17. The 4th Panel: Purgatory 18. Drugs 19. Time 100 20. The 4th Panel: Au Lait S'il Vous Plait 21. Scott Kurtz 22. Dungeons and Dragons 23. The 4th Panel: Your Definition Headquarters 24. First Hire 25. Video Games 26. The 4th Panel: Redolent with Spices 27. The Show 28. The Season Finale


 * Season 2

1. PAX 2. The Proposal 3. The 4th Panel: That Constant Refrain 4. The Warehouse 5. The 4th Panel: Lamentations 6. Happy Holidays 7. The 4th Panel: Prognostication 8. The Takeover 9. Alter-Egos 10. The 4th Panel: Teef 11. Ping Pong: Screenlife (Part 1) 12. Ping Pong: Screenlife (Part 2) 13. The 4th Panel: A New World Record 14. Child's Play 2010 15. The Expansion 16. The 4th Panel: Inner Wealth 17. Child's Play Hire (Part 1)

RECEPTION

Melissa Voelker of Pink Raygun gave the series a positive review, saying "“Penny Arcade: The Series” is the kind of reality show that I will watch on a regular basis, because it is actually showing slices of reality."