Where to start Dimension 20? It’s easy – just choose your brand

Let’s be honest: It can feel overwhelming to access most of the long-running, popular shows, such as Missionaries, or Dimensions 20‘s Fantasy High location. Usually that’s about it time.

Compared to other explanations that you can put on your TV, the interactive game itself is long. Like most RPGs, they can run for two, three, even four hours. A series arc can last several seasons, so a real game can rival the length of several seasons of television combined – even the luxury 20-episode-plus the season of television in the past.

Even if you have that kind of time to invest in entertainment, it can still be scary to keep a show that already has many wikis full of stories, and a huge fandom that has absorbed it all . Some of the most established theaters have years of interactive history to acquire. Faced with the commitment of time and brain, it can feel easy to cue something else during your perfect TV viewing session.

Time and psychology are why it took me until 2023 to start watching Dropout’s blockbuster reality series. Dimensions 20regularly (but not always) hosted by game owner Brennan Lee Mulligan for a group of (mostly) improved comedians using the code of Dungeons & Dragons. Even as a fan of Dropout’s comedy show, and a huge fan of tabletop RPGs and real podcasts, I’m not sure where to start. The time commitment is still the top distraction that my TTRPG-friendly, already-loved-Dropout buddies have now when I tell them to have D20 the time they actually dig: “Two and a half hours? That night was my last night.”

But here’s how Dimensions 20 got me good and really hooked: Mulligan and his crew are committed to the anthology genre. With D20all you have to do is choose a genre, and there is a season that has its own waiting to grab you.

I started Dimensions 20 in a traditional TV show way, by watching from the beginning. But after putting a few early seasons under my belt, I followed the siren song of the broadcast and skipped through the 12 seasons leading up to Neverafter, the 2022-2023 season, which was announced at the time. Since then, I have taken the liberty to jump to wherever the season has caught my fancy, from the battle-less magic Regency romance story of The Court of Fey & Flowers to bloody medieval theater of A Crown of Candy. Sometimes I just skip to seasons that have actors that I want to see more of.

Dimensions 20 mix everything from season to season by changing the format, actors, and games. Seasons also vary in running time, alternating “full-length” 20-ish-episode seasons with shorter seasons of four to 10 episodes. Don’t have the stomach for a show that’s already created over 50 hours of lore? Rest – you can watch a one-and-done 12-hour season that is important”Inside outbut fake movie noir” Not really for the current airing season? No worries; There will be another one in a few months, and it’s almost all different.

In a media landscape judged by sequels and lore dumps, Dimensions 20‘s anthology format allows him to go into the magical middle ground of knowledge and variety. The show combines length and beautiful capped brevity. Deep storytelling to dig holes and the option to dabble.

Wondering which season you should start with? Choose your format and check out a quick preview of some of Polygon’s own favorites Dimensions 20 chance:

Season 15, The Court of Fey and Flowers: The Regency-era romance, set in a flamboyant fairy court, uses a combat-less tweak of the D&D rules that includes the ever-increasing evolution of a magical spell. For the kind of person who shrieks and hugs the pillow when the cravat-wearing man finally confesses his love – or tears his way through the mystery.

Season 16, Not later: Fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots are known for their own fictional state in the world of horror. For fans of folklore and existential horror.

Season 17, Ravening War: Share the place with Dimensions 20‘s Crown of Candy season, but all personally available, this short season is for those who want it The house of the dragon there are more jokes, and also want everyone to cook.

Season 18, Dungeons and Drag Queens: Classic Dungeons & Dragons fantasy, played by four stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race over four short and sweet episodes. For the new person D&D himself, and especially for Drag Race Fan.

Season 19, Menthol: A film noir parody where each character is a different part of a scientist’s mind, trying to help him survive a fantastic day. For those who think too much about the effects of Inside out.

Season 22, Don’t Be Afraid: Jumanji and Last Action Hero combined with a tweaked RPG system designed with a lack of balance. For all those who would enjoy watching the ’80s movies turn until the knob is broken.

Dimensions 20 from Dropout.tv.