Rob McElhenney's new show - Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet

Sabre0001 · 08-01-2020 2:27pm #1

Not a videogame or directly related in and of itself, so maybe better for the TV forum but...

A trailer has been released for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator Rob McElhenney's new show, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet.

It's a fake documentary series about a video game development company in which McElhenney plays the head of a studio who developed one of the biggest MMOs and seems like a bit of a nightmare to work with.

The cast features Danny Pudi, F. Murray Abraham, Ashly Burch, Imani Hakim, Charlotte Nicadao, David Hornsby, and Jessie Ennis.

Charlie Day (fellow cohort on Always Sunny) is an executive producer along with David Hornsby and Megan Ganz (also Always Sunny). Then there's Jason Altman, Danielle Kreinik and Gérard Guillemot from Ubisoft as executive producers, according to PC Gamer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMaPCYRPhY0

Coming to Apple TV on February 7th.

08-01-2020 2:44pm

Not sold by that trailer at all but I'm big Sunny fan so I'll give it a shot

marcbrophy · 08-01-2020 2:49pm

Apple TV?

Zero-Cool · 08-01-2020 10:04pm

Sunny is my favourite comedy so I'll be all over this, great cast as well. Apple TV :pac:

Skerries · 07-02-2020 7:57pm

the game footage in the first episode look like actual games such as AC: Odyssey, For Honor and Kingdom Come: Deliverance
did they get permission or do they just look similar?

brav · 07-02-2020 8:12pm

Skerries wrote: »

the game footage in the first episode look like actual games such as AC: Odyssey, For Honor and Kingdom Come: Deliverance
did they get permission or do they just look similar?

Ubisoft are one of the producers for the show so would assume permission granted and prob used their engine

Gunmonkey · 07-02-2020 11:03pm

brav wrote: »

Ubisoft are one of the producers for the show so would assume permission granted and prob used their engine

So now we know why they pushed back so many games...too busy making stuff for this show :pac:

Venom · 08-02-2020 3:52pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

So now we know why they pushed back so many games...too busy making stuff for this show :pac:

It was a much better use of their time than what they released in 2019 :pac:

As for the show itself, it's a gem that is so much better than the trailer would let on. Great cast, great writing and on a subject such as the gaming industry which is not often seen as the background for a show like this.

Zero-Cool · 08-02-2020 4:12pm

Just watched the first ep and i love it. I'm a big fan of the always sunny team anyway so kinda biased but i love the basis of it. The money guy squeezing in loot boxes, the writing guy who has a back story for everything and the QA's who get no respect. Looking forward to watching the rest.

Also, Ashly Burch is awesome.

Zero-Cool · 12-02-2020 11:21pm

Episode 5, A Dark Quiet Death was ****ing awesome.

Venom · 13-02-2020 10:35pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Episode 5, A Dark Quiet Death was ****ing awesome.

Yeah that episode had me totally hooked into the story all the while thinking WTF are the writers doing

Anyone else double check to see if they were watching the wrong thing?

Zero-Cool · 14-02-2020 10:18pm

Episode 7 was class, actually felt like a season finale. Interesting that it was written by Ashly Burch. If they get a season 2, they should give her more eps. Gonna finish this over the weekend, really really liked it.

14-02-2020 11:31pm

It bothered me more than I'd like to admit when the money guy managed to alter so much irreversibly on his own in the second episode. I'm enjoying it though far more than I thought it would. The assistant is the funniest so far for me.

Zero-Cool · 18-02-2020 12:44am

Loved it! Wasn't hilarious like Always Sunny but just great characters that i cared about. Between being on Apple TV and game sites reporting THIS ISN'T WHAT A GAME STUDIO IS LIKE!!!, I'm afraid this won't pick up much traction. I really hope they get a season 2. So much story to tell, especially with how well Ian and Poppy bounce off each other.

eyeball kid · 18-02-2020 2:42pm

Have watched up to episode 5 and am enjoying it but the way they pronounce Ian is really grating. Never heard it pronounced like that.

