As I search around the Web looking for new Web series I have yet to come across, I’m seeing an interesting trend.
Corporations are using the medium as an extension of the traditional TV commercial. Take Denny’s upcoming Super Bowl plans for example:
Denny’s gave away 2 million Grand Slam Breakfasts last year two days after the [...]

The idea has merit: Create a fictional Web series about three women who are being considered for a reality show. Each woman is unexpectedly pregnant and is in the process of deciding if they want to keep the baby. Each woman is dealing with her own unique circumstances that make the decision that much harder.
The [...]

More so than any other Web series I can recall, The Bannen Way was publicized a lot. I kept reading about its $1 million budget furnished by Sony, the established actors, and how well-done and polished it was.
From the Crackle.com Web site:
It’s a slick and sexy internet series with hot new cars, cash filled briefcases, [...]

Back in the day, Crackle.com was supposed to be giving YouTube a run for its money. Somewhere along the way they changed direction and offered Sony-owned content. These days, they are getting into the original content arena.
Recently, they launched the well-publicized Web series The Bannen Way (which I will be reviewing tomorrow). Now, they have [...]

Today, CNN is also launching a Web series called Indie Asia featuring the Montreal band Handsome Furs as they tour throughout Asia.
The news organisation has also linked up with Seattle-based record label Sub Pop – best known for signing bands such as Nirvana and Soundgarden – for a web series following rock band Handsome Furs [...]

It’s good to see the Web series genre continuing to evolve to include new and documentary style programming.
This week marks the launch of the new Web series VBS.TV On CNN.com which brings together CNN and counter-culture magazine Vice.
The series will showcase original content from VBS.TV. The first episode, Vice Guide To Liberia, follows magazine founder [...]