The Critical Role Team Talks About Making 'The Legend of Vox Machina' | Entertainment Weekly
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- The Legend of Vox Machina cast discuss their beginnings, crafting their characters, and turning it all into Amazon's R-rated fantasy adventure in a roundtable interview.
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The Critical Role Team Talks About Making 'The Legend of Vox Machina' | Entertainment Weekly
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I find it funny that Laura&Travis/Marisha&Matt are probably in the same house just in different rooms for these interviews 😅
Sam/Liam too
Plot twist: they all are _actually_ in the same house, just pretending to be in different locations.
@@steelangel9039 the backgrounds are fake. They never left the studio.
None of them are real, they're all created by a sophisticated artificial intelligence.
@@steelangel9039 I mean we have proof that they all sleep on the same bed powerpuff girls style
The coolest thing is that they proved all the big companies wrong who thought a DnD game wasn't worth making into a show because nobody would watch it. They raised over $11m in their kickstarter. Critters are so amazing.
Yeah, and it's nice that Amazon isn't messing with the story.
Well the final test is the audience reception and the number of views this will get. It's good that Amazon saw the potential and ordered a second season right off the bat, but if this really plays out as hoped it has to draw in more people than just the critters. There are many of us, but I doubt our views alone could carry this show to success.
Not that it was about success at first, when it was conceptualized, but now it kind of turned into this thing were it wants to prove that it can do what everybody outside the D&D community said it couldn't do.
@@Quotenwagnerianer there are a couple million critters it would be disappointing to be just us but it would still be big
Right. I can’t remember who, but I told someone I wanted to be a fly on the wall of companies the pitched the ideas too after the Kickstarter ended to see what their reaction was.
@@Quotenwagnerianer What Amazon did was give them the freedom to make the show they wanted. I've read elsewhere that other platforms wanted to change it to open it up to a wider audience (less cursing, gore, ect), perhaps with a PG rating. With the success of the kickstarter the second season was all but assured. Amazon could easily approve a 3rd season and put very little money into it. Yes, it needs more then just CR fans to watch the show but with everything I've seen in the past few weeks, I'm pretty hopeful.
Hilarious how they listed Vex as "de Rolo" even though that's later, and then there's Percy who is just "Frederickstein"
Apparently, they are called "EW" for a reason.
that's a big ass spoiler too
I mean, I can sorta understand only using a short name for Percy....because, Percival Frederickstein Von Mussel Kowalski De Rolo the III is a mouthful. But Vex'ahlia is just Vex'halia til very close if not fully at the end (Don't fully remember when she took the last name, I'm 90% sure it was right after the end of C1)
Very likely the person making the graphic just got the character names off Wikipedia
@@HallowedKeeper_ yes, Vessar. That's their father's last name. It's revealed when they go to the Fey Wild
Big companies: "Nobody wants to watch an animated series about D&D. That's just too niche."
Critters worldwide: "Hold our dice bags."
Yeah, Amazon is a small company. 😃
@@orangeclockwork9743 Amazon did say the same thing to them, though. The talks with Amazon only progressed past that initial statement after the kickstarter campaign became as successful as it did.
Nerds: Very interested in particular media and often with expendable income- the perfect target audience! That’s why superhero movies make the most money 😂
@@ttt5020 yeah I mean comic book movies and animated dnd are all our childhoods best memories only now most of us have adult money to play with. Something we didn't necessarily have before when it was just comic books, video games, and action figures.
DnD are literally adventure tales, can’t understand how anyone would think is not perfect for animation…
Me: *watches Ashley Johnson on Growing Pains*
My daughter: *watches Ashley Johnson on Critical Role*
She was AMAZING in Roseanne!!! Loved her attitude. One thing I wish I knew was how hard did they bargain to get her to wear an all pink dressLOL
You can tell they are all so excited yet still awe struck that this has all come to fruition. Love it.
I mean how can you not be? Even if the show is only mildly successful the story of how it came to be has to be one of the biggest alignment of good fates in the entertainment industry for decades. It is really inspiring.