AlmightyCushion · 18-02-2020 2:48pm

eyeball kid wrote: »

Have watched up to episode 5 and am enjoying it but the way they pronounce Ian is really grating. Never heard it pronounced like that.

I thought so too. It gets explained though. Still annoying.

cdgalwegian · 30-03-2020 2:11pm

Title is a bit off-putting, but reviews were good, so gave it ago (never bothered with the trailer). Takes the piss out of the gaming industry, the way Silicon Valley takes the piss out some Californian area, and throws in a 30 Rock kind of gender battling; not as funny as either of these 2, but still well worth a look. Great characters, with strong storylines. Would love further series.

jack presley · 30-03-2020 2:24pm

cdgalwegian wrote: »

Title is a bit off-putting, but reviews were good, so gave it ago (never bothered with the trailer). Takes the piss out of the gaming industry, the way Silicon Valley takes the piss out some Californian area, and throws in a 30 Rock kind of gender battling; not as funny as either of these 2, but still well worth a look. Great characters, with strong storylines. Would love further series.

Rob McElhenney explains the reason for the title about 9:20 into this interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UytuyWBXlwc

cdgalwegian · 30-03-2020 4:12pm

Interesting interview; Ron McElhenney's a clever guy.
I quite like the title, knowing what it's about (and especially now I know why he picked it)- it's just a bit 'off-putting' for a lot of people I'd say if they just saw the title out of context.

Zero-Cool · 15-05-2020 10:38pm

https://twitter.com/AppleTV/status/1261340570594627585?s=19

Zero-Cool · 21-05-2020 7:36pm

New ep out tomorrow

https://twitter.com/mythic_quest/status/1263545592216563712?s=19

Good interview about it here as well

https://twitter.com/clmazin/status/1263340602059456512?s=19

jack presley · 23-05-2020 9:16am

That was enjoyable. Rickety Cricket was excellent in it.

godtabh · 23-05-2020 9:19am

The Hollywood Reporter interview is very good. Must watch tonight.

iguana · 23-05-2020 4:39pm

That was pretty great tbh. I love how Blood Ocean was referenced as being hideously mistimed because that was something that had actually occurred to me recently.

Zero-Cool · 23-05-2020 8:09pm

Brilliant, just brilliant and what an ending!

cdgalwegian · 25-05-2020 11:08am

jack presley wrote: »

That was enjoyable. Rickety Cricket was excellent in it.

I knew I knew him from somewhere, but it was only on re-watching It's Always Sunny from the start again recently that I realized it was him.

Gooey Looey · 25-05-2020 12:27pm

That quarantine episode was brilliant

Zero-Cool · 19-02-2021 9:44pm

Season 2 coming 7th of May.

https://twitter.com/mythic_quest/status/1362843240232181761?s=19

Zero-Cool · 06-04-2021 6:43pm

Special episode airing 16th of April, before season 2 in May. This is a follow up to the quarantine episode that sees that gang return to the office. Written by Ashly Burch as well!

https://www.thewrap.com/mythic-quest-standalone-episode-everlight-coronavirus-season-2-rob-mcelhenney/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Thecageyone · 07-04-2021 6:48pm

How did I never hear of this?? Been watching Always Sunny for years, love the grimey humour in that. Just watched the first ep of this and yeah, think I'll dig it, not as 'out there' humour-wise as ASIP but I don't expect many comedies to be.

icdg · 07-04-2021 7:13pm

It’s quite good - one of only two shows I’ve watched on Apple TV+ (the other being the Morning Show) despite having been on a twelve month free trial for well over a year now. Don’t be fooled by the name or the weird marketing as some sort of fantasy drama, it’s a work com based in a video gaming firm and is quite funny. (Oddly and though they share some of the talent, I simply can’t bring myself to like Always Sunny, but I like this).

