“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” creator and star Rob McElhenney initially said no when he was approached about making a show set in the video game industry.
19.01.2020 - 23:56 / tvguide.com
Apple is all in on its new comedy series from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day. The streaming service has renewed the duo's new show, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, for a second season ahead of the show's Feb. 7 debut. The news was announced Sunday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Co-created by McElhenney, Day, and Megan Ganz, the comedy, which will debut all at once on the streaming service, follows a team of video game developers as
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” creator and star Rob McElhenney initially said no when he was approached about making a show set in the video game industry.
Anytime video games or gamers are depicted on television, it's not a good look. Games are usually treated like wastes of time played by nerds, bros, and Mountain Dew-crushing, pimple-popping, mustard gas-farting, basement-dwelling losers despite the industry's place as one of the most profitable businesses in entertainment.
Given just how colossal the video game industry is, it’s pretty wild that more TV shows haven’t tried to delve deeper into it (except, of course, when in need of inspiration from some previously established and particularly valuable IP).
The video game industry hasn't really been given a fair shake on television; it's usually treated as a space for nerds, bros, and Mountain Dew-crushing, pimple-popping, mustard gas-farting, basement-dwelling losers despite its place as one of the most profitable businesses in the entertainment industry.
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