If they manage to get to the end of the Vox Machina story...An absolute dream come true would be Mark Hamill voicing the final villain. I won't spoil for those who aren't familiar, but those who know...you know what I'm talking about.
There is a certain tweet.... he replied (after a comment from Matt himself in the first day of the kickstarter video/qna) to talk to his person. And yes, for that villian
I would FREAK OUT!!!
Mark Hamil would be amazing for that villain
At this point I don’t think they could make that arc without mark hamill as the villain and obviously joe has to be.there too it is d&d cannon after all
Please, YES!
Unbelievable they got David Tennet, among others, to do voice acting. This is gonna rule.
I'm a 44 yr old dude that's worked outside labor for most my life and I jumped in my chair and clapped like a seal while squealing when I saw Dominick in the cast. lol
@@OneHippiesMusings Yes thank you, I had that exact reaction as well, I kept saying they got freaking Merry to be in the show!!!!!!
You’ll be surprised at who the Lord Commander in Final Space is then ;)
I'm not. Tennet is a prolific voiceover artist who shows up in a lot of animated series as well as live action projects. I mean he was Scrooge McDuck too. It's the same for Stephen Root and Tony Hale who also show up in a lot of animated shows, despite having good careers in live action media. In fact, I hear that voice work is a pretty sweet gig for actors.
According to something Sam said in the first LOVM Watch Party, David Tennant was one of the first to sign on - Sam has known him for a long time, sounds like.
"For everything that comes after that" nerd chills from that line. Chroma Conclave, Vecna and all the adventures in between before our eyes one day soon!
If you know what I know...they can easily wrap up one major plot point this season, and end with a massive cliff-hanger at a certain public event. I'm all for that...."you see a flash of red and white in the sky..."
Don't forget the possibility of the Mighty Nein!!!
@@halgari with how big the Chroma Conclave arc was, and how much was intertwined with it, I think it would need to be two seasons, not one. Maybe a season and a half, depending on how much they truncate things? But the CC was so invested with the Vestige Hunt, and there are three really big vestiges they need to get. The Deathwalker's Ward is definitely its own episode, the Titanstone Knuckles can probably get folded into three episodes with the fight against Umbrasyl? And then there was a lot of buildup to get to Vorugal... actually, Raishan's reveal might be a good place to end the season?
As someone who never watched C1 I am so excited to see the Briarwoods and anything else we get
@@alexpadgett7727 Yeah let me be clear, I think CC will *start* as a cliffhanger at the end of S1 then take all of S2 and S3 to complete. Maybe S4. With the final season being Vecna
I love how everybody is in front of bookcases or just plain background, and then Talisein is sitting in front of a freaking DEER SKULL.
i mean we shouldn't expect anything else at this point though
On brand
And now they are on Entertainment Weekly. They are seriously gaining popularity.
I know right. No what I really really want is them getting interviewed by Stephen Colbert and watch their mutual nerdgasm
@Leonardo Ramírez Holy crap that would be awesome. And Matt already knows Colbert personally I think because of Red Nose day.
Crit role is really popular but they also have the marketing arm of Amazon prime video behind them.
@ oh that’s needs to happen.
@@DangerScoops yes, that one shot was amazing
Literally the best part of this interview is Travis stating they want to do more if this succeeds. Because I would be gobsmacked if this didn't do outstanding. So many critters like myself are so excited for LOVM and want it to be as good as it can be.
Thank you Liam, for asking to play D&D for your birthday and bringing this group of nerds together
💯
Of all the press junket interviews done, this was the most "Critical Role" of all the interviews. Props to ET for letting everyone get into the details of where LoVM came from.
Although, if you haven't watched C1 of Critical Role, the lower third has a few spoilers. Minor quibble. Someone at ET is a CR fan.
You can see the joy on Travis’s face while he’s talking!
best editing ever on one of these teasers.. no annoying host or build up just clips of the people we love
I was thinking that too, there must have been questions and a host but the whole interview had a really great, natural flow. Really good editing.
