'Guild' Star Felicia Day's Big Week
By Andrew Wallenstein
The Internet gods definitely dig Felicia Day, creator and star of online series "The Guild." Things started nicely in Austin, Tex., where she won for best original digital series at the SXSW/On Network Greenlight Series Awards. In the following days, she has picked up nominations in similar categories at the Yahoo Video Awards and the YouTube Video Awards.
In the modestly budgeted world of online video, that's like being honored by the Oscars, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild in one week! Coming out of nowhere to such fevered heights of awards glory, one is tempted to draw comparison to Marion Cotillard, the French actress who won every piece of hardware in sight this year for her star turn in "La Vie en Rose." But Day has an intelligence and pluck that reminds me of another awards-friendly actress-writer, Tina Fey. And what the hell, throw in a little Claire Danes circa "My So-Called Life" given the reddish hair dye and ghostly pallor.
Said pallor feels right for her role in "Guild" as ringleader to a circle of sarcastic MMORPG-addicted shut-ins. After seven episodes of watching them crack wise via voice chat, you might get addicted, too.
