Sandeep Parikh: Yes and no. I’m really happy with the entire run, and unless Felicia really has more stories to tell with these characters there’s not much more that we should do. That said, I love playing Zaboo. I love working with my fellow cast mates, and I do think there’s more we can do with them. I just think if we’re going to do more, knowing how Felicia rolls, it would have to be on a bigger scale to give the fans something new.

Robin Thorsen: I mean, of course, I wish the show would continue forever! But yeah, the last two seasons were excellent.

Vincent Caso: I’d say not. We certainly left it on a semi-final note, something tidy to end off on, but I’m very much interested in doing more. I hope it’s something we can revisit in the future.

Amy Okuda: I cried so much on the last day of set. I didn’t think I would, cause I’m so not that kind of girl. And to be honest, I thought season 5 might be the end, and to get a season 6 was like a bonus in my mind. But these guys have literally become my family and it was a little heartbreaking knowing that it was all ending. I started The Guild right after my senior year of high school, so I feel like I was a part of it during the years where I grew most as a person, and every single person that was a part of this show had something to do with it. So to have to say goodbye to all that was really sad to me. I know we will all stay friends and keep in touch, but you know, its not the same as being on set, going to conventions, and all that stuff. But we got to experience something awesome that not everyone gets to, and I’m so so grateful for that.

SP: I love how Guild fans are like members of Fight Club; you just never know when you’re going to run into a fan, at the airport, at a restaurant or whatever. There’s just this look that we exchange like we’re in on something that the rest of the world isn’t. Our fanbase isn’t so huge, but we’re deep. It’s not like we get swarmed (outside of Comic-Con) so it’s never really annoying, it’s almost always a pleasant reminder that we created something that genuinely made people happier. I mean, when a fan comes up and tells you that the thing they looked forward to most while going through chemo, was a new episode of The Guild, it’s just mind blowing.

RT: I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again… The Guild is the “little web series that could!”  For the first season, we actors didn’t get paid, but that was fine because I feel that we were proud of what we were doing. Now people from all over the world are familiar with the show… I was in Valencia, Spain and tweeted a pic, I got a dozen replies from people who lived in Valencia that were fans of the show! It’s crazy awesome. We have amazing fans who support us, which warms my heart.

VC: I’m proud of what it meant in the world of New Media and online content, and the example it set for aspiring content creators. I’m also proud of the support it garnered in its incredible base of fans and followers, who have been responsible for its success.

AO: I think just the relationships I’ve built with my cast mates, how much they have taught me, and how much I grew as an actor. I had NO idea what I was doing the first couple seasons. I’ve done commercials and stuff, but I’ve never actually acted. I think it was so awesome that I got to actually be a part of the main cast on my first acting job, rather than just doing one-liners on random TV shows. I just kind of threw myself into it, and that was the best acting class I could ask for.

SP: When I read the script for season 6, it didn’t feel like a series finale to me. Season 5 felt more like that to be honest (minus the cliffhanger of Codex getting the job). But I think the way they shot and cut the episode definitely felt like there was closure. Ending on that picture was pretty moving and had a sincere finality to it.

SP: Yes, yes, and yes.

RT: How awesome would a Guild reunion be? I would love it! If it happens, I’ll be there with bells on and a cocktail in my hand.

VC: I would love that. Hey, whoever is reading this, pester the heck out of the Geek & Sundry folks (I’m looking at you Felicia), until we make it happen!

AO: I really hope so!

SP: Well, I hit up conventions around the world to meet with the fans, and to show off my newer works. I’m really active on Twitter (@SandeepParikh) and Facebook, I try to respond and engage as much as humanly possible. Sometimes it’s a bit exhausting, but it’s mostly a blast, and honestly, who am I to complain? I make poop jokes for a living.

RT: Like I mentioned before, we have amazing fans. It’s important to keep up with them on social media sites (and it’s good for any actor as well). With outlets like Twitter (@RobinThorsen), Facebook and Instagram it’s easy to keep people posted about what we’re up to project-wise and such…. although most of my postings are of food and booze! But I’m okay with that.

VC: I’ve always done my best to be extremely fan-centric and public-facing. I always hang out with fans at cons, talk to them while they’re in line for autographs, maintain communication with them on my social media platforms like Twitter (@VinceCaso), my official website, etc. It’s the public that decides the success of any business or entertainment venture, and when all is said and done these people are no different from you or I. We’re fortunate to be graced with extremely cool and down-to-earth fans who enjoy many of the same things that we do.

AO: I’m always on Twitter (@AmyOkuda) and Tumblr, and I have been doing other web stuff, just on different channels. We have the best fans in the world, and they are so supportive of stuff that I do that is not even Guild related.

AO: So not weird! It’s probably the coolest thing to happen to me, haha. I also enjoy that, because I’m not too familiar with a lot of the characters people cosplay as… but when it’s The Guild, I actually recognize it! Doing the music videos, and wearing all those costumes for season 5, I really appreciate people that cosplay now. It’s a lot of work.

