“Riley Rewind,” a web series by Ray William Johnson & Anna Akana

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If you’re a regular to my website, you know that I don’t regularly feature other people’s work on my website unless it’s of godlike-quality or has a close personal connection with me.

I decided to share with you today a new web series made by director Ray William Johnson and writer Anna Akana. Ray William Johnson is best known for his YouTube series “Equals 3,” where he comedically reviews viral videos. Earlier today, he released Riley Rewind, a series of five videos following the life of Riley, a girl able to rewind time.

The videos are available at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=vb.190558433385.

Be sure to watch the one at the bottom first, because that is Act I of V.

Normally time travel is a pretty difficult concept to work with because the creativity that comes out of it can be limiting, and easily turns things into a science-fiction story. However, I thought the way it was integrated into Riley Rewind maintained as much realism as possible.

This is one of the best web series I’ve seen, tied up there with Freddie Wong’s Video Game High School. If you’ve got some free time, I highly recommend that you watch it – it left me satisfied and wanting more at the end.

Update: the videos are now also available on YouTube; I have embedded the playlist below.

 

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