Full_Circle_81 · 08-04-2021 11:28am

icdg wrote: »

It’s quite good - one of only two shows I’ve watched on Apple TV+ (the other being the Morning Show) despite having been on a twelve month free trial for well over a year now. Don’t be fooled by the name or the weird marketing as some sort of fantasy drama, it’s a work com based in a video gaming firm and is quite funny. (Oddly and though they share some of the talent, I simply can’t bring myself to like Always Sunny, but I like this).

Like yourself, I could never get into Always Sunny, but really enjoyed this.
On Apple you should also check out For All Mankind, Servant and See. All well worth a watch.

yabadabado · 08-04-2021 4:16pm

Full_Circle_81 wrote: »

Like yourself, I could never get into Always Sunny, but really enjoyed this.
On Apple you should also check out For All Mankind, Servant and See. All well worth a watch.

For All Mankind is enjoyable.

Agent Coulson · 12-04-2021 3:47pm

Season 2 trailer and starts May 7th.

Zero-Cool · 19-04-2021 9:03pm

Liked the new ep, some really good scenes but not as good as the quarantine episode.

cdgalwegian · 20-04-2021 6:29pm

Caught the quarantine episode today; very good. Lots of good fun, while still managing to be touching.

icdg · 07-05-2021 9:39am

First two episodes of season 2 now released, this being Apple TV+ it’s a weekly drop.

FortuneChip · 12-05-2021 10:44am

Flew through the first season in a couple of days on AppleTV; including the great Quarantine episode and Everlight special.

Great ensemble cast. Fun premise - the right balance between wacky and normal. And it's got some heart too.

Really good show.

Also, credit to them for that complete curveball episode "Dark Quiet Death".

Zero-Cool · 12-05-2021 11:03am

Enjoyed the first 2 ep's, second better than the first. I wish this was all out in one go, would be an easy one to binge.

icdg · 12-05-2021 11:36am

Given virtually no one is paying for this, Im not sure what they gain either.

Ardent · 26-05-2021 10:31pm

Episode 5 DQD was out of this world. Really top notch, some of the best TV I've seen in years.

The rest of the show however is far from that standard. The actress playing Poppy for example is just terrible and the character is highly annoying.

Gave it a shot but not inclined to watch season 2.

Zero-Cool · 04-06-2021 5:50pm

Today's episode is getting great reviews, a backstory ep of CW, written by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl, upcoming last of us) and directed by Rob. Looking forward to this one.

https://twitter.com/RMcElhenney/status/1400864942903857153?s=19

AlmightyCushion · 04-06-2021 9:32pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Today's episode is getting great reviews, a backstory ep of CW, written by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl, upcoming last of us) and directed by Rob. Looking forward to this one.

https://twitter.com/RMcElhenney/status/1400864942903857153?s=19

Watched it earlier. It's a great episode. Bighead does a great job of playing young CW.

iguana · 04-06-2021 10:36pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Bighead does a great job of playing young CW.

That guy just can't stop failing up!

Zero-Cool · 08-06-2021 7:21pm

Good ep, not as good as quiet dark death (must watch that again) but CW's face at the end was just magic.

New pdcast with the cast coming soon.

https://twitter.com/QuestieBesties/status/1402292458449473536?s=19

cdgalwegian · 03-07-2021 11:46am

Up to episode 4 on season 2 now. Not enjoying it half as much as season 1. Poppy discovering her inner b1tch just isn't funny. It seems to have turned to 'situation comedy,' now that the dynamics have been laid out. Or something.

Full_Circle_81 · 03-09-2021 9:43am

Just finished season 2 this morning. Unfortunately I didn't find it as funny as season 1. I don't recall Poppy being as mean towards her underlings in season 1 and very much put me off her character.

The standout episode was again the flashback, which featured none of the regular cast, which is maybe a worrying indictment of the show itself! I did also enjoy the follow-up episode to that "Peter", which turned out to be surprisingly touching.