Hey so Twitch is gonna be live airing the "Good Game" documentary that follows the lives of EG players in the early days of SC2 (afaik June 2011 to March 2012).
As far as I know this is the first time this doc has been available to watch for free (legally at least) to the public, so that is pretty awesome.
From what I read in this review by Chobopeon, the doc is particularly enjoyable if you were in the scene at that time / are a fan of esports / are a fan of EG, but might not be as capitvating to an outsider, so keep that in mind before you mark your calendar.
On April 25 2014 09:46 Zenbrez wrote: Is that the same documentary that aired for Canada many months ago? Some of the footage and monologues sound familiar
On April 25 2014 09:46 Zenbrez wrote: Is that the same documentary that aired for Canada many months ago? Some of the footage and monologues sound familiar
Nope, completely different project. Actually, there's only one event where their crew and ours were present at the same time, we wrapped filming before they really got started.
On April 25 2014 10:25 itsjustatank wrote: i should watch that to see if i cameo
Definitely! I actually am in a shot for all of two seconds, because I didn't know Stephen was filming at that moment so I didn't get out of the way like I usually do.
On April 25 2014 09:46 Zenbrez wrote: Is that the same documentary that aired for Canada many months ago? Some of the footage and monologues sound familiar
Nope, that was Rise of the E-Sports Hero, I believe.
On April 29 2014 05:10 FishStix wrote: Bumping this for the live airing tomorrow! 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT! http://twitch.tv/devolverflix get hype
In the middle of the workday T.T
It'll be running again a few times right after it finishes, so you should be able to catch it on a repeat, I hope! And if you tweet @ninehourfilms you can submit a question for the Q&A as well.
On April 29 2014 05:10 FishStix wrote: Bumping this for the live airing tomorrow! 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT! http://twitch.tv/devolverflix get hype
In the middle of the workday T.T
It'll be running again a few times right after it finishes, so you should be able to catch it on a repeat, I hope! And if you tweet @ninehourfilms you can submit a question for the Q&A as well.
Also missed this due to being stuck at work If I understand Brya's post from the earlier page correctly, they're going to loop the film a few more times today? Is it still going to be running later tonight?
As a few people said, the film is going to loop on the channel for a bit, though it hasn't started again yet (they're working on it right this second) and you can also buy it right now for only $2.50 if you use the code TWITCH to download it from VHX before March 1st at midnight EDT.
Was pretty awesome! Definitely suggest checking out the rebroadcast if you missed it / parts of it. As a few people already said the discount code is TWITCH and you get a hi-res copy if you want to own it yourself and watch/show it after today.
It was pretty good. Definitely very dated in terms of content and players etc. But an explanation of and a look into the life of progamers was mapped out very well for someone who might not know about the industry.
My only gripe with the film was that it seemed very random. Many of the scenes and sequences that the film took felt piecemeal and sort of slapped together, and there was no real feel of progression or significance to some of the things they were saying. Context was low and it just seemed like a look at the business side of EG more than the actual team and performance of players.
I actually enjoyed it being so dated, gives you a very clear reminder of what SC2 was at that stage in its development and indeed the kind of hopes and aspirations so many in the scene had regarding it at the time, and with the hindsight of knowing which of them occurred and didn't. Quite eerie really!
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