I wouldn't stop at D&D. I'd encourage everyone to play every game they can. Anything from fantasy to super heroes to space pirates are out there in one form or another.
I agree with Matt at the end. I'd been watching since the Emberhold, and when they eventually got to Whitestone. . . well, the tree. That was it for me: the description of the tree was the darkest place Matt had taken them before, and it really upped the stakes.
1:40 It's "Percival Frederickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III", please correct 😅
Either the person writing out the names didn’t realise that there was a character limit or they saw the full name, said ‘nope’, and gave up.
"Okay, take number 314...........*sigh*..CUT! Okay, reset and lets try it again! Remember it's 'Percival Frederickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III'! Okay, take number 315...."
Vex is also “de Rolo”.
@@eventingirl001 Not until c1e104, she's not.
@@steelangel9039 Massive spoiler right there tho. I'm surprised they did that.
Wow the ladies are once again Serving Looks, major Narrative Telephone energy
When I was first listening to the briarwoods story arch and it opened into this a big reveal of Percy’s backstory I literally said out loud, “Matt Mercer you story telling God!” It was just too good not to be in awe.
6:16 and that is why Vox Machina and campaign 1 will always be that much closer to our hearts. It was purer, more explorative, and the story came from Matt. A piece of art that we are lucky to have preserved for the future 😁❤️
The story of campaign 2 and now campaign 3 is still coming from Matt. It’s just a bit more serious than campaign one.
For me, Campaign 2 (and its characters) is stronger, as are the performances and gameplay, but I'll still always love C1 and VM too.
Crit role inspired my husbands best friend to start DMing. Almost 4 years later and on our second campaign, I have new friends that I know will be lifelong, laughed like I’ve never done before, felt like an absolute badass and was able to RP and accept my own bisexuality (still happily married).
I came into this series knowing absolutely nothing and was very impressed by the passion behind all of the characters the story and the animation.
7:40 Matt building-this-world-has-been-my-career-for-nearly-a-decade Mercer reacting to Sam’s comment about “these things that we just kinda crapped out in a night.”-
Saying „these characters we just crapped out over night“ is probably what saved fcg from a fast death.
That is a man who has seen to many suns from the seat of a desk hunched over worldbuilding lore
Look at Matt with his Reed Richards sideburns, that looks awesome on him. :o
I love that they’ve just included percy’s second name and complitely obvlivioud to the fact that it isn’t his surname 😂 Vex’halias is also and interesting choice
Well done EW! This is easily the best interview I've seen leading up to the premiere so far. The cast was actually able to demonstrate the excitement and magic about this game and that made the stream successful, and what will hopefully amount to an amazing adaptation. Hopefully people new to Vox Machina will see that and give the show a chance. I'M SO PUMPED!
This is making me so weirdly emotional? I love these nerdy ass voice actors so much
Campaign 1 and 3 Spoiler: it’s crazy to hear Travis talk about how the Briarwood Arc is so influential. Like ya, we just learned recently Lady Briarwood is talking to Laudna?! Shit’s wild. I’m so stoked to watch the show. I got my early access code so I’ll be watching it soon!!
There is an early access code? I thought it would be released on the 28th to everybody on Amazon prime.
@@dodoschipper6635 it’s because I backed the Kickstarter
@@sunnyspinach oh nice
I love them all so much! It’s so wild to see how true they’ve stayed to themselves through this wild journey.
I wonder if Orion acaba ever looks at these videos and just... idk cry?
Collective organized make-believe. Great to see more folks getting the magic that is the group-improv of D&D. What impressed me the most, long-term, about game-play was that the stories and experiences became almost like actual memories, because WE created the stories and characters.
The irony is that each of these voice actors ROLEPLAY for a living. Ashley Johnson voiced one of greatest game characters of all time. Watching them all play is amazing.
Love the names on them. “Percival Fredrickstein” “Vex’ahlia De Rolo” HMMMMMM
What's entertainment weekly? Some little startup? Very cool of CritRole to give them the opportunity to host this chat!