RT: Oh heck yes! The Guild has three women who are relatable across the board… they may have their quirks but they all game and are good at it.

AO: I hope so. I mean, I hope it just encourages everybody to just do what they enjoy, no matter what the stereotype is.

SP: Well, I would hope that it would keep the truthfulness of the language. The one thing that I respect about our show as opposed to some other geek themed network shows, that will go unnamed, is that Felicia is truly a geek gamer girl, and she speaks the language, and she doesn’t soften anything or hold people’s hands. But she writes the show in such a way that it’s still rather accessible to those that don’t game (i.e. my parents).  That said, I think the themes, storylines and character arcs would have to expand into more accessible or universal areas in order to cast a wider net. It would be a tricky balance, but with the right group of writers, and F-dawg at the helm, I think it’s totally doable.

VC: It’s always been Felicia’s intention to not give up creative control of the show. While a network would obviously bring a whole new, and potentially very large, audience to the show, it’s hard to say that they wouldn’t meddle with some of the essential “magic” that makes the show great. Unless Felicia and G&S kept creative control of the series, I’m not sure it would be a good idea. Recasting, rewrites, plot changes, forcing “topicality”, and watering down the premise to appeal to larger demographics would all be considerable risks.

SP: Nothing is going to suffocate independent creators. We’ll always find a way because we have to. Creators create, and as long as we keep the pipes open (always fight for net neutrality!), there’ll never have been a better time than now to BE a creator. And honestly, the more buyers there are, the better off we all are, so I welcome Netflix, YT and Amazon with open arms, and I hope I get to work with all of them to create original programming.  If you just keep pushing, keep creating, good stuff happens because there are only so many people out there with the perseverance to create.

RT: I think we’ll always have web shows. The community is huge and it’s just getting bigger. It’s a little easier to produce your content online and of course keep creative control.

VC: I think it has the potential to mean good and bad, and in any event can still fully be taken advantage of. If anything, it just means that independent producers will need to get a bit more clever – but when is this not the case? Competition increases because there’s a market, and if there’s a sizable market then you have the potential for major success, you just need to get clever with it. Overall, I think more attention being put on the online sphere will be a good thing, albeit making it a little bit more of a challenge for independents to stand out without putting some more work into it.

AO: The way Netflix original series are going right now, I really want to be on a Netflix show! I’m not really sure how its all going to affect online shows, but as an actor, the more outlets there are for people to put up content, the better. I feel like Netflix is kind of the premium cable channel of the internet. I don’t know for a fact, but I think they are more subscriber based than ad based (like YouTube), so they seem to be making edgy, cool shows, like HBO and Showtime. I can’t wait to watch Orange is the New Black.

SP: I’m putting together a feature film that Tony Janning (Neil from The Legend of Neil) and I wrote, that I’ll be directing and Tony and I will star in. It’s a mix of our trademark nerdiness with a twist of Apatow style storytelling. I’m also producing several new webseries through my production company, Effinfunny (follow them on Twitter @effinfunny and Facebook). We’re doing a co-production with the Nerdist called “Game Off” where each episode follows 2 goombas from Mario Brothers and what they talk about on patrol moments before they get killed by the plumber. Eisner-award winning comic writer Ed Brubaker and I co-created a live-action show called “Code 5” about two cops on the longest stakeout ever. I play a cop along with Mel Cowan and it’s all improvised. The back seat becomes the guest chair as folks like Anders Holm from Workaholics pop in to visit the cops. Finally, I’m coming out with at least pilot episode of an insane series about an emergency room for aliens called ERliens. The first episode is about what happens when ET gets mangled in a bicycle accident. I won’t say much more, but when we screened at Denver comic-con someone gasped “What the frack?!” which is precisely the amused/confused feeling that I want you to have while watching.

RT: I met Matt (the creator of the show) and Pallas (his wife) at a convention I went to for The Guild in Denver.  We instantly became friends and they mentioned a web series that they want to make. They have a Kickstarter up and I’m glad to support and help them in reaching their goal!

VC: This series is really what catapulted me into the field of business – of which I now own and operate three, all doing well – and the take-aways have been many and varied. The path of this show’s success has shown me vital lessons in viral marketing, word-of-mouth, keeping your public happy. Put simply, do what you love, make it possible for others to find you, promote the heck out of it, improve its quality with time and keep an ear to what your public wants, and you may have a winner.

AO: I think so far so good! I had some wonderful Guild fans come out to the premiere in LA, it was so sweet! We’ve had some good reviews so far. It’s still showing at  different film festivals, so hopefully more and more people will get to watch it! I think its a fun movie!

Check back next Wednesday for our review of The Guild: The Official Companion. Good luck to Amy, Vince, Robin and Sandeep on their future projects – although hopefully there’s hope for a Guild reunion yet!