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I've been thinking a bit lately about how web video content is beginning to become "legitimate." With series like Geek & Sundry's Tabletop [1], Penny Arcade's "

I've been thinking a bit lately about how web video content is beginning to become "legitimate." With series like Geek & Sundry's Tabletop [1], Penny Arcade's "reality show" [2], and hidden gems like YouTube's The Vault [3], I'm starting to reach a point where I could even cancel Netflix and just watch online web videos. My guess is, that five years from now, both Netflix and YouTube will look like networks or producers than just distributors. [1] http://tabletop.geekandsundry.com/episodes/ http://tabletop.geekandsundry.com/episodes/ [2] http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/pa-the-series http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/pa-the-series [3] http://www.youtube.com/user/VaultShow http://www.youtube.com/user/VaultShow

TillE 14y ago
> Geek & Sundry's Tabletop I'm not a big Wil Wheaton or Felicia Day fan, but I'm really enjoying Tabletop. Fun show with excellent production values. I just wish the episodes were a little longer (ie, fewer cuts) for some of the more complex games. Internet broadcasting just keeps getting better and better. It's probably not a great model for fiction where you have to pay writers and real actors, but for entertaining nonfiction it's perfect.
- karlmdavis 14y ago
  > It's probably not a great model for fiction where you have to pay writers and real actors Check out "The Vault" that I linked to above. Very reminiscent of Lost and (so far) of excellent quality. I gather from some of what I've read that they've received outside funding for the show.