I love the cast and the characters they're bringing. But let's call out the elephant in the room, who else wants to see Victor?
Learn from my mistakes!
You cant have percy without victor.
You have to laugh at the censoring of the swears in the extremely gory trailer.
I was waiting for Tal to talk so I could see the percival Frederickstein Von Mussel Kowalski De Rolo III ( you can call him Percy)
To be honest, I assumed I would love the animated series because I loved the streams but there was a part of me that was worried it wasn't going to translate well but omg. It's so good. It's everything and more, everyone needs to see what an absolute masterpiece this is.
The best is yet to come - can you even imagine once they are dungeon delving how hilarious it’s going to get?!
THEY LOOK SO HAPPY AND PROUD I LOVE THEM
Entertainment Weekly is in the top 10 most popular entertainment news media/outlet in the USA!
This will certainly reach out to folks who do not play RPGs or have a secret Bilbo The Hobbit hidden inside them.
God, I love Laura Bailey.
Facing you is Death, sprinkled with the Dust of Deliciousness ;-)
@@steelangel9039 Huh?
@@Miadaskate that's a reference to the episode involving her C2 character Jester, but also to the fact that she is both adorable and a badass.
@@steelangel9039 Ah. I only know her from her video game roles.
@@Miadaskate then you should check out critical role! They just started their newest campaign great time to join in
I love these guys. Grats on your animated series! I cannot wait!
They had to bleep out so much of the trailer 😂😂😂
_Classic_ Puritan advertisement of an adult series!
So obviously in season 3 we need the keyleth golden gods moment
The first two episodes were great to see early :)
I am so happy to see this all come to fruition for them.
Loving the show so far, keep 'em coming!
I don’t think I’ve seen Tal look so happy since his 800th birthday. Lol
I'm so immensely proud and thankful for them 💓
Taliesin doing an interview in front of a whole ass deer skull is such a weird flex
CR must've done quite a few of these interviews in one day. Seen 5+ recently with them in the same dress and makeup.
I saw the first three episodes. It was awesome. Can't wait for more. In fact, announce the second season already.
Hey, his name is Lord Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III of Whitestone... but yes, you can call him Percy
hearing travis at the end of this brings a smile to my face, i was hoping they would continue on to other story archs for other seasons because the chroma conclave n vecna story arch is really what epic high fantasy is really made of, so excited for this series
I'm so thankful being introduced to Critical Role late in 2022. The way they weave stories FROM their characters is amazing.
So hyped to watch this!!!
OMG Liam's bookshelf 🤓❤️
Anyone else have an 'ooh I've got those shelves' moment?
There's a picture of a bear next to Travis's head on the wall behind him.
That is all.
Why is that so interesting? It’s just a random Trinket
im here for vox machina and I love that they drop three epsidoes a week. second best to a total binge
My favorite interview to date.
I just hope there’s a Scanbo scene. Oh, and the door!
Imagines the last arc animated...literally omg(s)
Not into role-playing games but I was immersed and thoroughly entertained by the animated series. It was fun and had an incredible storyline that had a pace and was never dull. Hope to see a season 2 since it was left on a cliffhanger.
Im so excited
Does Talisen have an Edison wax cylinder machine behind him? That’s pretty dope.
(Am I the only one to notice this or care?)
I think most people just took it for granted that talisen would have that and a skull in the background it warmed my heart to see trinket behind travis though
I AM SO EXCITED!! AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!! I'M ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL AND I THINK I LIKE IT!
So glad i gave them 20 bucks!
Thank you for your service. Would have been such a bummer if they planned all this but came up $20 short in the end and couldn't do it.
They didn’t give Percy his full name.
they also labeled vex as de rolo. lol
Amazing!!
Loved the show... 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
It’s so cool how much more popular dnd is becoming again after people starting uploading campaigns. It’s like something I never got to do in my childhood now I get to experience as an adult!
