Vidiots - Season 1 (2016)

The ViDiOTS were invited to the Bethesda offices in Lyon, France (Arkane Studios) to hang out with the team and get some pointers on Dishonored 2. A little sightseeing, some existential scares, and great gaming!

This episode is in Richmond, VA where we both try to "blend in" by experiencing our beautiful South. Maybe our accents got in the way, but James gets to go to one of his favorite destinations that turns out to be something completely different than what he expected, while Mark gets to see one of his biggest (weirdest) dreams come true! Maybe we should have gotten a tour guide for this one because

"Storming the Castle" finds us in Edinburgh, Scotland attempting what generations of English Kings failed to do; gain entrance to Edinburgh Castle. We had no horse or cannon, just a sweaty map that I kept in my back pocket.

AKA Plano Through the Looking Glass, this episode finds us kicking around Plano, Texas. We went to visit our friend Chris Sabat (director, Dragonball Z). James asked him for help in recording a voice-over reel, but really came hoping to impress him enough to score a part in his new project 'Dragonball Super'. James thought that even a small role in the new series could redeem him for 'Dragonball."

Our next episode is one of our greatest adventures yet! James and I were invited to Cyan Worlds to play the spiritual successor to one of the most iconic games of the 90's...Myst! For those of you who've played it, do you remember all those Zombies you had to kill? Me neither. Don't tell James! (More about that later...)

James has set a lofty resolution for himself in our New Orleans episode which forces him to summon a Voodoo Priestess for help. Mark discovers he has an insatiable appetite for alligator jerky, dancing like Bono, and drinking large red concoctions from Pat O'Brien's. Once again, Mark's parents will be ashamed of him for this episode. So...we're just going to release it to the universe!

This month we have the first of a series of "Very Special Episodes" for you! With the 20th anniversary of Buffy coming up in March, it seemed only appropriate to create an multi-episode arc recorded right here in our home city of Sunnydale (well...Los Angeles!).

Part 1 ended with our intrepid heroes having a bit of a stroll through memory lane. James is still enjoying some of the benefits of his Buffy success; while on the other hand, Mark is struggling a bit with his career choices. The second part of our epic adventure finds Mark and James exploring a bit of Mark's background. However, James is letting some of his diva show and the tension starts to rise. Will James and Mark overcome this latest wrinkle in their friendship? Find out in the next episode of...ViDiOTS.

This next episode shows a bit of change and conflict between me and James. Maybe my old friend feels a little threatened by what I now possess? Mostly he still wants to play video games...

Hope everyone has enjoyed this little interlude. We'll soon return to our regularly scheduled travel and gaming hilarity. But now...the exciting conclusion to our EPIC four-part Hollywood adventure.

Mark has been hard at work preparing his submission to film school but then "tragedy" strikes and Mark needs to get James through the shoot for his new film.

It was early 2016 when James Marsters and Mark Devine first conceived the concept for the beloved web series, ViDiOTS. James needed to prove to his wife that his passion for video gaming had a purpose and Mark needed an influx of cash. It would soon become apparent that their wish to make an easy buck off James' fame and Mark's humor was nothing but a pipe dream. In this short retrospective, we'll look at the twists and turns regarding the format and the relationship between the stars. It's a story of mime and addiction; conventions and gaming, but mostly it's a story...