Still one of my favorite shows ever.
the Brierwood fight is where It felt like the main story not a big side quest
What would be AWESOME if they go from VM:s story, for the series and then after they have done VM. They go to M9 story as a serie and after that one go to Bells Hells story serie! I dont know what you guys think, BUT i WOULD support that!!! LOVE VM, M9 and Bells Hells!!! But the most one i LOVE is VM!!!
I Just found this show and I fucking love it 🤣
I am SUPER OPTIMISTIC about this show, don’t get me wrong. But I have be burned SO MANY TIMES by my favorite things being brought to the screen. This one feels different because the cast was literally as involved as they could be with the making of this show, but I will wait to get excited until I’ve watched a few episodes.
*crosses fingers and prays to the wildmother*
There's honestly no point in being disappointed, because this is as good as it could possibly get. There is no other way this series could have been made and it was made with the most optimal crew, so whatever it is, no one could have made it better. The only other option to avoid disappointment would have been to not make it at all, and that would honestly have been even more disappointing. So let it just exist on its own terms. If it's not as good as the real show, that's still good, as it serves as an easy gateway to even better things for the new fans.
It's happening guys!
I just noticed Frumpkin on the shelf behind Liam and I’m going to sob now.
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH SO EXCITED!!!
I like how they really tidied up here and their backgrounds, compared to their narrative telephone series where the vibes were so chill as if ur on a zoom vidcall with friends 😌
❤
“If we make more season” Lyly better give use the entire campaign, the adventures of the darrington brigade spin off, the mighty nine. I want it all. Full on naruto/one piece length life span if you ask me hahahahaha
The fact that this is so mainstream is insane. This show is gonna be fantastic
Never give up on you dream and you're dream will never give up on you it's all right to think just not to long or 5 year's will have pass trun what you r thinking into a thought and in that thought find out what you have to do to make it a reality and make it a action
Never give up on you're dream and you're dream will never give up on you it's all right to think just not to long or 5 years will have pass trun what you r thinking into a thought and in that thought find out what you have to do to make it a reality and put it in action
I love this show
based on the soundtrack it sounds like pike's death is coming and we're finally going to get to see it play out in all of it's tragic glory
dying @ "Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein" they really couldnt be assed to put his whole name
also damn y'all, watch the spoilers with this "vex de rolo" shit
At this point, they’re so good they just interview themselves 🤷♂️🤷♂️ #everythingiscontent
I love Pike Trickfoot, favorite character by far
They are really making the media rounds aren't they? A dozen interviews this week, immediately prior to the release, driving up hype.
It’s a proper press junket and I’m so glad. In fact I think some were filmed earlier as I heard one use the wrong date (the original Feb 28) for the premiere.
But these will really help get anyone else interested in checking the show out.
@@StrayBats Its good they're getting some buzz going, I hope it is a smash success and allows them to do even more.
I would point out the original airdate was Feb 4th, it was moved back one week to Jan 28th. If they said Feb 28th at some point, it was most likely a brain fart or slip of the tongue, not an old interview.
@@TheDrexxus It’s possible. I wasn’t even sure when in Feb it was originally going to be (when I wrote that comment), so thanks for the clarification!
@@TheDrexxus I think what Sam said was that the series ends on Feb 28th. This season
True ! Oh, and somebody needs to improve Matt's lighting set-up :P
It's Percy Derolo!!
hype!
ET just slyly dropping a major C1 spoiler non-chalant 👀
It seems highly unlikely, but I hope they at least do an OVA or something to touch on the underdark portion of campaign 1. That's still one of my favorite segments of all 3 campaigns so far and I've been hoping they'll do more underdark stuff some day!
Sadly, they will probably not do anything that features Tiberius...
I've never really played DnD, i've always wanted to, but i've never had any friends that are interested in it. Still upset about it and i'll never get over it :(
You guys deserve it 👌
y'all put laura's character's name as vex de rolo. that's not her character's name at the time of the show and is a pretty big spoiler. given that this video has less than 10k views you may wish to reupload it.